Silence workshop at Interfaith Center
The Interfaith Center at St. Margaret's Episcopal Church in Little Rock will host a "Seeking Silence" workshop 1-5 p.m. Sunday. The church is at 20900 Chenal Parkway.
The workshop will focus on silence as a spiritual practice from Jewish, Christian and Muslim perspectives. Participants will also gather for prayer in the Arkansas House of Prayer, an interfaith chapel on the grounds of St. Margaret's that offers space for silent prayer and meditation.
The workshop will be led by Rabbi Barry Block of Congregation B'nai Israel; the Rev. Susan Sims Smith, executive director of the Interfaith Center; and Sophia Said of the Islamic Center of Little Rock.
Cost is $35. Information is available online at interfaith.itssm.org or by calling (501) 801-0272.
-- Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Honduras mission marks anniversary
Christ the King Catholic Church in Little Rock will celebrate the 20th anniversary of its Honduras Medical Mission during Masses today and Sunday. Mass is at 5 p.m. today and at 8 and 10:30 a.m. and 12:15 and 6 p.m. Sunday. The church is at 4000 N. Rodney Parham Road.
The Honduras mission, the vision of Monsignor Gaston Hebert and Dr. Don Greenway, was started in 1996. Since that time the church has sent more than 1,100 missionaries to Trujillo, Honduras, as well as to surrounding villages. Many parishioners have taken multiple trips to help provide medical care to residents, as well as to share their faith and participate in other projects.
In addition to providing medical care, missionaries from the church have built three churches, renovated 10 and built additions on three. The teams also helped modernize a hospital and provided medical equipment and supported schools by providing supplies and completing construction projects.
Teams will continue their efforts during a trip at the end of this month and again in June.
Information on the Honduras mission is available online at ctkhondurasmission.org or by calling Sandee Haslauer, director, (501) 225-6774, Extension 282.
-- Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Retreat will focus on dream analysis
A retreat, "Dreams: Lost Language of God," will be held Feb. 19-21 at St. Scholastica Retreat Center, 1205 S. Albert Pike, Fort Smith. Participants will learn to seek the voice of God by understanding and interpreting their dreams.
The program will be led by Diana McKendree, a Jungian therapist, and the Rev. Lance Sawyer. As a senior presenter with the Haden Institute in Flat Rock, N.C., McKendree teaches dream work and spiritual direction. Sawyer has a doctorate of ministry from Samford University in Birmingham, Ala., and has been a pastor for 20 years. The two will bring a blend of Jungian psychology and biblical tradition to dream interpretation. Attendees will participate in individual and small-group dream work.
Resident cost is $195 and includes lodging and meals. Commuter cost is $150 and includes meals. Information and registration are available online at stscho.org/retreat-registration or by calling (479) 783-1135. Deadline to register is Feb. 4.
The retreat center is a ministry of the Benedictine sisters of St. Scholastica Monastery, a religious order within the Catholic Diocese of Little Rock.
-- Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Religion on 01/23/2016