Popular guest speaker and oncology chaplain, Michael Eselun, will explore our relationship to our own stories and how we use them in the attempt to make spiritual sense of our lives.

Michael Eselun, a certified chaplain, serves as the chaplain for the Simms-Mann/UCLA Center for Integrative Oncology.   He has worked extensively in oncology, hospice, palliative care and with acute psychiatric patients.  He's been invited many times to speak to students, doctors, nurses, social workers, and to dozens of faith communities across the country about his work as a chaplain. He recently spoke at the national conference for Young Women Affected by Breast Cancer, and was the keynote speaker at the Promising Practices for Mental Health and Aging Conference at the California Endowment.  Michael is also a co-founder and chair of a non-profit, volunteer anti-homophobia speakers bureau called GLIDE, Gays and Lesbians Initiating Dialogue for Equality. Over the last 20 years, Michael and his fellow speakers have spoken to an audience of over 150,000 students, teachers, and other various groups and agencies in the LA area about homophobia.  He has a TED talk available on-line via You Tube, called “It’s Magic” and you can find out more about him at www.michaeleselun.com.

Childcare Will Be Provided At All of our Summer Services