Mystic of the Month Club During the 6 months of Ordinary Time we will be celebrating 6 different mystics of our faith. Through conversation, Lectio Practice, writing, and art-making, we will contemplate the works and revelations of these Mothers and Fathers of the faith who received spiritual insight through direct experience of the Divine, in addition to intellectual or religious understandings of God. As Fr. Richard Rohr says, “A mystic sees things in their wholeness, connection, and union, not only their particularity. Mystics get a whole gestalt in one picture [beyond the sequential and linear]”. Through communion with these 6 mystics, we will experience the incarnational and immediate nature of God in our very midst; from the core of our very mystical selves! On the first Wednesday of each month we will gather from 6-8 pm for a meal and study of our mystic of the month, diving into their biography and studying some of their writings together. During a time of reflection, those who would like to may begin working on our community Icon of the mystic! This is a large-scale collaborative painting, honoring our Mystic and incorporating some of our personal reflections. No artistic confidence is required!! (Wednesday gatherings: June 7th, July 5th, August 2nd, September 6th, October 4th, November 1st) The Community Icon projects will be available to work on during our Wednesday gatherings as well as during the Noon Service each week. We will conclude our time with an All Saints celebration, costume party and gallery opening featuring the icons we painted throughout Ordinary Time. This will be on November 4th, more as the date approaches!