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Triduum
Retreat - April 1-4, 2010
Arrival: 6:00 P.M. Retreat begins with orientation
before Holy Thursday Services.
Departure: After breakfast on Easter Sunday morning
Reside in the contemplative environment of the Spiritual Center
while attending Triduum services at Our Lady of Angels Convent.
$160 ($30 non-refundable deposit due with registration)
Registration Deadline: March 14, 2010
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Preached
Retreat: Living in the Present Moment
- May 22-29, 2010
Arrival: 5:00-5:30 P.M.
Retreat opens with dinner at 5:30 P.M. first night.
Departure: 11:00 A.M. last day
This retreat will focus on our call to embrace the present moment
- the place where God lives and fills us with grace. During these
days of retreat we will be guided by the wisdom of Jean Pierre de
Caussade, Abandonment to Divine Providence, Brother
Lawrence of the Resurrection, The Practice of the Presence of
God, and Eckhart Tolle, The Power of Now. Sts. Francis
and Clare will model for us what it means to be fully absorbed in
God’s energy as manifested in the sacrament of the present
moment.
$350 ($75 non-refundable deposit, due with registration)
Registration Deadline: May 8, 2010
Presenter: Tony Ciorra OFM
Retreat is nearly filled. Contact us to confirm space
available.
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Preached
Retreat: Luke Live!
- June 14-21, 2010
Arrival: 5:00-5:30 P.M.
Retreat opens with dinner at 5:30 P.M. first night.
Departure: 11:00 A.M. last day
Experience the Gospel of Luke proclaimed to you in lively,
dramatic ways - the spoken word, music and chant. In keeping with
the objective of the Paulist Fathers to "Give the WORD a
voice in the 21st Century", Fr. Jim uses his
background in drama, music and theatre to bring the Gospel of Luke
to life! Accept this invitation to praise God in new and wondrous
ways. Come be rejuvenated spiritually, intellectually, and
emotionally. There will be time and space for quiet reflection and
solitude. You are in for an exciting adventure.
$350 ($75 non-refundable deposit, due with registration)
Registration Deadline: May 31, 2010
Facilitators: Helen Budzik OSF and Jean Ustasiewski OSF
Retreat is nearly filled. Contact us to confirm space
available.
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Franciscan
Solitude Extended Experience at Clare
House / Hermitages
- June 14-21, 2010
Arrival: 6:30 P.M. - 7:00 P.M. first night
Retreat begins 7:00 P.M. first night
Departure: 11:00 A.M. last day
This experience invites you to "sit at the feet of
Jesus" as you enter into solitude, based on the Gospel images
of Martha and Mary. Following St. Francis of Assisi’s insights
wherein all of your needs are tended to, Franciscan solitude
offers an opportunity to be deeply attentive to Jesus while
sharing your experience with others who seek peace and quiet in
their busy lives. Each day includes Mass, Morning Prayer,
and Evening Prayer with optional sharing. Limited to five persons.
$340 ($75 non-refundable deposit, due with registration)
Registration Deadline: May 31, 2010
Facilitators: Helen Budzik OSF and Jean Ustasiewski OSF
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Guided
Retreat: "Spread the Tablecloths"--Hospitality
as an Evangelical Option
- July 5-12, 2010
Arrival: 6:30 P.M. - 7:00 P.M. first night
Retreat begins 7:00 P.M. first night
Departure: 11:00 A.M. last day
This guided retreat will offer us the invitation to reflect on and
pray with our own experience of table-sitting and its implications
for choosing hospitality as a response to the Gospel call to live
in right relationships as sister and brother. Through a process of
engagement with passages from the Gospel of Luke and significant
events in the lives of SS. Francis and Clare of Assisi, we will be
led to discover how to create a welcoming space where all,
especially the stranger, can find a place of belonging. Please
bring your bible. All other readings will be provided.
$340 ($75 non-refundable deposit, due with registration)
Registration Deadline: June 21, 2010
Presenter: Clare D'Auria OSF
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Directed
Retreat
- July 5-12, 2010
Arrival: 6:30 P.M. - 7:00 P.M. first night
Retreat begins 7:00 P.M. first night
Departure: 11:00 A.M. last day
This retreat provides time for prayer, liturgy, and a daily
session with a certified retreat director.
$380 ($75 non-refundable deposit, due with registration)
Registration Deadline: June 21, 2010
Directors: Ann David Strohminger OSF and Mary Walsh OSF
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Mini
Sabbath: Creative Contemplation
July 16-August 6, 2010
This 3-week mini-sabbath will attempt to explore and encourage
"developing and claiming" a contemplative stance toward
life. A clear focus will be to deepen the contemplative dimensions
of one’s life so as to live life "from the
Center/Source" - GOD.
Participants will be encouraged to "be still and
know" during their Sabbath time while also being free to
socialize with others as the need is felt. Mornings will be
devoted to workshops/presentations: afternoons and evenings are
free (with options offered). Available as options (and
encouraged choices): art work, exercise, massage, body prayer,
film, poetry, quiet time, personal reading, journaling, group
dream work, etc.
Integral to the mini-sabbath are opportunities for daily
Eucharist, weekly spiritual companioning
mentoring guidance as needed, and a week-long silent guided
retreat: "Praying with the Mystics: Our Holy Women and
Men".
$1,800 (contact us to set up a payment plan)
Registration Deadline: July 2, 2010
Presenters: Michael Laratonda FMS and Guest Presenters
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Guided
Retreat: Praying with the Mystics--Our Holy Women and
Men
- July 25-31, 2010
Arrival: 6:30 P.M. - 7:00 P.M. first night
Retreat begins 7:00 P.M. first night
Departure: after lunch, last day
This week-long silent retreat will explore the call for each of us
to access the "mystic within" - not uncommon since we
are all called to move closer to God during our lives. The word
"mysticism" can sometimes "scare" us due to
either misunderstanding or the belief that it is "above"
us. . . and yet we are invited into these days to
"re-see" this call with "new eyes".
There will be two gatherings each day: morning
prayer/conference, with suggestions for prayer; a second session
offering one of the following: communal prayer; open exchange of
faith issues; film screenings applicable to the retreat themes.
Eucharist will be celebrated throughout the retreat.
Topics presented will include: "the monastery
within"; mysticism and poetry; praying with mystics from a
variety of faith traditions; nature and creation; love and
transformation; more. Retreatants are asked to bring a journal or
notebook with them.
$340 ($75 non-refundable deposit due with registration)
Registration Deadline: July 11, 2010
Presenter: Michael Laratonda FMS
Retreat is nearly filled. Contact
us to confirm space available.
This retreat will be offered again, October
25 - 31, 2010
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T'ai
Chi Chi Retreat: Entering Cosmic Rhythm
- August 21-25, 2010
Arrival: 6:30 P.M. - 7:00 P.M. first night
Retreat begins 7:00 P.M. first night
Departure: 11:00 A.M. last day
These extended days of retreat will provide time and experience
for participants to sink more fully into the Essence of T’ai Chi
Chih while connecting with the energy of the Cosmic Rhythm. The
full TCC form will be taught with special emphasis on the last 10
moves. No prior experience is necessary. The learning experience
will encompass instruction, practice sessions, spirituality and
reflection. Participants are encouraged to wear comfortable
clothing and soft-soled shoes or socks.
$275 ($75 non-refundable deposit due with registration)
Registration Deadline: August 7, 2010
Presenter: Antonia Cooper OSF
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