July Newsletter

Here’s the schedule for our upcoming Sacred Reading Week — offering daily online meetings as an opportunity to explore reading as a sacred practice. No registration is necessary; a Zoom link will be sent to all subscribers shortly before the first meeting, and will remain the same throughout the week.

Dates and times are given in Pacific Time and Central European Time. Please convert for your time zone!

If you have any questions, please send me a message. I hope to see you soon!

• Sunday, July 12 / Monday, July 13: 5 pm Pacific, 2 am Europe

• Monday, July 13: 7 am Pacific / 4 pm Europe

• Tuesday, July 14: 11 am Pacific / 8 pm Europe

• Wednesday, July 15: NO MEETING

• Thursday, July 16: 11 am Pacific / 8 pm Europe

• Friday, July 17: 7 am Pacific / 4 pm Europe

Meetings will start promptly at the scheduled times. If you come in late, please mute your microphone and catch up with the practice as you are able.

Each 45-minute meeting will follow the same format:

• 00:00 Gathering and Welcome

• 00:05 Reading – engaging with sacred text

• 00:10 Reflecting – pondering inwardly or through creative expression

• 00:15 Responding – with a personal prayer or intention

• 00:20 Resting – silent contemplation

• 00:25 Optional sharing of thoughts and experiences

• 00:40 Rounding off and goodbye

Reading will consist of a short text that I read aloud slowly a few times. A different, independent text will be read in each session. Reflecting, Responding, and Resting are silent, private practices, but I will give some verbal guidance at the beginning of each section.

No previous acquaintance with the practice is necessary, but if you’d like some orientation, please check out the Sacred Reading Podcast.

I very much look forward to sharing this time with you, welcoming old and new friends into our circle.

I hope this newsletter is an inspiration for your own practice of Sacred Reading. If you have any feedback or suggestions, I’d always love to hear from you.