Contemplation in Action
October 4, 2011 (Tuesday)
October 25, 2011 (Tuesday)
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Fee: (includes lunch) $40 per day (includes book), $55 for two days (recommended)
Facilitator: Lorraine d’Entremont, SC
The focus of this program is the personal and spiritual journey required to ground action that is compassionate, just and prophetic. The book Contemplation in Action, 2006, by Richard Rohr and friends, will serve as a springboard for participants to consider how they integrate action and contemplation in their own lives. Edwina Gately, Daniel Berrigan and Walter Wink are among the contributors to the book. Program days will consist of time for reading short selections from the book, personal reflection/prayer, and group conversation. Books available on site.
Autumns Challenges
October 6, 2011 (Thursday)
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Fee: $30
Facilitator: Evelyn Williams, SC
Nature’s changing seasons reflect the changing seasons of our lives. Autumn, with its wind-swept trees offers us an opportunity to look at our autumn experiences of vulnerability and letting go. It helps us embrace the transforming power and potential beneath the appearance of so much loss. Come, reflect and share with others as we take a closer look at our Autumn challenges.
Dreams: Gateway to your Inner Self
October 11, 2011 (Tuesday)
10:00 a.m – 3:00 p.m.
Fee: $30
Facilitator: Christine McDonald, SC
This is an introductory session to begin to look within ourselves to find what our dreams wish to reveal. Sometimes they seem just too mysterious or jumbled to ponder. However, within those dreams are treasures waiting to be discovered. They will enrich our lives immensely should we incorporate their wisdom into our being. This is an invitation to learn a way to prayerfully reflect on our dream wisdom.
With Sacred Eyes
October 12, 2011 (Wednesday)
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Fee: $30
Facilitator: Vivian Mancini, SC
To see with sacred eyes is to go beyond the surface of things. It is to engage my whole being, my feelings and intuition until I come to behold God’s presence in every person and in every being. Through time spent outdoors, the use of pictures, prayer, reflection and sharing, we will come to a deeper consciousness of God’s presence, as we celebrate the gift of sight.
Where is God in this Mess
A Weekend Retreat
October 14-16, 2011
Begins at 7:00 p.m. Friday and ends with lunch Sunday noon.
Fee: $120 with room and board
$ 60 commuter (includes lunch Saturday and Sunday)
Facilitator: Lorraine d’Entremont, SC
We all live and relate in many social structures or systems, e.g. family, business, parish, town, workplace, government, committees and organizations, to name a few. The list could go on. Sometimes these social systems do not function as well as we would wish, or can get just plain messy. In this weekend retreat, you will be guided to examine how you feel, think and act in a system in which you are involved, and to see how God may be moving you to act for the betterment of the structure and those affected by it, including yourself! The retreat will consist of some presentation and group time, but will have substantial time for personal reflection.
Mandalas
October 18, 2011 (Tuesday)
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Fee: $30
Facilitator: Vivian Mancini, SC
A mandala is a sacred circle with a centre point, a universal image that from ancient times has been used as a source of the experience of oneness and wisdom. A mandala enables us to enter our inmost depths to bring to the light of consciousness aspects of our being of which we have never been aware or have forgotten. Out of prayer and reflection, a thought, action, dream or experience will stand out for you. From these, choose what you feel drawn to express in the drawing of a mandala. We will share what our creation means to us and so enable our companions to appreciate our work and to perceive where God is journeying with us as we live our life.
Emotions: Gifts of God
October 20, 2011 (Thursday)
10:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m.
Fee: $30
Facilitator: Maria Sutherland, SC
Do you ever think of your emotions as gifts of God? Do you ever listen to the wisdom they offer you? Most of us don’t, yet emotions are driving powers and accurate indicators of our values. They bring sharper awareness and better decision-making. They affect our attitudes, our perceptions, our behaviour. Isn’t that enough to convince you that they are gifts of God – and to make you want to learn more about how they can be used positively for growing, as Jesus did, “in grace and wisdom”? That’s what we’ll do today.
Desert Opportunities for Growth
October 27, 2011 (Thursday)
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Fee: $30
Facilitator: Evelyn Williams, SC
The desert is an ancient meeting place of the Holy. In our desert experiences we journey with this same God. Our experiences of desert reveal what captivates our hearts, exposes our idols, teaches awareness, unveils our desire for God, and teaches asceticism, compassion and freedom. Come, enjoy a desert day of input, reflection and sharing.
