Advent 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 inputs and the opportunity for …
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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 inputs and the …
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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 inputs and the …
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Spirituality of the Arts Come and spend time “being” creative in a sacred, safe and peaceful environment. This retreat offers an opportunity to look at creative ways of self-expression and how this can help in meditation and prayer. No experience necessary! What is important is what happens when you use creativity and the arts, rather …
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Contemplative Retreat Facilitated by John Govan, S.J., this retreat offers you an opportunity to learn about quiet prayer and understand what God is doing when nothing seems to be happening. It is helpful for people who already have a relationship with God and are just beginning to feel called to let God take the lead. …
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Advent Prayer Weekend Facilitated by John Govan, S.J. There have been many miraculous births recorded in Scripture before the Annunciation. In all of them, the person asks God for a child. However, when it came time for Jesus to become human, God takes the initiative and asks Mary if she will allow God to become …
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Advent Prayer Weekend Facilitated by John Govan, S.J. There have been many miraculous births recorded in Scripture before the Annunciation. In all of them, the person asks God for a child. However, when it came time for Jesus to become human, God takes the initiative and asks Mary if she will allow God to become …
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Emery House Retreats May 24-26, 2013 (Friday to Sunday) One Foot in Eden Scripture is full of images of gardens. This weekend retreat at Emery House will offer times to ponder the image of the garden from Eden to Gethsemane to the Garden of the Tomb as well as times to work in the gardens …
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Emery House Retreats March 8-10, 2013 (Friday to Sunday) Welcome Dear Feast of Lent George Herbert, the great Seventeenth Century Anglican poet begins his poem Lent: Ash Wednesday with these evocative words. As we begin our Lenten journey we will use this poem as a touchstone to see how Lent can be for us a …
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Emery House Retreats February 14-17, 2013 (Thursday to Sunday) Contentment: Freedom Found within Limitation Contentment is a spiritual grace, saying “yes” to what is. What is now is sufficient. Contentment is the channeling of the desire downwards – plumbing the depths – rather than outwards, endlessly surfing for more. Jesus tells us, “I am with …
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