An organization with a unique mission:
To seek an appropriate setting where women of all races, creeds and
economic backgrounds can find spiritual refreshment and can explore
the feminine dimension of God.
~ From our Mission Statement
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If you wish to help, please donate to a Sophia's Circle
retreat program
by mailing your donation to:
Sophia's
Circle
635-5 Chicago Avenue, PMB 248
Evanston, Illinois 60202
Thank
you for your support. Sophia's Circle is a registered not-for-profit
organization with 501 C3 status. All donations are tax deductible.
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| Enjoying a meal together |
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Click here to read a letter from Edwina Gateley, founder of Sophia's Circle, and comments from women who have attended the retreats.
| Click here to read a poem by Edwina Gateley, called A Place
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| Edwina with Sophia's Circle members |
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Called to become...
by Edwina Gateley
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You are called to become
A perfect creation
No one is called to
become
Who you are called to be.
It does not matter
How short
or tall
Or thick-set or slow
You may be.
It doesn't matter
Whether
you sparkle with life
Or are silent as a still pool,
Whether you
sing your song aloud
Or weep in darkness.
It does not matter
Whether you feel loved and admired
Or unloved and alone
For you
are called to become
A perfect creation.
No one's shadow
Should
cloud your becoming.
No one's light
Should dispel your spark
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the Lord delights in you,
Jealously looks upon you
And encourages
with gentle joy
Every movement of the Spirit
Within you.
Unique
and loved you stand,
Beautiful or stunted in your growth
But never without hope and life.
For
you are called to become
A perfect creation.
This becoming may be
Gentle
or harsh,
Subtle or violent,
But it never ceases,
Never
pauses or hesitates.
Only is -
Creative force -
Calling you
Calling
you to become
A perfect creation.
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