The Call to Contemplation

We are built for contemplation. Communion with God in the silence of our heart is a God-given capacity, like a flower opens in the sun. This evening will offer guidance and encouragement as you respond to God’s invitation to contemplation. We long to be silent before God. As St. John of the Cross says, “The Father spoke one Word, which was His Son, and this Word He speaks always in eternal silence, and in silence must be heard by the soul.” Come, allow refreshment for your soul. Let the Silence transform you. Can you give one night of your Lenten Season to respond to this call?
Date: Tuesday, March 2
Time: 7:00 – 8:30 PM
Donation: $20 includes book

Directed Retreat Weekend

Due to the frantic pace of contemporary life, it is essential for our spiritual and physical health to take time to pray. The Weekend Directed Retreat offers you the opportunity to experience the graced rhythm of life in which rest restores your body and God revives your soul. Liturgy, Spiritual Direction and optional Centering Prayer periods are included.
Dates: Mar. 5 – 7
Time: 7:00 PM Friday to 1:00 PM Sunday
Donation: $125/ $40 non-refundable deposit with registration

Personal Retreat Day

Take a day away from the busyness of your life to rest awhile in the Lord and experience God’s presence. Come to Francis House for silence, personal prayer and optional Spiritual Direction. The day begins and ends with a brief prayer together. Not a series.
Date: Wednesday: March 10
Time: 9:30 AM – 2:30 PM
Donation: $10; $40 with Spiritual Direction
Please bring a bag lunch.

Encounter the Silence

Simplify Your Prayer, De-clutter Your Life
I will lead you into the desert and speak to your heart. (Hosea 2)
Karl Rahner has written a marvelous series of essays on the effects of silence on our life and prayer. Lent invites us to this desert silence. This retreat evening will help us to experience the silence that leads to simplicity, and the simplicity that leads to a de-cluttering of life. This is a wonderful Lenten choice. Please register early.
Date: Thursday, March 11
Time: 7:00 – 8:30 PM
Donation: $20 includes book

Understanding the Enneagram

The Enneagram is a study of spiritual patterns that afford profound insight into the workings of human consciousness. It is one of the world’s oldest models for understanding how people relate to one another and to God. Based on nine personality types, the Enneagram allows us to identify the central motivation of our actions. This recognition leads to compassion for ourselves and others. This workshop is for those who are new to the Enneagram or would like further knowledge of the nine types.
Date: Sunday, March 14
Time: 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Donation: $40 includes materials. Please bring a bag lunch.

Centering Prayer Evening

We meet one Tuesday a month for 20 minutes of Lectio Divina and 40 minutes of Centering Prayer. These evenings really help to keep your Centering Prayer practice alive. There is power in the group. This is preceded by a study of the classics.
Date: March 16
Time: 7:30 – 8:30 PM
Donation: Love offering

Finding God in Each Moment:

The Practice of Discernment in Everyday Life
Discernment is a key to interior freedom and intimacy with God. It is a grace to be asked for and an exercise to practice. This morning retreat will be a jump start to an in-depth, prayerful study of discernment that you can continue on your own, using the book provided. We all long to know and do God’s will. This program will help fulfill that desire.
Date: Thursday, March 18
Time: 9:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Donation: $30 includes lunch and book

Please, always register for programs! To register by mail, send your name, address, phone number and email to: Francis House of Prayer, PO Box 392 Rancocas, NJ 08073. You may also register by calling: 609-877-0509.

If you are registered and you cannot come, please call and let us know! Thank you.