Prayer and Communion

Tuesdays from 9:00 AM — 11:00 AM
in the Chapel

We share in communion, join hands to pray the Lord’s Prayer We share
in communion, join hands to pray the Lord’s Prayer and give each other
a parting blessing.  Resources utilized are a personal bible, the Upper
Room Disciplines, Daily Devotions and other materials.
other materials.


Centering Prayer
Tuesday evenings 7:00-9:00 PM

    This weekly prayer support group, facilitated by two Countryside
    members, and attended by an ecumenical group from a variety of
    churches around Topeka, has been meeting for five years.  
    Centering prayer is a renewal of an ancient Christian prayer.  
    The form of the method is to consent to the presence and action
    of the Holy Spirit in the stillness of our being for periods of twenty
    minutes (or more), preferably twice each day.  The practice is
    transformational, leading to a growing sense of God’s leading us
    beyond anxiety into an inner stillness and peace, and outward
    into compassion and service.  The support group reinforces the
    individual practice of the method, and provides a forum for
    sharing resources available from Contemplative Outreach, Ltd.,
    the primary source for the method.  Robert DuBois, a contact
    person (267-3111) from that organization, participates with the
    support group, aiding the identification of enrichment information,
    and activities that are conducted by other nearby groups.  
    The group participates in an annual United in Prayer Day,
    conducted simultaneously in many countries worldwide and
    numerous chapters and prayer groups in the United States on a
    day in March.

3221 SW Burlingame Road, Topeka, KS 66611-2006
Phone - 785.266-7541  Fax - 785.266-7747
cumc@countrysideumc.org
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