What will sharing life together at Abbey Way possibly look like in the future?
Shared common life comes in many forms. We may live in the same household or in a similar geographic location or at distance from each other. No matter how near or far we are from each other, we can pray and eat together, encourage and support each other in times of joy and pain, and worship and utilize our gifts for the good of each other and the community around us.
Abbey Way will include these three approaches with a heavy emphasis towards establishing corporate “parish” life (living in close proximity to other members of the faith community) once we have a stable place to meet and a neighborhood in which to belong. We believe "nextness" is important to the embodiment of the way of life we are endeavoring to create together. In the meantime, we will seek to support neighborhood relationships in and among those involved in Abbey Way, helping people connect with others near them. Chapter Houses and common places of meeting will be the norm for establishing meaningful ways of creating "nextness" together as we listen for the ways God will lead us more into the reality of shared life.
Something very sacred happens as we are willing to live more deeply with God and each other. Abbey Way is a place, a way of life, to help incarnate the Gospel in our lives and world.
