Undoing the Knots, Weaving the Cross

Undoing the Knots & Weaving the Cross:
A Lenten Day of Reflection Celebrating St. Brigid of Kildare

Saturday, Mar 2
8 AM – 4 PM (CT)
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Co-sponsored with Old St. Pat’s

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Céad míle fáilte! We offer a hundred thousand welcomes as we celebrate and pray with St. Brigid, the fifth-century Celtic Christian Abbess. A contemplative at heart, St. Brigid will inspire you as we learn of her many expressions of hospitality and generosity, her mission as a peacemaker, her love of nature and God’s creatures, and her soulful knowing of the sacredness in all.

The yearlong celebration of the 1500th anniversary of her death begins with this Lenten season. Connect to the relevance of St. Brigid in our lives as we undo the knots of wintering and weave new crosses into spring. Our day will be full with contemplative prayer, wanders in nature, and shared reflections on this “thoroughly modern 1500-year-old saint” and the hope she offers us all.

This program meets In-Person at Morton Arboretum, Arbor Room, Lisle, IL.

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Facilitators: Eileen Durkin, Kate DeVries, Ellen Wiggins

Kate DeVries, D.Min. is an on-line chapel host for Old St. Patrick/St. Margaret Mary, a liturgical musician at St. Paul VI parish in the western suburbs, and a special education teacher in Berwyn.  Formerly, she held the positions of co-director of Young Adult Ministry for the Archdiocese of Chicago, and pastoral associate at St. Francis Xavier parish in La Grange, IL.

Eileen Durkin has been researching St. Brigid of Kildare since 1993, when she wrote a dramatic homily entitled “St. Brigid Wakes Up” for the St. Patrick’s Day Mass at Old St. Patrick’s Church in Chicago. Since then, she has been advocating for St. Brigid’s relevance as a much-needed sign of hope and healing in our hearts, our churches, and our world. As the saying goes, “All are welcome under St. Brigid’s cloak.”

Ellen Wiggins is a graduate of Seminary of the Wild and an ordained eco-minister. Active in the Wild Church Network, she has led contemplative meditation circles and co-facilitated earth based gatherings through Wild Belongings, celebrating the Celtic Wheel of the Year. She a long-time supporter of The Well.