Holy Wisdom Monastery is closed from noon on Tuesday, December 24, 2019 until 8:00 am on Thursday, January 2, 2020. The monastery will be open for some prayer and worship services.
All are welcome to join the sisters in daily prayer. The monastery is closed from noon on December 24, 2019 until 8:00 am on January 2, 2020. During this time you are still welcome to come to prayer. The front door of the monastery will be locked. Please ring the bell and someone will let you in. The sisters will only hold morning prayer at 8:00 am and evening prayer at 4:30 pm. The regular prayer schedule will resume on Thursday, January 2, 2020. December 25, 2019-January 1, 2020 8:00 am-8:30 am: Morning Prayer 4:30 pm-4:55 pm: Evening Prayer
All are welcome to join the sisters in daily prayer: 7:35 am-7:55 am: Centering Prayer (Tuesday-Saturday) 8:00 am-8:30 am: Morning Prayer (Every day) 11:45 am-12:00 pm: Midday Prayer (Tuesday-Friday); Mondays (Mid-May through August only) 4:00 pm: Lectio Divina (Saturday); in the Formation office area (on the lower level of the monastery building) 4:30 pm-4:55 pm: Evening Prayer (Tuesday-Sunday); Mondays (Mid-May through August only) 4:55 pm-5:15 pm: Centering Prayer (Tuesday-Friday)
Experience inclusive, ecumenical worship at Sunday Assembly Each Sunday, we gather for worship as a community. Through scripture readings, prayer and sharing the Bread of Life around a common table, we respond to Jesus’ invitation, “Do this in memory of me.” Our Assembly shares concern for social justice and peace; we embrace works of charity and care for the earth. For example, we serve dinner at Luke House, a community meal program, on the second Tuesday of the month and donations are collected on the third Sunday of the month for the Vera Court Food Pantry. Please note: Sunday Assembly worship does not ...
We are happy to announce that we will be offering a childcare ministry, typically on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month, during the Sunday Assembly liturgy. Adult care takers and teenage helpers will provide care for infants and toddlers in the hospitality room.
Join us for a tour of Holy Wisdom Monastery land on snowshoes, under the moon. Sylvia Marek and Greg Armstrong will lead this winter evening tour and we will be on the look out for things natural in the winter. No registration is necessary, just come. Bring your own snowshoes or borrow a pair from the monastery on a first come, first served basis. Contact Greg Armstrong if you'd like to reserve snowshoes. If there is no snow, we will take a hike instead.
All ages are welcome to participate—little ones with a parent, and older students as readers and helpers with the teachers. Children’s Liturgy of the Word is usually scheduled on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month. Students are dismissed from worship to hear and learn about the scripture readings at their level. The children return later in the liturgy to receive communion.
The Social Justice Group shares information on many concerns: prison reform, immigration, health care, racism, hunger, poverty, and others. The focus is to identify ways we can help and support others to be restored to equality and wholeness. Meetings will be after worship on the second Sunday of the month and we welcome all who are interested to attend.
This six-part series will explore how Buddhism might help Christians answer questions about what they really believe regarding the nature and existence of God, the role of Jesus as Son of God and Savior, life-after-death, prayer and spirituality and healing the world. It will be based on Paul Knitter’s book, Without Buddha I Could Not Be a Christian. Meetings will consist of input from Paul Knitter, group discussions and meditations. Facilitators Paul Knitter – Member of Holy Wisdom Sunday Assembly; practicing Buddhist and local teacher for the Foundation for Active Compassion; Professor Emeritus, Union Theological Seminary; widely published theologian specializing in interfaith relations and dialogue. David ...
Immersion experiences for the Ecumenical Center for Clergy Spiritual Renewal (ECCSR) The cohort of 19 clergy will live and learn together from June 21 – July 1, 2019 and from January 24-29, 2020. The program includes participation in the rhythms of the Monastery’s prayers, as well as group time for learning and sharing how to experience renewal for their service to congregations. To learn more, visit: http://www.holywisdommonastery.org/eccsr/eccsr-program/
