Portrait of a Poetry Workshop
Something many Companions seem to have in common is the creative impulse, whether practiced professionally, as dedicated amateurs, or trying something new for fun. Sharon Klander, Texas Companion, led our December Workshop, and Nicki Bourne, New Hampshire/Vermont Companion, was one
Join Us January 8, 2022 — Program, “Jesus and the Samaritan Woman”
The New York Chapter of the Society of the Companions of the Holy Cross (SCHC) is delighted to invite you to attend a Zoomed chapter program that will take place on Saturday, January 8, 10:00 AM to 12:00 noon Eastern. Our
Holy Cross Day: A Special Feast Day for Companions
It is Holy Cross Day, 2021. Companions celebrate this occasion at Adelynrood, our beloved home base and retreat center, with a procession to what we call the “Great Cross.” It stands on a granite outcropping, reminding us who we are
The Courage to Risk, to Love, to Act: Reflections on Companion Conference 2021
Companion Conference always manages to tell us what we need to hear.
Writing Poetic Midrash
One of the offerings of the 2021 Companion Conference was a poetry workshop on writing a poem in the tradition of a midrash. In Jewish tradition, a midrash is discerning new meaning in the text of the Torah. For us today,
We Remember Her
Each year, Companions gather in a memorial service to remember our sisters who have died in the past year. We celebrate lives well lived and mark a Companion’s move to what we lovingly call the Paradise Chapter.
EMILY MALBONE MORGAN
If you come to a service in The Episcopal Church on February 25 and the “saint” commemorated is “Emily Malbone Morgan, Lay Leader and Contemplative, 1937,” you may well wonder, “Who is that? Never heard of her.”