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Live-Streams

The following links are available for anyone, free of charge. After the lives are over, the recordings will be available for rewatch anytime on the ILS YouTube channel. You can also find past years’ plenaries, worship services, and other resources.

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Plenaries

Kimberly Hope Belcher, Ph.D.

“A Feast Celebrating the Mystery of Creation: An Ecumenical Dream”

Tuesday, April 14, 2026, 10:00 a.m.

Terra Schwerin Rowe, Ph.D.

“Petrotheology: Ritual, Narrative, and the Sacred in Petroculture”

Tuesday, April 14, 2026, 2:45 p.m.

Samuel Torvend, Ph.D.

“Petrotheology: Ritual, Narrative, and the Sacred in Petroculture”

Tuesday, April 14, 2026, 2:45 p.m.

Worship Services

Gathering Eucharist

Monday, April 13, 2026, 4:30 p.m.

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Tuesday Morning Prayer

Tuesday, April 14, 2026, 9:00 a.m.

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Midday Prayer

Tuesday, April 14, 2026, 1:15 p.m.

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Vespers Evening Prayer

Tuesday, April 14, 2026, 7:30 p.m.

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Matins Morning Prayer

Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 10:10 a.m.

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Sending Eucharist

Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 2:30 p.m.

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