Ministries and Events :: Prayer

Labyrinth & Healing Garden
Augustana's Labyrinth is located in the wooded area of the south lawn. This beautiful meditation tool helps one to center and attain a calm and relaxed state of mind. Some who walk the Labyrinth find joy, others discover comfort from grief or relief from stress, while others use it as a prayer tool to communicate with God.

Prayer Shawls
The prayer shawl ministry combines the love of knitting and crocheting with a prayerful ministry that reaches out to those in need of comfort. As the shawls are made, the maker knits/crochets prayers into each shawl. Over 100 shawls have been delivered over the past two years. The shawl meant so much to one recipient, she requested to be buried wearing it.

Contemplative/Centering Prayer
Many of us think of prayer as using thoughts or words to express our needs and feelings. In contemplative prayer, it is opening our mind and heart our whole being to God and his presence.

On Monday evenings a group of caring people from both Augustana and Salem Lutheran meet to share in contemplative prayer. Each evening, a scripture reading is shared.

Following the scripture reading there is a 20 minute time of prayer. Simply stated, God is with each person in the quiet of the prayer. This is time spent with God, not talking to God.

Participants say that this prayer time has changed their lives in important and positive ways.

The group currently meets at Salem Lutheran on Monday mornings at 6:30 a.m. You are welcome to join us.

Prayer Weavers
The Weavers were established to pray for members and friends of Augustana, the pastors, staff, congregational ministries, and special concerns of our community and world. They pray in a climate of confidentiality with the support and advice of Augustana's pastors.

We have a Prayer Vigil during Holy Week.

Prayer requests can be dropped in a confidential locked box in the church office or emailed to prayers@augustana.com.

Upper Room
This is a quiet, reverent place where people can spend a few minutes in prayer on Sunday mornings, praying for the worship services and other activities that take place at Augustana. It is also a place where individuals and small groups may go for private prayer and meditation at any time. The Upper Room is currently located on the upper level of the Fellowship Hall.