September 18: What are your questions, experiences, interests in prayer? Overall, how do Christians understand prayer and what have been the major traditions in Christian prayer? Input from this session will help us plan the rest.
September 25: SPECIAL GUEST – on Zoom, from Seattle – Ken Peterson. Ken sings in the famous St. Mark’s Cathedral compline service, and has written a book about compline – you can see his website here. He’ll be talking about the Liturgy of the Hours.
When someone asks “how can I pray?” they can mean:This Fall, we’ll begin with general conversation about prayer, shaping future sessions around participants’ questions, interests and concerns. Participants can volunteer to lead sessions of particular interest. We’ll do conversation, practical advice – “try this prayer book” – and experiment as a group with different prayer forms. Also, there may be a guest (zoom) speaker or two.
Orans standing prayer posture
A few possible topics:
Scripture & prayer: lectio divina
Centering prayer & meditation
Liturgy of the Hours for busy days
General focus of attention; technology, silence
Lutheran prayer; Catholic prayer (Rosary?)
Topics in prayer (such as a recent NYTimes article by Anne Lamott)
Prayer and the arts (such as music)
Biblical teaching on prayer; Lord’s Prayer, Psalms
“Prayer” is a key part of our Sunday morning (First Day) experience. How can Sundays be more prayerful?
Christmas Services 2022
