Sacred Writings in Darkness

Details

Poets Shana Rose, a parishioner at St. Luke’s, and Julia Baker, chaplain at Mercy Hospital and parishioner at St. Alban’s, Cape Elizabeth, are hosting a new ecumenical ministry at St. Luke’s Cathedral. “Sacred Writings in Darkness,” will be a time every month for guided sacred writing—poetry, prayers, songs, vignettes, etc—with a different theme every session. The gatherings are designed to help spiritually feed participants longing for respite from the chaos of our wider world right now. They will begin with Baker and Rose providing simple grounding content like a prayer or brief message, and the rest of the sessions will be for participants to write, followed by time at the end for sharing their completed work.

These sessions will be held monthly in Emmanuel Chapel, harnessing the sacred reverence the space provides. The first theme will be the Gaudete Sunday Gospel and the Winter Solstice. To sign up, email the cathedral office.