About Hidden Brook
Hidden Brook is a contemplative service using prayer, scripture, Taize music, other music, poetry, readings and silence. We meet via Zoom at 6pm on the first Tuesday of each month. We also meet in-person at the church at 6pm on the third Tuesday of each month, with Zoom participation available.
For an invitation to the Zoom Hidden Brook service, contact Steve Steadman at sgsteadman@gmail.com.
This Week at Hidden Brook
We now celebrate Hidden Brook on the first Tuesday of each month via Zoom, and on the third Tuesday of the month in-person with Zoom access. Our next Hidden Brook service will be held via Zoom on January 6. The winter Hidden Brook schedule follows. Volunteers are needed to lead several of the dates. Contact Jim Donna jdonna7403@aol.com if you would like to lead one of these.
2026
January 6 Connie Holmes Zoom
January 20 Volunteer needed In-person
February 3 Jim Donna Zoom
February 17 Volunteer needed In-person
March 3 Mary Skinner Zoom
March 17 Beth Zwick In-person
Keep meditating! Keep praying!
Words ABOUT SILENCE
I weave a silence on my lips,
I weave a silence into my mind,
I weave a silence within my heart.
- from a Celtic traditional prayer, in Kathy Keay, ed., Laughter, Silence, and Shouting: An Anthology of Women’s Prayers
Why Hidden Brook?
Our name "The Hidden Brook" resonates on several levels, both historic and spiritual. Literally, it describes the underground stream that runs down Russell Avenue and irrigated the celery farms that were on this land before the church was built. It was also the name of Good Shepherd's first nursery school. And now, for CGS's Tuesday night community in the 21st century, it evokes the spiritual hidden brooks in all our lives -- sources of peace and refreshment that we can touch more deeply by spending time on our inner journeys -- individually, yet still together.
What is TAIZÉ?
Taizé services are characterized by quiet and candlelight, the repetition of melodious chants sung many times in many languages, a period of silence, and contemplative prayer. Let the songs sing themselves in you. Once you catch the tune, let yourself find the words -- in your heart or as you listen to your brothers and sisters as they sing. Let your spirit move along the path provided by rhythmic repetition, deeper and deeper into the stillness and beauty of God's presence.
AT ANY TIME DURING AN IN-PERSON HIDDEN BROOK SERVICE, FEEL FREE TO
Light a candle,
hold an object from the altar,
or move to any part of the church you prefer.