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Sunday Assembly Worship

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

All are welcome! Join our Sunday Assembly and worship with us at 9:00 am at Holy Wisdom Monastery. Sunday Assembly is a unique worshiping community. Influenced by the Benedictine spirit and tradition, we welcome all to worship with us. We embrace unity around an open communion table, in fullness of equality for all people, and we pray together in inclusive language that draws from the best of the Christian tradition. Members of Sunday Assembly seek God in prayer and worship, community building, social justice practices, ecumenical hospitality and care for the earth consistent with the vision and mission of Holy ...

Event Series Sunday Assembly Childcare

Sunday Assembly Childcare

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

Childcare during worship will now be available in the hospitality room on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month. Childcare volunteers needed If you are interested in helping out with childcare once every few months or if you are interested in coordinating childcare volunteers, contact Pam Shellberg at pshellberg@holywisdommonastery.org.

Kids on the Prairie

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

Kids on the Prairie is an experience for children and adults to learn about nature and explore the monastery grounds. CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE

Birds in Classical Mythology, Art & Poetry with Friends of Wisdom Prairie Annual Meeting

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

The Friends of Wisdom Prairie present: Birds in Classical Mythology, Art & Poetry lecture by Patricia Stinger, dinner and brief annual meeting. You don't need to be a member of Friends of Wisdom Prairie, all are welcome! Birds play a significant role in Ancient Greek and Roman literature and myth, and in related works of art. Birds could be depicted as amusing and playful companions, as messengers of the gods, or as ominous agents of Fate. This talk will explore these themes, drawing on material from archaeology, literature, art and history. The program for this dinner lecture also features the ...

$35

Hospitality Sunday

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

All are welcome to Hospitality Sunday following 9:00 am Sunday Assembly worship for a time of fellowship and food. You are invited to bring refreshments to share following the liturgy. Please provide a small sign if your treat includes nuts or alcohol.

Event Series Advent: For What Do We Hope

Advent: For What Do We Hope?

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

During Advent we contemplate Jesus' birth story in the Gospel of Matthew, allowing its particular character and unique features to comfort troubled souls and to magnify our hope. This is an opportunity to deepen your observance of the Advent season, to find a quiet and somber refuge from the hype and hoopla accompanying the rush to Christmas. "The celebration of Advent is possible only to those who are troubled in soul, who know themselves to be poor and imperfect, and who look forward to something greater to come." - Dietrich Bonhoeffer This Advent series is four sessions, offered in-person and ...

Free

Advent Potluck Brunch

Sunday Assembly Advent Potluck Brunch – All are welcome to celebrate Advent with our annual potluck brunch after worship. If you can, please bring a dish to share. No registration necessary.

Holy Wisdom Monastery Orientation Series

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

Advent Brunch The annual Advent brunch closes the year and offers an opportunity to reflect on this inaugural year of the Holy Wisdom Orientation Series in preparation for 2023.          

Free
Event Series Centering Prayer Groups

Centering Prayer Groups

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

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 ...

Free
Event Series Centering Prayer Groups

Centering Prayer Groups

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

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 ...

Free

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