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Julian of Norwich gathering in Madison area

1/30/17 | News | by Barbara Klauber

    Julian of Norwich gathering at St. Dunstan's, Madison on Wednesday, February 8th  (from 1:00 - 2:45 pm)
    Madison-Area Julian Gathering
    Wednesday, February 8, 1:00 to 2:45 PM (Note new time)
    St. Dunstan's Episcopal Church
    Julian of Norwich was a 15th Century English mystic and anchoress.  [What's an anchoress?  In the Middle Ages, certain women and men chose to live a life intensely devoted to prayer permanently enclosed in a small room, called an anchorhold, attached to a parish church.]  Little is known about Julian's life, but she wrote a book, as far as we know the first in English written by a woman, about a series of revelations which opened her to the depths of God's unconditional love for us in Jesus Christ.  
    Nearly forgotten for 600 years, Julian's insights and gentle wisdom are becoming ever more widely known and appreciated.  Thomas Merton called her "the greatest theologian for our time."
     
    Julian prayed often in silence, and at a Julian Gathering we support each other in the practice of contemplative prayer and contemplative spirituality.  These gatherings are initiated and supported by the Order of Julian of Norwich (www.orderofjulian.org).  They are open to all who want to deepen their life of faith through the practice of contemplative prayer, for beginners as well as those already practicing.  Each meeting includes time for contemplative prayer, fellowship, and reading/discussion of Julian's book.  At the beginning of each meeting, brief instruction on the practice of contemplative prayer is offered.   We meet the second Wednesday of each month from 1:00 to 2:45 PM.  For additional information, contact Susan Fiore, ObJN at  .