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A new, creative, and active way to prayEllen Prewitt invites you to discover how this new spiritual practicemaking crossescan deepen a life lived for Christ. As she says, To make a cross is to pray in a new way, but it's not as simple as old-fashioned petitionary prayer; making crosses is a way for God to pray through you.The practice of making a cross takes you beyond analytic thinking, and offers a way of prayer where understanding comes from doing. Working with the most complex symbol of Christianitythe crossthe pray-er learns to co-create with God in concrete and tangible ways, and discover the meaning of faith.Ellen Morris Prewitt is an award-winning writer who turned to making crosses after the tragedy of 9/11. Her writings have appeared in journals such as Image, River Teeth, and The Rambler. She lives in Memphis, Tennessee where, in addition to making crosses, she facilitates a writing group of men and women who live on the streets.Cross Making in the Life of the ChurchCross making offers individual exploration of spirituality wrapped in community.Worship: Cross making during a worship service based on the movement of the Holy SpiritSpiritual Work of the Church: - Discernment Committee: To bond the committee and help in the discernment process for candidacy for the priesthood- Festival of the Cross featuring all types of hand-made crosses, including found object Creation CrossesOutreach: - Children's crosses displayed and sold, with money sent to congregation's mission work- Neighborhood clean-up project with found objects used to make crosses- Inter-congregation crosses made by two downtown churches- Cross making session at local homeless shelterThemed Explorations: - Holy Week crosses created in group weekend before Holy Week and used in prayer/added to throughout the upcoming week- Pentecost Spirit Cross created during Fellowship Hour in summer months with heavy participation by all members of the church- Earth Day crosses in children's Sunday School class- Coming to the Cross as a Child during women's retreat- Lenten Crosses created at weekly gatherings of small groupsBonding: - During Sunday School where children and supervising parents make crosses together- Display of crosses created by congregants encourages discussion of faith and spirituality and further introduces congregants to each other- Group cross created during women's retreat, then placed in chapel to commemorate time with God and each other- Silent retreat cross m

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