Into the Wilderness
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Why join a small group? Here is what one participant had to say: “Being in small groups, with the emphasis on sharing our own experience and listening to what others share, lets me get to know people in ways marked by trust and openness. Having a time set aside each week to open my soul…
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Silent prayer and the contemplative arts can be a wonderful avenue into one’s inner wilderness. If you’d like to join the Thursday contemplative prayer group online during this Lenten season, please get in touch (jwoessner@bigsky.net) and we will send you the sign-on information. We meet over Zoom at 7 to 8 am every Thursday morning.
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Five Gatherings on Wilderness, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm, in the Fireside Room February 18: Wilderness Prayer Vases and Poetry, a hands-on project to use during Lent, for all ages! Vases will be led by Jean Woessner and Poetry by Peggy Meinholtz. Participants are asked to please bring 1.5 to 3-inch smooth river rocks and…
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February 4 – February 18: Youth-led canned good drive, Middle School February 14: Youth are invited to attend the Ash Wednesday service March 3: Joint High School and Middle School outing March 24: Campfire and conversation for all youth (Middle School and High School) Our Church School children will be exploring finger labyrinths, among other…
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Sunday, March 24: Palm Sunday Palm Sunday worship at 10:00 am in the Sanctuary and online. Thursday, March 28: Maundy Thursday At 6:00 pm in the Fireside Room: dinner with Holy Communion. Please sign up to attend the dinner, which is a simple but served meal. At 7:15 pm in the Sanctuary: Tenebrae service. Tenebrae…
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Enjoy a shared dinner (provided by the Congregational Connections ACT) and conversation with our congregation and the students at Emmaus Campus Ministry at 5:30 pm in the Fireside Room, followed by worship at 6:30 pm in the Sanctuary and online. With this service, we begin the season of Lent. We come to this service naming our…
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Join us for a simple supper at 5:30 pm in the Fireside Room, followed by a half-hour service at 6:15 pm in the Sanctuary for the Wednesdays of Lent: February 21, February 28, March 6, and March 13. The service will consist of music, chants, silence, prayers of the community, and some readings. The chants…
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This Lent, join with an intentional small group, reading and practicing together with the resource Walking in the Wilderness: Seeking God during Lent by Beth Richardson. Groups will be offered throughout the week, at various times, both in person and online, but we ask you to join and stay with one group throughout the season.…
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What do you think of when you hear the word “wilderness”? Do you imagine Jesus spending 40 days in the wilderness, confronting temptation or the Israelites, wandering the desert for forty years? Do you recall times where you were in a personal wilderness of uncertainty, disconnection or grief? Does the state of the world seem…