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During Covid, many of us experienced communal worship in new ways, mostly through on-line alternatives and outdoors. We grew accustomed to experiencing worship that wasn’t attached to a particular sacred building or in-person with others not in our household. Our experience of worship expanded and with it our freedom to recognize the sacred in many worship spaces.Please join us this Spring for “Worship in the Wild” at Cromwell Valley Park. In this alternative worship experience, retired Episcopal priest and avid outdoor enthusiast, Scott Slater, will gently move us along a trail where the “worship space” changes and encourages our sense of spirituality in nature. We will intentionally use inclusive and expansive language that invites us to think more broadly about how we understand terms such as God or Spirit. The order of service will be loosely structured and based on historic Christian Sunday worship patterns, but with broader, more inclusive, and non-Christian specific language. Sacred readings will come from the Hebrew Bible, Koran, and Christian Gospels.
We will gather at the Willow Grove Nature Center (east entrance of Cromwell Valley Park). The ability to walk for a mile and stand for ten minutes at a time along the trail is required. Please dress comfortably and wear good walking shoes. This offering is free, but please register for planning purposes and so that we can notify you if worship is cancelled due to weather or unforeseen circumstance. Thank you!
DATE: Sunday, April 28, 2024 (RAIN DATE: Sunday, May 19th)
TIME: 4:00 – 5:00 PM
COST: FREE
LOCATION: Cromwell Valley Park, 2002 Cromwell Bridge Rd, Parkville, MD 21234
REGISTRATION is required; please register here.
https://wellforthejourney.org/event/free-worship-in-the-wild-in-person-program/
(Please note that we are limiting the group to 20. If you RSVP that you are coming and then are unable, we ask you to please call: 410-296-9355 to open a space for someone else – thanks in advance for your cooperation with this request.)
IMPORTANT: You will receive an email from [email protected] at least 24 hours in advance of the start of your program. If you are unable to find the email, please check your SPAM or JUNK email folders. This email will include details to help you prepare for your program including any pertinent handouts, location information, and the ZOOM link for online programs. Please be sure you have received and read this email a minimum of 24 hours in advance of the start of the program. Thank you!
FACILITATOR: Scott Slater
FACILITATOR BIO:
Scott Slater is a retired Episcopal priest and founding member of Well For the Journey. An avid outdoor enthusiast, he spent most Sunday mornings during Covid out walking his dog and listening to church services online as he walked. He recently experienced a worship service at an ecumenical monastery that emphasized inclusive and expansive language that inspired him to offer this worship alternative through the Well.
Scott lives in Towson with his spouse but is often traveling throughout the country in his motorhome and going on amazing walks and hikes in many different inspiring settings.
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Cromwell Valley Park, 2002 Cromwell Bridge Rd,Carney,MD,United States, Baltimore
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