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Every year during Advent, the Ignatian Spirituality Center of Kansas City sponsors a four-week Guided Prayer Program.
Each day during the four-week period, participants pray over a selected Scripture text for 20 to 30 minutes. In addition, they keep a brief written record of what happened during the prayer periods. Once a week, each participant meets with a prayer companion. This person provides the Scripture readings and other resources for prayer. The companion also provides guidance and direction for prayer as this is needed. The meetings are held at a mutually agreeable time and place.
Many find this a rewarding and nourishing prayer experience, one that is very appropriate and worthwhile during the Advent season. Others discover and enjoy a new method of prayer grounded in Scripture and enriched by the assistance of a prayer companion. For some, it is also a good opportunity to discuss spiritual matters and concerns based on their experiences of God's word in Scripture.
The program in 2010 will begin with an initial meeting with your prayer guide in the week before the first Sunday of Advent (November 28) or another mutually agreeable date. If you think the Guided Prayer Program is right for you at this time, applications are due by November 12, 2010. The program cost is $20.00. Checks should be made out to the Ignatian Spirituality Center. Scholarships are available.
Please mail or email the following information to the address below by November 12:
- Name and contact information (address, phone, email)
- Parish (if a member of a parish)
- Other Ignatian Spirituality Center programs in which you’ve participated, if any
- Days of the week/times available for meeting with prayer guide
- Short paragraph outlining why you feel called to the Advent Program at this time
Mailing Address:
Ignatian Spirituality Center of Kansas City
c/o St. Francis Xavier Parish
1001 E. 52 nd St.
Kansas City, MO 64110
Email Address:
khodel@ignatiancenterkc.org
For further information or to register, contact
Kate Pope Hodel at 816-523-5115, ext 212, or at khodel@ignatiancenterkc.org
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