‘Lias,’ as he is called by his parents and siblings, was born September 29, 1941, Michaelmas Day, in Beverly, Massachusetts, USA. He was the second child of four children. He was named after his paternal grandfather. Elias’s parents were Alfred and Harriet Rive. Alfred was born in Ontario, Canada, while Harriet came from an East Coast American family and grew up in Massachusetts.
The following is an interview with Karen Murphy, Executive Director of the Camphill Foundation, an organization that has strengthened, rescued and funded many Camphill endeavors.
With the bible readings for the 20-21 year, the Bible Readings Group from the North American Region completed a third year of preparing readings for the Camphill Movement. It has been the case in the past that the preparation of the readings has changed from region to region on a three-year basis. So, the preparation of the readings for the 21-22 should be in the hands of a new group in another region of the Camphill Movement.
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