Thursday, January 21 | 7pm via Zoom

Fee: $20, or whatever you can afford

The Celts - both historically and in the present day Iona community "carry blessing" into the world. Ellen Kogstad will lead us in reflection on the transformative impact of this unique spirituality. Poems/prayers for the baking of bread, getting up

in the morning, going to bed at night – for the Celtic people all the activities of the day were blessed by God. The evening will include the presentation, and then together we will compose blessings to take and share with friends and enemies, family and strangers.

Ellen Kogstad received her MA in spirituality from Loyola University in Chicago, and is a spiritual director who trained here at the Spiritual Renewal Center. She recently retired as the director of the Center for Spiritual Direction at North Park Theological Seminary, Chicago, where she also taught courses in spiritual formation. Additionally, she is the founder of “New Moms”, the Chicago area non- profit and continues to serve as its Director of Spiritual Formation. Her first love is sitting with directees and being a witness to the work of the Spirit.