Prayerful Stitches

Prayerful Stitches Thursday, October 19 – Sunday, October 22, 2017 Led by the Monastic Community & Friends   Join us for the New York Sheep and Wool Festival and a prayerful focus on being mindful and intentional in our yarn work. Bring your own stitching material and technique of choice (knitting, crocheting, needlepoint, etc). Cost: …
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Ballroom Dancing for Couples

Ballroom Dancing for Couples  Friday,  October 13 – Sunday, October 15, 2017 Led by Julie and Joe Donato   Have you always wanted to learn to dance? This is a joyful weekend for committed couples seeking to learn to dance or improve their dancing, to develop an activity to enjoy together, and through this activity, …
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Memorare

Memorare Wednesday, September 27 – Sunday, October 1, 2017 Led by Beverly Donofrio   Limited to 10 participants. A five-day writing retreat for people already in the process of composing their memoirs. We will meet each day for three hours to discuss, review, and read our work to each other. Exercises may be given, depending …
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Iconography Drawing Workshop

Iconography Drawing Workshop Thursday June 29 – Sunday July 2, 2017 Led by Philip Davydov and Olga Shalamova After teaching a number of workshops, where we led our students through the whole process of icon-painting, we see a necessity to introduce more specialized workshops, fully dedicated the most essential skill for iconographers: drawing. During the …
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Becoming Intimate with the Earth: a Work and Play Shop with Pauline Le Bel

Fri May 12, 2017 – Sat May 13, 2017 5:00 pm – 4:00 pm Earth Literacies, Music, Nature, Poetry Presented in Collaboration with Earth Literacies – Living Language Institute (Charitable Reg # 119207389 RR0001) We have a new sacred narrative for the world – a scientific cosmology that redefines the role of humans and offers …
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Living the Questions: A one-day circle of writing, connection and renewal with Mary Ann Moore

Living the Questions: A one-day circle of writing, connection and renewal with Mary Ann Moore Sat Apr 8, 2017 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Tuition: $125 (includes lunch and snacks) In a writing circle with the theme of “Living the Questions,” you will have an opportunity for replenishment, an honouring of your voice and a chance …
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Buechner Writer’s Workshop at Princeton Seminary

Buechner Writer’s Workshop at Princeton Seminary June 6 – 9, 2017 Keynote speakers include Anne Lamott, Diana Butler Bass, and Makoto Fujimura. Attendees may participate in one-on-ones with authors and publishers and will have the opportunity to apply for a seat in an Advanced Writer’s Workshop with award-winning author Jonathan Merritt.