Spiritual Life Center

Hello friends of the Spiritual Life Center! 

I hope you all had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend!  I’m getting this out a bit late this week, but hope you can still find room in your calendar to join us!

Here’s what’s going on this week.

This week at the Spiritual Life Center

Tuesday

1pm                 Bible Study
Wednesday

8:30am            Centering Prayer, followed by breakfast at a nearby café

12-12:30pm     Quaker Meeting for Worship

4pm                 The Art and Practice of Meditation

This week we will learn about the practice of Centering Prayer from Doug Spears. Doug participates in the weekly Centering Prayer group that meets every Wednesday at 8:30am at the Spiritual Life Center.

Thursday

12:05-12:55    Faculty and Staff–Beginning Yoga

5pm                 Eucharist/Communion followed by

5:30pm            Free meal and discussion–Beloved Community, Building an Interfaith Community of Compassion. This week we will be discussing the eighth chapter of Karen Armstrong’s book Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life titled: How Should We Speak to One Another? 

To stay more connected to our community at the Spiritual Life Center–and to contribute your favorite quotes or bumper stickers on the theme of compassion, like us on facebook!

http://www.facebook.com/psuspirituallifecenter

Here’s what’s going on this week.  I hope you can join us!

This week at the Spiritual Life Center

Tuesday

1pm                 Bible Study
Wednesday

8:30am            Centering Prayer, followed by breakfast at a nearby café

11am-2pm       The PSU Interfaith Leadership Team presents:

Building Bridges—Come Celebrate Diverse backgrounds and cultures!

SMSU Room 338—the Vanport Room

Take a break in your day, and enjoy a chance to connect with one another!  The purpose of the Building Bridges event is to bring together people of different cultures, backgrounds, faiths (or absence of faith) through music, food, fun, games and dialogue. Each group will have a table to showcase the music, art, food and information about their group. The Interfaith Leadership team began in the fall of 2011 to increase community, compassion and opportunities for service and social justice among people of faith and non faith on the PSU campus.

12-12:30pm     Quaker Meeting for Worship

4pm                 The Art and Practice of Meditation

This week meditation class participant Edgar will be teaching us about the healing affects of meditation.  Next week join us to learn from Doug Spears about Centering Prayer.

Thursday

12:05-12:55    Faculty and Staff–Beginning Yoga

5pm                 Eucharist/Communion followed by

5:30pm            Free meal and discussion–Beloved Community, Building an Interfaith Community of Compassion. This week we will be discussing the seventh chapter of Karen Armstrong’s book Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life titled: How Little We Know. 

To stay more connected to our community at the Spiritual Life Center–and to contribute your favorite quotes or bumper stickers on the theme of compassion, like us on facebook!

We would love you to join us for any of these gatherings.  You are always welcome to just stop by for a cup of tea.

Blessings!

Carol Joy

Hello friends of the Spiritual Life Center! 

I can’t believe this amazing hot weather we are getting!  I hope you are enjoying the sun, and finding some shade as well!  May your day be filled with joy and delight in the beauty surrounding you.

This week we are excited to welcome our visiting consultant Kevin Ford from North Carolina.  Kevin will be meeting with students, faculty, staff and board members listen to what vision our community has for the future of the Spiritual Life Center.  There will be a number of focus groups meeting over the week, and Kevin will also be visiting some of our programs. 

Here’s what’s going on this week.  I hope you can join us!

This week at the Spiritual Life Center

Wednesday

8:30am            Centering Prayer, followed by breakfast at a nearby cafe
12-12:30pm     Quaker Meeting for Worship

4pm                 The Art and Practice of Meditation

This week Carol Joy will be teaching the meditation/prayer practice of Lectio Divina—or Divine reading– that comes from the Benedictine tradition. 

Thursday

12:05-12:55    Faculty and Staff–Beginning Yoga

5pm                 Eucharist/Communion followed by

5:30pm            Free meal and discussion–Beloved Community, Building an Interfaith Community of Compassion. This week we will be discussing the sixth chapter of Karen Armstrong’s book Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life titled: Action. 

Hello friends of the Spiritual Life Center! 

Happy sunny Monday!  I do hope you are getting the chance to take in the blue sky and warm sunshine!

Here’s what’s going on this week.  I hope you can join us!

This week at the Spiritual Life Center

Wednesday

8:30am           Centering Prayer, followed by breakfast at a nearby cafe
12-12:30pm     Quaker Meeting for Worship

4pm                 The Art and Practice of Meditation
Thursday
12:05-12:55    Faculty and Staff–Beginning Yoga
5pm                Eucharist/Communion followed by
5:30pm            Free meal and discussion–Beloved Community, Building an Interfaith Community of Compassion. This week we     will be discussing the fifth chapter of Karen Armstrong’s book Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life titled: Mindfulness.  Interested in the charter for compassion?  Check out: http://charterforcompassion.org/the-charter

Stay posted!     Lunchtime Urban Pilgrimage, day/time TBA

Bring your hiking boots, and use your lunch break as a chance to stretch your legs, breathe in some fresh air and enjoy the hilly neighborhoods of the West Hills above PSU.  Jeff Wright will lead us on a 30 min. walk starting at the Spiritual Life Center at PSU.

To stay more connected to our community at the Spiritual Life Center–and to contribute your favorite quotes or bumper stickers on the theme of compassion, like us on facebook!

http://www.facebook.com/psuspirituallifecenter

We would love you to join us for any of these gatherings.  You are always welcome to just stop by for a cup of tea.

Blessings!

Carol Joy