Friday, March 11

Today's theme: Rest

Our Final Day of Sabbatical Week

Thank you for being a part of this special journey.

We are grateful to the Rt. Rev. Deon Johnson for inviting all churches and members of the Diocese of Missouri to take a break from our regular routines this week and find time to feed our spirit.

We also give thanks to all the spiritual leaders who have participated in our journey this week: the Society of Saint John the Evangelist (SSJE), the Order of Saint Helena (OSH), Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, Bishop Jake Owensby, and Dean Kathie Adams-Shepherd.

We invite you to continue some of the practices you may have added to your daily routine this week. We hope you have reconnected with your spirit in ways that will help you find God's peace as we move forward.

If you feel blessed by this special programming, please consider sharing your blessings by donating to the Bishop's 2022 Appeal. Your generosity will help us continue to do God's work in the Diocese of Missouri.

Blessings to you on this final day of Diocesan Sabbatical Week.

8:15 a.m. - Morning Worship

Begin your day with an online service led by clergy at Washington National Cathedral.

Watch the video:

Diocesan website / home page (scroll to the video box in the middle of the home page)
Washington National Cathedral website (available all day)

8:30 a.m. - Daily Reflection

We end our reflections this week with a special visit from Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, who tells us about a time he was trying to define spiritual practices... and what he almost left out.

Watch the Presiding Bishop's reflection:

Diocesan website / Daily Reflection page (scroll to today's date)
YouTube

6 p.m. - Evening Prayer

Engage in a peaceful time of evening prayer with the Society of Saint John the Evangelist.

Watch the service:

Diocesan website / home page (scroll to the video box in the middle of the home page)
Facebook

8:30 p.m. - Compline

We end our day and our week with evening prayers from the Society of Saint John the Evangelist in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Watch the service:

Diocesan website / home page (scroll to the video box in the middle of the home page)
Facebook

Download the worship bulletin.

Spiritual Direction:

Today is the final day of spiritual direction sessions with SSJE and OSH. We hope you have enjoyed this opportunity to connect.

Daily Themes:

Monday: Silence
Tuesday: Stillness
Wednesday: Listen
Thursday: Learn
Friday: Rest

Continue your spiritual practices:

You can find a complete schedule with links for the entire week on the Diocesan Website. We will leave the page up for the next week if you would like to go back and re-visit any of the videos.

Visit the Sabbatical Week page of the Diocesan website.

Share your blessings:

We invite you to share your blessings and help us continue our work serving the Diocese of Missouri by donating to the Bishop's Annual Appeal:

More Information from DioMO:

If you have news, announcements, or pictures you'd like to share with the diocese, please send your information to Communications Director Janis Greenbaum.

The Episcopal Diocese of Missouri

314-231-1220

www.diocesemo.org