Good Shepherd Episcopal: Spiritual Resources


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Spiritual Resources Online Growing as a Christian "Turn to the LORD! He can still be found. Call out to God! He is near." Isaiah 55:6 CEV Two of the bedrock disciplines of the Christian life that are most important for spiritual growth are daily prayer and Bible reading. There are many ways to pray, and many ways to read through scripture. Below are some suggested links that draw on our Episcopal/Anglican prayer traditions, as well as traditions of others. They also include ways of reading and/or reflecting on scripture day by day. Forward Day by Day: Episcopal daily devotional http://www.forwardmovement.org/todaysreading.cfm Upper Room: daily devotional http://www.upperroom.org/devotional/ Our Daily Bread: devotional http://www.rbc.org/odb/odb.shtml Speaking to the Soul: daily readings about Episcopal saints, and other writings http://www.episcopalcafe.com/thesoul Episcopal Morning and Evening Prayer (the Daily Office) with Biblical readings (lectionary) in full for the day http://www.missionstclare.com/english/index.html Morning Prayer from the Church of England http://daily.commonworship.com/daily.cgi?today_mp=1 Evening Prayer from the Church of England http://daily.commonworship.com/daily.cgi?today_ep=1 The Lectionary Texts for Sunday and Feast Day Eucharists http://www.io.com/~kellywp/lectionary.html Other links: Official Web Site of The Anglican Communion http://www.anglicancommunion.org Anglican Communion News Service http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acns/ Anglican Resources – a variety of resources and information about the church, faith, and practices – a very useful and interesting site to browse, read, and learn http://anglicansonline.org/resources/index.html Religion online: Scholarly texts from a variety of scholars http://www.religion-online.org/

Just what is a Parish Spiral?

+ It's a six week commitment designed to help 8-10 people to get to know each other.
+ Each session is approximately 90 minutes in length. This allows for both group and social time.
+ During the six weeks, people answer a series of questions, engage in Bible study, pray together, eat together, listen to each other, reflect on their faith journey and have fun.
+ Each Spiral usually has two leaders; couples and individuals make up the group.

Spirals offer us the opportunity to increase fellowship with each other. They provide a small group environment that is a safe place to invite friends and neighbors to experience Christian Community.

If you are interested in joining a spiral or are just curious, please contact Bob Hirst.

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