Jan 13-20: Daily Spirit of Peace Meditation Online

We are holding daily space for the Spirit of Peace Meditation leading up to the inauguration.  Please join us and the Spirit of Peace on the ethers of zoom at the following times or at a time convenient to you.  

Time:  5 p.m. Central Standard Time (GMT-05).  The ritual takes about 30 minutes

Dates:  Daily, Wednesday, January 13-January 20, 2021

• AND at 10 a.m. Central on Wed, Jan 20, 2021

Location:  via Zoom meeting ID:  941-277-002 (pw:  DUP)

 * To download the app * To find call-in numbers * To join a meeting * 

Read more about the practice by reading other posts with the SpiritOfPeaceWalk tag.  

Thru Jan 5/6: Wailing Hedge, Flagging Hope, and Prayer Flag Trees

Got laments?  We invite you to visit a couple of outdoor socially distant communal grief & hope spaces we created recently.  

In Morningside (Edina/Linden Hills, So. Mpls)

Wailing Hedge & Flagging Hope 

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Where:  4201 Morningside Road, Edina (map)

• Wailing Hedge is on the patio on the southeast corner of the building
• Flagging Hope is on the corner of Grimes and Morningside

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In St. Paul (Highland Park)

Prayer Flag Tree

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Where:  1807 Field Avenue, St. Paul (map)

• Prayer Flag Tree is next to the Field Ave driveway into the parking lot

When:  Both installations will be up until the 11th or 12th day of Christmas (January 5/6, 2021).  

Stop by to add your lament or your hopes anytime between now and then.  Invite others & share on social media if you feel so moved.  

Winter 2021 dates for Heart Songs

What: Heart Songs: Lament, Longing, & Love (a community space for you to bring your heart and your voice)

When: alternating Mondays, 6:30-8p CDT (05-UTC)

• January 4 & 18
• February 1 & 15
• March 1 & 15 & 29

Where: Online: https://zoom.us/j/431161455 (see call-in options below)

Gather for an informal singing time to re-center our hearts in community. Simple songs will be led paperlessly/taught by ear by Conie Borchardt, other song leaders, and you, if you have a song to share.

Join us. Bring friends.  (Signup for the email reminder here; select Heart Songs)

Songs will be about the human experience and in that way, spiritual in nature, but not specifically religious.

This is a space intended for self-care, however that shifts for you in every moment. Bring water. Come and go. Sit in a chair, lie on the floor, or stand as you need to.


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