JULY:
Fri. July 30th: A Day of Quiet RenewalA Day of Quiet Renewal (Spiritual Direction Available) 9:00 pm -4:00 pm $20 Experience a day of renewal and relaxation. Take time out of your busy schedule to spend some quiet time on the grounds of the Sisters of St. Francis. Explore our library, grab a comfy chair and read, journal or just gaze out the window. Take a walking tour of the shrines. Experience Spiritual Direction with a Sister. Spend time to center and renew yourself. |
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Saturday July 31st: Dreams: Our Relationship with the DivineDreams: Our Relationship with the Divine Saturday July 31st 9:30am-11:30am S. Olga Wittekind, PhD Cost: $25 (CEU's available) Our dreams can be wisdom guides for our lives. Dreams open us to our inner lives and can help us grow spiritually. Following a Jungian approach, we will learn techniques to help us work with our dreams and to look at the individuation process through our dream experiences. We will learn about the archetypal themes in our dreams. Come join us on our journey to God! |
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August:
Fri. Aug. 27th: A Day of Quiet RenewalA Day of Quiet Renewal (Spiritual Direction Available) 9:00 pm -4:00 pm $20 Experience a day of renewal and relaxation. Take time out of your busy schedule to spend some quiet time on the grounds of the Sisters of St. Francis. Explore our library, grab a comfy chair and read, journal or just gaze out the window. Take a walking tour of the shrines. Experience Spiritual Direction with a Sister. Spend time to center and renew yourself. |
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Saturday Aug. 28th: Awakening Your Inner Monk
Awakening Your Inner Monk: Letting Go and Falling into Love and Life
Saturday Aug. 28th
9:30am-11:30am
Bill Tonnis
Cost: $25
Bill Tonnis, a modern day Monk, will help us connect to our original blessing. We will embrace the contemplative path to living as our true selves. Writings from Thomas Merton, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, Beverly Lanzetta, Mary Oliver and more will inspire us. Bill will perform some of his original songs that will enable us to pray more contemplatively!
September:
Sign Language: The 3 C’s: Wednesdays Sept. 8-Dec. 15 (No session on Nov. 24)
Sign Language: The 3 C’s
Wednesdays Sept. 8-Dec. 15 (No session on Nov. 24)
1:30pm-3:00pm
Louise Burns and Maryann Barth
Cost: $70 for 14 sessions No book is required
Do you enjoy learning and having fun? Come join us to learn, laugh and enter into the world of the 3 C’s: Community, Culture, Connection.
C #1 The Deaf Community: Who is in the Deaf Community?
C #2 Culture: What is culture and is there a Deaf Culture?
C #3 Connection: How can we welcome our Deaf and hard-of hearing individuals and become an inclusive community?
This 14 week session will teach how to communicate with Deaf and hard-of-hearing people with sign language and other communication techniques, explore Deaf Culture and how we can be an inclusive community for the people who live in the world of eyes and hands...the ‘eye’ people. In these 14 weeks, basic sign language and a short journey into the Deaf World will be explored. Come join us for this adventure! ALL ARE WELCOME!!!
Fri. Sept. 17th: A Day of Quiet RenewalA Day of Quiet Renewal (Spiritual Direction Available) 9:00 pm -4:00 pm $20 Experience a day of renewal and relaxation. Take time out of your busy schedule to spend some quiet time on the grounds of the Sisters of St. Francis. Explore our library, grab a comfy chair and read, journal or just gaze out the window. Take a walking tour of the shrines. Experience Spiritual Direction with a Sister. Spend time to center and renew yourself. |
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Saturday Sept. 18th: Healing Your Post-Covid SpiritHealing Your Post-Covid Spirit Saturday Sept. 18th 9:30am-11:30am Jennifer Profitt Cost: $25 (CEU's available) We will explore common paradoxes used often in the COVID pandemic; such as alone together, the only certainty is uncertainty, and many others. By taking a deeper dive into the history and significance of paradox, we will uncover the value of the harmony of opposites. By learning how to approach paradoxes, we are primed to reap a joyous benefit of greater healing from such life-affirming wisdom and their remedy in these pandemic times. |
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Sunday Sept. 26th: Embodiment of the Divine
Embodiment of the Divine: Seeing God in the Universe
Sunday Sept. 26th
2:00pm-4:00pm
S. Olga Wittekind, PhD
Cost: $25
This will be a captivating exploration of the powers coursing through the universe and each of us. This immersive program, with images of the Universe from the Hubble telescope, contains insights that will forever change how you think about being human. Learn about a fascinating journey into the powers of the Universe that have been active since the beginning of time. Come for a Sunday afternoon of awe and wonder!
