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Spiritual Formation Retreat

Drawing Closer to God

One Day Retreat sponsored by NIC Spiritual Formation Committee

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Date: November 3

Time: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Location: Grace United Methodist Church, 1718 Avalon Ave., Joliet, IL

Cost: $25

“Praying for Discernment: Changing the Way We Do Church”

Keynote Speaker: Rev. Dr. Frederick W. Schmidt, Director, The Rueben P. Job Institute for Spiritual Formation Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary

Workshops:

Dream & Spiritual Interpretation – Rev. Dr. Regina Davis
Centering Prayer – Wendy Mospan
Spiritual Journaling – Rev. Irene Taylor Basic
Labyrinth Walking – Becky Potter Lectio Divina – Barbara Miller
Sacred Moments with Yoga – Joanne Richter
Prayer with Beads – Becky Potter

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