April 25, 2018
News
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Spotlight Events
- Spring Equinox Ceremony March 18, 2018
- We will meet from 7-8pm to honor and give thanks for the new trees recently planted at Dayspring. Inspired by the Thanksgiving Address -- the "Words Before All Else," from the Native People know as the Iroquois, we give thanks to the trees. "With one mind, we greet and thank the Tree life." Meet at the Farmhouse for a ceremony of song, silent wander, and dance, expressing our thanks to the trees.
- Palm Sunday Worship March 25, 2018
- Join us at 10 am at the Farmhouse.
- Maundy Thursday Tenebrae Service March 29, 2018
- 7:30pm at the Farmhouse. Join us for scripture readings as we move into the solemnity of Good Friday.
- Good Friday Observance with the Emmaus Faith Community March 30, 2018
- 12 noon at the Farmhouse. Join us for readings from the Passion narrative and prayer.
- Easter Worship April 1, 2018
- 10 am at the Wellspring Center. Join us to celebrate the risen Christ, followed by an Easter Egg Hunt and Potluck meal.
Join Us
Sunday Worship
9:45 am Gather in silence, 10 am service begins
Outside in the pavilion in the summer and in the old Farmhouse in the winter (with programs for children ages six and up)
School of Christian Living
Thursday evenings sessions in Spring and Fall
Noon Prayer (contemplative)
Weekdays at the Farmhouse 12 - 12:30
Centering Prayer
6:30 pm Monday at the Silent Retreat Lodge
Quiet Days, Weekend Silent Retreats, Individual Retreats
Full schedule at dayspringretreat.org
Seasonal Celebrations, Walks on the Land, Tours
See Earth Ministry website
For Reflection
Winter is a lesson about the fine art of loss and growth. Its lesson is clear: There is only one way out of struggle, and that is by going into the darkness, waiting for the light, and being open to new growth.
-Sr. Joan Chittister
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Upcoming Silent Retreats
Resources and Links
- The Church of the Saviour
- The Church of the Saviour, an ecumenical Christian church envisioned by Gordon and Mary Cosby in the early 1940's, was incorporated in 1947 in Washington, D.C., when they and seven others became its first members.