The Well | Come To Me

 The Well | Come To Me

 

A sacred space experience for prayer and reflection

October 19 through October 31 at Living Word Community Church.

 

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What you'll see when you enter the parking lot.

The Welcome area. I pick up a booklet from the basket and enter in...

 

Welcome to the Longing Room...

 

 

Write your prayer on a strip of paper and weave it into the Prayer Loom.

Write your prayer on a strip of paper and weave it into the Prayer Loom.

 

We hope you can stow away with the Lord for an hour this week or next to be refreshed in His presence at The Well.

 

Don't forget that this experience of

The Well includes the Sacred Path and Prayer Gardens.

 

Enter the Sacred Path here.



Enjoy your prayer walk...

 

 

Be in joy -

 

deAnn Roe

Infused Arts Director

 



Prayer Gardens

When I'm outside walking in the woods or among a pretty garden, it's easy for me to feel close to God. Nature is one of my spiritual pathways. Maybe it's the same for you too.

Here at Living Word, we have a beautiful half mile nature path with five unique prayer gardens for contemplation and journaling. Four times a year, changing with the seasons, we publish a devotional guide to accompany you on your journey along the Sacred Path. You can pick up a garden devotional guide from the coffee bar lobby, in the stand near the entrance.

It is that time of year when we are looking for ministry partners to join the Garden Care Team to help keep the five prayer gardens tidy and growing well for those walking the Sacred Path. If you enjoy gardening, I invite you to consider adopting a prayer garden for a month. In that month, depending on weather conditions, you will water, pull weeds, and clean up any unwanted debris. We provide a Garden Cart (electric golf cart) for your convenience that features a watering system and room for your tools and any debris you collect. It's a very relaxing and enjoyable ministry to be involved with.

You make your own schedule. It's recommended that each gardener tends to their prayer garden two times a week (or more, if needed, especially in the dry seasons when plants need many sips.) Bring your own gardening tools and gloves and we provide the rest, even a Garden Orientation to help you get started!

If this sounds appealing to you and want to hear more about serving on the Garden Care Team, don't hesitate to contact me, deAnn Roe via email or call the church at 717-755-0089 x126.

Currently, we have many prayer gardens available from April through October 2015. Take your pick!

Hope to serve beside you on the Garden Care Team this season!

Be in joy!
deAnn Roe

Rain Delay for Sacred Path

Well, it's raining again...surprise surprise. The weather is not cooperating with us. We have work to and the rain (mud, really) is holding us back.

REVISED OPENING: Sunday, 10/23.

Good things come to those who wait. We must wait one more week to officially open the Sacred Path & Prayer Gardens at Living Word Community Church.

Pray for a week of dry weather! :0)

Grace & Peace ~ deAnn

p.s. Thanks for understanding.

Official Opening for Sacred Path

After years of dreaming, months of planning, and weeks of installation, the Sacred Path and  Prayer Gardens officially opens on Sunday, October 16, 2011 on the property of Living Word Community Church.

Come, rest and be still before the Lord. This rustic, half-mile mulch path meanders peacefully around the front perimeter of Living Word's property, weaving in-and-out of pine and maple trees and along fields of corn. There are five beautifully landscaped prayer gardens along this path, each having a sign post featuring a thoughtful quote or scripture for reflection and contemplation. Bring your journals and spend time with God in His creation and receive a little rest for you soul. Or simply take a quiet walk in His presence.

The Sacred Path's entrance is near the Belle Road driveway. It is a "point-to-point" path, meaning it does not loop. It ends near the Cape Horn driveway. You may find parking in the front of the church near the carport is best. That is pretty much half way between the path entrance and the exit. There are certainly not hard-fast rules about which place to enter the path, so be creative and begin where you feel lead. There are no lights on the path so please use it from dawn to dusk.

We'd love to hear your feedback about your experience with this Sacred Path and Prayer Gardens. Leave a comment on this post or on the "Sacred Path" tab at the top of this website. All comments are moderated and will be published upon review.

May you have a beautiful encounter with God as you walk the Sacred Path.

grace & peace,
deAnn

Sacred Path Update

The pavers are in for prayer garden number four. 9/22/11

Many have asked how the Sacred Path construction is coming along. It would be better if the rain would give us a break. Maybe you’ve wanted to peek but were scared off by the ankle-deep mud and I don’t blame you. So, here is the link to photos I took this afternoon. It’s looking amazing!!

grace & peace ~deAnn