The Episcopal Church of the Ascension - Hickory, North Carolina
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Lenten Study Group -- Praying with Scripture
Thu, Apr 10
|Hickory
Each week, we will dive deeply into one of the scripture readings appointed for the preceding Sunday.
Time & Location
Apr 10, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Hickory, 726 1st Ave NW, Hickory, NC 28601, USA
About the Event
We will use the following practices to help us more fully enter into the scripture.
1. Lectio: Settling & Shimmering—Listening for words and phrases that capture our attention.
2. Meditation: Savoring & Stirring—Savoring the words and phrases that caught our attention using our senses.
3. Oration: Summoning & Serving—Hearing what the passage invites us to do as individuals and as a community.
4. Contemplation: Slowing & Stilling—Moving into a time of silent prayer and gratitude for what has arisen.
5. Midrash: Finding & Writing—Exploring and writing about the gaps, silences, and missing voices in the stories using Midrash and Ignatian bible study methods.