Upcoming Events

To Be a Pilgrim: Staff Reflections on Pilgrim Journeys
10:45 am October 8, 22, 29 • Hybrid (Spellman Jr & Zoom)
A pilgrimage is a journey of moral or spiritual significance. Sometimes to an unknown or foreign place in search of expanded meaning about self, others or a higher good through the experience. They can lead to a personal transformation after which the pilgrim returns to their daily life. Over the summer several staff engaged in pilgrimages across the country and across the Atlantic. They are grateful to have time for these significant journeys and look forward to sharing their reflections on their journeys and sacred experiences. Join us for all or any sessions as you are able. Click here to join via Zoom.

October 8     Reflections of a Summer Sabbatical Pilgrimage - Jon Frost
Jon Frost, Associate Pastor for Worship, was on a 10-week sabbatical this past summer. Come hear some of his reflections about the sacred pilgrimages he took to places like Scotland and the Great Smoky Mountains as well as some of the musical and literary companions who accompanied him. 

October 22   Reflections of a Week at the Iona Abbey Pilgrimage - Jennie Clark
Jennie Clark, Associate Pastor for Spiritual Growth, spent a week at the Iona Abbey on the Scottish Isle of Iona. The Iona Abbey, founded in 563, was integral to the spread of Christianity across Scotland. Today the Abbey is the spiritual home of the Iona Community, an ecumenical Christian movement working for justice and peace, the rebuilding of community and the renewal of worship. Jennie will share reflections from her experiences of communal living and exploring faith with people from around the world, daily worship, conversations, creative activities, and spending time in the beauty of the rugged sacred landscape of Iona.                       

October 29   Reflections of a Civil Rights Pilgrimage - Lynn George
Lynn George, Director of Communications embarked upon an eight-day civil rights pilgrimage. Traveling over 2,500 miles, she had opportunities to see, learn, hear and experience the civil rights movement and witness the ripple effects playing out today in Southern states. She met with an original freedom singer, the youngest person to march the 56 miles from Selma to Montgomery at 14, the sister of one of the girls who died in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing and a survivor of the 16th St. Baptist Bombing. Lynn will share highlights and reflect upon the importance of her experience and how it might help shape our lives in Chester County today