Spiritual Renewal Center - Syracuse, New York

April 2, 2020 

Dear friends of the Spiritual Renewal Center,

I know all of us are struggling to keep safe and live through all the constraints this pandemic is placing on us. I want to let you know that, following the best advice of health authorities, the Spiritual Renewal Center will remain closed at least through the month of April, and in all likelihood, beyond. All our scheduled events and gatherings for April are canceled.

I have been working on new ways of continuing our mission of adult spiritual formation from home. I hope you have seen some of the message videos I have made which appear on this page and have been circulated through email. I know some churches have also forwarded them on to their congregations through their church lists.

I’m also experimenting with online bible studies using Zoom. Our first two one-session bible study groups were filled to capacity, and I hope to be offering more in the weeks to come. Pay attention to this page and your emails from the Center to stay informed about these offerings

I myself and many of our staff spiritual directors are continuing our ministry of spiritual direction by meeting through various online video avenues, and this seems to be a viable way of doing direction in the absence of in-person sessions. 

If you are not currently meeting with a spiritual director, we can help connect you with one of our staff and you can begin meeting electronically even now. Also, if you aren’t interested in ongoing direction but would just like to talk to a director for one or a few sessions, I am happy to offer that to you as well. Let us know of your interest in this through our Center email: mail@spiritualrenewalcenter.com  As always, spiritual direction is offered free of charge, but we certainly hope that recipients will help support the ministry through their free-will offerings to the Spiritual Renewal Center.

Finally, I’m sure you are aware of the financial crisis this pandemic is producing. Small businesses and small non-profits are among the hardest hit. This includes the Spiritual Renewal Center. We’ve made it for 41 years living in total dependence on God and our benefactors, and I trust we’ll make it through this time to continue our unique service to the People of God. But this will only happen if we all chip in to keep the Center alive. I’m making a sacrificial gift to the Center myself, and I hope you will join me by giving generously.

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In Christ,

Jim Krisher

Center Director

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