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Adult Faith Formation – Weekly on Tuesdays
June 17, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - June 24, 2025 @ 1:00 pm
Beginning Tuesday, June 3rd, we will start a new class based on the poetry of Mary Oliver using the SALT devotional entitled: Summer Days. This class will consist of four sessions taking us through June. Description follows:
… summertime taps into the deep, ancient practice of rest and restoration, echoing the joyful, sacred rhythms of sabbath.
Mary Oliver’s poetry can help us connect with this dimension of the season, savoring its delights, valuing its treasures, and reveling in what she calls summer’s “luminous sprawl of gifts.” Think of that sprawl as a sabbath for the year as a whole: not the resurrections of spring or the harvests of autumn, but the joyful, restful moments in between. Moments we all are made for.
Mary Oliver’s poetry can help us connect with this dimension of the season, savoring its delights, valuing its treasures, and reveling in what she calls summer’s “luminous sprawl of gifts.” Think of that sprawl as a sabbath for the year as a whole: not the resurrections of spring or the harvests of autumn, but the joyful, restful moments in between. Moments we all are made for.
At each of the four steps, you’ll find a gentle rhythm to guide you: the lighting of a candle, a passage from Scripture to pair with poems in Oliver’s Devotions, a short prayer, and a song or two. Each step also includes a bouquet of “daily practices” to try, activities to help deepen your experience of the poems, the biblical passages, and the wider world they call us to love.
You will be supplied with a Summer Days booklet and copies of the poems being used. Just let Julie Kessler know if you’re interested in participating – or if you want copies even if you can’t join us. (603-871-8066 or julielouisekessler@gmail.com)
Class meets every Tuesday at 12:00 in the Parish Helper room. We also have a Zoom option if you’d prefer to participate remotely.