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X-WR-CALDESC:Register now for the Fall Spiritual Formation Retreat\nSeptemb
 er 17-18\, 2021\n\nThe 17th-century French monastic and mystic known today
  as Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection wrote a series of letters to spir
 itual seekers in his own troubled time.  Through these letters of counsel\
 , he offered advice from his life’s experiences about how to cultivate and
  sustain a faith that is “alive and active on every side of life\, particu
 larly in times of need.” He wrote “my only prayer practice is attention.  
 I carry on a habitual\, silent\, and secret conversation with God that fil
 ls me with overwhelming joy.”\n\nWhatever language we use to describe the 
 ground and wisdom we seek--Spirit\, the Light\, Truth--how can our lives b
 ecome deeply attuned to that ground so that we can be faithful\, alive\, a
 nd active in our own times?  In the fall Spiritual Formation retreat\, we’
 ll go “back to basics” to explore some of the practices that might help us
  (re)discover this joy and to sustain attention on that which nourishes ou
 r lives.  \n\nThe retreat will begin on Friday evening at 7 p.m. and concl
 ude on Saturday evening at 9 p.m.  We will have four structured sessions d
 uring the retreat that will invite Friends into times of quiet personal re
 flection\, sharing in spiritual friendship and in small groups\, and fello
 wship with the whole group.  We’ll also keep our Zoom space open during me
 al times for the beloved “table fellowship” we so enjoy at our in-person r
 etreats.\n\nIn response to a need voiced during the May Spiritual Formatio
 n Retreat\, the Spiritual Formation Working Group will support a “virtual”
  (Zoom-based) year-long program of monthly gatherings for Friends who live
  remotely or whose local Meetings cannot support a local Spiritual Formati
 on group.  More information about this opportunity will be shared at the r
 etreat.\n\nRegistration for the retreat is open now and will close on Mond
 ay\, September 13th.  To register\, click the link below.
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DESCRIPTION:Register now for the Fall Spiritual Formation Retreat\nSeptembe
 r 17-18\, 2021\n\nThe 17th-century French monastic and mystic known today 
 as Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection wrote a series of letters to spiri
 tual seekers in his own troubled time.  Through these letters of counsel\,
  he offered advice from his life’s experiences about how to cultivate and 
 sustain a faith that is “alive and active on every side of life\, particul
 arly in times of need.” He wrote “my only prayer practice is attention.  I
  carry on a habitual\, silent\, and secret conversation with God that fill
 s me with overwhelming joy.”\n\nWhatever language we use to describe the g
 round and wisdom we seek--Spirit\, the Light\, Truth--how can our lives be
 come deeply attuned to that ground so that we can be faithful\, alive\, an
 d active in our own times?  In the fall Spiritual Formation retreat\, we’l
 l go “back to basics” to explore some of the practices that might help us 
 (re)discover this joy and to sustain attention on that which nourishes our
  lives.  \n\nThe retreat will begin on Friday evening at 7 p.m. and conclu
 de on Saturday evening at 9 p.m.  We will have four structured sessions du
 ring the retreat that will invite Friends into times of quiet personal ref
 lection\, sharing in spiritual friendship and in small groups\, and fellow
 ship with the whole group.  We’ll also keep our Zoom space open during mea
 l times for the beloved “table fellowship” we so enjoy at our in-person re
 treats.\n\nIn response to a need voiced during the May Spiritual Formation
  Retreat\, the Spiritual Formation Working Group will support a “virtual” 
 (Zoom-based) year-long program of monthly gatherings for Friends who live 
 remotely or whose local Meetings cannot support a local Spiritual Formatio
 n group.  More information about this opportunity will be shared at the re
 treat.\n\nRegistration for the retreat is open now and will close on Monda
 y\, September 13th.  To register\, click the link below.
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SUMMARY:Fall Spiritual Formation Retreat
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