Registration is open through July 3 or until all the spots are filled for the 2026 Inspire Arts, Worship, and Service Camp, July 20-24, for children and youth who have completed first through eighth grade. Read more.
Registration is open through July 3 or until all the spots are filled for the 2026 Inspire Arts, Worship, and Service Camp, July 20-24, for children and youth who have completed first through eighth grade. Read more.
Circle of Quiet is a silent contemplative space hosted each week during the Sunday School hour. For some, it might be an occasional silent retreat from a more traditional Sunday School class. For others, it might be a more regular and consistent time of quiet contemplation and reflection before worship.
Join us February 22–April 2 for a special Lenten series, Peace is Every Step.
In a contentious and anxious time, many of us have been captivated by twenty Buddhist monks and their Walk for Peace, a pilgrimage from Texas to Washington, DC, to promote peace and mindfulness. There is something profoundly powerful in their simple act of walking.
Join us during Lent as we walk with them in spirit, exploring the rich connections between their tradition and our own, how our faiths co-exist, enhance, and inspire one another, and how we can take simple steps towards peace in our own lives.
With readings from Thich Naht Hahn, Thomas Merton, Richard Rohr, and others, come and discover ideas and contemplative practices that enhance our firsthand experience of the Living God, one peaceful step at a time.
“Every so often I need out; something will throw me into total disproportion, and I have to get away from everybody in order to regain a sense of proportion…My special place is a small brook in a green glade, a circle of quiet…” –Madeline L’Engle
Being in community is critical for our spiritual life as Christians. However, community does not always mean talking, discussing, socializing, and eating together. “Community in our culture too often means a group of people who go crashing through the woods together, scaring the wild animal of the soul away,” Parker Palmer says. “A community of solitudes is where we can be alone together.”
Being alone together is what this space is about. Circle of Quiet is whatever you need it to be. We invite you to come and go in accordance with your particular spiritual needs.
Time spent in the Circle of Quiet space is self-guided and personal. Each week the host will provide lectionary texts, poetry, optional prayer and journal prompts, resources for learning new contemplative spiritual practices, and guidance for those interested in more structure. We welcome you to discover which forms of quiet contemplation feed your spirit each week. We offer this quiet space for stillness, and for letting our minds and spirits “catch up” with our bodies.
Forrest Causby
