Hello, friends of Fall Creek Abbey! The Advent season, a season of waiting in the dark, has been more challenging for us this year. You may be apprehensive about the future, as well, wondering what exactly our future holds. As we've engaged with the themes of Advent, one in particular has felt most appropriate. We are living in the "TIME BETWEEN." The time between the first Advent of Christ at his birth, and the final Advent when he will come again to make right all that isn't in our world. It's a liminal space, the time between.
This coming week nearly 40 people will come to Fall Creek Abbey for a half-day or full-day Advent retreat. Each day, whether coming or going, everyone will gather around the table at lunch between noon and 1 pm and enjoy a delicious lunch, good conversations, and serendipitous connections. (A regular occurrence at FCA!)
We'd love for you to have a your own copy of our Advent Retreat Guide 2024, with the hope that you might steal away for a few hours and engage your heart with the coming of Christ. Here's a link for a free download. We wish you all the best as you wait in this time between, looking for the star in the east!
Warmly, Beth and David Booram
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