Next Meeting: February 23

Our first meeting of 2022 will take place on Wednesday, February 23, at 7pm at this location: Orchard View Church of God2777 Leffingwell Ave NEGrand Rapids, MI 49525 Orchard View Church of God is located at the corner of Three Mile Road and Leffingwell in the northeast section of Grand Rapids. Easy access is via … [Read more…]

No Meetings December, January

We usually take the month of December off to give people more time to be with family and friends, and to get a handle on the hustle and bustle of the holidays. This year, we decided to take January off, too. So, we met in October and November, but will not meet in December, 2021, … [Read more…]

Next Meeting: September 29 IN PERSON

Because of schedule conflicts for some members, we have switched our September Novices in the School of Love, (NSL), meeting from this Wednesday, 9/22/21, to next week Wednesday, 9/29/21. We will meet IN PERSON here: Orchard View Church of God2777 Leffingwell Ave NEGrand Rapids, MI 49525 Time: From 7:00-9:00 PM.      Last month, we … [Read more…]

Next Meeting: August 25 In Person

NOTE: For our Wednesday, August 25th, meeting we will NOT offer Zoom as an option to meet with us. It will be IN PERSON only, at this location: Orchard View Church of God2777 Leffingwell Ave NEGrand Rapids, MI 49525 Orchard View Church of God is located at the corner of Three Mile Road and Leffingwell in … [Read more…]

Next Meeting: July 28 In Person + Zoom

For our Wednesday, July 28th meeting, we will gather together in person for the first time in over a year! That’s when we return to our usual meeting place: OrchardView Church of God2777 Leffingwell Ave NEGrand Rapids, MI 49525 OrchardView Church is located at the corner of Three Mile Road and Leffingwell in the northeast … [Read more…]

Next Meeting: March 24 (Zoom)

Dear Fellow Novices, Happy Feast of St. Joseph! Today (Wednesday, 3/24/21), at 7:00 PM, we will have our March NSL [Novices in the School of Love] meeting via Zoom. Bill will send out an invitation earlier today with a link for you to join the meeting. “Humility is a beautiful quality to find in a … [Read more…]

Next Meeting: January 27 (Zoom)

Tonight, we will be looking at Chapters 10 and 11 in Charles Cummings’ book, “Monastic Practices.”Chapter 10 is on “Community and Communication”. This is an interesting companion subject to the topic of “Silence” we discussed a few months ago. The monastery is a microcosm of the world–we are all stuck here with each other, and it … [Read more…]