Living Alone and Still in Community
I live in an apartment in Davenport,
Iowa and I feel very connected with our sisters especially my local chapter.
Thirteen of us meet monthly for three to four hours. We
pray, update one another on the happenings in our life, have an in-depth
conversation on a selected topic and share a meal.
My local chapter met Sunday September 18 at the Mound.
Our group includes five sisters living at the Mound, two in East Dubuque, three
in Dubuque and three in outlying areas of Iowa. Our topic was our new congregation directional statement.
Our commitment to one another following this discussion is that we will begin
each monthly gathering sharing how we lived our directional statement since our
last meeting. We will also engage in
ongoing study together and will decide that topic in October.
I feel very
connected and bonded with these sisters. At the heart of our lives in community is our
relationship with one another.
How are you in relationship with others? With whom do you
pray? With whom do you have spiritual conversations? How do you stay connected
with those near and dear to you?
Laura Goedken, OP
Davenport, Iowa
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