United Voices for Children Celebrates Advocates
United Voices for Children brought advocates, church leaders and community partners together for its annual Raising Our Voices event on Sept. 24 at Grace UMC in Rockford, focusin…
One Day Retreat sponsored by NIC Spiritual Formation Committee
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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