Feed Your Spirit - This Saturday, November 8
- Christ Episcopal Church
- Nov 6
- 4 min read
Join seekers of a deeper relationship with the Divine at the 2nd Saturday Center for Spiritual Nourishment. The CSN on Saturday, November 8 offers free experiences that engage the mind, body, and spirit by offering safe spaces to explore an array of opportunities for spiritual growth. The CSN is for anyone interested in spiritual nourishment, regardless of religious affiliation or spiritual beliefs. Come for one session or the entire morning.
November’s CSN includes free group sessions for Spiritual Direction, Contemplative Meditation, Praying Through Art, Self and Spirit: Finding Forgiveness (discussion), and Spiritual Practices: Becoming Love (discussion). We will also be showing the movie Same Kind of Different As Me. The morning concludes with a short Reflection Circle Service.
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Whether you've joined us before or are a first-timer, we are sure that there's something special waiting for you here. Everyone is welcome, and we hope to see you there!
Schedule of Events:
8:30 – 9:00: Breakfast and social time
9:00 – 10:00: Conversations on Spiritual Practices : Becoming Love
Contemplative Meditation
Spiritual Direction Group
Drawn to God: Praying Through Art
9:00 – 11:15: Film screening: Same Kind of Different As Me
10:15 – 11:15: Contemplative Meditation
Self and Spirit: Creation and Spirit
Spiritual Direction Group
11:30 – 11:50: Reflection - Circle Service
Join us on Saturday, November 8 as we offer:
Spiritual Direction Group
led by Carol Abbott
November’s session will focus on the Gospel of Mark and the season of winter, with a framing question, “How can we endure the season of suffering?” In this spiritual discernment and direction group we practice listening deeply to each other using prompts from scripture, poetry, nature, and our bodies. These practices are designed to help us notice and respond to the voice of the Holy moving in our lives. Two sessions, both the same.
Drawn to God: Praying Through Art
led by Jenn Lavanish and Mike Looney
God gave everyone a gift- a special aptitude, ability, power or talent. And gifts are meant to be an act. A verb - to bestow, share and connect. “ Drawn to God” is a place for spiritual nourishment through the practice of creating. Creating ways to engage with God. A short session of fellowship in process oriented art projects. Art as Prayer and Prayer as Art. No matter what gifts or talents you bring, you will be inspired to become a maker- and enjoy a moment of creative flow. Plus it is just fun to make things. The joy is in the journey, your creation your reward. Session led by Mike Looney with content provided from our resident expert, Jenn Lavanish.
Film Screening: Same Kind of Different As Me
led by George Toth
A true story of a most unlikely friendship forged from unconditional love. Ron Hall, a successful art dealer, has a comfortable life with a devoted wife and wonderful children, and yet he feels empty and starts drifting. Debbie, his very sensitive devoted wife, feels the drift and confronts him about a suspected affair, but forgives him and allows Ron to choose and follow his desires; he chooses her, but there’s a cost. Ron must learn to love again, so Debbie coerces him to serve at the homeless shelter serving those with the least means. See how Love can change lives and create something of great value from something society has discarded.
Contemplative Meditation
led by Leah Chrest
Discover the desire God has to commune with us and how to inwardly attune ourselves to the Spirit's voice. Learn about the history of contemplative Christianity, study the power of breathwork, be led through guided visualizations, become proficient in multiple techniques for stilling the mind, and practice drawing focus into your heart center. In a mixture of teaching, discussion, and practice, strengthen your ability to engage in the equally important side of the conversation with God--if prayer is talking to the Lord, meditation is listening to God’s voice, and being changed by God’s presence.
Self and Spirit : Finding Forgiveness
led by Michael Looney
Join us for a timely discussion as we explore forgiveness and how it is one of the best gifts we can give ourselves. We will focus on how it impacts our spiritual health and discuss how to forgive even when there is deep hurt.
Spiritual Practices and Growth: Becoming Love
led by Rev. Manny Mercer
How well do you know yourself? Which practices help you in trying to discern who you are, your relationship with God and how to best nurture that relationship? Join us in a conversation about how we can better know ourselves and deepen our relationship with God. If self-knowing leads to greater participation in life, then join us as we journey to better know ourselves. June session will be focused on Becoming Love.
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