Grow Your Spirit this Month at CSN - this Saturday, October 10
Updated: 5 days ago
With autumn in full swing, the days become shorter. This month, we reflect on the waning light and the seasons of transition in our lives that this may represent. As we accept the ever-changing nature of our lives, we also lean into God’s continual presence, guiding love, and light. Join us for times of teaching and sharing, spiritual direction, meditation, inspirational films, and Fr. Mike’s healing space for trauma, grief, and hope.
The 2nd Saturday Center for Spiritual Nourishment (CSN) provides opportunities for us to be in closer relationship with God by offering an array of experiences that engage the mind, body, and spirit.
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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 - 9:10: Greeting; outlining the day's sessions
9:10 – 10:05: The Sacred Inbetween
Film #1 : Miracles, episode 7
10:15 – 11:15: Christian Meditation/Contemplative Prayer
The Swastika: The Corrupted Symbol
Film #2 : Miracles, episode 8
11:20 - 12:00: Spiritual Nourishment Collective: Holding Space for Trauma, Grief, and Hope
Join us on Saturday, October 10 as we offer:
The Sacred Inbetween
led by Toni Summerell
Sometimes we are no longer who we were, but haven't yet become who we are going to be. Explore these spaces as places where God may be quietly working to help you become what may be hard to see.
Spiritual Direction Circle
led by Carol Abbott
Riffing on a poem that reflects this month’s theme of transitions, we’ll share how our spirits are nudging us through this season of change in our lives.
Film Session #1: Miracle · episode seven
led by George Toth
Prayer Expresses Our Faith, and Blessing is His Response.
Desperately wanting children, a newly wed couple find that physical conditions will not permit conception. Seeking IVF seems the only avenue, but expense seems daunting at best. Having a strong faith, the couple place their faith into operation in devout, committed prayer to the God of Miracles. Can the story of Sarah happen again? Watch and learn how prayer expresses our faith in a God of Life, and He in turn blesses our faith with a fruitful miracle which glorifies His intimate involvement in building His Kingdom through the lives we share.
Christian Meditation and Contemplative Prayer
led by Leah Chrest
Sometimes during periods of transition we hold onto what is in the past and resist change. This resistance prevents us from fully embracing what God has right in front of us. Through a reflection on the first couple chapters of the book of Daniel, group discussion, and, of course, extended time in silent prayer, we will explore the areas where we are resisting change and closing doors to what is possible.
Film Session #2: Miracle · episode eight
led by George Toth
Do We Really Look for the Resurrection?
A man steers his life toward the lure and pursuit of worldly success and wealth. Focused on self he seems a success story to society. He has a family, home, wealth and is living comfortably. Eventually things go stale and he has an affair seeking to find something he feels is missing. Then one day he suffers a severe cardiac event and dies in spite of all the efforts of emergency workers. Readied for transport to the morgue, the skilled cardiac surgeon intent on meeting his scheduled surgery, feels an intervening call from God to do something he has never done before. Sacrificing his scheduled appointment, he goes to the ER and prays over the body of a dead man, cyanotic and discolored, feeling words well into his mouth from the Holy Spirit. Telling the attending nurse to shock the body one more time, she reluctantly does. You can guess what happens, but come and watch the truly amazing life changing consequence of prayer and work of God in making himself known to all of us.
Spiritual Nourishment Collective: Holding Space for Trauma, Grief, and Hope
led by Fr. Mike
Life’s heaviest seasons can leave our spirits feeling empty and worn. If you are navigating loss, processing trauma, or simply searching for a flicker of light, we invite you to join us. This workshop offers a gentle, non-judgmental sanctuary to rest, receive soul-care, and quietly tend to your heart in the company of others who understand. You do not have to carry it all alone.
Our October session will focus on what it looks like to try to move from grief to hope by exploring the promise of compassion. The session will include a brief presentation, discussion, storytelling, and a creative exercise.
The Swastika: The Corrupted Symbol
led by Fr. Manny
It has been used for thousands of years since the Vedic times, in the Indus Valley civilizations, in ancient Troy and by Native Americans. Sanskrit defines the Swastika as “That which brings good luck and well-being.” Our conversation will center around the ancient meaning of the symbol.
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