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Our God calls us to love, to seek justice, to be peacemakers, to care for all creation.  None of this outer action happens without inner transformation and support.  One place where inner change happens is your heart and one pathway to that change is contemplative or centering prayer.  The contemplative/centering prayer group meets every Thursday morning, 7-8 am, in the sanctuary.  Yes it’s early – 7 AM – but the UCC sanctuary is amazingly peaceful at that time.  What do we do there?

We sit in silence, for about 25 minutes.  Some of us practice Centering Prayer, some use other forms of silent meditation. All forms are welcome, but if you need some guidance in a meditation practice, we are happy to help.  We hear inspiration from writers and poets who words are open-hearted, encouraging and sometimes challenging.  We listen, in the silence, to small parts of scripture, listening for how it applies to our own lives.  We share ‘prayers of the people’ and hold all prayers not only in confidence but also before God.  The whole session lasts until about 8 AM, but it’s easy to slip out after the silent meditation if one needs to.  This group has been meeting continuously since 2000; it is open to all and we would love to have you join us. 

We currently meet on Zoom. Please contact Jean at jwoessner “at” bigsky.net for meeting information.

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This women’s group meets weekly on Friday mornings for spirited, thoughtful discussion of timely books, from fiction, to nonfiction to poetry.  We currently meet over Zoom for discussions with in-person social gatherings planned between books. For more information or to join the group, please contact Jean jwoessner “at” bigsky.net or Connie ccrunning3335 “at” gmail.com.

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Soup at 5:30pm, prayer service at 6pm

During three Wednesday evenings during Advent, Dec. 6, 13, and 20, the Worship and Spiritual Life team together with the Music team plans to offer the beautiful evening vespers service of Holden Evening Prayer.  Ideally, we would like to gather for a simple supper beforehand, and follow with the service which lasts no more than 30-40 minutes.  We are seeking the following:  1) adults for child care 2) soup preparers.  We will have more details as we get closer to Advent. If you would like to help with any of this, particularly child care, please see John Lund or Jean W soon.

https://uccmissoula.org/2023/11/holden-evening-prayers

Our God calls us to love, to seek justice, to be peacemakers, to care for all creation.  None of this outer action happens without inner transformation and support.  One place where inner change happens is your heart and one pathway to that change is contemplative or centering prayer.  The contemplative/centering prayer group meets every Thursday morning, 7-8 am, in the sanctuary.  Yes it’s early – 7 AM – but the UCC sanctuary is amazingly peaceful at that time.  What do we do there?

We sit in silence, for about 25 minutes.  Some of us practice Centering Prayer, some use other forms of silent meditation. All forms are welcome, but if you need some guidance in a meditation practice, we are happy to help.  We hear inspiration from writers and poets who words are open-hearted, encouraging and sometimes challenging.  We listen, in the silence, to small parts of scripture, listening for how it applies to our own lives.  We share ‘prayers of the people’ and hold all prayers not only in confidence but also before God.  The whole session lasts until about 8 AM, but it’s easy to slip out after the silent meditation if one needs to.  This group has been meeting continuously since 2000; it is open to all and we would love to have you join us. 

We currently meet on Zoom. Please contact Jean at jwoessner “at” bigsky.net for meeting information.

location?

This women’s group meets weekly on Friday mornings for spirited, thoughtful discussion of timely books, from fiction, to nonfiction to poetry.  We currently meet over Zoom for discussions with in-person social gatherings planned between books. For more information or to join the group, please contact Jean jwoessner “at” bigsky.net or Connie ccrunning3335 “at” gmail.com.

location?

Soup at 5:30pm, prayer service at 6pm

During three Wednesday evenings during Advent, Dec. 6, 13, and 20, the Worship and Spiritual Life team together with the Music team plans to offer the beautiful evening vespers service of Holden Evening Prayer.  Ideally, we would like to gather for a simple supper beforehand, and follow with the service which lasts no more than 30-40 minutes.  We are seeking the following:  1) adults for child care 2) soup preparers.  We will have more details as we get closer to Advent. If you would like to help with any of this, particularly child care, please see John Lund or Jean W soon.

https://uccmissoula.org/2023/11/holden-evening-prayers

Our God calls us to love, to seek justice, to be peacemakers, to care for all creation.  None of this outer action happens without inner transformation and support.  One place where inner change happens is your heart and one pathway to that change is contemplative or centering prayer.  The contemplative/centering prayer group meets every Thursday morning, 7-8 am, in the sanctuary.  Yes it’s early – 7 AM – but the UCC sanctuary is amazingly peaceful at that time.  What do we do there?

We sit in silence, for about 25 minutes.  Some of us practice Centering Prayer, some use other forms of silent meditation. All forms are welcome, but if you need some guidance in a meditation practice, we are happy to help.  We hear inspiration from writers and poets who words are open-hearted, encouraging and sometimes challenging.  We listen, in the silence, to small parts of scripture, listening for how it applies to our own lives.  We share ‘prayers of the people’ and hold all prayers not only in confidence but also before God.  The whole session lasts until about 8 AM, but it’s easy to slip out after the silent meditation if one needs to.  This group has been meeting continuously since 2000; it is open to all and we would love to have you join us. 

We currently meet on Zoom. Please contact Jean at jwoessner “at” bigsky.net for meeting information.

location?

This women’s group meets weekly on Friday mornings for spirited, thoughtful discussion of timely books, from fiction, to nonfiction to poetry.  We currently meet over Zoom for discussions with in-person social gatherings planned between books. For more information or to join the group, please contact Jean jwoessner “at” bigsky.net or Connie ccrunning3335 “at” gmail.com.

location?

Our God calls us to love, to seek justice, to be peacemakers, to care for all creation.  None of this outer action happens without inner transformation and support.  One place where inner change happens is your heart and one pathway to that change is contemplative or centering prayer.  The contemplative/centering prayer group meets every Thursday morning, 7-8 am, in the sanctuary.  Yes it’s early – 7 AM – but the UCC sanctuary is amazingly peaceful at that time.  What do we do there?

We sit in silence, for about 25 minutes.  Some of us practice Centering Prayer, some use other forms of silent meditation. All forms are welcome, but if you need some guidance in a meditation practice, we are happy to help.  We hear inspiration from writers and poets who words are open-hearted, encouraging and sometimes challenging.  We listen, in the silence, to small parts of scripture, listening for how it applies to our own lives.  We share ‘prayers of the people’ and hold all prayers not only in confidence but also before God.  The whole session lasts until about 8 AM, but it’s easy to slip out after the silent meditation if one needs to.  This group has been meeting continuously since 2000; it is open to all and we would love to have you join us. 

We currently meet on Zoom. Please contact Jean at jwoessner “at” bigsky.net for meeting information.

location?

This women’s group meets weekly on Friday mornings for spirited, thoughtful discussion of timely books, from fiction, to nonfiction to poetry.  We currently meet over Zoom for discussions with in-person social gatherings planned between books. For more information or to join the group, please contact Jean jwoessner “at” bigsky.net or Connie ccrunning3335 “at” gmail.com.