The Gift of Years
a book study group
Mondays in June 2025 via Zoom
6 – 8pm EST
Cost: $100
Join us to read and reflect on Joan Chittester’s book, The Gift of Years: Growing Older Gracefully.
She wrote the book for those of us who:
- are on the brink of “old age”
- are caring for those in old age
- do not “feel” old, but the number (and maybe body) says so
- desire to live vital years to the end of their days
- are one of the above and interested in the spiritual dimension of the latter part of life
She writes, “This book is about the enterprise of embracing the blessings of this time and overcoming the burdens of it.” (x) Each chapter is a short reflection on a topic that brings to light the blessings and the burdens of it. We will gather on Zoom to listen each other into living, to share our blessings and burdens as we interact with the book, each other, and our lives. If you are curious about growing older gracefully and wish to gather with others who are also curious, join us in June!
“The gift of these years is not merely being alive–it is the gift of becoming more fully alive than ever.” (xvi)
We will meet Mondays via Zoom at 6 – 8pm EST.
- June 2, 2025
- June 9
- June 16
- June 23
Required Reading:
The Gift of Years: Growing Older Gracefully
by Joan Chittester
Facilitators
Geralyn Myczkowiak
Spiritual Director, Facilitator
Geralyn Myczkowiak (pronounced mitch cove e ack) is a Spiritual Director. She facilitates Spiritual Companioning and Foundations in Spirituality.
She completed the Spiritual Director Practicum at Dominican Center in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 2019. She practices spiritual direction at Dominican Center, Design Futures, and in her home office. Geralyn leads spiritual book studies and teaches classes on listening, happiness, and Thomas Merton. She is a former Michigan public and private school teacher, ISD administrator, and educational consultant. Geralyn is a mother, sister, daughter, and grandmother. Her intent is to journey with others as they experience God’s love and unity in their daily lives.
Kimberley Mulder
Spiritual Director, Program Assistant at Dominican Center
Kimberley Mulder is a Spiritual Director trained through Portland Seminary, having received her Certificate in Spiritual Direction in 2021 and her MDiv in 2023. She moved to West Michigan in 2022 and discovered the Dominican Center shortly afterward, joining the staff in October to utilize her skills in coordinating and facilitating to host souls in their deepening spiritual journey. Her spiritual journey has had home bases in Reformed, evangelical, and charismatic churches while always encountering God through nature, beauty, and goodness.
