Rhythms Newsletter

August 2018

Keep some room in your heart for the unimaginable.

Mary Oliver

Mystic of the Month: Mary Oliver
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Mary Oliver (1935-), is an award-winning American author and poet who is inspired by the quiet occurrences in nature. She is intimately acquainted with the liminal spaces between earth and sky, human and animal, and the sacred that is found in the ordinary.

To live in this world
you must be able
to do three things
to love what is mortal;
to hold it against your bones knowing
your own life depends on it;
and, when the time comes to let it go,
to let it go.

Mary Oliver

With gratitude...
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...to Jeff Shenk and son who lovingly and thoroughly Fall cleaned the cottage, including windows!  We are so grateful! Let Julie know if you desire to be placed on the Fall/Spring cottage cleaning schedule!
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Spiritual Directors Day Away

register by September 1

for the 2018-2019 retreat series.

Pathways offers a Day Away for spiritual directors of all denominations each second Monday of the month, September through May. The day begins with brief morning prayers at 9:00, followed by several hours of Sabbath time to enjoy the woods and trails, walk the labyrinths, or find a nook to journal, read, and pray. The afternoon provides time for conversation and connecting with other directors, ending at 2:00. Learn more and register here...
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Bird Walks

Sunday, august 19, 4:30pm

Sunday, September 16, 4pm

sunday, october 14, 4pm

Come join in the excitement of noticing our feathered friends, some who make their homes here and others stopping by for rest or nourishment. Walks last 60-90 min depending on bird activity. $5-10 donation to Pathways is appreciated. Read more...
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Listening Together

Mondays, 7-8:30pm

We are an open and ever evolving group practicing together the contemplative and compassionate life in Christ. We meet from 7-8:30 pm on Mondays at Pathways Retreat. In August and September we will be reflecting on J. Philip Newell's book, One Foot in Eden: A Celtic view of the stages of life. Read more...
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Wisdom of the Body

Saturdays, October-May

Wilma Cender will facilitate this series of eight Saturday morning retreats for women using the book, The Wisdom of the Body: a Contemplative Journey to Wholeness for Women by Christine Valters Paintner. Register now...

August/September Calendar

Listening Together
Contemplative Sit
Centering Prayer
Lectio Divina
Spiritual Directors Day Away
Iona Healing Prayer

Bird Walks

Mondays 7-8:30pm
Tuesdays 7:30-8am
Thursdays 7:30-8am
Fridays 8-8:30am
Monday, September 10, 9am-2pm
Thursday, September 20, 7pm

Sundays, August 19, 4:30; September 16, 4pm
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Pathways Retreat is a spiritual retreat center for

Rest, Reflection and Renewal.

Co-Directors

Linda Lehman Thomas

Evan Miller

Julie Stegelmann

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