Spiritual Memoir
The Spiritual Memoir Project
Our lives are shaped by what we recollect, through our search for meaning, in the lessons we have learned along the way, and by what has been passed down to us. Spiritual Memoir honours what is sacred and meaningful in our lives.
Spiritual memoir is passed along in stories written down, in diaries, in journals, in letters and quilts, through family recipes, genealogies and heirlooms. It is our legacy.
On this page you will find recollections and resources to prompt your spiritual memoir. You can listen to audio recordings that speak of insight, a lesson learned, or legacy passed on. Enjoy! There will be more as the project unfolds.
Project Partners
The Prayer Bench joins energies with Visions United Church in Moncton, NB. This creative faith community is about celebrating life and spirituality. Rooted in the Christian wisdom tradition, the Prayer Bench offers soul deepening resources online. Together, we are working on this project.
We are grateful for the generosity of The United Church of Canada through a Seeds of Hope Grant and the Maritime Conference Bequest Fund.
Please contact Janice if you have recollections or resources to contribute to the webpage or if you wish to financially support this project.
Recollections & Resources
Stories, reflections and ideas to prompt your spiritual memoir.
Spiritual Memoir Worship Series (first service is free)
ONE: In the beginning there is a Story TWO: told around campfires in the desert ONE: shared around tables when bread was broken. TWO: written on pieces of soft leather ONE: then in pages bound...
Recipes from the Family Table
Recipes from the Family Table By Breanna Sharpe “Some of the most important conversations I’ve ever had occurred at my family’s dinner table.” – Bob Ehrlich I sometimes hear people complain that...
The Milk House
The Milk House A Reflection by Cathy MacLean The little house on on our property was once a "milk house." A milk house, as the word implies, was a small building used to keep anything that had to do...
Audio Recordings
Listen to people sharing their spiritual memoir stories.
Vera Turner – Letter from the Front
https://prayerbench.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Vera-Turner-Letter-from-the-Front-2017-08-04-11.36-AM.mp3 Vera Turner - Letter from the Front Spiritual Memoir Stories Vera Turner of Sussex NB...
Karen Thompson – Every Quilt Tells a Story
https://prayerbench.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Karen-Thompson-Quilts-2017-.mp3 Karen Thompson - Every Quilt Tells a Story Spiritual Memoir Karen Thompson is from Moncton, New Brunswick. She has a...
Eldon Hay – The Grace of a Teacher
https://prayerbench.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Eldon-Hay-Fire-2017.mp3 Eldon Hay - Through the Grace of a Teacher Spiritual Memoir Eldon Hay lives in Sackville, New Brunswick. He reads a story he...