Our youngest friends are invited to join us in Room 207 at 11:15am Sundays for lessons and activities exploring the parables Jesus told.

Parables invite us to think, to imagine life differently. They ask us to look at our own lives, to think about how we are living in the way that Jesus teaches. They help us to think about the choices we can make. Parables are not very tidy! Hearing them, we are invited to play with them, ask questions, and “mess around” with the story so as to understand what it meant to Jesus’ original audience and what it might mean for us today.

Middle and high school youth are invited to engage these sessions exploring the foundations of the Reformed faith, worship, witness, and polity.

Find us in the 2nd Floor Conference Room after worship at 11:15am Sunday mornings!

Ecclesiastes is one of the most provocative and honest books of the Bible, confronting life’s deepest questions about meaning, work, pleasure, wisdom, suffering, and death.

Through a guided survey of the text, the class will trace the Teacher’s search for meaning “under the sun,” grapple with the book’s apparent tensions and paradoxes, and consider how Ecclesiastes critiques false sources of fulfillment while directing readers toward a life of reverent trust in God.

Led by Director of Christian Formation Charlotte Elia Sundays at 11:15am in the Pastors’ Gallery.

All are welcome to visit historic Wyatt Chapel for prayer. Enjoy this beautiful, sacred space for silent contemplation, light a candle as part of your practice, or utilize the prayer resources or tools available. Director of Christian Formation, Charlotte Elia, will be on site to pray with you or offer guidance.

A Taizé prayer service is a meditative form of worship characterized by simple, repetitive chants, scripture readings, prayerful silence, and candlelight. It's a communal prayer experience aimed at fostering a sense of peace, spiritual connection, and reconciliation. Led by Roshan Chakane, Director of Music, and Charlotte Elia, Director of Christian Formation in historic Wyatt Chapel.

For a preview of music planned for this service, please visit our Spotify playlist.

Did you know that the Christian tradition includes spiritual practices designed to help you sleep better? In this workshop you'll be introduced to a few of these tools with practical guidance on how you can best use them to improve the quality of your sleep and your general sense of wellbeing. Led by Charlotte Elia. 1st Floor Conference Room.

In this indelible work of contemplative storytelling, Cole Arthur Riley invites us to descend into our own stories, examine our capacity to rest, wonder, joy, rage, and repair, and find that our humanity is not an enemy to faith but evidence of it.

This discussion group meets in the 1st Floor Conference Room and is open to all. Led by Director of Christian Formation, Charlotte Elia.

The life and sayings of Brother Lawrence collected in Practicing the Presence of God have served as an invaluable introduction and guide to those seeking spiritual awareness in their daily lives. In this workshop participants will be introduced to the teachings and example of Brother Lawrence and will explore methods they can employ in their own lives to begin or advance their own contemplative practice. All participants will receive a copy of Practicing the Presence of God for their continued study and use. Led by Charlotte Elia. 1st Floor Conference Room.

Wear comfortable clothes for this time of guided contemplation and centering prayer for spiritual rest and renewal. Utilizing breath work and simple affirmations, this session should leave participants feeling more spiritually aware and physically relaxed.

Our session will last approximately 45 minutes. Free and open to the public.

Wear comfortable clothes for this time of guided contemplation and centering prayer for spiritual rest and renewal. Utilizing breath work and simple affirmations, this session should leave participants feeling more spiritually aware and physically relaxed.

Our session will last approximately 45 minutes. Free and open to the public.

Even the best of friendships don't just happen. Relationships need careful attention and cultivation to not just survive but thrive. In this workshop you'll be introduced to a few perspectives and tools from the Christian tradition to strengthen your friendships and to deepen your bonds with others. Led by Charlotte Elia. 1st Floor Conference Room.

Sometimes when we struggle to find words for our hopes, fears, deepest anxieties, and greatest joys images can help us explore and break open our hidden hearts to God. After a brief guided meditation, participants will work on an 11 x 14 board (suitable for framing) illustrating their prayers. All supplies will be provided, but you may want to bring: any pretty paper scraps or ephemera, scissors if you have personal favorites, old photos (or photocopies of treasured personal photos).

Led by Charlotte Elia. 1st Floor Conference Room.

