First Time in Prayer and Quiet

Society of St. John the Evangelist (SSJE) Emery House

  First Time in Prayer and Quiet 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 experience of silence and solitude, offer teaching, and suggest ways you might experiment with prayer. May 6-8, 2015

Lent Retreat

Society of St. John the Evangelist (SSJE) Emery House

  Lent Retreat Facing a tyranny of expectations and the pressures to be “virtually on” 24/7, we risk depletion and can lose our way. This retreat will offer teaching, time, and space to hear, know, and love God, being really present to God’s real presence now. Feb 27- March 1, 2015

Praying with Icons

Society of St. John the Evangelist (SSJE) Emery House

  Praying with Icons Icons offer us a window through which to see and know God, and for God to see and know us. The weekend will offer teaching on this ancient practice of the church – how icons are “written” and used in prayer – and the silence and space to pray. January 23-25, 2015

Advent Retreat

Society of St. John the Evangelist (SSJE) Emery House

  Advent Retreat This retreat will offer teaching on the divine vision for “a new heaven and a new earth.” In silence, prayer, worship, and rest, we await the coming of the Christ, and what this means for our doing justice and making peace with the human family and the planet. December 12-14, 2014

First Time in Silent Retreat

Society of St. John the Evangelist (SSJE) Monastery

  First Time in Silent Retreat 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 experience of silence and solitude, offer teaching, and suggest ways you might experiment with prayer. May 15-17, 2015

Holy Week and Easter

Society of St. John the Evangelist (SSJE) Monastery

  Holy Week and Easter Join the Brothers in this most sacred week of the Christian calendar as we remember Jesus’ witness of humble service, the invitation to Holy Communion, the agony of his death, a day of preparation, and the jubilant joy of Easter. March 31 – April 5, 2015

Palm Sunday Weekend

Society of St. John the Evangelist (SSJE) Monastery

  Palm Sunday Weekend Join the Brothers in a weekend that celebrates Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem and anticipates the week of his Passion, the melding of his suffering and love. March 27-29, 2015

Lent Retreat

Society of St. John the Evangelist (SSJE) Monastery

  Lent Retreat Facing a tyranny of expectations and the pressures to be “virtually on” 24/7, we risk depletion and can lose our way. This retreat will offer teaching, time, and space to hear, know, and love God, being really present to God’s real presence now. March 20-22, 2015

Christmas at the Monastery

Society of St. John the Evangelist (SSJE) Monastery

  Christmas at the Monastery Join the Brothers for a festive celebration of Christ’s birth. December 23-26, 2014

Advent Retreat

Society of St. John the Evangelist (SSJE) Monastery

  Advent Retreat This retreat will offer teaching on the divine vision for “a new heaven and a new earth.” In silence, prayer, worship, and rest, we await the coming of the Christ, and what this means for our doing justice and making peace with the human family and the planet. December 5-7, 2014