Participating in a small faith community online is a helpful resource to stay connected and enhance your prayer life.
Chapels are hosted by trained leaders Monday – Saturday of each week. There is no fee and you can participate when you are able. We connect together in our online chapel through the video conferencing platform, Zoom. In order to participate in any of the online chapels, you will need to register by going to contemplativecommunity.org and completing a simple registration form. Once you have registered, an email will be sent to you with the URL and all the info you will need for participating in any of the chapels throughout the week.
The chapel experience is made up of a period of silent meditation, a short reading for prayerful reflection and an opportunity for simple faith sharing. It is a chance to take time out of your day for a rendezvous with God in a community that is hospitable and inclusive. An opportunity to find support and enhance your prayer and spiritual practicing. The chapel schedule is below, and you are welcome to join us whenever you are available. Register here to receive the Zoom link to participate. For further details about the experience go to www.contemplativecommunity.org.
The chapel experience is made up of a period of silent meditation, a short reading for prayerful reflection and an opportunity for simple faith sharing. It is a chance to take time out of your day for a rendezvous with God in a community that is hospitable and inclusive. An opportunity to find support and enhance your prayer and spiritual practicing. The chapel schedule is below, and you are welcome to join us whenever you are available. Register here to receive the Zoom link to participate. For further details about the experience go to www.contemplativecommunity.org.
Lenten Day of Prayer: HomecomingFebruary 25, 8:30am – 4:00pm
Morton Arboretum, Lisle, IL Facilitator: Al Gustafson The stories referred to as the gospel within the gospel, a scene of homecoming captured in a Rembrandt painting, quiet structured reflection that will include time for a winter walk, the company of 20 fellow seekers, a beautiful, paneled room with a fireplace, a light breakfast and healthy lunch, these are the elements that will make up our Lenten Day of Prayer. The cornerstone of our day will be Luke chapter 15, the stories of the lost sheep, the lost coin and the lost son, through which we will explore the themes of homecoming, affirmation, and reconciliation.
The day is designed for you and God to enjoy together, to deepen your identity as God’s beloved and empower you to love as God loves. Bring your desire and sincerity; and trust the Spirit will take of the rest. To register click here. |
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Chapel Schedule:
Monday | 7 am CST | John Blumberg & Linda Tomasello Monday | 7:30 pm CST | Guided Loving Kindness Meditation Al Gustafson & Deb Wilson Tuesday | 7 am CST | Ed Shurna & Vince Keenan Wednesday | Noon CST | Al Gustafson & Bill Hassett Wednesday | 7:30 pm CST | Mary Beth McEuen & Ed Siderewicz Thursday | 8 am CST | Marybeth Coleman & Eileen O’Shea Thursday | 5 pm CST | Happy Half-Hour (30-minute meditation) Friday | 10 am CST | Al Gustafson Saturday | 7 am CST | Kate DeVries & Margie Rudnik |
Loving Kindness Meditation
Join us in the OSP online chapel on Monday evenings for a guided Loving Kindness meditation practice beginning every Monday at 7:30 pm. This meditation has its roots in the Buddhist tradition and is a practice for cultivating Christ like compassion for ourselves, those in our life and our sisters and brothers throughout the world. It can serve very practically as a necessary and skillful antidote to the negative states of mind that are nearly impossible to guard against during these days of the pandemic. This will also be an opportunity to join our hearts as one, sharing our prayer of care and becoming a collective channel of Light to a world that can use a little more love. To sign up and receive a Zoom link to access the chapel, visit bit.ly/contemplativecommunity |