This meditation period is a special time as you start your week to gather at the Abbey to center yourself in Our Creator. As you center yourself along with prayer, singing bowls and silence, slowly close your meditation with freshly made herbal tea from the Abbey garden. Meditation coupled with tea is a spiritual practice going as far back as the 9th Century.
Compline at the Abbey Church is optional at 7:45 p.m.
All are welcome!

Change to regular service schedule: Compline at 7:15 p.m.

This year's theme is “Understanding and Living the Rule of St. Benedict as Oblates: Our Stories as Tools for Spiritual Growth.”  Our program consists of speakers, a panel, book sharing and discussions, short films and a retreat day focused on our theme. Through these shared gatherings and readings, we hope to enrich our personal understanding of mercy and challenge ourselves to apply mercy to our daily lives. We look forward to another fruitful year of prayer, study, and fellowship with both the Abbey and the Oblate communities. Check out the website for the year's program:
https://www.glastonburyabbey.org/index.php/abbey/oblates/oblate-news/

Exploring Prayer
Facilitator: Rev. Deborah Roy, MDiv, STM, Obl. OSB
Suggested Offering: $200 includes 2 nights' accommodation and meals. Advance registration required.*

“God speaks to us as God makes us,” wrote Rainer Maria Rilke, and many of us have found that some ways of “speaking with God” seem to suit us better than others. If you are longing for a more intimate relationship with God, spend this weekend exploring ancient and contemporary forms of prayer across traditions including Centering Prayer, Zazen, The Liturgy of the Hours, and others. Whether you are new to prayer or seeking to deepen your current prayer practice, this retreat will offer you a chance to discover creative and meaningful ways of communing with God.

Feedback from this weekend experience has been extremely positive. If you are looking for an opportunity to deepen your prayer life with an informed, accepting and innovative facilitator, this is your retreat!

*For further information or to make a reservation, please call 781-749-2155 ext. 300

Exploring Prayer
Facilitator: Rev. Deborah Roy, MDiv, STM, Obl. OSB
Suggested Offering: $200 includes 2 nights' accommodation and meals. Advance registration required.*

“God speaks to us as God makes us,” wrote Rainer Maria Rilke, and many of us have found that some ways of “speaking with God” seem to suit us better than others. If you are longing for a more intimate relationship with God, spend this weekend exploring ancient and contemporary forms of prayer across traditions including Centering Prayer, Zazen, The Liturgy of the Hours, and others. Whether you are new to prayer or seeking to deepen your current prayer practice, this retreat will offer you a chance to discover creative and meaningful ways of communing with God.

Feedback from this weekend experience has been extremely positive. If you are looking for an opportunity to deepen your prayer life with an informed, accepting and innovative facilitator, this is your retreat!

*For further information or to make a reservation, please call 781-749-2155 ext. 300

Exploring Prayer
Facilitator: Rev. Deborah Roy, MDiv, STM, Obl. OSB
Suggested Offering: $200 includes 2 nights' accommodation and meals. Advance registration required.*

“God speaks to us as God makes us,” wrote Rainer Maria Rilke, and many of us have found that some ways of “speaking with God” seem to suit us better than others. If you are longing for a more intimate relationship with God, spend this weekend exploring ancient and contemporary forms of prayer across traditions including Centering Prayer, Zazen, The Liturgy of the Hours, and others. Whether you are new to prayer or seeking to deepen your current prayer practice, this retreat will offer you a chance to discover creative and meaningful ways of communing with God.

Feedback from this weekend experience has been extremely positive. If you are looking for an opportunity to deepen your prayer life with an informed, accepting and innovative facilitator, this is your retreat!

*For further information or to make a reservation, please call 781-749-2155 ext. 300

This meditation period is a special time as you start your week to gather at the Abbey to center yourself in Our Creator. As you center yourself along with prayer, singing bowls and silence, slowly close your meditation with freshly made herbal tea from the Abbey garden. Meditation coupled with tea is a spiritual practice going as far back as the 9th Century.
Compline at the Abbey Church is optional at 7:45 p.m.
All are welcome!

Anam Cara, Glastonbury Abbey's women's spirituality group, has been meeting for more than 15 years. Over the years we have read Richard Rohr, Joyce Rupp, Joan Chittister, Barbara Taylor and many other authors. We have studied the labyrinth, gathered jewelry for The Women's Lunch Place, raised money for mattresses at Stonecrest retreat house, shared our struggles, laughed at our growing pains and enjoyed a pot luck supper or two. New members are welcome! For more info, contact Ellie, ellivine70@gmail.com.