Spiritual Nurture opportunities at Clear Creek

If you are interested in participating in any of the activities a - g listed below, please call Erica P. with your contact information or where specified contact the contact person specified for the group:

a) Spiritual Friendships: groups of 2 or 3 people meeting once every 2 – 3 weeks to share about what is going on in their lives, from a spiritual perspective.

b) Poetry and other writing as a spiritual practice: – meeting monthly, sharing briefly from our recent writing and reflecting on its impact in our spiritual journeys

c) Friendly Bible Study: meeting 2 – 3 times per month, reading 4-6 verses together, responding meditatively in writing to 5 questions, then speaking to them in a worship-sharing format. The questions addressed are:
• the author’s main point,
• new light we receive from the passage,
• the relationship of the passage to the truth of our experience,
• the passage’s implications for our lives, and
• questions or problems we have with the passage.
We will be beginning with the Letter of James. First meeting will be on
Sunday, Sept. 21, 12:30 p.m., Stout Meetinghouse

d) Mysticism, Practice, Etc. Group- In the process of being formed and defining its practice:

e) Women’s Spirituality Group- Meets monthly in participants’ homes. There is usually a brief check-in (how are we doing) followed by a discussion or experiential activity on topics such as play, poetry, childhood spiritual experiences, and personal heroines. These are suggested the month before by those attending.

f) Book Discussion Group – Meets monthly, usually on Sunday evening of Monthly Meeting, at Friends Fellowship Community Solarium Room. (Rides available from College Avenue). Participants pick the books for the next few months. Books have been non-fiction (Three Cups of Tea), poetry (Thirst by Mary Oliver), and fiction and science fiction (Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury). Contact Dan or Jan S.

g) Singing after Meeting – Friends gather around the piano in the Meeting Room and sing Friendly hymns from the hymnals stored in the hallway. Those participating suggest favorites they would like to sing that week. Contact Gwen H.