Summer Community & Formation at the Mission
Weekly Community Meal and Evening Prayer - June 12th- August 14th
Join us each Wednesday for a community meal with Grace UMC at 6 PM in the downstairs Fellowship Hall.
Join Albert Gustafson for Evening Prayer from the 2019 Book of Common Prayer from 6:45-7:30 PM in the Prayer Room.
Come for both gatherings or come for just one. Drop in once or twice during the summer or come every week. We look forward to being with you!
Summer Mini Pilgrimages and Selah
Saturday June 1: 10-11:30 AM (Mini Pilgrimage at LaBoiteaux Woods Nature Preserve): Join Jamie Noyd and Lance Weisser for a chance to slow down, walk with God, and be led into stories of scripture and places & prayer and community. Children are welcome. Feel free to bring a picnic lunch for afterwards.
Sunday July 7: 12:30-2 PM (Mini Pilgrimage at Ault Park): Join Jamie Noyd and Lance Weisser for another chance to slow down, walk with God, and be led into stories of scripture and places & prayer and community. Children are welcome. Feel free to bring a picnic lunch for before the pilgrimage.
Saturday, July 27: 10-12:30 PM (Selah at the Goodwin’s Home in Montgomery): Join Rev. Kristen on the beautiful back porch/yard of the Goodwin’s home in Montgomery. We’ll have a quiet morning of meditation on Scripture, conversation, and reflection while outdoors in God’s Creation. We’ll also share a light lunch.
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Weekly Dinners for Nine
Join us for dinner! Throughout the Summer, families and individuals in our church host weekly evening meals for 9 adults (and sometimes children in addition). These are a great ways to spend time with each other in a low-key way. This is our summer schedule:
Saturday June 8 (Pendelton)/Garden Party
Saturday June 15 (College Hill)/Summer Dinner
Saturday June 22 (Norwood)/Mediterranean
Saturday Jun 29 (Bridgetown)/Hawaiian Luau
Saturday July 13 (Hyde Park)/Middle Eastern
Saturday July 20th (Walton, KY)/Mediterranean
Saturday August 3 (Mt. Washington)/Chinese Hotpot
Saturday August 10 (Edgewood, KY)/Potluck and Stories
Saturday August 17 (Finneytown)/Summer Dinner
Saturday August 24 (Wyoming)/Summer Dinner
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Yearly Formation Rhythms
At the Mission, we care deeply about equipping our people for the works of ministry, and so throughout the year, we take time for community, classes, trainings, and spiritual practices.
During our Fall Connections (Sept-Nov) and Winter/Spring Connection (March-May) seasons, we make room for community, discussion, and prayer through our Regional Small Groups and our Pathways cohorts.
During Epiphany-term (Jan-Feb), we make room for trainings and classes.
During our Summer Community & Formation (Jun-Aug) season, we make space for community and spiritual practices like lectio divina, mini-pilgrimages, art journaling and more.
Throughout the year, we also pause at other times for community and formation such as our Lent and Advent Selahs and special opportunities during Holy Week.
For more about how we understand discipleship and formation at the Mission, read here.