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Women's Group News: The Mount of the Holy Cross Women's group is a wonderful opportunity for fellowship, fun and spiritual growth with the women of MHC. We meet once a month for a variety of events and would love you to join. If you have any questions about any of these events please contact the church office at (970) 476-6610. June Adventure ~ Hiking!
When: Friday, 10:00 am, June 18th
Where: East Lake Creek Trailhead
What: We will hike together and then stop for lunch and talk about the book, “Wild Comfort, The Solace of Nature” by Kathleen Dean Moore. If you didn’t read the book, but would still like to hike, please join us!
RSVP: Kim Law, mtholy@vail.net or 476-6610 or 390-9729
(Those on the list so far: Ann Constien, Judy Donnalley, Jeanne Nedrelow, Rivers Jardis, Peggy Thompson, Suzanne Sloan, Norma Broten)
An excerpt from “Wild Comfort, The Solace of Nature”: In an effort to make sense of the deaths in quick succession of several loved ones, Kathleen Dean Moore turned to the comfort of the wild, making a series of solitary excursions into ancient forests, wild rivers, remote deserts, and windswept islands to learn what the environment could teach her in her time of pain. This book is the record of her experiences. It’s a stunning collection of carefully observed accounts of her life—tracking otters on the beach, cooking breakfast in the desert, canoeing in a snow squall, wading among migrating salmon in the dark—but it is also a profound meditation on the healing power of nature.
****** Just as good nutrition and exercise are part of how you care for your body, a personal sacred space for prayer, meditation, and spiritual thought can be a part of your spiritual self-care that enriches and supports your regular worship within a community of faith.
“Sacred Spaces” ( a booklet you can download from www.womenoftheelca.org) provides a helpful framework for creating personal sacred space. You will learn how to select and create your sacred space, set aside and dedicated to your growth and/or healing, whether that space is in a whole room, a quiet corner of a room, or your garden.
Go to www.womenoftheelca.org to learn more.
Reprinted from “Women of the ELCA Interchange” March 2009
October 17th Women’s Group Hike, “Pausing for Proverbs”
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