The Gladstone Umbrella Friday 6th – Sunday 8th July The Library, the National Memorial to the Grand Old Man, provides the perfect setting for the annual colloquium for scholars and Gladstone enthusiasts. Offers of papers on all aspects of Gladstone’s life and times are welcome (please contact David Brooks [email protected]). The weekend includes a trip …
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DISCERNMENT & VOCATION: FOR WOMEN SEEKING DIRECTION IN THEIR LIVES June 29 – July 22, 2012 This 3 1/2-week program, held each summer, is for women who are intentionally committed to seeking God’s guidance in living out their baptismal call — in business or professional careers, in homemaking or lay careers, in the church, in …
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SSJD Discovery Day – Windows into a Monastic Community September 15, 2012 Visit the Sisterhood of St. John the Divine and discover what George Carey, 103rd Archbishop of Canterbury, described as “the best-kept secret in the Anglican Communion.” Join us for a tour of the Convent, multi-media presentation, a window into one Sister’s journey, Holy …
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Circle of Trust – Taking Heart Once More: Jean Richardson 30.06.12 …if we are willing to embrace the challenge of becoming whole…we cannot embrace that challenge all alone, at least, not for long; we need trustworthy relationships to sustain us, tenacious communities of support, if we are to sustain the journey toward an undivided life. …
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Visitors Weekend Visitors Weekend: Exploring Mutual Ministry April 27, 27 & 29, 2012 LifeCycles Companion Training April 30 – May 1, 2012 Visitors Weekends are designed to offer an opportunity for persons to experience community life as lived from the baptismal covenant in the Diocese of Northern Michigan (also called Mutual Ministry, Total Ministry, Local …
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July 22-28, 2012 JULY WISDOM SCHOOL: THE ART OF LEARNING Led by Lynn Bauman and Ward Bauman Our wisdom schools are offered as models, based upon more ancient traditions, meant to raise human consciousness, thereby ultimately raising the consciousness of society. From its beginnings, Christianity has expressed multiple streams of wisdom that coalesced around the …
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August 19-25, 2012 AUGUST WISDOM SCHOOL: BENEDICTINE WISDOM The August Wisdom School with Cynthia Bourgeault is filled. If you would like to be placed on the waiting list for this retreat, please contact us at [email protected]. Led by Cynthia Bourgeault, joined by Hillary Thimmesch, OSB, a former president of Saint John’s University and Director of …
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Healing Pathway: Practicum A 28 March 2012 – 1 April 2012 If you have completed Phase 3 of the Healing Pathway, and you want to deepen your healing work and move toward program completion, Practicum A is for you. You will have time in the retreat setting of Naramata Centre for enhanced healing practice, technique …
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In Peace and Friendship Indigenous Rights and Our Common Future 24 May 2012 Naramata Centre and Kairos Canada are collaborating in this program to bring together Indigenous and non-Indigenous participants to learn more about human rights and what we can do to move the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples from paper …
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Spiritual Direction and Companioning with Rick McCorrister Sunday, April 22 – Saturday, April 28 This spring, Sorrento Centre offers an opportunity to share your spiritual journey with someone who understands the importance of that journey. It is a chance for you to share spiritual experiences (visions, dreams, and encounters) with a compassionate, listening companion who …
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