Thirty Three Names of God: Worship in Movement

 On Sept. 25, over a dozen women gathered on Zoom to join in a time of Worship in Movement led by the Rev. Sylvia Miller Mutia of St. Mark's, Albuquerque. 

Focusing on 33 Names of God, from the Old and New Testaments, Mother Sylvia opened with the use of Anglican Prayer Beads to pray these 33 Names of God. We moved on to sharing movements representing our own names. After a time of loosening up, we joined Mother Sylvia in moving in response to praying the 33 Names. We ended with a guided Movement exercise. 

This was definitely a time of refreshment and worship. You can watch the video below. Mother Sylvia's slides referring to the 33 Names of God are here. 

A helpful resource for using Anglican Prayer beads, shared by Sara Stephens of Carlsbad can be downloaded. (Credit to King of Peace Episcopal Church in Kingsland, GA and Mission St. Clare). As a side note, Sara's husband makes Anglican Prayer Beads to sell.

Next month will be Humor in Religion with Camille Donoghue, Women's Ministry Council Member. If you have fun jokes, memes, or stories you can email them to her or to Cindy. This will be on Zoom. 

The Annual November Retreat (Nov. 12-13) will feature the Rt. Rev. Katharine Jefferts-Schori as speaker. We plan to be in person at St. John's Cathedral in ABQ, with a Zoom option for those who don't want to travel. Our topic will be Women of Valor and Worth and claiming (re-claiming) our Belovedness as Women of Valor and Worth in this transitional time.