Why Not Sing? A Weekend Immersion in Community Singing When you get up in the morning, why not sing? When you’re sitting down for dinner, why not sing? When your heart is full of grief, you could find some relief If you sing, why not sing?                                                             – Barbara McAfee Singing is an ancient and …
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“Ubuntu” is an African proverb: I am because we are; and because we are, I am.  This way of seeing human identity invites us to deepen our awareness of what it means to be created and to be human. Ubuntu teaches us that we are different so that we can know our need of one …
View course details “Ubuntu: I in You and You in Me: Practising God’s Compassion”

We live in a fast-paced society with a seemingly endless list of demands. Life naturally brings its share of challenges and stress. The key is to move forward so that stress doesn’t impact other areas of your life. Stress affects us all, but why exactly do we feel it and what causes it? This Workshop …
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Led by Sr. Wendy Grace, SSJD Information poster and registration will be available soon on the website. We hope to see you at this in-person retreat at the convent.

Led by: Beth Woelk ​ A day to reflect upon the images, invitations, and wisdom of Winter. This season beckons us to notice how our bodies, minds, and spirits crave rest.    Many of us long for rest and not just the kind of rest that’s about napping or doing fun things, but also a …
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The experience of forest bathing, or forest therapy, is inspired by the Japanese practice of Shinrin Yoku, (literal translation to ‘Forest Bathing’), which started in the early 1980s. It is a practice of deep nature connection, of slowing down, being present to the moment and experiencing the natural world through one’s senses. As participants open …
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Learn to notice and embrace unexpected, holy moments that happen each day. God, what love-mischief can ‘We’ do for the world Today? — Hafiz. Through audio teaching, poetry, art, music, guided meditation, reflection questions and invitations into silence, Ann Kulp invites you into intentional quiet space to help you learn to notice and embrace unexpected, holy …
View course details “HOLY INTERRUPTIONS Online Retreat Day”

The season of Advent invites us to pause before the excitement and celebration of Christmas. Embrace a gentle day of rest in historic Dove House where you will have the time and space to read, knit, nap or walk the trails. Each person will be given their own bedroom and access to the common areas …
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Throughout the Old and New Testaments, people have turned to God for hope when they were anxious or disquieted (Psalm 42:11). Today, we live in disquieting times. As pastors, church leaders, and congregations, we may feel a vague sense of guilt over our inability to right wrongs of the past. We may also be disquieted …
View course details “Leading with Hope in Anxious Times: Renew, Resourcing Pastors and Church Leaders for Ministry”

This virtual conference will be looking at an understanding of God gleaned from Scripture which shapes our call as Christians – the work of God in restoring humanity taken up by the church. During the one-day conference, we will be covering such things as the solicitude of God and how this is to be taken …
View course details “RESTORE 2023”