Date/Time
Date(s) - 06/25/2014 - 06/29/2014
All Day
Categories
“Do not lose heart…ours is not the task of fixing the entire world at once, but of stretching out to mend the part of the world that is within our reach!” (Clarissa Pinkola Estes)
“There is a Spirit working in us that can do infinitely more than we can ask or even imagine!” (Eph. 3)
Engaging body, mind, and spirit, we will tap into the wisdom of a variety of spiritual paths that can help us find a balance and lead more centered lives. Morning presentations will invite you to grow, to stretch, and to imagine new ways of healing divisions within and around us. While the afternoons will offer you personal time to let your own creative spirit lead the way.
Wednesday, June 25: Arrival and Registration, 4-5 p.m., dinner at 5:30, and Opening Session at 7 p.m. (5-day option only)
Closing Session each day: 4-5 p.m.
Thursday, June 26: “Staying Centered…Finding Our Balance”
Thursday morning we will tap into the wisdom of the Native American Medicine Wheel and insights from Creation Spirituality as helps in embracing a spirituality for these times and “good medicine” for navigating the twists and turns of our ordinary lives! Presenter: Mary Ruth Broz, RSM
Friday, June 27: “Dancing with the Scars”–Who has the perfect body…or perfect mind and spirit for that matter? Could we come to embrace who we are, the very person God has made, with all our gifts as well as our “scars” and personal challenges? God already does precisely that. Presenter: Norma Janssen OSF
Saturday, June 28: “The Dances of Universal Peace”–We will be led in simple, easy to learn songs and circle dances—done to the accompaniment of drum and guitar— that promote unity and peace in the world. A community of and respect for the earth and other peoples is formed with the joy of singing and simply moving together. Presenter: Joseph Kilikevice will lead The Dances of Universal Peace. Joseph is the founding director of SHEM Center for Interfaith Spirituality located in Oak Park, Illinois.
Sunday, June 29: Presentation and Closing Ritual followed by Closing Brunch at 11 a.m. (5-Day Option only)
Date: June 25-29 (with single day options on June 26, 27, and 28 Time: Wednesday, June 25 at 5 p.m. until Sunday, June 29 at noon
Fee: $350 (includes retreat, optional spiritual direction, room and meals)
Single-Day Option: Thursday, Friday, and Saturday (June 26-28) can be attended as a commuter from 9:30-5 Fee is $50 per day which includes presentation and lunch
