Category Archives: Spiritual Practice
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Ecumenical Blessing of the Palms
Posted on April 4, 2019 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, Spiritual Practice, WorshipSunday, April 14 9:30 AM on the Common On Palm Sunday many churches from around Winchester gather at on the Town Common for a joint blessing of the Palms before they return to the respective sanctuaries for Palm Sunday services. It is a wonderful way to remember our unity in Christ, especially as we set into the […]
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Join Us for Centering Prayer
Posted on March 22, 2019 by Sarah Marino in Health and Wellness, Latest News, Spiritual PracticeSunday, March 24 at 9:15 am Using a sacred word, Centering Prayer draws one’s focus and attention to interior stillness and opens us to God’s presence and action within. Join us in the Palmer Room this Sunday from 9:15-9:45 AM. Jonathan Goodell will introduce and guide the prayer session which is open to both […]
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Tuesdays With Jesus 2019
Posted on March 8, 2019 by Sarah Marino in Adult Ed, Community, Latest News, Small Groups, Spiritual Practice, WorshipEvery Tuesday in Lent Our “Tuesdays with Jesus” series concludes this Tuesday night April 16th with Jon Lawton reflecting on his faith journey and life challenges. We have 20 minutes of Centering Prayer in the Palmer Room from 6:30-7 followed by a simple soup supper while we listen to Jon share. We wrap up by […]
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Seven Deadly Sins on the Path to Wholeness
Posted on March 5, 2019 by Nancy in Health and Wellness, Spire link, Spiritual PracticeDear Friends, In past years as Lent approached, I wrote about “taking up” a Lenten health practice. It might have been fasting after dinner until breakfast, balancing work with exercise or beginning each day with Centering Prayer. These practices replace worn out routines with healthy lifestyle choices. By all means approach Lent 2019 by making […]
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Contemplative Retreat in Nature
Posted on March 5, 2019 by Nancy in Health and Wellness, Latest News, Small Groups, Spire link, Spiritual PracticeRETREAT TO NATURE MAY 17-18 Greetings, On Tuesday, I walked trails at the Church of the Woods, site of our upcoming nature retreat. Sights and sounds of spring are all around. Fifteen participants have registered for the May 17-18 Retreat and on Friday night nine additional church members will join us for the Introduction to […]
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Why the Seven Deadly Sins?
Posted on March 5, 2019 by Nancy in Spire link, Spiritual Practice, WorshipOur Lenten Worship Series from Sunday March 10 through Palm Sunday, April 14 is based upon the Seven Deadly Sins. Not only will Judy and I preach on the sins and their corresponding virtues, but the choir will sing on them as well. Wait ’til you hear, for instance, the choir’s musical take on sloth, […]
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Seasons of the Spirit: A Lenten Reflection
Posted on March 5, 2019 by Nancy in Spire link, Spiritual PracticeOn Ash Wednesday we enter the six weeks of Lent, leading us to Holy Week and its attendant journey through Maundy Thursday, Good, Friday, Holy Saturday, and Easter Sunday. During these forty days of Lent, we are to take time to reflect upon our spiritual lives, finding ways to help us identify and release the […]
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What is at the Heart of Centering Prayer?
Posted on February 15, 2019 by Sarah Marino in Health and Wellness, Latest News, Small Groups, Spiritual PracticeUsing a sacred word, Centering Prayer is a path to feeling God’s love deep in heart and soul, opening us to God’s presence and action within. Join Health Ministry Next Sunday, 2/24 at 9:15 AM in the Palmer Room when Pam Budner will introduce and lead the prayer. We welcome both those new and experienced […]
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Centering Prayer
Posted on January 23, 2019 by Sarah Marino in Health and Wellness, Latest News, Small Groups, Spiritual Practice“Winter is the seat of what will come, the freeze that reminds us of the thaw, the hope pensively waiting, the moment pausing, the rhythm at its nadir but poised to begin its upward swing.” -Schmidt & Felch No matter how cold it is outside, we have a way to warm the heart. Join us […]
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Epiphany Celebration Sunday January 6
Posted on December 21, 2018 by Sarah Marino in Community, Small Groups, Spiritual Practice, YouthJoin the Wise Men in Searching for the Baby Jesus Most people know that the Wise Men brought gifts to the Christ Child. What you might not know is that those gifts were given, not on Christmas Day, but on Epiphany. Epiphany is January 6th – the 12th day after Christmas. That’s right – the […]
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