Wild Church provides an opportunity to feel more connected to our roots in the living earth (aka nature). We practice to develop kinship relationships with the other than human beings that live around us and feel our belonging with them.

At Wild Church, we practice to open our awareness to the living earth in three parts: Greeting & Grounding, Wondering & Wandering, Circling Up & Sharing.

We meet under the big Doug Fir in the big field at Old Fort Townsend. This being’s protective branches keep us mostly dry in the winter and cool in the summer. It’s such a gift!

We start with our names and then a Land Acknowledgment that acknowledges the land, the First Peoples, and the watersheds that nourish us. We speak an invocation and sing a chant to help us remember who we are more deeply. Then we move into a grounding practice. The practice may vary, but it’s always about getting out of our heads and into our bodies and hearts so that more of us is available to explore connection with the other than human beings when we go out onto the land.

Wandering on the land for 30 minutes is our main practice. Before that, we hear a poem or reading and offer an invitation to wander with. The wander is not a walk or a hike. It is a time to follow the call of the living earth – not the mind and its ideas. We let ourselves be drawn and guided, more from the body, heart, and soul than from the mind. We focus on being in relationship with the other than human beings we meet.

The last 30 minutes is spent sharing about our Wander experiences in a circle with no cross talk. It is a joy and a privilege to witness each other lighting up, feeling touched by our experiences. We come away feeling more connected and more belonging, more enchanted and more present. We end with a song and gratitude for each other, the living earth, and the circle.

Please join us any 4^th Saturday–you can read more here: https://www.quuf.org/events/wild-church-on-4th-saturdays/.

Find more information about Wild Church:

• Wild Church and Me: https://www.quuf.org/wild-church-and-me/
• Wild Church: https://www.quuf.org/wild-church/

This page last updated October 10, 2024