Breathe: An Advent Mini-Retreat (December 2023)

The Awake community gathered on Zoom for a virtual Advent retreat using the prayers of Cole Arthur Riley (creator of Black Liturgies).

Prayer in the Park (August 2023)

The Awake community gathered in person and on Zoom for our third annual Prayer in the Park event. We celebrate finding God in the silence, with music, scripture, poetry, and personal reflection time.

Welcoming Our Patron Saints
(October 2023)

The Awake Prayer Team introduced the group of patron saints that we look to for inspiration and intercession.

Advent Prayer Service
(December 2022)

This virtual Advent prayer service is modeled after the four weeks of Advent, with four movements that each include a reading, a response from a member of the Prayer Team, and a few minutes of silence for your personal prayer or reflection.

Way of the Cross with Survivors (MARCH 2023)

Awake hosted our third annual Walking the Way of the Cross with Survivors: this powerful Lenten prayer service combined the traditional Stations of the Cross devotion with reflections written by abuse survivors.

Prayer in the Park
(August 2022)

Rosary with Survivors
(October 2022)

This Rosary invited participants to reflect on the reality of abuse in light of God’s promise of resurrection and new life. Each decade was led by a different survivor of abuse.

Walking the way of the Cross with Survivors (April 2022)

Powerful personal reflections by abuse survivors were combined with the traditional stations of the cross devotion for a meaningful and moving Lenten prayer service.

You can also pray with the written text of this service by accessing the complete script found here.

“Know that You Are Loved” Meditation (february 2022)

Awake’s chaplain Cathy Melesky Dante led us through a relaxing guided meditation, focusing on light and love in the midst of cold winter days.

This meditation is spiritual in nature, but does not reflect any particular religious faith or prayer tradition.

Advent Prayer of Hope (December 2021)

Amidst the darkness of winter and the deeper darkness of abuse in our Church, the Awake community gathered in person to find hope in Christ Our Light.

Tune in to pray with this simple service of music, scripture, and reflection in the spirit of Advent.

Rosary with Survivors (October 2021)

This simple prayer service brought together a diverse community of lay people, clergy, and abuse survivors on the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary.

We are grateful to each survivor who shared a personal prayer intention and led a decade of the rosary.

Out of the DepthS: Offering Our Questions to God (aUGUST 2021)

Awake’s first in-person prayer service took place on a beautiful summer evening in a Milwaukee park, with some participants tuning in via livestream as well. We gathered with music, reflection, and prayer around a simple bonfire.

For those who couldn’t join us live, we hope this recording gives you a taste of the experience.

Walking the Way of the Cross with Survivors
(mARCH 2021)

Awake hosted this unique prayer opportunity in March 2021, combining the traditional stations of the cross devotion with reflections written by abuse survivors.

We invite you to use the event recording or the written version of this service for your personal prayer.