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March Newsletter from Prayerworks Studio
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General Conference 2016 Update
We have been overwhelmed by your response to
our news about prayer beads at General Conference 2016! To date we've had 69 orders for GC16 Prayer Strand Kits, representing a total of 2,750 prayer strands! That's amazing! There's still time to
order your kits if you want to be involved.
We need 2,000 prayer strands for GC16, however, at this time we don't know how many of the completed prayer strands (from the kits) will be returned to us, since some people are choosing to keep the strands and use them to pray for GC16. So far, we have received about 500. If you want your prayer strands to be part of GC16 (they will be handed out during opening worship), please return them to Kristen by 4/30/16. Thanks!
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Book #3 Update
The writing for Book #3, aka The Book I Was Born to Write, is going well. The deadline for the manuscript has been extended to May 1st, so I have one month left! I'm about 2/3 of the way through it, but it's the last third that's proving to be the most challenging. I would appreciate your writing prayers!
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This year we will be at Inman Park Festival for the first time! Festival is a huge deal and is ranked one of Atlanta’s top craft shows. We anticipate meeting thousands of new folks! Thus, we’re busy in the Studio creating new prayer bead designs. We are also planning to feature hand-stamped bracelets for the first time, each stamped with a word or phrase such as
pray,
grace,
deeply loved,
be still, etc. We hope you’ll come see us! |
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Join us in praying for General Conference!
Order your official GC2016 Prayer Strand!
We are pleased to offer this limited edition General Conference 2016 prayer strand in our Etsy shop! This is the same strand that will be issued to GC2016 delegates. Order yours and join us in praying for GC2016!
These strands are for a limited time only. Orders will be fulfilled while supplies last directly from
our Etsy shop.
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Daily Meditation and Prayer Bead Devotion
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This month's prayer bead devotion focuses on the resurrection of Jesus Christ
Cross: Dear Lord,
Invitatory Bead: It is because of your grace and love that we can proclaim:
Resurrection Bead: Christ is risen!
First Cruciform Bead: We praise you for the gift of your Resurrected Son!
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Here's a quick heads up, folks.
We're posting more great stuff on
Instagram these day and if you're an Instagram user — and we know a few of you are — we would love for you to follow us. We might even have some IG only gieaways in the near future so connect with us soon! We'll see you over there.
Find us at:
http://instagram.com/prayerworksstudio
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The Academy for Spiritual Formation's
From the Well series.
Returning as Resurrection People: How Spiritual Practices Help Us Savor and Share our Pilgrimage Experiences
In Part II of this episode on Christian pilgrimage, we look at the challenge of returning from pilgrimage. Particularly during this time of Easter, how do we integrate our journey with Christ into our everyday lives? How do we share the gifts we have received with others? Dr. Loyd Allen and Reverend Jane Vennard help us consider how we can use spiritual practices such as prayer, journaling, worship, etc. to maintain our awareness of God’s transforming presence in our lives, so that together we can live into the joy of the Resurrection.
Listen on
iTunes,
Soundcloud, and
Stitcher.
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KRISTEN'S FAVORITE THINGS |
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As I shared last month, Julian of Norwich's quote, "All shall be well," is one of my favorites. Several years ago I was shopping on Etsy (my favorite addiction), looking for a print with this quote. Not only did I find one, but my search led me to a new (to me) shop called
Raw Art Letterpress. I loved the artwork and could tell from the quotes that the shop owner had a deep spiritual life. |
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I immediately placed an order for an "All shall be well" print, but I also added to my cart a print that said, "
Silent/Listen." The way the words were laid out made clear that the letters that make up the word
silent are the same that comprise
listen. How cool is that?!?
I framed both prints and take them with me to my prayer bead workshops and retreats. They always get a lot of attention.
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DId you miss an issue? Looking for a past meditation? Want the link to one of Kristen's favorite things? Look no further! All our past newsletters can be found
here on our website. So if you want to check out some of our past news or want to share the love with a friend (or two), we would love to see you there! |
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