Daily Meditation: Eucharist, the Sacrament of Communion

Eucharist, the Sacrament of Communion - from Henri Nouwen's Bread for the Journey Baptism opens the door to the Eucharist.  The Eucharist is the sacrament through which Jesus enters into an intimate, permanent communion with us.  It is the sacrament of the table.  It is the sacrament of food and drink.  It is the sacrament of daily nurture.   While baptism is a once-in-a-lifetime event, the Eucharist can be a monthly, weekly, or even daily occurrence.  Jesus gave us the Eucharist as a constant memory of his life and death.  Not a memory that simply makes us think of him but a memory that makes us members of his body.   That is why Jesus on the evening before he died took bread saying, "This is my Body," and took the cup saying, "This is my Blood."  By eating the Body and drinking the Blood of Christ, we become one with him. For further reflection... "You are those who have stood by me in my trials.  And I confer on you a kingdom, just as my Father conferred one on me, so that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom..." - Luke 22: 28 - 30a (NIV) Comment on this Daily Meditation. Save the date! For those of you in the Toronto area, keep October 13 free! Click here. The First Annual Henri Nouwen Lecture featuring Jim Wallis happens November 14, 2015. For more information, click here.   Visit our website for inspiration, resources, news, events, community.     Text excerpts taken from Bread for the Journey, by Henri J.M. Nouwen, ©1997 HarperSanFrancisco. All Scripture from The Jerusalem Bible ©1966, 1967, and 1968 Darton, Longman & Todd and Doubleday & Co. Inc. Photo by V. Dobson. Scripture chosen by L. Yeskoo.

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It's going to be an event-packed Fall with HNS

Join us for some exciting events this fall

The Henri Nouwen Society is planning some terrific events this fall. Great things are coming this fall! What's new at the Henri Nouwen Society? It might be easier to ask, what isn't?!   We have a new look (check out our fresh new logo above) and an exciting new website on the way.  Your visits to our website will be easier to navigate and more engaging than ever.   What's happening this fall?    Lecture by Dr. Riaan van der Merwe - "Broken Wholeness: A Contemporary Encounter with Henri Nouwen's Spirituality"      Call-in Webinars - Fundraising AS Ministry hosted by Henry Freeman based on Nouwen's "A Spirituality of Fundraising"   "The Spirituality of Social Justice"  with Jim Wallis at the University of Toronto  Book release - "Unlacing the Heart" by Henry Freeman What's coming up in 2016 We have a fresh new energy to promote all things Nouwen! By the overwhelming response we receive to our social media posts, the rise in subscribers to Henri's Daily Meditations, and the continued interest in his books and videos, it's clear that nearly 20 years after his death Henri is still making an impact! Oh... and did I mention we have some great new events planned for the coming months? _______________________________________________________________________ Fans of Henri Nouwen who live in Toronto, or who plan to be in the area, can look forward to a wonderful Nouwen-inspired evening on Tuesday, October 13, 2015. Dr. Riaan van der Merwe, a noted scholar from South Africa, will deliver a lecture entitled Broken Wholeness: A Contemporary Encounter with Henri Nouwen's Spirituality.  It takes place at St. Basil's Church, 50 St. Joseph Street (west of Bay St., one north of Wellesley). It's at 7:00 PM sharp.  And it's free! Refreshments will be served following the lecture (at our offices right across the street), so you'll have a chance to meet Riaan and mingle with others. Hope to see you there!  _______________________________________________________________________ We are also presenting two call-in webinars around the topic of Fundraising AS Ministry. These seminars are ideal for churches and faith-based organizations that depend on donor support. Henry Freeman On November 05, 2015 at 12:30 PM (EST) host Henry Freeman welcomes bestselling author Jim Wallis, president and founder of Sojourners in Washington, DC, to explore ministry-focused fundraising models. On December 10, 2015 at 12:30 PM (EST) Henry Freeman speaks with William G. Enright, Ph.D, founding director for the Lake Institute of Faith & Giving, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, about "heart-based" fundraising for churches. You can register here or through our website for the November 5th webinar. Registration for the December 10 event opens at the conclusion of the first webinar.  These are not-to-be-missed events for every church and faith-based organization's leadership teams! Recordings of the webinars will be available for purchase following the events. _______________________________________________________________________ The First Annual Henri Nouwen Lecture On November 14, 2015 at 8:00 PM, the Henri Nouwen Society is thrilled to present The First Annual Henri Nouwen Lecture at the University of Toronto. Jim Wallis Jim Wallis will be speaking on a theme that was very close to Henri Nouwen's heart, The Spirituality of Social Justice. For more information on this inaugural series of lectures, click here.  Tickets are $20, available at www.uofttix.ca While he's in town, Jim Wallis will be a guest on CBC's Sunday Edition with Michael Enright. As well, his lecture will be featured in the popular CBC radio series Ideas in the new year. Details to follow! -for more information on these and other events- Visit Our Website Related News HNS friend and board member Henry Freeman's new book Unlacing the Heart has just been released.  The book contains two chapters in which Mr. Freeman fondly remembers his longtime friend Henri Nouwen.  Our own Sue Mosteller says in her review, "I have read this book twice and love every page... Truly wonderful writing!" You can check it out here.  What's In Store For 2016? In a word: LOTS! On May 13, 2016,  Anne Lamott will be the featured speaker at the Second Annual Henri Nouwen Lecture at the University of Toronto. (We're so excited, we can't even wait a full year!)  Ms. Lamott  is the bestselling author of Traveling Mercies, Operating Instructions, and Plan B. Her nonfiction works are largely autobiographical, marked by their self-deprecating humor and openness. Mark June 9-11 on you calendar for a special gathering commemorating the 20th anniversary of Henri Nouwen's death. Conference highlights include keynote addresses from Fr. Ron Rolheiser, Shane Claiborne, Esther de Waal, Steve Bell and Sue Mosteller. You can read about it here. Keep checking our website for updates... and plan to join us for some truly inspired Nouwen-related events and celebrations this fall and in the coming new year! Henri Nouwen Society | 1-866-226-2158 | admin@henrinowen.org | www.henrinouwen.org STAY CONNECTED:

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Daily Meditation: Baptism, a Call to Commitment

Baptism, a Call to Commitment - from Henri Nouwen's Bread for the Journey Baptism as a way to the freedom of the children of God and as a way to a life in community calls for a personal commitment.  There is nothing magical or automatic about this sacrament.  Having water poured over us while someone says, "I baptise you in the Name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit," has  lasting significance when we are willing to claim and reclaim in all possible ways the spiritual truth of who we are as baptised people. In this sense baptism is a call to parents of baptised children and to the baptised themselves to choose constantly for the light in the midst of a dark world and for life in the midst of a death-harbouring society. For further reflection... "But if we walk in the light , as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin." - 1 John 1: 7 (NIV) Comment on this Daily Meditation. Save the date! For those of you in the Toronto area, keep October 13 free! Click here. The First Annual Henri Nouwen Lecture featuring Jim Wallis happens November 14, 2015. For more information, click here.   Visit our website for inspiration, resources, news, events, community.     Text excerpts taken from Bread for the Journey, by Henri J.M. Nouwen, ©1997 HarperSanFrancisco. All Scripture from The Jerusalem Bible ©1966, 1967, and 1968 Darton, Longman & Todd and Doubleday & Co. Inc. Photo by V. Dobson. Scripture chosen by L. Yeskoo.

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