Easter Triduum Retreat For those who wish to make only the Easter Triduum Retreat, the Triduum (or the Great Three Days) begins at 8pm Holy Thursday with the celebration of the Lord’s Supper and Washing of the Feet. The Good Friday celebration at 3pm focuses on the reading of John’s Passion Narrative, the veneration of …
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Christmas Retreat Friday, December 23 – Monday December 26, 2011 Celebrate Christmas with the Sisters, enjoying the pre-Christmas and Christmas liturgies, with time for both quiet reflection and festive celebration. Sisters of SSJD will lead participants in a daily reflection, with opportunity to express their creativity in decorating the Guest House as well as joining …
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New Year’s at the Monastery Tuesday, December 27 to Sunday January 1 Fee: $80 per day, Deposit: $80 For more information please visit the website.

Christmas the Monastery Way Friday, December 23 to Sunday, December 26 Christmas time at the monastery is filled with feasts and celebration. Evenings in the Pilgrim Hall are accented with a story reading or carol sing. It is a time to gather, as those shepherds did in Bethlehem, to offer praise to God and pray …
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H12 – Palestine of Jesus – Liturgical Focus 14 June – 27 June, 2012 Course Description This course follows the basic itinerary of Palestine of Jesus but has a special liturgical focus. With our guest lecturer Ruth Meyers, Hodges-Haynes Professor of Liturgics at the Church Divinity School of the Pacific, we will explore the inter-relation …
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E12 – Risen With Christ 11 April – 18 April, 2012 Course Description This course enables participants to study aspects of the liturgical traditions of some of the Eastern Churches in Jerusalem, as well as to attend some of the Easter liturgies over Eastern Holy Week and Easter. Course Fees USD $2450 Course Dates Wednesday, …
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Exploring the Lenten Texts for 2012 “Thunder & Angels” Preaching Between Two Gospels February 16, 2012 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Dr. Karoline Lewis, Professor of Preaching, Luther Theological Seminary, St. Paul, MN. The Gospel lessons for Lent, Year B, are from both Mark and John, two very different stories of Jesus and portraits of …
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North American Academy of Liturgy (NAAL) 2012 meeting January 5-8, 2012 Hyatt Regency Montreal Montreal, Quebec, Canada For more information please visit the website.