On the journey … 

A patient and determined Eastern Box Turtle makes a way toward the Lodge this summer before heading to the surrounding woodlands. Box turtles are a familiar site at Cedar Cross, finding the woodlands, creeks and ponds much to their liking. Box turtles like this one can live to be 100 years old. 

Cedar Cross to host
survivors of atom bomb

From November 7-11, an eleven-member delegation of Japanese survivors of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki in 1945 will be hosted by Cedar Cross in what is being called a Hope and Healing Tour. 

The delegation will be visiting the Triangle area (prior to going to Chicago and Portland, OR), speaking at several regional schools and churches.  Their visit is in connection with efforts to support this fall’s UN Conference for the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.  (The treaty is presently signed by 92 countries, not including the U.S.).

The delegation is multi-generational and lead by Dr. Masao Tomonaga, head of the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Hospital and a personal friend of Cedar Cross Mission Group member, Mac Hulslander, stemming from Mac’s years of missionary service there (1960-64).

Cedar Cross will provide some meals, room and travel assistance as a way of showing support for this significant effort on behalf of world peace.  Readers are invited to help defray our costs. Checks can be made out to “Covenant Community Church” earmarked for the “H and H Tour” c/o Mac Hulslander, 2830 Barmettler St., Raleigh, NC 27607.

A public presentation by the delegation will be held at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 8th at Highland United Methodist Church. The church’s building is located on Ridge Road at Lake Boone Trail in Raleigh. Please join us and invite others for this one time event.
 

Gathering for A Day Apart on Sept. 25

The next gathering for A Day Apart will be on Monday, Sept. 25, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.  

We’ll begin with a brief time of worship, followed by the introduction of quotes from Parker Palmer’s book The Hidden Wholeness. Then folks will have an extended time of quiet reflection until we regather just before lunch for a time to share about respective experiences, if so led. After lunch, we’ll introduce more quotes before a second time of silence. At 2:30, we’ll re-gather to share experiences and close with Communion. 

During the time for silent reflection, participants are welcome to do as they are led. Some folks find a quiet place — either inside or outside — to reflect on one of the quotes or do something else. Some walk the trails, or the labyrinth, or the meditation trail called the Way of Jesus. 

The suggested donation is $20. Please bring a bagged lunch. Tea and coffee will be provided. 

To register, please contact the coordinator, Jimmy Allen, at cedarcrossregistrar@gmail.com. Participation is limited to 16 people.

A view from the trail

Guests welcome
for monthly Community Day

You’re invited to join with the Mission Group of Cedar Cross to help nurture the land and facilities as well as enhance our personal and relational journeys. Our next gathering for Community Day will be Monday-Tuesday, September 24-25. 

Community Day begins with a meal on Monday at 5 p.m. This is followed by a time of spiritual formation/community building and then night prayers. 

The next day, we begin with breakfast, followed by morning prayers and then tasks that have been identified. We typically have various projects and invite participants to serve in a way that is life-giving for them. We conclude at 3 p.m. 

We don’t ask for a donation to participate. We do, though, seek volunteers to provide or help provide one of the three meals. 

For more information, please contact the coordinator, Jimmy Allen, at cedarcrossregistrar@gmail.com.