Communities of Empowerment: Our Life with God – A Benedictine Perspective

Holy Wisdom Monastery 4200 County Road M, Middleton, WI

“Our goal is to create a Beloved Community and this will require a qualitative change in our souls as well as a quantitative change in our lives.” – Martin Luther King Jr Communities of Empowerment We invite you to join us for Communities of Empowerment, a 5-session series to explore what is evolving in our Community of Communities at Holy Wisdom. We are all interconnected. Our Life with God: A Benedictine Perspective As we mature, we come to understand that faith is a process of life-long learning and becoming. Faith is not so much about being told the right answers as it ...

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Lent: At the Threshold of Transformation (Online, Tuesdays)

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Please join us for this five-session series, with one session per week during Lent offered on Tuesday evenings via Zoom. It will be a deep immersion into the story of Paul's encounter with Christ as told in Acts 9 – part Bible study, part meditation, parts lectio and visio divina, part small group sharing and reflection. Participants are invited into an observance of the Lenten season as a threshold time. The focus will be on "liminal spaces" – those times when we are in-between, in-between "how things used to be" and "how things are yet to be," in-between the persons ...

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Lent: At the Threshold of Transformation (In-person)

Holy Wisdom Monastery 4200 County Road M, Middleton, WI

Please join us for this five-session series, with one session per week during Lent offered on Wednesday mornings, in person. It will be a deep immersion into the story of Paul's encounter with Christ as told in Acts 9 – part Bible study, part meditation, parts lectio and visio divina, part small group sharing and reflection. Participants are invited into an observance of the Lenten season as a threshold time. The focus will be on "liminal spaces" – those times when we are in-between, in-between "how things used to be" and "how things are yet to be," in-between the persons ...

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Lent: At the Threshold of Transformation (Online, Thursdays)

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Please join us for this five-session series, with one session per week during Lent offered on Thursday evenings via Zoom. It will be a deep immersion into the story of Paul's encounter with Christ as told in Acts 9 – part Bible study, part meditation, parts lectio and visio divina, part small group sharing and reflection. Participants are invited into an observance of the Lenten season as a threshold time. The focus will be on "liminal spaces" – those times when we are in-between, in-between "how things used to be" and "how things are yet to be," in-between the persons ...

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Lent: At the Threshold of Transformation (Online, Thursdays)

Zoom Connect to the program with computer or phone., WI

Please join us for this five-session series, with one session per week during Lent offered on Thursday evenings via Zoom. It will be a deep immersion into the story of Paul's encounter with Christ as told in Acts 9 – part Bible study, part meditation, parts lectio and visio divina, part small group sharing and reflection. Participants are invited into an observance of the Lenten season as a threshold time. The focus will be on "liminal spaces" – those times when we are in-between, in-between "how things used to be" and "how things are yet to be," in-between the persons ...

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Children’s Ministry

Holy Wisdom Monastery 4200 County Road M, Middleton, WI

Children ages 6-9 are invited for some learning and prayer time during Sunday Assembly's Liturgy of the Word. If you have questions or you are an adult interested in listening to God with the children (willing to sit along as a second adult), contact Sarah Wilkin Gibart.

Palm Sunday

Holy Wisdom Monastery 4200 County Road M, Middleton, WI

Please join us for Palm Sunday worship. The Blessing of Palms & Procession begins our Sunday Assembly Eucharist.   The Passion reading of the Gospel of Matthew is proclaimed.

Kids on the Prairie

Holy Wisdom Monastery 4200 County Road M, Middleton, WI

Kids On the Prairie explorations are for children and their adult family members. They are open to members of Holy Wisdom communities and the public. Volunteers from Sunday Assembly and Friends of Wisdom Prairie provide support for each session. On April 2, we will look for signs of emergent plants, animals and insects. Depending on the weather, we may find nectar sources for emerging bumble bees. We'll look for food sources available to other over-wintering creatures. Leaders Julie Melton and Anne Basken are retired teachers and members of Sunday Assembly and Friends of Wisdom Prairie Council. Both are passionate about ...

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Event Series Centering Prayer Groups

Centering Prayer Groups

Holy Wisdom Monastery 4200 County Road M, Middleton, WI

Centering Prayer Groups All are welcome to join our two centering prayer groups which meet on alternating Wednesdays. Both incorporate a short reading and time for silent prayer or meditation. 1st and 3rd Wednesdays 7:00-8:00 pm Retreat & Guest House Room 10 Includes a short walking meditation in between periods of seated meditation For more information contact Barb Abbott, 608-284-7424 2nd and 4th Wednesdays 2:30-3:30 pm Monastery Oratory – Two, 20 minute periods of seated meditation with a 5 minute break For more information contact Carole Kretschman, 608-233-7390 We feel the presence of the Holy One even more strongly than when ...

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Holy Thursday Worship

Holy Wisdom Monastery 4200 County Road M, Middleton, WI

Please join us for Holy Thursday worship. 5:00 pm – Social & hors d’oeuvres 6:00 pm – Service We gather to share the Word, serve each other in the washing of feet and share in the Eucharist.  Our collection will assist local food pantries. The liturgy concludes with time for silent prayer.

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Holy Wisdom Monastery
4200 County Road M
Middleton WI 53562
608-836-1631, x100
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