Event Series Lenten Lunches

Lenten Lunches

Holy Wisdom Monastery* 4200 County Road M, Middleton, WI, United States

Lenten Lunches 2017 Justice: Bringing the Rule of Benedict to bear on today's time Thursdays during Lent, 11:30 am-1:30 pm The recent women's marches around the world have raised the cry to attend to the rights of women, people of color, workers, immigrants and refugees, the earth and more. The signs of the times call us to be vigilant and take action when the rights of others are endangered. The Rule of Benedict, based on Scripture, provides wisdom to guide us. Benedict calls living in right relationship "the leaven of divine justice." Our Lenten lunch series will explore the values ...

Lenten Lunch

Holy Wisdom Monastery* 4200 County Road M, Middleton, WI, United States

Ecumenism: the Truth as One In this, the 500 year anniversary of the Reformation, we experience and explore the many voices of Christianity, and the call of the monastery to be grounded in (unity) ecumenism. Come for one or more sessions. All are welcome. $30/lunch. Wednesdays, 11:45 am-1:30 pm February 21, February 28, March 7, March 14, March 21, 2018   February 21, 2018 | Via Media Via Media is a Latin phrase translated as “middle way” or way between two extremes. Leader: Al Majkrzak was ordained as an Episcopal Priest in 1979. Since that time he has served as ...

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Lenten Lunch

Holy Wisdom Monastery* 4200 County Road M, Middleton, WI, United States

Ecumenism: the Truth as One In this, the 500 year anniversary of the Reformation, we experience and explore the many voices of Christianity, and the call of the monastery to be grounded in (unity) ecumenism. Come for one or more sessions. All are welcome. $30/lunch. Wednesdays, 11:45 am-1:30 pm February 21, February 28, March 7, March 14, March 21, 2018   February 28, 2018 | Hearts Strangely Warmed: the Essence of Methodism Leader: Rachel Olson’s vocational path in the United Methodist Church (UMC) began when she took her children to Sunday School and was told there was no teacher available. She ...

$30

Lenten Lunch

Holy Wisdom Monastery* 4200 County Road M, Middleton, WI, United States

Ecumenism: the Truth as One In this, the 500 year anniversary of the Reformation, we experience and explore the many voices of Christianity, and the call of the monastery to be grounded in (unity) ecumenism. Come for one or more sessions. All are welcome. $30/lunch. Wednesdays, 11:45 am-1:30 pm February 21, February 28, March 7, March 14, March 21, 2018 March 7, 2018 | In Essentials, Unity. In Non-essentials, Liberty. In All Things, Love. Leader: The Rev. Staci Marrese-Wheeler is a Moravian pastor, celebrating 25 years in pastoral ministry this year. She is the daughter of Roman Catholic and Greek Orthodox ...

Lenten Lunch

Holy Wisdom Monastery* 4200 County Road M, Middleton, WI, United States

Ecumenism: the Truth as One In this, the 500 year anniversary of the Reformation, we experience and explore the many voices of Christianity, and the call of the monastery to be grounded in (unity) ecumenism. Come for one or more sessions. All are welcome. $30/lunch. Wednesdays, 11:45 am-1:30 pm February 21, February 28, March 7, March 14, March 21, 2018   March 14, 2018 | The United Church of Christ: United and Uniting Leader: Tisha Brown is the Associate Conference Minister for Leadership Development and Faith Formation with the Wisconsin Conference of the United Church of Christ. She directs the conference’s Lay ...

Lenten Lunch

Holy Wisdom Monastery* 4200 County Road M, Middleton, WI, United States

Ecumenism: the Truth as One In this, the 500 year anniversary of the Reformation, we experience and explore the many voices of Christianity, and the call of the monastery to be grounded in (unity) ecumenism. Come for one or more sessions. All are welcome. $30/lunch. Wednesdays, 11:45 am-1:30 pm February 21, February 28, March 7, March 14, March 21, 2018   March 21, 2018 | Always Reforming—a Journey of Renewal Leaders: Judy Nolde, Deacon, works as a chaplain for Triangle Community Ministry. She is also a spiritual director. She is a lifelong Lutheran (ELCA), having grown up in Lutheran churches in central Illinois ...

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Holy Wisdom Monastery* 4200 County Road M, Middleton, WI, United States

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Event Series Lenten Lunches

Lenten Lunches

Holy Wisdom Monastery* 4200 County Road M, Middleton, WI, United States

Holy Wisdom Monastery presents four Lenten Lunches in 2019 Learning about Suffering from the Major Faith Traditions Suffering is a dominant theme in the Christian tradition during Lent. In this Lenten series, we will explore the theme of suffering in the major faith traditions of Buddhism, Christianity, Judaism and Islam to support our journeys of spiritual understanding and transformation. Barbara Brown Taylor says, “We need a God who knows about pain… It is not all that popular an idea, even among Christians. We prefer a God who prevents suffering, only that is not the God we have got. What the ...

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