Contemplative Spiritual Practices

Experiential prayer, contemplative practices, spiritual "pauses" and other embodied ways of meditating are at the heart of SUMC's worship style.

​At SUMC, we often have creative prayer stations during worship services as well as "open times" in the Chapel or sanctuary. 

SUMC Lent/Holy Week Prayer & Meditation Walk 2024

Thank you for coming to 6 Station Prayer & Meditation Walk. It is available dawn to dusk, 7 days a week, from March 16 - March 30. You can walk by yourself, with family and/or friends, or with a group.

• We encourage you to let us know you were here by signing the journal at the end.
• To access the prayers, poetry, artist statements & thought questions, please click here (available March 15).
• On Good Friday (March 29 @ 2pm), we will be doing communal walk with additional activities and singing, led by our clergy.

Lenten Spiritual Pauses
8-10 minute meditations to take a breather and connect with the light & love that is all around

Lenten Spiritual Pause ~ Week of Ash Wednesday (2/16/2024)

Lenten Spiritual Pause ~ 1st Week in Lent (2/22/2024)

Lenten Spiritual Pause ~ 2nd Week in Lent (3/1/2024)

Lenten Spiritual Pause ~ 3rd Week in Lent (3/7/2024)

Lenten Spiritual Pause ~ 4th Week in Lent (3/14/2024)

Lenten Spiritual Pause ~ 5th Week & Holy Week (3/24/2024)

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Wednesday Spiritual Pause: March 1, 2023
John 3:1-17

Wednesday Spiritual Pause: March 8, 2023
​John 4:5-42

Wednesday Spiritual Pause: March 15, 2023
​John 9:1-21

Wednesday Spiritual Pause: March 22, 2023
John 11:1-44

Wednesday Spiritual Pause: March 29, 2023
Every Moment Holy "After a National Tragedy"; Young people pray about Gun Violence; Isaiah 2:1-5 ; Kate Bowler & Jessica Richie "for this grief-stricken day"