A Different
Kind of Fast
Tuesdays @ 6:oo pm​
February 17 - April 7
Location
Emmaus House
3315 70th Street
Urbandale, IA
Facilitator
April Young,
Emmaus House Director
$55.00
Beginning Tuesday, February 17th, Emmaus House will offer a Reading & Reflection Group for Lent with the book A Different Kind of Fast by Christine Valters Paintner.
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Offering contemplative practices of lectio divina, visio divina, and Ignatian Imaginative Prayer among others, readers journey through Lent with a different fast each week.
Fasting from rushing, being strong, holding it all together, or seeking certainty, we can become more aware of our truer, deeper hungers.
April M. Young
Emmaus House
Director
April Young, M.A., received a master's degree in Pastoral Care from Fordham University in 2015 and a graduate certificate in Spiritual Direction and Retreats from Creighton University in 2023. She also has a BS in English from Iowa State University. April joined Emmaus House in 2022 and assumed the role of Director in December 2024.
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With years in pastoral ministry, April brings Ignatian roots, formation, and personal practice to Emmaus House. As a spiritual director, she feels honored to accompany others on their spiritual journey. Her own experience in spiritual direction helped her to hear the call to share its gifts with others and she is grateful to walk with others in their journey with God.