March 27- 29,2009: “ Reflect, Relax: Discover the Sabbath”

Take time out to reflect on this question: How do we, as an overworked and under-rested society, grow in relationship to God, to one another and to all of creation?

Presenter: Father John Rausch
Glenmary Community, Director of the Catholic Committee of Appalachia; Director of Peace and Justice Office, Diocese of Lexington, Kentucky; Recipient of the 2007 Pax Christi Teacher of Peace Award, writer of syndicated column for Catholic press.

Fee: $150
Non-refundable deposit: $50
Time: 
Arrive:     Friday 7 pm
Depart:  Sunday Noon

April 3 - 5, 2009:  “Journey to the Cross with Mary”

Come together to experience a prayerful Lenten conversion, walking the Way of the Cross through the eyes of the Mother of Jesus.  Time for personal and communal reflection.

Presenters:  Paulette Cicero
Married mother of two, grandmother of three,  graduate of the Center for Spirituality & Justice, New Rochelle, NY; MA in Theology; Certification in Spiritual Direction.

Gail Mertz
Married mother of six, grandmother of five, Certified Spiritual Director/Supervisor; Pastoral Counselor through the Blanton Peale Institute.

Fee: $150
Non-refundable deposit: $50
Time: 
Arrive:  Friday 7 pm
Depart:  Sunday Noon

       
April 17 - 19, 2009: Women Writers’ Retreat “Words on a Page: Sight, Sound and the Creative Spark”
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This weekend is a time apart for already published writers to reflect with one another and develop their own creativity with further writing in either prose or poetry.

Presenter:   Deborah Humphreys, SC
Poet and interdisciplinary artist who has facilitated poetry workshops for women since 1994; listed in Directory of American Poets and Fiction Writers since 2000; published a collection of narrative poems entitled, “Conventional Wisdom.”

Fee:  $150
Non-refundable deposit: $50
Time: 
Arrive: Friday 7 pm
Depart: Sunday Noon