FROM MARCH 2023 INTERCESSION PAPER
God, creator of the universe, you see our beautiful planet held in your loving hands, without borders and without divisions. We know it is your desire that we love and serve one another as you so generously modeled for us
Episcopalians Remember Emily Malbone Morgan on February 25th
Emily Malbone Morgan, the founder of the Companions, is celebrated February 25 in the Episcopal Church’s liturgical calendar. We received an invitation to preach at Yale Divinity School's Berkeley Center in February. The subject: why Miss Morgan has a place
Sunflower Birthing Centers
About 80,000 Ukrainian women are expected to have children in the coming months. In the face of a cruel war, we especially care that as many mothers as possible are surrounded by nurture and love, and that the birth takes
From May 2022 Thanksgiving Paper
Every year, back to our early days, the May Intercession Paper has held thanksgiving prayers from cover to cover.
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
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.
The Call of Spiritual Direction
Sometimes the “changes and chances of this life,” instead of wearing us down, present us with something life-giving instead. Which is how I found myself drawn to spiritual direction.
ENJOYING THOSE LITTLE BOXES
Surprise! What a rich experience meeting on Zoom is turning out to be for Companion chapters. We are getting good at enjoying each other in little boxes. Of course we miss the hugs, the spontaneous laughter, singing together, but it’s
NOONDAY PRAYER (NDP) DURING A PANDEMIC
Companions from all over the United States have connected with Companions and Discerners who previously were only names in prayer requests. We celebrate life events. We are present to those living alone. We join the Companions for our individual reasons
THE THREAD THAT LED ME TO COMPANIONS
I hope that you will come at the right time, too. When we meet there, in that circle, I’ll probably have my knitting with me, and we will make the time for one another to find that long thread together.