COMPANIONS ON THE INNER WAY

Companions now has its own web site.  Please go here for up to date information and instructions on registrations etc.

http://www.seventhavenuechurch.org/companions.htm

 

A Typical Companions Retreat

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·        Lecture/dialogue with Howard Rice

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·        Small group community around spiritual readings

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·        Corporate and individual times of silence and contemplation

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·        Afternoon worship with Eucharist

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·        Evening prayer service
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Various activities

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Some testimonies about the Companions conferences: "Nourishing--soul filling."

"A wonderful combination of food for the mind and spirit, with a balance of solitude and communal time."

"A time to refresh and renew, to re-connect with god, myself and others, to be consciously open to God's spirit without the usual distractions, busyness and demands of others."

"I have been attending these conferences on and off for 20 years and have always found them to be a wonderful and deep and powerful experience of faith and a great opportunity for growth. Howard Rice is a great speaker and a powerful voice in the Presbyterian Church.  This is an opportunity to spend some time with him and an atmosphere of great spiritual support and nurture.

 

More testimonies

Christa's Poem - companions retreat participant Christa Wallis wrote this while at the February 2003 Companions on the Inner Way Retreat at Mater Dolorosa retreat center.

A Student's testimony.  A note about one person's experience after a Companions retreat.