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January 2008
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Retreat Name:  Twelve-Step Spirituality, Came to Believe
Date Start: January 11 , 2008
Date End: January 13, 2008
Description: Retreat for men and women recovering in A.A.
Presenter: Bernie Palka, SA
Suggested Fee : $160.00

Retreat Name:  Quilting by the River
Date Start: January 18, 2008
Date End: January 20, 2008
Description: “Piecin’ a quilt’s like livin’ a life…the Lord sends us the pieces, but we can cut  ‘em out and put ‘em together pretty much to suit ourselves, and there’s a heap more in the cuttin’ and sewin’ than there is in the caliker…”

Aunt Jane of Kentucky, 1898, Eliza C. Hall

Beginning, experienced, machine and hand-quilters are all welcome to a weekend of quilting, spiritual reflection and renewal – a time away from our busy lives where we can join a sewing circle and have time for personal reflection and prayer.  The weekend will be pieced together with sessions of foundation piecing, hand-quilting, appliqué, and spiritual reflection.  Experienced quilters are welcome to bring along a project in progress!

Presenter: Patty Curry
Suggested Fee:  $250.00

Retreat Name:  Witnessing the Holy, Releasing the Joy
A Weekend for Spiritual Directors
Date Start: January 25 , 2008
Date End: January 27 , 2008
Description:

Joy is the most infallible sign of the presence of God.

                       Teilhard de Chardin, SJ

Joy has a distinguished heritage in the Christian spiritual tradition.  Humor and laughter are divine gifts that help us enjoy creation.  Yet, the experience of joy is often an unfamiliar guest in the spiritual direction conversation.

Spiritual directors invite others to build and dwell in what Catherine of Siena calls the “house of self-knowledge.”  Often, we are familiar with the pain and wounded parts of our experience, but rarely do we explore the parts that have been transformed by God’s grace and witness the Holy One.

This is a silent, contemplative retreat for beginning and experienced spiritual directors to reflect on and explore their holy and joy-filled experiences, to better access the transforming power of God’s grace.  There will be guidance for prayer, quiet time for reflection and prayer, as well as the opportunity for group sharing.

Presenter:

Don Bisson, FMS
Kathleen Donnelly, SU

Suggested Fee:  $175.00

Retreat Name:  Practicum in Giving
The Art of Giving the Directed Retreat
Date Start: January 27 ,2008
Date End: February 2 ,2008
Description:

The internship in giving the directed retreat is designed to complement and deepen the skills of spiritual directors, pastoral ministers, chaplains and formation directors. The prerequisite for the program is having made an individually directed retreat and completed a training program.

The program will be presented in a contemplative atmosphere here at Linwood.  The weekend of directed prayer will be April 25-27, 2008.  A day to conclude the program, in May or June, will be determined by the group.

Presenter: Don Bisson, FMS
Kathy Donnelly, SU
Kathleen Geelan
Jeanne McGorry, CSJ
Suggested Fee:  $1650.00 (some assistance is available)