The Winter Solstice, the longest night of the year, naturally draws us into contemplation about light and dark. We become acutely aware at this time of year that the earth lies fallow. At the Renewal Center, we mark the Winter Solstice with a time of slow, quiet reflection and fellowship.
Dec. 21, Saturday, 5-7 p.m.
Precious Blood Renewal Center
2130 St. Gaspar Way
Liberty, Mo. 64068
This year Jude Huntz and Joshua Paszkiewicz will lead us on a guided meditation using the story of the cave to explore our journeys from darkness to light, from captivity to liberation. We will then walk a path marked by luminarias to the Reconciliation Labyrinth.
We’ll end the evening with fellowship over hot drinks and bowls of steaming chili.
Coming as it does at this hectic time of year, our annual Winter Solstice celebration has become one of the Renewal Center’s most anticipated events. Come for an evening of renewal.
Jude Huntz, longtime active in justice issues in Kansas City, is outreach manager for Habitat for Humanity of Kansas City. Joshua Paszkiewicz, whose Buddhist name is Sunyananda, is a clinical chaplain and pastoral counselor.
By Fr. Ron Will, CPPS
You and I are invited to gaze at the blessed bread and wine during Mass, or later in the tabernacle, and encounter the Son of God. Don’t pass up the opportunity. Gaze through the tabernacle door and see Jesus. This 10-minute meditation invites you into this experience.
By Fr. Joe Uecker, C.PP.S.
Writing to the Corinthians, Paul tells us that “Jesus was not yes one minute and no the next; he was only yes.” This is the new covenant. We “are no longer strangers and sojourners, but fellow citizens with the holy ones and members of the household of God."