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Tuning in to God's Call
Ever wonder if God is calling you to do something and you're just not getting the signal? This is a common problem. However, there are ways to improve transmission. During Lent, we will be discussing the important work of seminary professor, Ben Campbell Johnson, "Hearing God's Call: Discernment for Laity and Clergy." You don't have to buy a copy of the book. We will have handouts and a PowerPoint presentation or two. However, if you want your own copy, the book is available at abesbooks.com.
Our program will be held on Thursday evenings with dinner and the discussion starting at 6:30pm. We will enjoy a homemade soup, crusty bread, and fresh fruit--simple fare in the monastic tradition, and lively conversation. Following the meal, we will adjourn to the nave for the daily office of Compline (BCP p. 127), also known as the "dear little office." It is descended from the night prayers said before bed at the end of the monastic round of daily prayer.
Compline is a simple office including a confession of sins, one or more psalms, a short reading from scripture, versicles and responses, the Lord's Prayer, collects which ask for God's protection during the night to come, and the canticle Nunc dimittis. A hymn for the evening may follow the short reading from scripture. The collects may be followed by a time of silence, along with free intercessions and thanksgivings.
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Thu, Feb 18, 2010 - 1:27 — gwane
We Catholic are aware of the
We Catholic are aware of the beginning of Lenten. This is the start wherein we need to remember the sufferings of our Lord Jesus. As Fat Tuesday or Shrove Tuesday has just passed, that marks the beginning of Ash Wednesday, and Lent. At least in the Western Christian churches – the Eastern Orthodox Church starts Lent on Clean Monday, which is the Monday before Fat Tuesday. For the low and uninitiated, how Lent works is that a person fasts or goes without something for 40 days and nights, excepting Sundays. (Lent actually lasts for 46 days total, so the 6 Sundays are excluded.) You could, say, stick to a budget and give up using credit cards or payday loans, you could give up beer or sweets, or beef. Well…maybe not beer; sacrifices must be made, but giving up beer is too much for anyone.