Tuesday, October 16 (6 pm supper) to Thursday, October 18 (4 pm) An ecumenical retreat series based on the work of Parker J. Palmer where clergy, lay leaders and spiritual mentors journey together for four retreats to experience renewal, a safe place to speak openly about their lives and vocation, connection with their soul’s inner …
View course details “Courage to Lead® Seasonal Retreat Series: Autumn: Second Weekend of Four: A Courage & Renewal® program”
Friday, October 12 (5:30 pm supper) to Sunday, October 14 (1 pm) Come and experience a hands-on culinary adventure of plant-based whole foods. Eating in this manner is counter-cultural and requires a grieving process of letting go of what one thought to be healthy. Through film documentaries, debriefing discussion groups and working with a facilitator …
View course details “Healing Through Food and Music”
Tuesday, October 9 (6 pm supper) to Thursday, October 11 (1 pm) We live in the 21st century, a time when scientific discoveries have given us a “new story” of the Universe. In this retreat, Michael Morwood will lead us in an exploration of the implications of this “new story” on our understanding of God, …
View course details “God, Jesus and Prayer in a New Story of the Universe”
September 20-27, 2012 This is a new intake of the two year Prairie Jubilee Program. All residencies are held at Calling Lakes Centre. Watch for further information about this intake. In the Prairie Jubilee Program we base our work on two major concepts/symbols: Jubilee and the Enneagram. For us Jubilee is a call to live …
View course details “Prairie Jubilee Program: Practical education in spiritual formation, soul development, and the art of spiritual direction.”
Friday, September 14 (6 pm supper) to Sunday, September 16 (1 pm) In the wake of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s (TRC) recent work in Saskatchewan, how do we bridge the gap between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people on the prairies. How do we move forward together? The treaties signed between our nations are a powerful …
View course details “Building Bridges: Treaty Days at Fort Qu’Appelle”
$1,622.00 This program is rooted in the deep contemplative Christian tradition and honors the sacred listening practices of other traditions, as well. Participants who apply and are accepted in the program will travel to Ghost Ranch for four, one-week residential intensives (two separate weeks each year). An experienced staff of distinguished spiritual directors will facilitate …
View course details “The Art Of Spiritual Direction – Cohort II wk two”
$1,622.00 This program is rooted in the deep contemplative Christian tradition and honors the sacred listening practices of other traditions, as well. Participants who apply and are accepted in the program will travel to Ghost Ranch for four, one-week residential intensives (two separate weeks each year). An experienced staff of distinguished spiritual directors will facilitate …
View course details “The Art Of Spiritual Direciton – Co-hort II wk three”
$1,622.00 Formation and Training Program is scheduled to begin with classes being held over the period November 2012 through March 2014. Note: The Spiritual Journey is a prerequisite for this program. Certificate awarded at completion of the program. Participants who apply and are accepted in the program will travel to Ghost Ranch for four, on-week …
View course details “The Art Of Spiritual Direction (Stillpoint)-Co-hort III week one”
$320.00 Días de los Muertos is the Latin American holiday coinciding with Halloween and All Souls’ Day. Explore the whimsy, humor, history and ritual of this ancient acknowledgement and transcendence of death. We make traditional foods and folk art, including ofrendas (“altars” or memorials to friends and family) and skeleton masks We’ll read selected poetry …
View course details “Celebrations For Days Of The Dead”
$350.00 We all have stories we live by: family stories; stories honed out of hard or celebratory experiences. We all have come, over years of feeling and observing and living, to believe in certain things and hope for eventual resolutions. This course, through specific assignments, brings those thoughts and events to the surface and enable …
View course details “Creative Non-Fiction”
