Pathways Retreat

Deep Leadership Community of Practice

Facilitated by co-director, Evan Miller, the Deep Leadership Community of Practice provides rest, reflection, and renewal specifically for organizational leaders. It helps leaders go deeper by exploring key ideas in the company of like-minded, supportive leaders, and nurturing their own inner work. Interested for yourself or someone you know? Go here for more information.

Men’s Offsite Dessert Spirituality Retreat

Join Pathways Retreat Codirector Evan Miller as he takes rest, reflection, and renewal on the road for a seven-night immersion in desert spirituality. Led by Todd Wynward, we will explore the desert spirituality of Judeo-Christianity’s wilderness prophets and desert monks in the wild, remote canyon country of southeast Utah. This event will be held in early October, 2022 and more information is available here.

Contemplative Sit Monthly Practice

Tuesdays, 8-8:30 am

In September, the practice on Tuesday mornings during Contemplative Sit is a Listening Meditation for Grounding.

Meadowlands Master Plan

For the last month, a subcommittee of the Pathways board has been gathering feedback to a draft master plan for the space we call Meadowlands - a 3 1/2 acre parcel immediately East of the retreat house and the front labyrinth. In the next few weeks we'll compile this feedback and take it back to our designer to propose our final master plan. If you'd like to see the draft proposal, or have ideas you'd like to share with the subcommittee, we'd love to hear from you. Please email Evan Miller as soon as possible so we can talk about your ideas.

Volunteer Thank You

September was a month of many volunteers!

An intergenerational group of over 40 people from 8th Street Mennonite Church collected butterfly seed and cut invasive smartweed. Some worked in pairs to cut the invasive Canada goldenrod and daub the cut stem with a solution to keep it from growing back.
Goshen College students cut and stacked brush on their service day
Bethany Christian Middle School students prepared soap bars to hang on small oak trees to repel deer, cut wire to wrap around new seedlings to keep rabbits out, cut invasives and stacked brush.

We are so grateful for all of our volunteers. We truly could not do it without you! If you love working on land restoration projects or would like to bring your youth group for a time of service and a brush-burning fire ring, contact Betty Schrag, volunteer coordinator.

Iona Healing Prayer

Join us for Iona Healing Prayer every 2nd and 4th Monday at noon via zoom.
To submit a request for prayer please click on the button below. See the Iona Healing Prayer page for more information.

Iona Prayer Requests

Here is the liturgy from the past Monday’s prayer. It may be prayed individually or as a group.

Calendar
Join us for prayer

If Zoom asks for a pass code, it is "Pathways"

One of the benefits of virtual prayers is that they continue regardless of weather.
Only Friday’s prayer is cancelled if Goshen Community Schools have a 2-hour delay or cancellation.

Iona Healing Prayer
Online only
2nd and 4th Mondays, 12-12:30pm
October 11 & 25
https://zoom.us/j/107942399

Contemplative Sit
Online and in-person for vaccinated people
Tuesdays, 8-8:30am
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/757123178

Lectio Divina
Online and in-person for vaccinated people
Wednesdays, 8:00-8:30am
(optional conversation from 8:30-8:50)
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/618288175

Centering Prayer
Online and in-person for vaccinated people
Thursdays, 8-8:30am
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/820891459

Creation Prayer
In-person only
Fridays, 8-8:45am
The entire prayer time is outside (so dress accordingly);
Participants observe physical distancing, standing at least 6 feet apart during the gathering time.

Questions? Ask them online or call 574.202.2864