As the sun rises on Holden, Villagers spread out to go about their daily tasks: work and play, study and rest, conversation and solitude. At evening, as the sun sets, the entire community gathers to return to our center in Christ Jesus in worship.

Sunday: the Day of Resurrection
On Sunday we come to the heart of our life together when we gather for the Eucharist. At the center of this weekly celebration of the resurrection is the sacred text of Scripture and the feast of God’s new life given for us in communion. We celebrate that by grace we are formed into the body of Christ for the purpose of giving ourselves in love to the world.

Daily Prayer: Every Day Sacred
On weeknights, we gather for vespers - to give thanks for the day, to pray for our world and our lives, to hear scripture, and to go into the night with the promise of God’s abiding presence. During each season, we develop a weekly rhythm for worship with certain days given to certain patterns of worship. This allows for both continuity and breadth in our worship life.

Strong Center, Open Door
Together with a strong center in Christ Jesus, we seek to hold a wide open door to the world. We welcome the varied gifts of all who make up the gathered assembly - in the song, wisdom, dance, prayers, and experience that people bring with them to the Village. Rooted firmly in Christ Jesus, we are also confident to open our worship to the wisdom of varied cultures and traditions from throughout history and around the world.

Resources for Worship Beyond Holden
Through our unique opportunities for daily worship and enriched by our always-new population of Villagers, Holden seeks to contribute to the renewal of the church’s worship. Published resources are available for sale in the bookstore. If you have more questions about worship at Holden, feel free to talk or write to the Village pastor -

Spiritual Direction
“Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves. Perhaps you will -gradually, without noticing it -live along some distant day into the answer.” Rainier Maria Rilke

Holden is often blessed to have experienced spiritual directors offer services during the summer, and periodically in the winter. In summer, the kiosk has a description of the current spiritual director, the location, and a schedule where you may sign up for an individual appointment. There is no charge. Directors may also offer group opportunities for prayer and conversation (posted in the daily program). Spiritual direction is a privileged time to reflect with another about your spiritual life.

Space for Reflection
During the summer, on the second floor of the Village Center in the northeast corner of the balcony, there is a quiet space reserved for prayer and reflection.

About a half mile west of the Village, there is an open field (the former miners’ ballpark) in which a labyrinth is available for walking and prayer (snowshoes needed in winter!). Labyrinths can be found in every religious tradition dating back thousands of years. Their roots predate Christianity, but during the Middle Ages Christians used labyrinths as tools for pilgrimage. One of the most famous of the “pilgrimage cathedrals” is in Chartres, France, and its labyrinth pattern is the one Holden has used. Information and suggestions for walking can be found in a box at the entrance to the labyrinth. You are welcome there anytime, respecting the quiet of others. As you walk its circular pattern, the labyrinth can mirror the gracious truth that in spite of and because of the twists and turns of life you continue to be woven towards the center, towards God.

Fullness of God Lutheran Church at Holden Village.