St. Andrew’s Picnic Photos August 16, 2014
- St. Andrew’s Picnic 2014
St. Andrew’s Picnic was hosted by Suzanne & Bill Thomas. The weather was beautiful and the food was delicious. The event was well attended and enjoyed by all.
Meditative Retreat
Note: The full texts referred to are included below the commentary and photos from the event.
We affirmed to set aside the day, to put down our daily striving, and to remember.
The framework for our Meditative Retreat was contained in readings that Father David shared from poet laureate Mary Oliver, and from Isaiah 58, and Luke 12 (consider the lilies?).
Mary Oliver in her poem The Summer Day talks about what a prayer is. The folks who gathered at the Pine Creek Campground followed her mantra. By that I mean we learned a measure of what it was to pay attention, to kneel in the grass, to be idle and blessed and to stroll through the fields.?
It was a fun day that very intentionally used our experience outdoors in nature to bring about a state of prayer and make us attentive to our relation to creation. Our walking meditation on the trail and conversations around the campfire helped us to answer Oliver’s question: “Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”
Karen Searle
