Pathways Rhythms

August 2023

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Rhythm of Prayer Returns

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Pathways daily Rhythm of Prayer​ will resume on Tuesday, August 15 at 8am.  Please note the following changes:

  • On Tuesday mornings Awakening Hour will replace Prayer of Commitment. 
  • Iona Healing Prayer will be held on the third Wednesday of the month instead of Mondays and will be in person.

Silent Auction Fundraiser

September 9-16

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Pathways’ annual Silent Auction fundraiser is coming up!  The online auction will begin on Saturday, September 9, at 8am and end on September 16, at 4pm.  Bidders will have an opportunity to view auction items in person from 3-4pm on Saturday, September 16.  Follow our Facebook and Instagram pages for sneak peaks of items throughout August.

This annual event is a great way to support Pathways by bidding, sharing with friends and family, and donating items to the auction.  If you have an item that you’d like to donate, please contact Janell Stoltzfus​ by September 4. 

Upcoming Events:

Prayer Community Regathering

August 23, 8:30-9:30

(immediately following Lectio Divina)

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We will gather in person for an informal time of fellowship and tea with light snacks.  This is an opportunity to get to know one another and share presence together.  All are invited–those who have participated in Pathways’ prayer community and those who may like to know more.

If you plan to attend, please take a moment to RSVP using this form

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Appropriate for all levels of participants, this hatha-style yoga class​ is designed to help us live in harmony with what Christine Valters Paintner’s calls sacred time, that is, “time spent being present to the moments of eternity available to us whenever we choose to pause and breathe.” 

Mondays beginning August 28, 4:30-5:30pm

Cost: $15/session

Facilitator: Malinda Elizabeth Berry

Space is limited to 12 participants each week

View Schedule & Register
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Spending time in nature is known to make us happier, reduce stress and increase our well-being. As we prepare to move from summer into fall, this four-part series will offer us time to wander outdoors as well as experience a harvest of creative spiritual practices.


Saturdays, September 9, 16, 23 and 30, 10:00 - 11:30 am

Suggested donation: $15-35 for each session

Register for the ones you can attend - all four or only one.

Facilitator: Dawn Stegelmann, Episcopal priest, spiritual director, seminary professor and retreat leader

Space is limited to 12 participants each week

learn more and register
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Renew your body, mind and spirit through practicing Tension and Trauma Releasing Exercises (TRE) in a group. TRE is an innovative series of exercises that assist the body in releasing deep muscular patterns of stress, tension and trauma. This group is for people who already know and practice TRE.

Saturday, August 26, 10am - noon

Suggested donation: $25-50

Facilitator: Julie Stegelmann

Space is limited to 6 participants

learn more and register

Creation Care Volunteer Event

August 12, 9-11am


Upcoming Dates:

September 23, 1-3pm

October 14, 9-11am

November 11, 1-3pm

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Join us for our Creation Care event this coming Saturday from 9-11 am.  Possible activities include mulching, weeding, and cleaning up storm damage.  These volunteer events are an enjoyable time of working outside and getting to know other volunteers.  If you plan to join us, let us know by filling out this short survey.  We hope to see you there!

If you are interested in hearing about these regular events or other volunteer opportunities at Pathways, consider completing our Volunteeer Survey​.  

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Pathways Retreat is a spiritual retreat center for

Rest, Reflection and Renewal.