October:
Sat. Oct. 23rd: Women's Day: Women of ChangeSat. Oct. 23rd: Women's Day: Women of Change 9:00 am - 3pm $50 Keynote Speaker: Adrianna Ernstberger, PhD Marian University The legacy of women as change agents in social, political, religious, and economics, in fact in all areas of life, is without question. Yet, the acknowledgement of this work is a struggle that continues even today. What stories, efforts, perspectives, struggles have been documented? Women have been, and continue to be at the forefront of change in human history. We will focus on the journey to be Women of Change, while honoring our Grandmothers, elderly women, matriarchs, wise women, sages, crones, inside all of us. We all share one quality: women are changing the world! Art Breakout Session: Theresa Murphy, Oldenburg Academy Art Teacher Theresa will lead us in an art exercise that will tap into the creativeness that flows through us. Drumming Breakout Session: Leon Enneking, Music Instructor Leon will lead us through the spiritual practice of drumming in each of us. |
Oct. 23rd Women's Day for 2!Women's Day for 2! 9:00am-3:00pm $90 (includes lunch) |
Fri. Oct. 29th: A Day of Quiet RenewalA Day of Quiet Renewal (Spiritual Direction Available) 9:00 pm -4:00 pm $20 Experience a day of renewal and relaxation. Take time out of your busy schedule to spend some quiet time on the grounds of the Sisters of St. Francis. Explore our library, grab a comfy chair and read, journal or just gaze out the window. Take a walking tour of the shrines. Experience Spiritual Direction with a Sister. Spend time to center and renew yourself. |
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November:
Fri. Nov. 12th: A Day of Quiet RenewalA Day of Quiet Renewal (Spiritual Direction Available) 9:00 pm -4:00 pm $20 Experience a day of renewal and relaxation. Take time out of your busy schedule to spend some quiet time on the grounds of the Sisters of St. Francis. Explore our library, grab a comfy chair and read, journal or just gaze out the window. Take a walking tour of the shrines. Experience Spiritual Direction with a Sister. Spend time to center and renew yourself. |
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Saturday November 13th: Intimacy and Languages of LoveIntimacy and Languages of Love Saturday November 13th 9:30 am – 11:30 am S. Olga Wittekind, PhD & Claire Sherman, PhD Cost: $25 CEU's available “Love is our true destiny. We do not find the meaning of life by ourselves alone -- we find it with another.” ~Merton People enjoy giving and receiving love in different ways and for different reasons. In this retreat, we will explore the differences between immature, unconscious love relationships and functional, mature love relationships. We will help you identify your love language and the love languages of those closest to you. This understanding can enhance and deepen communication, understanding and quality of your relationship experiences! |
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December:
Fri. Dec. 10th: A Day of Quiet RenewalA Day of Quiet Renewal (Spiritual Direction Available) 9:00 pm -4:00 pm $20 Experience a day of renewal and relaxation. Take time out of your busy schedule to spend some quiet time on the grounds of the Sisters of St. Francis. Explore our library, grab a comfy chair and read, journal or just gaze out the window. Take a walking tour of the shrines. Experience Spiritual Direction with a Sister. Spend time to center and renew yourself. |
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Saturday December 11th: Ancient Wisdom of the EssenesAncient Wisdom of the Essenes Saturday December 11th 9:30 am – 11:30 am S. Olga Wittekind, PhD & Claire Sherman, PhD Cost: $25 CEU's available This day of Mindfulness practice will be focused on the wonderful teachings of the Essenes. The Essenes are ancient role models for conscious, loving living. They lived over 2000 years ago in simple communities practicing equality, generosity, mindfulness and love while being closely connected to nature and the natural flow of the Divine energy of God. Danaan Parry was a devoted follower. His life and interpretations of the teachings will be presented. Come and share the bliss of love and connection as taught by the Essenes! |
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