THE INTERFAITH CONTEMPLATIVE CENTER OFFERINGS
JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2023

Spiritual Companioning
Individual meetings with a trained, certificated Spiritual Companion who will watch and wait and
listen with you as you discern the movements of the Divine within you. Appointments may be
online or in-person at several locations throughout the greater Las Vegas Valley. For more
information, kindly contact Julia@interfaithsn.org.

WEEKLY EVENTS

Yin Yoga
Gentle, meditative yoga practiced in candlelight and quiet music. We will be guided in the
practice of surrender as we stretch and hold poses for 3 minutes. Accessible to all fitness
levels. Cost of $10 per person per session. Come with your yoga mat and water.
9:45-11:00am Monday mornings, beginning January 9, 2023
Congregation Ner Tamid, 55 N Valle Verde Dr, Henderson, NV
**PLEASE NOTE THAT CONGREGATION NER TAMID IS CLOSED ON JANUARY 16TH, SO THERE WILL BE NO YIN YOGA. IT WILL RESUME ON JANUARY 23RD.**

Online Centering Prayer
Gain an inner focus nurtured by sitting in silence and allowing for the presence of The Divine.
No prior experience in Centering Prayer in necessary. Hosted by Dr. Gard Jameson. Dial in to
zoom link that will be sent out weekly to all on this mailing list.
Each Tuesday 12:00 noon to 12:30pm
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84740783076?pwd=R1R5ZGVURGJLNy9GZEswVkMweG9BUT09

Lectio Divina and Healing Communion Service
The four-fold practice of lectio divina (reading, meditating, praying, contemplating a passage of
wisdom literature) will be engaged, followed by the invitation to join in anointing with oil for
healing within the service of Holy Communion. All are welcome to fully participate.
January 18th and January 25th, 11:00-12:30
February 1st, 8th, 15th, and 22nd
Christ Church Episcopal, 2000 S Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas

In-person and online Book Club – studying Jesus and the Disinherited by Howard Thurman – Thurman suggests a reading of the Gospel that recovers connection with the poor and the disenfranchised.  He argues that Jesus’s life of suffering, pain, and overwhelming love is the solution to guide us towards a vision of unity.  As Bishop Bartose of Chicago said, “If we want to work for the benefit of the poor we have to be worshipping Jesus.  If we want to face the darkness and the violence in our society without getting tired or angry or cynical or apathetic, we have to be going to Jesus.”
Monday February 13 2023 1:00-2:30
Online and in-person at Congregation Ner Tamid, 55 N Valle Verde Dr., Henderson, NV
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82021171465?pwd=MXh4M25YbXI2NFp2TWpiMjNHNE9wQT09

MONTHY EVENTS

Going Deeper
A half-day contemplative retreat that invites participants to transcend doctrinal and theological
differences by engaging with the realities of lived experiences with the Divine through practices
that encourage seeking intimacy and authenticity in relationship with God and community.
Third Saturday of each month (beginning January 21, 2023)
Online
Please contact khlarsonsd@gmail.com to receive a Zoom invitation the day before the event.

Singing Bowls
Rest in healing sound vibrations created with Divine energy. This time is designed to invite you
to pause, quiet yourself, breathe and heal.

February 15th: Instead of Candy Give your Valentine the Gift of Healing and Rest Join Healing Hearts for Sanctuary Singing Bowls on February 15 at 6:30 pm at Good Samaritan Lutheran Church located at 8200 West Sahara Avenue. Refresh and regenerate your spirit, mind and body.  Goodwill donation: $20.00

February 21st:  Increase your spiritual well-being while softening the tension in your body.  Join Healing Hearts for sanctuary singing bowls on Tuesday, 2/21 at 6:30 pm at Grace in the Desert.  Good will donation: $20.00

Guided Labyrinth Walks
This outdoor labyrinth invites you to slow, to walk with intention towards wholeness in body, soul
and spirit. This meditative experience represents a journey to our own center and back again
into the world.
Twice monthly, beginning January 14, 2023
January 28th, February 11th and 25th
Grace in the Desert Episcopal Church, 2004 Spring Gate Lane, Las Vegas, NV

JANUARY QUIET MORNING MEDITATION AND LABYRINTH WALK AS SPIRITUAL PRACTICE
Saturday, January 28  9:00 – Noon  | Faith offering suggested:  $5-10.

Prayer is often thought of as “talking with God” and meditation as “listening to God”.   The teaching this month will introduce various ways to meditate and how to create a meditation practice.    We will also be learning about the ancient practice of labyrinth walks as form of meditation.  Grace has both an outdoor and indoor labyrinth which we will use depending on the weather.  The outdoor labyrinth is always available to walk.  
Grace in the Desert Episcopal Church, 2004 Spring Gate Lane, Las Vegas, NV

UPCOMING:

John Philip Newell School of Earth and Soul
This 3-day experience of Celtic Wisdom is designed to reawaken awareness of the sacred in all
things, and to allow that to translate into compassion for the world. The focus of these days will
include a focus on the sacredness of the earth through the teachings of Eriugena, the Carmina
Gadelica, and John Muir.
February 21-23, 2023
Chapel Rock, Prescott, AZ
For more information, and to register: https://cfdmarizona.org/earth-and-soul/