The Way of The Anchorite: Towards a Three-Fold Rule of Life
with Rev. Michael Sciretti, Jr., Ph.D.
Thursday Evenings at The Anchor House | No Cost, Resigstration Required
Learn a simple model for developing a Rule of Life
Inspired by the monastic tradition of the “anchorite” who withdrew from distractions to deepen their realtionship with God, others, and the created world, this model will help you develop practices to be more consciously anchored: in God, to Church, and for the World.
In this 4-week class, Michael will help you determine what are your obstacles and facilitating conditions for anchoring in God, anchoring to Community, and being an anchoring presence in your World. This course is also a way to deepen your relationships to The Anchor House – a place where we withdraw to be more anchored in God, to Community, and for the World. In this way we, too, can be a new kind of “Anchor-ite” in our own time and in our own way.
What to Expect:
Classes will take place on Thursday evenings from 6:00 to 7:30 pm.
- We will begin in The Anchor House at 6:00 pm sharp with a time of Contemplative Worship that will last about 20-30 minutes.
- We will then transition into an exploration of the material for that night.
When you register, please make it your commitment to be at each session. To help you to immediately begin integrating the material and start contemplating your “rule of life,” a short 1-2 page reflection essay for homework will be given after each session, to be turned in the following week.
The Way of the Anchorite Course Schedule
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Meet Michael Sciretti, Jr.
Michael is pastor of The Center for Christian Spirituality in Houston, Texas, a ministry of Chapelwood United Methodist Church, where he has served since 2018. He is married to Rachel, who is Associate Pastor at The Center and Chapelwood. They have two daughters, Anastasia and Zoe, and one son, Nathanael. Michael grew up in Shreveport, Louisiana and was nurtured in two Southern Baptist churches during his childhood and adolescence. He felt a call to ministry at the age of 17 and attended East Texas Baptist University to pursue Christian Ministry (’98). After growing disillusioned with Christianity as he knew it at that time, he felt drawn to the contemplative dimension of Christianity and chose to attend George W. Truett Theological Seminary at Baylor University. After graduating from Truett in 2002, Michael attended the Epiphany Academy of Formative Spirituality in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where he received his certification in spiritual formation and spiritual direction. In December 2009 he received a doctorate in historical studies through Baylor University’s Religion Department, with an emphasis in the history of Christian spirituality. It was during his work on his doctorate that he came to know Cynthia Bourgeault and Lynn Bauman, and through them the work of the Oriental Orthodox Order in the West. He became a monk in this ancient-new monastic order in the early 2000s and was recognized as a priest in the Order in 2004. In 2022 he was consecrated as an Abbot.