Join a free conference call to discern about the rightness of this program for you. Sign up for a call on Wednesday, October 20 at 4:00pm ET or on Tuesday, November 9 at 7:00pm ET. Apply Now! Overview Transforming Community: Leading Contemplative Prayer Groups & Retreats is designed to equip, encourage and support those called to …
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A retreat to explore the art and writing of Hildegard von Bingen,1098-1179, Benedictine Abbess, Christian Mystic, composer, philosopher, prophet, poet. Her themes of God’s energy in Creation will inspire and resonate with those finding a life-giving spiritual path in our own time. Facilitator: The Right Rev. Dr. Lynne McNaughton, Bishop of Kootenay Lynne has taught …
View course details ““All Verdant Greening” Retreat”

An 8-week virtual pilgrimage on Thursday evenings in March and April 2022 The narrative arc of our Christian journey begins at the moment of creation and comes to its climax with the Resurrection of Jesus. The story continues from there with the post-resurrection narratives of Jesus consoling, healing, and commissioning the disciples to be apostles …
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(Also available: Introduction to Journaling November 18, 2021: 7:00pm-8:30pm, online, $57) Please note this is an Online Event that will be taking place over Zoom. Program Information: Journaling is a practice open to ANYONE. It’s how people have recorded their lives, loves, journeys, struggles and victories. It can be a vehicle for making notes about …
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The world turns on how we perceive one another. We can point to people, famous or not, who have made a difference in our lives. Sometimes, though, it is those who we would least expect, the ones who by their otherness become priceless blessings, who enable us to be our best selves. Dorothy Day, co-founder …
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The Very Rev. Dr. Michael Battle, Professor of Church and Society and Director of the Desmond Tutu Center at The General Theological Seminary, joins the Trinity Community for a three-week series based on his new book, Desmond Tutu: A Spiritual Autobiography of South Africa’s Confessor. Register for this series, and ask for a free copy …
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10am Sundays, September 26-October 24, Trinity Commons and Online Join Trinity clergy and special guest Lindsay Boyer as they discuss forms of contemplation and how contemplative practice can benefit all aspects of our lives. September 26 Join Trinity’s Vicar, the Rev. Michael Bird, as he considers what it means to worship in this time and …
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Discover varied methods for nurturing the spirituality of congregations. About this event This event is brought to you by the department of Lifelong Learning at Virginia Theological Seminary This online cohort will meet on four consecutive Thursday afternoons (Oct 7 – Oct 28) from 3 – 4:30 p.m. eastern. In 1971 Karl Rahner wrote, “The …
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Gillian Doucet Campbell Stewardship is our faithful response to the mission of God. We can join in God’s mission with confidence and hope as stewards of God’s abundant gifts and invite others into that stewardship. What is God calling us to as individuals, as a parish, and as a diocese? We know there is a …
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Patrick Paulsen Many people are familiar with the concept of an overarching narrative (storyline) when looking at the history of our faith: from the Old Testament, through to the New and on into the history of the church, we can see God at work. However, when people think of, say, the Old Testament, disconnected images …
View course details “Christian Foundations: From Abraham to Jesus”