July Newsletter
Resurgent SummerJuly is here and despite a difficult year plus, so are we. Entering into the peak of summer, enter into our new normals as we experience the relief of the fading pandemic but…
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June Newsletter
Big Announcement We hope you will join us for this special event.Solstice on the Prairie: A Celebration of Light, Mindfulness, and Connection. Join us for a celebration of the solstice on the prairie. Together we will…
May Newsletter
Turning Soil of the Earth and Soul We have fully arrived into Spring. Easter and Lent behind us yet resurrection always and forever in front of us. Resurrection is our reality. Tulips and daylilies…
March Newsletter
Marching Towards Easter SundayMARCH UPDATE March is here and with it has come so many signs of resurrection. After brutal cold that left many of us powerless, both metaphorically and literally, the songs of…
A New Year Newsletter
“All shall be well, All shall be well, and All manner of things shall be well.” – Julian of Norwich Blessings on this New Year’s Day. We enter a new year with new possibilities…
December 2020 Newsletter
December 2020 Advent and Christmas Season withContemplate Lincoln This December Contemplate Lincoln and J-Tech Construction are partnering to serve Lincoln through Care Packages for the Quarantined. A program to serve those experiencing a loss of income…
November Newsletter
Fall/Advent CC Book StudyInterested in a fall book study and spiritual connection? Our Contemplative Conversation groups are contemplative and participatory. This 6-week session we will read Julian of Norwich: Wisdom in a time of pandemic…
October 2020 Newsletter
Big Announcement Hello Friends, Instead of my usual monthly blog I wanted to direct your attention to a very special event with my friend Dr. Peter Traben Haas. Peter has been a mentor, friend, and…
September Newsletter
A World in Need of AuthenticityThis month we welcome in the fall season. The trees share the beautiful brilliance of their changing leaves before letting them go, laying themselves bare for the winter. Fall…
August 2020
August: marked by majestic dignity or grandeurComing from the Latin word augustus, meaning “consecrated” or “venerable” What a name for a month and also what a reminder to look at and experience the grandeur of the creation in…
Upcoming Events
Aug
6
Fri
5:30 pm
Contemplative Movement
Contemplative Movement
Aug 6 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Contemplative Movement engages our physical selves in spiritual practice to promote wholeness, balancing activity with stillness. The practice is accessible by all body types and experience levels. Chairs, mats, cushions, straps, blocks, eye and bolster pillows are used. Each practice may contain elements of body awareness, dance, yoga, prayer walks, breath work, biospiritual focusing, prostration, and silent meditation. When cultivated through regular practice, Contemplative Movement is a holistic body-mind training to ease us into meditation and contemplation. It also helps us to engage our whole selves in our spiritual life. The practice may draw on the yogic tradition to prepare...
Aug
8
Sun
2:30 pm
Contemplative Conversations: The...
Contemplative Conversations: The...
Aug 8 @ 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Join us for a time of conversation centered around short films from the project “The Work Of The People”. A collection of short films (5-10 mins) with insights from some of today’s most influential theologians and spiritual teachers. We will watch these films together followed by contemplation and conversation. Teachers include: Richard Rohr, Nadia Bolz-Weber, Walter Brueggemann, Brene Brown, Barbara Brown Taylor, Barbara Holmes, and many others. Our time will consist of contemplation and conversation. Register below. https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYlfuisrT8qGNDxn5X-YSKubw5SQgHwxF6B
4:00 pm
House Church: Contemplative, Par...
House Church: Contemplative, Par...
Aug 8 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Join us via Zoom for House Church. We gather as our Christian spiritual ancestors did. In our houses, with hearts wide open to learn, share, support, worship, pray, and contemplate. Register Here: Link What you will “need” (All Optional): Dinner, snack, coffee, or tea Elements for communion A house church style worship service. Intimate, participatory, prayerful, and transformative. In integral worship we seek to learn about God, praise God, and grow spiritually by including our whole selves (body, mind, & spirit) in worship. We engage and discuss scripture and writings of the prophets, mystics, and contemplatives. We pray with our...
Aug
9
Mon
9:15 am
Lectio Divina
Lectio Divina
Aug 9 @ 9:15 am – 10:15 am
Come pray the scriptures with us @ 9:30 am. Pastor John Duling will guide us through readings of a small passage with periods of directed silent reflection in between each reading. Our time closes with a brief period of sharing. Instruction is provided no experience required. Register
Aug
10
Tue
9:15 am
Centering Prayer
Centering Prayer
Aug 10 @ 9:15 am – 10:00 am
Register via this link on zoom. Simple contemplative prayer in which we consent to the transformative power of God in lives.
Aug
11
Wed
9:15 am
Contemplative Wespace
Contemplative Wespace
Aug 11 @ 9:15 am – 10:00 am
Wednesday 9:15am: Register via this link on zoom. A whole body meditation awakening us to our deep connection to each other, physical reality, and each other. Our time also includes a brief check-in.
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