Join us on Sunday, June 4th at 4:30 PM in our newly renovated chapel as we begin our summer of spiritual growth with the Enneagram. The Enneagram (which means nine-sided figure) is an ancient Christian tool that can help us to better know ourselves and to be gracious with others.
Our first meeting will serve as an introduction to the Enneagram and the resources that we will be using. There is no need to register to be a part of this experience. Simple choose to be present with us at our first meeting. The book that we will be using, while helpful, is optional. We will be offering childcare for our 90 minute experience (please let us know by Wednesday, May 31st at fbcsylva@gmail.com if you need childcare).
We will also be meeting three additional times this summer to continue our journey of spiritual growth. Those other dates are Sunday, June 25; Sunday, July 9; Sunday, August 6. All meetings will begin at 4:30 PM. Do not feel as though you cannot participate in our experience if you are unable to attend one of our meetings! There are a number of ways you can journey alongside us without attending each of our gatherings.
As the authors of our book (The Road Back to You: An Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery) Ian Cron and Suzanne Stabile will articulate: "The purpose of the Enneagram is to develop self-knowledge and learn how to recognize and dis-identify with the parts of our personalities that limit us so we can be reunited with our truest and best selves, that “pure diamond, blazing with the invisible light of heaven,” as Thomas Merton said. The point of it is self-understanding and growing beyond the self-defeating dimensions of our personality, as well as improving relationships and growing in compassion for others."