On retreat, we embraced new understandings of prayer, expanded our image of our Lord, and shared our tender places and tears with God and with each other. It is hard to summarize just how impactful this retreat was to this community but we are so grateful.
Thank you for your graciousness and patience with changes to the spiritual direction groups. Now that we have all of the group pictures, we will send those pictures out to the community next month.
Ruth challenged us to not just learn about prayer but to actually pray. Let us continue to take up
this challenge over the next quarter.
Below, you will find the information and links that we shared with you on retreat — they will be helpful in supporting you in the coming months.
Blessings, The TC18 Team
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you who were drawn to the contemporary icons, visit KellyLatimoreIcons.com to purchase and learn more!
DURING THE QUARTER Community Webpage
Remember that you can always find all the dates for retreats, previous emails, reading lists, During the Quarter documents and more here on the TC18 webpage!
Required and Recommended Books Available Online If you did not get a copy of Rory Noland's book Transforming Worship on retreat, you can purchase it online.
This is a resource worth having as you explore worship as an individual and communal practice. Click here to
order
Additional Resource — A New Liturgy Our worship leader, Aaron Niequist, has composed a 25 minute journey that helps us not just recite the Lord's Prayer but to embody and put it into practice. You can sample and purchase it here! No. 8: The Lord's Prayer
Ruth's NEW book
Thank you for helping us begin to celebrate the launch of Embracing Rhythms of Work and Rest: From Sabbath to Sabbatical and Back Again while on retreat!
We also invite you to join the launch team for the book — we are calling it the Embracing Rhythms of Work and Rest Cohort. This a great opportunity to explore what it might look like to become a sabbath community with the support of Ruth and other leaders!
Pursuing God's Will Together Retreat September 12-14 and October 3-5 There are only a couple spots left for each date of this retreat! Get members of your leadership team together and join us for this significant time of discernment. Email Haley Pagefor more details.
