Walking as a Spiritual Practice - Simplicity, Nature, & Connection

It’s a summer of simplicity! Sign up now to be notified of our summer 2026 walks with our popular Walking as a Spiritual Practice group, which will return for its 7th season. Join Jennifer Cloud-Buckner, Adult Discipleship Coordinator, for mindful walks in nature at your own pace.

All summer we’ll be exploring themes of simplicity and decluttering those things in our lives that get in the way of our connection with God, including lessons from Joshua Becker’s new book Uncluttered Faith. Becker describes minimalism as “the intentional promotion of the things we most value and the removal of everything that distracts us from it.” What can you simplify this summer to find this kind of minimalism in your life, attention, and physical spaces? Join us in nature to consider these ideas as you reconnect with your spirit, with God, and with others on these dates:

Tuesday, August 18, 7:00 PM
Thursday, August 20, 9:00 AM

All locations are TBD, pending roundabout and street closures near our usual parks. Sign up at stmarkscarmel.org/studygroups for event notifications. Questions? Contact Jennifer (grow@stmarkscarmel.org).