Join Director of Christian Formation Charlotte Elia for a presentation on the connection between God's Spirit and our breath and to learn three breath exercises to help you navigate life’s challenges: one for calming, one for energizing, and one for empowerment. 1st Floor Conference Room.

Readings from the book of Lamentations have traditionally been used in observances of Holy Saturday to mark the despair, fear, and loneliness experienced in the time between Christ's death and resurrection. As the city of Jerusalem and the Temple of Solomon not only symbolized but actualized the presence of God among his people, so too did the physical body of Christ actualize the presence of God in this world. As the destruction of the first Temple was both a cultural trauma and a spiritual loss, so much more is the destruction of the Temple of Christ’s body.

Join us in historic Wyatt Chapel for this solemn meditation as Director of Christian Formation Charlotte Elia delivers these verses in unaccompanied plainchant. This program will last approximately 45 minutes.

Wear comfortable clothes for this time of guided contemplation and centering prayer for spiritual rest and renewal. Utilizing breath work and simple affirmations, this session should leave participants feeling more spiritually aware and physically relaxed.

Our session will last approximately 45 minutes. Free and open to the public.

Wear comfortable clothes for this time of guided contemplation and centering prayer for spiritual rest and renewal. Utilizing breath work and simple affirmations, this session should leave participants feeling more spiritually aware and physically relaxed.

Our session will last approximately 45 minutes. Free and open to the public.

In this workshop you’ll reflect on a selected Bible passage using the process of visual midrash. After repeated readings of the text, you’ll create a torn paper collage to explore your thoughts and questions about the passage. No artistic ability required! Led by Charlotte Elia. 1st Floor Conference Room.

In this workshop you'll gain insights on journaling as a spiritual practice before then engaging a few brief writing prompts encouraging you to pour out your hidden heart to God. This experience should leave you feeling more self-aware and spiritually present.

Bring your favorite writing tools, e.g. journal, paper, pen, laptop, etc. Led by Charlotte Elia. 1st Floor Conference Room.

Wear comfortable clothes for this time of guided contemplation and centering prayer for spiritual rest and renewal. Utilizing breath work and simple affirmations, this session should leave participants feeling more spiritually aware and physically relaxed.

Our session will last approximately 45 minutes. Free and open to the public.

In this workshop you'll be introduced to the form and structure of the biblical psalms of lament before being encouraged to use that model to compose your own psalm as a prayer to God. Participants will not be asked to share their work, but they will have the opportunity to offer any insights they might have gained if they so choose. Led by Charlotte Elia. 1st Floor Conference Room.

Wear comfortable clothes for this time of guided contemplation and centering prayer for spiritual rest and renewal. Utilizing breath work and simple affirmations, this session should leave participants feeling more spiritually aware and physically relaxed.

Our session will last approximately 45 minutes. Free and open to the public.

A Taizé prayer service is a meditative form of worship characterized by simple, repetitive chants, scripture readings, prayerful silence, and candlelight. It's a communal prayer experience aimed at fostering a sense of peace, spiritual connection, and reconciliation. Led by Roshan Chakane, Director of Music, and Charlotte Elia, Director of Christian Formation in historic Wyatt Chapel.

For a preview of music planned for this service, please visit our Spotify playlist.

In this workshop you’ll delve deeper into Job 38 by exploring the the church gardens. You’ll use the camera’s lens to see things anew and to create images for your own meditation or to share. Please bring your own camera. Phone cameras are just fine! Led by Charlotte Elia. 1st Floor Conference Room.

In this workshop you'll be introduced to three approaches to encountering God through meditation. After discussing the challenges and benefits of a meditative practice, we’ll experience a guided meditation, a silent sit, and a visual tool. Led by Charlotte Elia. Wyatt Chapel.

Wear comfortable clothes for this time of guided contemplation and centering prayer for spiritual rest and renewal. Utilizing breath work and simple affirmations, this session should leave participants feeling more spiritually aware and physically relaxed.

Our session will last approximately 45 minutes. Free and open to the public.

In this workshop we’ll explore the use of puzzles and toys as tools to help calm and center ourselves as we strengthen our capacity for mindfulness and God consciousness. Participants will get to experiment with several different toys and reflect on those experiences with the group. Led by Charlotte Elia. 1st Floor Conference Room.