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Lectio Divina groups forming in September

Thursday, August 12th, 2010

(updated 8-12 with information of St. John’s Lectio Divina Bible study group)

St. Timothy’s, Creve Coeur
September 1-29, Wednesdays midday

Emmanuel, Webster Groves
September 2-30, Thursday evenings
St. John’s, Tower Grove
beginning September, Thursday evenings
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Praying the Eucharist: A Contemplative Workshop

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

8:30 AM registration
9:00 AM – 3 PM conference
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Christ Church Cathedral
RSVP for conference by email to Dan Handschy (or 314-843-0123),  due by Fri., Sept 17.
RSVP for child care by email to Mike Kinman due by Fri., Sept. 17.

The Eucharist is the central act of worship for the Christian community.  It is the heart of Christian practice and the soul of Christian living.  Learning to pray the Eucharist, then, becomes the primary means of Christian formation for every person and provides a regular opportunity for contemplative practice in a community setting.

On Saturday, September 25, 2010, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm.  presenters the Rev. Richard Valantasis and Doug Bleyle will lead this workshop which is sponsored by Christ Church Cathedral and Church of the Advent. Valantasis and Bleyle co-direct the Institute for Contemplative Living in Santa Fe, New Mexico. (more…)

More resources for a Holy Lent

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

A Lenten Gift from St. Martin’s-Ellisville. This year forty-three parishioners contributed to a collection of 46 meditations. The daily readings cover the 40 days  – as well as the six Sundays — of the Lenten season. Mary Drastal contributed the original cover image; Ruby Downs and Janet Theiss produced the books in the church office. (more…)