Prayer
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Read a Chapter a Day
Summer Bible Challenge Discipleship Ministries is thrilled to invite you to embark on a journey of transformation with the Read a Chapter a Day Summer Challenge 2024! The challenge begins the day after Memorial Day (May 27) and ends on Independence Day (July 4). Each day (Monday through Friday) you will receive a new chapter…
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Lectio Divina
Mondays at 11:30 am, Summer 2024 Looking for a way to engage with Scripture in community with others? Join us on Monday mornings at 10:30 am in the Chapel (on the second floor) for Lectio Divina. Spiritual Director Jenny Gee leads us in this ancient practice of “divine reading.” Try it and see if it’s…
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Summer Prayer Stations
Summer Sundays through September 1, 2024 Make a plan to explore the self guided prayer stations set up for you in the Chapel. There will be nine different stations for you to check out at your own pace. Some stations will have handouts to take home so that you can incorporate some new practices into…
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Climate + Faith Prayer Walk – 6
Stop 5 – the R’s of Waste Management Being conscious of our daily choices is one way we can better care for God’s creation. We’ve all heard the phrase, “reduce, reuse, recycle.” What if we also “rethink” our consumption and “refuse” single use products? Could we “repair” what is broken? “Regift” what we don’t need?…
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Climate + Faith Prayer Walk – 5
Stop 4 – Trees Why are we talking about trees? Trees are a proven, affordable, natural climate benefit. Planting a tree is something that can be done today to help pull carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. How do you feel when you are among the trees? Listen to this poem from Mary Oliver. READ…
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Climate + Faith Prayer Walk – 4
Stop 4: Worship On the Lawn Many people say that they feel closest to God when they are in nature. More than 15 years ago, Brecksville United Methodist Church began hosting a worship service in God’s cathedral, outdoors on the front lawn of the church, on Sunday mornings from spring through fall. The experience is…
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Climate + Faith Prayer Walk – 3
Stop 3: Native Plants Native plants, like the black eyed susan and purple coneflower in this flower bed, are great additions to your landscape. They help manage storm water run off, improve air quality and provide food and shelter for birds, native bees and butterflies! The roots of native plants run deep. Over the ages,…
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Climate + Faith Prayer Walk – 2
In The Church Yard Stop 2 – The Bike Patio Installed in 2018, our Bike Patio, located on the east side of the church, facing Brecksville Road, provides a safe space to park your bike when you travel to town. The tools in the Dero Fix It Stand make common repairs easy! Tools in the…
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Climate + Faith Prayer Walk
In the Church Yard Stop 1 – Chippewa Creek Behold Chippewa Creek a tributary watershed to the Cuyahoga River. Its steep slopes and rapid urbanization sends volumes of floodwater into Cuyahoga Valley National Park where it joins the river, which flows into Lake Erie. Its drainage area includes the communities of Brecksville, Broadview Heights, North…