Led by Pastor Julie - Starts in September
Does the velocity at which you are living prevent you from being fully present with the people in your life?
Do you want to learn practices that will help you live and act from a more grounded place?
Do you want to be more aware of God’s presence in your daily life?
Do you want to learn to listen for the Spirit's voice in the company of other spiritual pilgrims?
If so, this contemplative journey from September to May 2026 may be just the thing your soul needs most.
Group is limited to 8 participants.
Sign up today! Contemplative group alumni welcome...preference given to newcomers.
Deadline to sign up: August 22.
Basics:
Group is limited to 8 participants
We’ll meet one Saturday morning per month for 2.5 hours, Sept.-May (first gathering lasts 3 hours; dates to be determined by the group)
We’ll gather in group members’ homes (hosting isn’t a requirement to join) and share a light breakfast together
No prior contemplative experience needed, just an open heart, a willingness to commit to the 9-month journey, and a desire to be more fully present with God and your “one wild and precious life,” as the poet Mary Oliver put it.
Monthly themes include:
personal presence in God
practicing personal and group discernment
addressing conflict prayerfully
sacred activism from the contemplative heart
and more…
If you want to talk with Pastor Julie, reach out to her at jpr@firstbaptistdc.org.
Sign up here. Deadline is August 22.