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, …
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Advent & Lenten Taizé
Advent & Lenten Taizé Facilitated by Erik Oland, S.J., Tarcia Gerwing, and Yvonne Prowse Beginning with Evening Prayer on Friday, the retreat schedule follows the Taizé monastic pattern of the day – morning, noon, and evening prayer. The retreats close on Sunday noon with Eucharist. The weekends will be punctuated with brief …
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Advent & Lenten Taizé
Advent & Lenten Taizé Facilitated by Erik Oland, S.J., Tarcia Gerwing, and Yvonne ProwseBeginning with Evening Prayer on Friday, the retreat schedule follows the Taizé monastic pattern of the day – morning, noon, and evening prayer. The retreats close on Sunday noon with Eucharist. The weekends will be punctuated with brief inputs …
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Advent Retreat – To Us A Child Is Born
Advent Retreat – To Us A Child Is Born An Advent Retreat in the Diocese for the Year of Faith. In the hectic pre-Christmas season, come away to prepare your heart to welcome the Birth of our Savior. Learn to develop a personal life of prayer, featuring: new methods of prayer, Eucharistic, …
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Advent Retreat – To Us A Child Is Born
Advent Retreat – To Us A Child Is Born An Advent Retreat in the Diocese for the Year of Faith. In the hectic pre-Christmas season, come away to prepare your heart to welcome the Birth of our Savior. Learn to develop a personal life of prayer, featuring: new methods of prayer, Eucharistic, …
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Christmas, The Monastery Way
Friday, Dec 20 – Wednesday, December 25 with the Monastic Community Christmas at the monastery is filled with solemnity and celebration as we observe the closing days of Advent and then the great feast of Christmas. We gather together, as the shepherds did, to offer praise to God and to pray for peace …
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Contemplative Days
Tuesday, December 3 – Friday, December 6 Praying Along-Side the Monastic Community A completely silent time with the monks as we observe our Advent “Contemplative Days.” During this period we are in complete silence, no programs or spiritual direction are offered and there is a reduced worship schedule (Matins, Eucharist and Vespers). This will …
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AWAKE…Advent Silent Retreat w/ Yoga, Meditation, and Taizé Chant
Friday, November 29 – Sunday, December 1 Led by Carolyn Bluemle Limited to 15 participants Advent throws us into a paradox of waiting for God while knowing that God is always present. The Gospel asks us to keep AWAKE: to be skillful in opening ourselves to God as hidden from us and to …
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Thanksgiving, The Monastery Way
Thanksgiving, The Monastery Way Tuesday, November 26 – Friday, November 29 with the Monastic Community Harvest Thanksgiving is a wonderful and ancient tradition that calls us into a thankful relationship with God and with all of God’s creation. As Americans, we join with our brothers and sisters without regard to faith tradition in …
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Liturgy for Deacons (Kootenay School of Ministry)
Kootenay School of Ministry Liturgy for Deacons (D 102) April 4-7, 2014 St. Saviour’s, Penticton Instructor: The Rev. Chris Ross, The Rev. Dr. Richard Leggett