NOTHING BUT PRAYER

Tuesday    6:30 – 7:30 PM

We will gather for one hour of prayer, nothing but prayer. We will have two 20-minute periods of Centering Prayer with Lectio Divina between them. Come and pray!  Love Offering.

PRAYER: ARRIVING AT SILENCE

Monday, November 8

9:30 AM – 2:30 PM

One by one the mystics follow God’s lead in prayer to silence. What are some of the steps in this journey? How do we recognize God’s lure and God’s lead? Spend time this day searching, contemplating, experiencing this truth. Donation: $25. Please bring a bag lunch. Presenter: Sister Sheila Holly, SSJ

BECOMING CENTERED

Tuesday, November 9

9:30 AM – 1:30 PM

Most of us find it challenging to stay in touch with ourselves and God in the midst of so much activity and responsibility. Centering Prayer helps us to experience the Presence of God within, so that we can relate to others from that place of interior peace and freedom. Growing in peace makes all the difference in your world. Donation: $20. Lunch included.

PERSONAL RETREAT DAY

Wednesday    9:30 AM – 2:30 PM

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. Donation: $10; $40 with spiritual direction. Please bring a bag lunch.

TRANSFORMATION IN CHRIST
A THOMAS KEATING SERIES

Fridays    1:00 – 2:15 PM

This series condenses the accumulated wisdom of Father Thomas Keating’s many years of teaching and practice into nine essential topics. Each of our nine sessions will include 20 minutes of Contemplative Prayer and viewing and discussing one of the nine 20-minute DVD’s of Thomas Keating. This program invites all who feel called to a deeper, quieter prayer, to more centeredness, joy and interior peace. Last two of the series. $15 each session.

DIRECTED RETREAT WEEKEND

7:00 PM Friday to 1:00 PM Sunday

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 Contemplative Prayer periods are included. Donation: $125/$40 non-refundable deposit with registration.

LANDSCAPES OF THE SOUL:
A SPIRITUALITY OF PLACE

Mondays   9:30 AM  – Noon

A new awareness of place is developing in those who are serious about their spiritual lives. This new awareness seeks to pay attention to how the ordinary places, the places where we live our everyday lives, shapes and forms our spiritual consciousness. Come to be with others who are experiencing this new awareness and to deepen this activity of God in you. These sessions will provide time for private prayer and will enrich our prayer and discussion. Donation: $175 includes book. Presenter: Sister Sheila Holly, SSJ

THE SOUL OF NUTRITION

Wednesday, November 17

9:30 AM – 1:30 PM

Why is nutrition important? What difference does it make in my life? I already know how to eat right, so why don’t I? Learn how to make small but significant changes/adjustments for a healthier relationship with your body, mind and spirit. Donation: $25. Healthy lunch included. Presenter: Bernadette Parisi, CMT, RYT, Wellness/Fitness Educator.

THE PRACTICE OF LETTING GO

Friday, November 19

9:30 AM – 1 PM

The season of Autumn is our teacher. Life provides many opportunities to let go of our attachments to belonging and security, affection and esteem, power and control. Is God calling you to practice letting go? “What God arranges for us to experience at each moment is the best and holiest thing that could happen to us.” (Jean-Pierre de Caussade) Donation: $20. Lunch included.

CENTERING PRAYER WEEKEND

7:00 PM Friday to 1:00 PM Sunday

November  26 – 28

A Centering Prayer Weekend provides the time, space and discipline needed to experience the inner stillness which occurs when given the opportunity for frequent Centering Prayer periods. We will review the method of Centering Prayer on Friday night and follow with a moderate amount of Lectio Divina and Centering Prayer in common on Saturday and Sunday. Donation:  $125/ $40 non-refundable deposit with registration.