Community
The Abbey is currently pausing all weekly rhythms
from Dec 23 through January 2 all regularly scheduled meetings will pause as we celebrate Christmas, with the exception of the Contemplative Community. They will meet as usual on Sunday Dec 29 at 4:00pm.
All community events are hosted at the Abbey of the Heights
636 N Denver Ave, Tulsa, OK
contemplative community
Weekly :: Sundays at 4 pm
Together we practice the value of slowing down, taking time to be reflective & attentive in anchoring ourselves more deeply in the love of God found in the story of Jesus. Ours is a simple time of receiving the Eucharist (widely known as communion) & reminding one another of how Jesus is healing us & the whole world. It’s a central place of formation - funding our imagination for God’s love & justice in the world, in ways leading to healing & peace.
Contemplative community is for those who feel left out of traditional ways of doing church, for guests staying for a retreat, for neighbors, & for folks who have a “job” in ministry & need opportunities to receive. absent of flash, volume, screens & crowds, it’s for those in a spiritual season where they deeply resonate with a more simple, slow & steady way of focusing on the person of Jesus with others.
For an hour each Sunday, we reflect on God’s word together.
We pray. And We tell the story of Jesus through the bread & the wine.
Children are most welcome.
daily office
Morning prayer is at 8 am.
Evening prayer is at 5 pm
Join us for this rhythm that weaves together Scripture & historical prayers of the Church. Every weekday we pray the daily office at the abbey. This is such a great practice to explore, & everyone is welcome to stop in and experience it. Morning prayer is 8 am. Evening prayer is 5 pm.
a beginners guide to the daily office
lunch & listening
Tuesdays weekly at noon
Each Tuesday at noon, we alternate each week practicing together centering prayer (listening to God in prayer) and lectio divina (listening to God in Scripture). We find these to be two really helpful practices for helping us slow down and see how God is already at work around us. Feel free to bring your lunch. Some basic lunch materials will be available on-site.
A Beginner’s Guide to Centering Prayer
A Beginner’s Guide to Lectio Divina
recommended resources
You should check these out
The Sabbath Life belongs to a network of ministries and churches called the Diocese of Churches for the Sake of Others. If you’d like to learn more about liturgy and what the way of following Jesus called “Anglicanism” means, be sure to check out some of these resources.
Books
The Anglican Way: A Guidebook by Thomas McKenzie
Evangelicals on the Canterbury Trail: Why Evangelicals Are Attracted to the Liturgical Church by Robert Webber
The Accidental Anglican: The Surprising Appeal of the Liturgical Church by Todd Hunter
Liturgical Mission: The Work of the People for the Life of the World by Winfield Bevins
Articles
“Black and Anglican: A Maundy Thursday Conversion Story” by Esau McCaulley
Podcast episodes
“Tish Harrison Warren Interrupts the Cultural Narrative,” The Disrupters podcast with Esau McCaulley
“Shawn McCain Tirres on the Centrality of the Eucharist (Gifts of Anglicanism),” the C4SO podcast with Bishop Todd Hunter
“Contemplative Practices for Lent (with Markene Meyer and Peter White),” The C4SO Podcast with Bishop Todd Hunter