Fall Writers' Retreat

~WRITE, SEEK, FIND~
"You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you," delares the Lord, "and I will bring you back from captivity."

Jeremiah 29:13-14 (NIV)

DATE: Saturday, 10/29

TIME: 9:00 am to 2:00 pm
LOCATION: Room 320 in the Kid::Life wing.

I believe this will be the BEST writers' retreat to date! Come, find community among writers of all levels. Come, find peace and quiet to spend time writing. Come, be inspired by one another and by the Holy Spirit.

WHAT TO BRING:
Bring your writing notebook or laptop, a project you want time to work on or thoughtful prompts will be given. Pack a lunch (there is a fridge and microwaves available to use). Breakfasty treats and coffee/juice will be provided.

Contact Beth with questions. Please RSVP to deAnn.

See you there!

Art Reception Tonight, 8/26

Here's a sample of what you'll see tonight at the Art Reception featuring Christy Smith from Harrisburg. Her art is currently on display at Living Word Community Church.

Come out tonight beginning at 6:30pm and hear Christy's heart and how she creates with inspiration from the Holy Spirit. Here is the gallery booklet for Christy's exhibit, The Heart Behind the Art.

 Art tables, roaming artists, refreshments and coffee will be on hand.

These events are totally family-friendly! Here are the details:

Friday, 8/26 from 6:30pm to 8:00pm

The Gallery at Common Grounds

Living Word Community Church

2530 Cape Horn Road

Red Lion, PA 17356

Thursday Night Creativity

HI friends!

I trust your summer has been amazing so far. My only complaint is that it’s going way too fast. J

Things at Infused Arts are moving along well despite the lower attendance - which happens every summer. I want to let you know what’s happening the next few weeks on our creative Thursday Nights.

·         This week, July 21^st is The Studio. We have been exploring the basic elements of art so far this year and on Thursday we’ll work with Line & Shape. There is no fee for this session. We’ll work with markers and colored pencils. Line and shape seems so, well – boring. But meshed with color and texture (two other elements of art that we’ve studied so far), it will be fun and exploratory. I hope you join us in the coffee bar from 6:30 to 8:30pm.

·         Next week, July 28^th is our DUO night; featuring both Open Studio at The Studio and Open Writing at The Write Space. This evening is geared to give you time and space to work on a creative project, be it visual art or literary. Start something new or bring your WIP (work in progress). Creating in community is pretty cool. Open Studio meets in the coffee bar at 6:30pm and is $6 if you use our supplies, free if you bring your own. Open Writing meets in room 112 at 6:30pm, the normal location for The Write Space.

Looking ahead:

August 4^th is The Collective – Discover a deeper relationship with God as you move out in your creative endeavors. This creative community is geared for ALL people and is more spiritually formative than art making. We meet in the coffee bar from 6:30 to 8:30pm.

And don’t forget about First Friday York on August 5^th. I hope to see you downtown supporting the art scene in York!

Be in joy friends. May your creativity increase and your love for others flow freely. Blessings to you~

deAnn

Art Gallery Reception, 8/19

Join us for this family-friendly event to celebrate artist Christy Smith
and her beautiful artwork.

Bring something sweet or salty to share with all.
Coffee, tea, and soft drinks will be provided.

Our art tables will be set up so that you will not leave before
either creating art or receiving art from one of our roaming artists.

The Infused Arts Gallery Art Receptions always inspire creativity and community.
We hope you will join us!

For questions, contact deAnn Roe at droe@lwccyork.com
Click here to read the gallery booklet, The Heart Behind the Art for this exhibit.

The Collective | Live Your Dreams, Change the World

Theme for April at The Collective:  LIVE YOUR DREAMS, CHANGE THE WORLD.

 

It's your nature to be creative. You are creative. The companion to creativity are the dreams and desires that God plants in our heart. Those dreams and desires are there to help build His Kingdom (yes, we have a role in that) and bring glory to God.

•  What are those dreams and desires in your heart?
• Are you entering into them? If not, when?
• What keeps you from entering into them?
• Do you believe that those dreams and desires have the potential to change the world?

Holding onto those dreams and desires is like getting a present for your birthday and never opening it....

 

Come to The Collective on April 7, 6:30pm-8:30pm and we'll be diving into this rather large topic and it's our hope that you'll leave feeling encouraged (in courage!) to move out boldly in your dreams to be an agent of change for this broken and hurting world!

 

Bring your sketch book. Paper and colored pencils will be available for doodling and sketching. :) Which is always highly encouraged at The Collective!

 

LASTLY and most importantly - The Collective is for every single human who has been created in God's image. Yes, my friend, that includes you. (The Collective is not for "artists" only).

 

Got questions? Email deAnn and we hope to see you on Thursday, 4/7 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm in the coffee bar at LWCC.

The Well | Passion, Promise, Presence

The Well is a self-guided sacred space prayer experience at Living Word Community Church. It's been up for one week and continues this week, concluding on Friday at 9pm. Above is the schedule, the times vary a bit each day.

It's a beautiful space taking us into the Easter Story - but it's a broader look at that famous event. Click here for a video tour of this installation. Prayer guides are available to enhance your experience. Bring your bible and plan to be at The Well for 60 minutes or more. It's not a space you'll want to rush through. You escape the rush of life and enter The Well.

The Road to Emmaus

We hope you can find some time this week to attend The Well. The next installation of The Well will be in this fall.

Be in joy -

deAnn Roe - Infused Arts Director

Recap of Feb at The Collective & Looking Ahead

A collection of creativity represented at February's gathering of The Collective.

What an incredible gathering of creatives of ALL genres at The Collective this month! It's amazing to see all the creative facets we have among us. So diverse, so beautiful. We had great discussion and teaching around how our creativity matters a LOT to God and His Kingdom. We did some collaborative art and some individual prayerful creative reflection. All in all - a fantastic evening! A dream come true! People waking up more and more to their identity in Christ and His amazing nature of creativity in us all.

Below are more images from our first gathering. The next one is Thursday, March 3rd from 6:30-8:30pm in the coffee bar of Living Word Community Church. March's theme is surrendering our creativity to the One who is the source of it all and the watching what He does with it!! We have a creative and mindful exercise in store and visual artist Deborah Nell will share a bit on her journey the God and surrendering her creativity. You will be blessed and inspired by her stories, no doubt!

Child care is provided but you need to register your little ones one week in advance.
Click here then in the drop down register menu, click Infused Arts.

If you are feeling a stirring in your soul for more creativity to be unleashed in your life, or want a biblical perspective on why our creativity matters so much to God, we invite you to The Collective. It's community. It's creativity. It's pressing into Father's heart for more of Him. It's so awesome... Hope to see you on Thursday, March 3rd!

deAnn Roe
director of Infused Arts