Friend,
We’ll be together in a couple of weeks (March 9-11)! Here are a few quick reminders:
Monday dinner
We will assemble in the St. Charles Amphitheater at 5:30pm for a welcome and prayer and then walk together to the dining room to begin conversation as soon as your group is settled.
Your small group and convener
Listed below are the conveners for your small groups. If you will be running late on Monday or will be absent from the retreat, please let your small group know and respond to this email to inform our team (especially if you are the convener). The convener has responsibility for Monday's dinner discussion:
- convene with prayer
- give thanks for the meal
- ask the Holy Spirit to be present in your time together
- watch the time as each participant shares
- close with a prayer of thanksgiving for the time together
Please judge how much time each person will have to share (5-10 minutes for a larger group) and use the questions for your sharing about prayer over the last quarter (the questions were in Ruth's recent email and also will be in your folder).
While the dinner hour can't have the same rhythm of silence-and-speaking as your group spiritual direction times, it can still contain the same spirit of allowing each person to share their experience of prayer these past three months and receiving their words with listening reverence. Before arriving, consider locating the picture of your small group, spending some time in prayer for each member.
The convener will act as time-keeper for the small group direction experience Tuesday night. Instructions will be given while on retreat.
Conveners
Larry Parsley, Kiem Le, Eric Ochocki, Charlie Crews, Chris Romig, Marcus Thorne, Tim Nelson, Melissa Lowe, John LaNoue, Shari Monson, Steve Korn, Elaine Moyer, Paul Lam, Tyler Sterchi, Michael Shuck, Jamal Sarikoki and Lindsay Wilson.
Reflection Papers
Turn in your paper to TC16papers@transformingcenter.org, and refer to your formatting guidelines found in the During the Quarter document to avoid getting your paper sent back to you.
How to Extend Your Stay
The Q Center is no longer providing a link to extend your stay but prefers we let them know who needs an extra night. Please reply to this email by Friday, February 28 if you need an extra night on the front or back end of the retreat. You will pay when you check in at Q Center registration.
Community Website
Remember to use our private TC16 webpage to get information about past communications, dates or documents. You can access it by clicking on this link and using the password: sacredrhythms16.
See you soon!
The TC16 Team
