Quiet Saturday: November 29, 2014 Christ Will Come Again! We proclaim this in one of our Eucharistic prayers. What does it mean for us? How does Advent prepare us for Christ to come again? We will explore this together through scripture, prayer, reflections and silence. Led by Bishop Linda Nicholls, who has been Area …
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Quiet Saturday: November 15, 2014 A return engagement by popular demand! Discover your creativity and enjoy the challenge, fun and fellowship of making colour-dyed silk scarves as Christmas gifts for yourself or others. Led by Sr. Jessica Kennedy, SSJD, our Sister in charge of the infirmary. Begins 9:30 am with a gathering for coffee; …
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Phyllis Tickle Sunday Evening Talk: ” Who Stole My Church?” eing Christian and Being Church in the 21st Century November 2, 2014 at 7:00 pm (Book Signing at 6:30 pm) Fee: by Donation
Special Opportunity: October 31-November 2, 2014 We are living in and through a period of time that is known as the “Great Emergence”. Like the Great Reformation of five hundred years ago and the Great Schism of a thousand years ago, our Great Emergence is an era of enormous change in every part of …
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Guided Retreat: October 24-26, 2014 This retreat is based on the last chapter of Stepping Into Mystery by Monty Williams, SJ. Using some contemporary and popular films as contemplative exercises, the weekend will allow participants to examine aspects of their lives as sacred scripture in which the action of God is present: creating, celebrating …
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Quiet Saturday: September 11, 2014 Br. Ignatius, OFM, will talk first about lectio divina, an ancient way of praying with Scripture. In this ‘holy reading’ we pay attention to the words and images that catch our heart, while attending to what God might want to say to us. His second talk, visio divina, will …
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Guided Retreat: September 19-21, 2014 This weekend retreat will focus on the icon, “The Hospitality of Abraham”, by Andrei Rublev [link »], based on the narrative of Genesis 18. We will examine the text and the icon itself in detail. There will be guided meditation, and opportunities to explore the physical environment in which …
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October 6 – Friday, October 10, 2014 What? The basic education program for Interim Ministry explores the unique dynamics of the congregation during a change in pastoral leadership or other significant transition. It equips the Interim Pastor with knowledge, analytical skills, and practical approaches needed to help the congregation use this opportunity as …
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The Enneagram Conference, led by Dr. Joe Howell, returns for another enlightening experience revealing to the children of God this ancient process of raising consciousness. The three day conference will focus on explicating the wisdom of this spiritual system to those who want to develop their awareness of the graced complexity of human nature …
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Teresa Harrison and Sandra Hjelm will return again for the 12th annual Icon Writing Retreat. Icon writing is an ancient painting technique in which the process and the finished work inspire prayerful meditation. The joy of creating an icon in community is to experience and share the love of God. November 16-22, 2014
