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Young Adult Group Hangout

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

Build community Come to the first Young Adult Group Hangout of the year on February 27, 2024. Participants can expect a mix of engaging discussions, activities and moments of reflection as we come together to share our experiences and support one another on our respective paths. In addition, we are always accepting new members, so please share this opportunity with young adults you know. In an age where the hustle and bustle of daily life can be overwhelming, finding a space for community is invaluable. Holy Wisdom Monastery, a beacon of Benedictine spirituality and contemplative living, has been fostering a ...

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Taizé Prayer

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

Taizé Prayer Join us for contemplative, meditative Taizé style common prayer, incorporating simple sung refrains, scripture and a brief spoken meditation in the monastery assembly room. This prayer and meditation will take the place of midday prayer on March 13, 2024 at Holy Wisdom Monastery. Leaders Patti LaCross, Sunday Assembly member and Bill Frederick, director of prayer & worship, will lead the Taizé Prayer. Patti will give a brief meditation on the Lenten season, and the positive life-giving experience that leads to the 'resurrection' and the resurrection of Creation around us. Location Join us in-person at Holy Wisdom Monastery or ...

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Event Series Go Without Hesitation: Lent Series

Go Without Hesitation: Lent Series (Online)

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

Go Without Hesitation: Lent Series with Pam Shellberg (online) This online series is full. There is still room in the in-person series on Tuesdays from 10:00-11:30 am. Register below. Join us for a 5-week study of a gripping tale from the New Testament book of Acts where Peter, Jesus' disciple, and Cornelius, a Roman centurion, present us with a historical diorama of conflicts mirroring back to us how perceiving God's will and knowing how to respond is rarely straightforward. The story guides us in the ways of discerning God's purposes, asking us to bravely sit with questions we might have ...

$25

Saving Our Songbirds Together

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

Saving Our Songbirds Together: 3 Ways to Help at Home In North America, nearly 30% of birds have vanished in the past 50 years, and songbirds are among the hardest hit. The good news is that we can all help by take several simple steps at home. This workshop will cover how adding bird-friendly plants, reducing threat of window collisions, and buying bird-friendly coffee can directly reduce threats to birds. As part of their registration, participants will get: meaningful information about three of the most significant ways you can positively affect birds at home, with examples and links to resources, ...

$25
Event Series Children’s Ministry

Children’s Ministry

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

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 Worship

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

The Blessing of Palms & Procession begins our Sunday Assembly Eucharist. The Passion reading of the Gospel of Matthew is proclaimed.

Holy Week Silent Retreat

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

Join us for an extended silent retreat in which people have opportunities to: Attend the Holy Week liturgies with the sisters and others. Explore the theme of ‘they hear my voice’ through optional meetings for lectio divina (prayerful reading of scripture) and other contemplative engagements with the texts, liturgies and prayers of the week. Rest in the freedom from social expectations to speak or otherwise be engaged. Share a depth experience of the mysteries of Holy Week in a community of people seeking the same. Facilitator Pam Shellberg is the director of spiritual nourishment at Holy Wisdom Monastery and facilitates ...

$340

Holy Thursday Worship

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

5:00 pm Social with 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.

Good Friday Worship

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

Service at 3:00 pm All gather in silence. The liturgy features the Passion of John. With simple chant, the cross is brought into the midst of the community. Through the veneration of the cross and prayers of intercession, we respond to the Passion of Jesus.

Easter Vigil

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

Service at 7:00 pm, followed by social We gather to hear the stories of salvation history. The liturgy continues with the lighting of the new fire and the Easter candle. The Exsultet is sung followed by the Liturgy of the Word, culminating in the great “Alleluia” and the Easter Gospel. The Easter water is blessed, then all join in the profession of faith. The Liturgy of the Eucharist follows

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