Dear friend,
Retreat #4, Engaging the Scriptures for Spiritual Transformation, is a little over a week away on May 5-7. We are looking forward to seeing you again! This email contains details regarding Sunday dinner, small groups and miscellaneous reminders.
Sunday dinner:
We will assemble in the St. Charles Amphitheater at 5:45 for prayer and then walk together to the dining room to begin sharing as soon as your group is settled.
Your small group and convener:
Listed below are the conveners for your small groups. If you are named as the convener below, and know you will be running late on Sunday, please let your small group know. The convener has responsibility for Sunday'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 Monday night. Instructions will be given while on retreat.
Conveners: Ty Lust, Katie Moore, Kim Anderson, Jessica Haley, Tina Harris, Christine Westhoff, Chuck Jamison, Tony Frank, Brian Bradford, Roger Nix, Ryan Pfeiffer, Andrea Sung, Rachael Frye, Donna Nix, Dianne Mantyka, Michael Miller, Tamara Monroe, Sharon Sampson, Tammy Snyder, Leo Ayala, Bruce Johnson
Reflection Papers: Before you turn in your paper to TC15papers@transformingcenter.org, please refer to your formatting guidelines found in the During the Quarter document to avoid getting your paper sent back to you.
Remember to use our private TC15 webpage to get information about past communications, dates or documents. You can access it by clicking on this link and using the password: sacredrhythms15.
See you soon!
The TC15 Team
