Simon de Voil

I'm delighted to be joining Suquamish UCC church as their temporary bridge pastor. This virtual gathering happens on zoom; all are most welcome. 10am Pacific time zone every Sunday until they get a permanent pastor. Details can be found here https://suquamishucc.org Join on zoom = https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8711889085 Watch on FB = https://www.facebook.com/suquamishucc

Title for May 16th : Canticle of the Sun St Francis called Mother Earth the mirror of God and for good reason.  Godde (who is simultaneously in all things yet contained in no-thing) is brought close to us in the perfection of nature. In this sermon we will explore spiritual practices that create sacred intimacy with the divine through our love and care for the natural world.

Please join me or watch the reply if you'd like to share in sending out healing prayers to our beloved world. Noon Eastern time or 9am Pacific. https://www.crowdcast.io/e/healing-prayers55

Join Rev Simon Ruth de Voil for this Taizé inspired service of contemplative chanting that honors and the Christian & Jewish traditions.

https://www.crowdcast.io/e/taize9 5pm Eastern time zone - 2pm Pacific

Please note that this workshop is for people of all sexual orientations and gender identities. All, absolutely all are welcome.

When we don't fit the boundaries of the map that's been given to us, we have to find our own way forward. When we don't hear ourselves reflected in the language of the culture we inherit, we have to tell our own stories. Painful as this search for authenticity can be, it can also be a path that's rich with wisdom, creativity, and healing. And as we learn to find our own internal compass, we become more free to shine our unique divine light in the world.

Many queer people of faith know in our bones that the story of God we've inherited is simply not big enough to hold all the truth, beauty, and pain of this world. We know that god is in us, as we are in god, and an expansive, diverse vision of god belongs to all of us.

As a transgender interfaith minister, Rev Simon Ruth de Voil has spent his life learning to stand in his loving, embracing, and wildly unconventional vision of god. He encourages everyone—regardless of identity or sexual orientation—to seek out their own authentic and individual relationship with the god that speaks in their heart.

This afternoon workshop will combine short lectures with music, storytelling, and practices to help listen our way toward the unique voice of god in each of us.

Ticket $25 with scholarship option for those with low income (& lower priced BIPOC reparations tickets too). https://allsoulsinterfaith.networkforgood.com/events/25878-authenticity-in-diversity

This retreat is full and the waiting list is closed but it is likely that this will be the first of other Iona retreats. Email me or watch this page for updates www.simondevoil.com/iona-2022