First Time in Silent Retreat: February 15-17, 2019   Location: The Monastery in Cambridge Friday 5:00 pm – Sunday 2:00 pm, February 15-17, 2019 Leader: Br. Luke Ditewig, SSJE If you haven’t yet come on retreat with us because it’s new or daunting, this weekend is for you. The Brothers will gently usher you into the …
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God’s Presence Wherever We Go: June 14-16, 2019 Location: The Monastery at Emery House (West Newbury) Friday 5:00 pm – Sunday 2:00 pm, June 14-16, 2019 Leader: Emery House Brothers We will ponder and praise God for the splendor of the whole creation, for the beauty of this world, and for the wonder of life. …
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Abiding in Hope – A Lenten Retreat: March 22-24, 2019 Location: The Monastery at Emery House (West Newbury) Friday 5:00 pm – Sunday 2:00 pm, March 22-24, 2019 Leader: Emery House Brothers God’s gift of hope is a gracious help for living into the unknown future with expectation, vibrancy, and faithfulness.  Hope is an anchor …
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The Tender Loving Mercy of God – An Advent Retreat: December 7-9, 2018 Location: The Monastery at Emery House (West Newbury) Friday 5:00 pm – Sunday 2:00 pm, December 7-9, 2018 Leader: Emery House Brothers We will reflect on receiving and conceiving of God’s merciful presence and power revealed to us in Jesus Christ.  This …
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“The World Charged with God’s Grandeur”: November 16-18, 2018 Location: The Monastery at Emery House (West Newbury) Friday 5:00 pm – Sunday 2:00 pm, November 16-18, 2018 Leader: Emery House Brothers The weekend retreat will focus on the iconic beauty of God’s creation, drawing on our senses and imagination, the cadence of poetry, the gift …
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Centering Prayer Retreat (Intermediate/Advanced Level): November 8-11, 2018 Location: The Monastery at Emery House (West Newbury) Thursday 5:00 pm – Sunday 2:00 pm, November 8-11, 2018 Leader: Br. Nicholas Bartoli, SSJE Please join us at Emery House for a time of silent retreat and contemplation. By deepening our practice of centering prayer, we will explore the …
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Christ in the Wilderness – A Lenten Retreat: March 8-10, 2019 Location: The Monastery in Cambridge Friday 5:00 pm – Sunday 2:00 pm, March 8-10, 2019 Leader: Br. Lucas Hall, n/SSJE Lent is a time to enter into the fasting, the temptation, and the wilderness of Christ in the desert. We will explore the practice of …
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Loving, Disciplined and Free – A Retreat for Men: February 28-March 3, 2019 Location: The Monastery in Cambridge Thursday 5:00 pm – Sunday 2:00 pm, February 28-March 3, 2019 Leader: Br. Keith Nelson, SSJE Our SSJE Rule of Lifeholds before us the hope of “attaining maturity as loving, disciplined, and free men.”  What does a mature, non-patriarchal masculine …
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Singing Our Lives in Christ: January 31-February 3, 2019 Location: The Monastery in Cambridge Thursday 5:00 pm – Sunday 2:00 pm, January 31-February 3, 2019 Leaders: Br. Jim Woodrum, SSJE and Br. Sean Glenn, n/SSJE Have you ever wondered what it might be like to sing with a monastic choir? Perhaps you regularly sing in your …
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Waiting in the Dark – An Advent Retreat: December 14-16, 2018 Location: The Monastery in Cambridge Friday 5:00 pm – Sunday 2:00 pm, December 14-16, 2018 Leader: Br. Luke Ditewig, SSJE Amid much darkness in both the sky and soul, come rest and breathe with life’s questions. We will look to a wellspring of hope and …
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