What is Dwelling in the Word?
Dwelling in the Word is a 20-30-minute process for becoming aware of God’s presence and the Spirit’s movement by listening and reflecting on Scripture as a gathered community. Dwelling in the Word forms faith and trust within a group by sharing responses to three questions:

· What captures my attention?
· What questions do I have? What do I wonder?
· Where might God’s Spirit be nudging us?

The word “dwell” or “abide” is used frequently in Scripture. It means to live or remain somewhere or with someone for a time. The practice of Dwelling in the Word invites communities to live with a text for a time so that the reflections, wonderings, and promptings of God’s Word form and shape our faith and living. The purpose of Dwelling in the Word is not about answering questions or getting to particular results, but rather allowing ourselves to be present with God’s living Word. (Thus, Dwelling in the Word does not require a leader steeped in biblical scholarship.)

What is Compline?
The ancient office of Compline derives its name from a Latin word meaning ‘completion’ (completorium). Described as the ‘goodnight prayer of the Church,’ it is a service of quietness and reflection before rest at the end of the day. Compline, or Night Prayer, derives its content from the wisdom of the centuries in Scripture and above all in the psalms, but also from contemporary Christian experience of God. It celebrates the awareness that each of us who tries to pray is a part of the human whole. So we are taken over the threshold from daytime, not in a mood of self-centered spirituality, but as representatives of humanity, acknowledging our creaturehood before God.

Dwelling in the Word 7-7:45 p.m.
Compline 7:45-8:00 p.m.