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Ongoing Series

Take a look at our Ongoing Series offerings below.


These days are facilitated by gifted and diverse

presenters who provide insights on various themes

to give sacred insight into all aspects of our daily lives.



2021 OASIS DAYS


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PATHWAYS
Deacon Charles "Red Cheever


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SEEKING THE TRUE SELF
A SOULCOLLAGE JOURNEY
Joan Stockbridge


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DAYS OF PRAYER
THE BELOVED SCRIPTURE SERIES
Thomas P. Bonacci, C.P.


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DREAM SHARING
Virtual Gatherings
(via ZOOM)
Diana Francis Metzler, RSM MSG


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SCHEDULE A ONE-ON-ONE DREAM CONSULTATION



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If you are interested in scheduling a one-on-one Dream Consultation

with Sr. Diana Francis, please submit the request below.


There is a sliding scale of $15 to $25 for a one-hour consultation.

Please note "Dream Consultation" in the "message" area of the form.


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2021 - 2022 Retreat Offerings




We are operating in interesting times, and we very much appreciate those who are able to pay the full tuition to honor the stipend of our facilitators and to continue our retreat ministry into the future. if charges pose a financial hardship, mercy center will offer scholarship to make up for whatever the participant cannot offer.


please feel free to contact mercy center auburn

directly if you have additional questions. thank you

for your ongoing support of our ministry.​



2021 retreats



Mercy Center Auburn



VIRTUAL RETREAT (via ZOOM)

Healing Divisions: The Skillful Art of Engaging
in Polarized Times


April 18 & 25, 2021
May 2 & 9, 2021



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Facilitated by Brent Anderson, M.Div., BCC


This series provides practical techniques not just for getting

through dialogue about polarized topics, but for experiencing relational flourishing through them.


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VIRTUAL RETREAT (via ZOOM)

Centering Prayer Day of Silence


Saturday, April 24, 2021



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Facilitated by Contemplative Outreach


Take this special time away to rest from the turbulent times of

the last year and the uncertainty of the present moment.​​


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VIRTUAL RETREAT (via ZOOM)

Calling All Dreamers
Introduction to Dreamwork


Saturday, May 1, 2021



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Facilitated by Diana Francis Metzler, RSM MSG


If you are interested in or have just begun to study your

dreams, you are embarking on a wonderful journey of spiritual awakening. The path of discovery into the hidden language and multi-layered meanings of your own dreams can lead you into a healthier and whole sense of who you are and where the Divine

is leading you.​​


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Introduction to Enneagram

Seeing and Being Seen Through the
All-Loving Eyes of God


May 7-9, 2021



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Facilitated by Colleen Gregg


Cultivating the spiritual life will always draw one deeper into

the meaning and mysteries of life, of God, of self. This workshop

will be introduction and exploration into the Enneagram Defense System that is identified with our personality types.


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VIRTUAL RETREAT (via ZOOM)

Experiencing the Sacred Through Art and Poetry


Saturday, May 15, 2021



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Facilitated by Joan Stockbridge​​


In this retreat we'll use contemplative processes to explore

the work of Mary Oliver and Georgia O'Keeffe, seeking our

own connections to the Divine.


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Our Journey from Here

Forever Changed &
Ever-Evolving


May 21-22, 2021



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Facilitated by Colleen Gregg, MA &

Jessica Del Pozo, PhD


NOTE: These retreat days are designed for women only and

space is limited.


Emerging from an extraordinary year, profound changes and questions my be persisting within you. How is the Spirit calling

you to respond as you journey from here?


THIS RETREAT IS NOW FULL

VIRTUAL RETREAT (via ZOOM)

Soulful Reading of Jung for
Spiritual Energy During Radical Times


June 17-20, 2021



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Facilitated by Don Bisson, FMS


This four-day retreat will include an introduction to the power

of soulful reading as spiritual practice. Selected readings from

Jung, with commentary and implications from Don Bisson, will guide the retreat. ​​


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Women's Summer Spiritual Spa Retreat


July 28 - August 1, 2021



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Facilitated by MCA Retreat Team


These retreat days offer sacred time for rest and renewal of mind

body and spirit. With a dynamic team of facilitators, participants

will be tended in a special way with prayer, healing touch,

creative expression, meaningful and life-giving spiritual

practices.​​


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The Way of Bodhisattva


August 6 - 10, 2021



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Facilitated by Deacon Charles "Red" Cheever


A Bodhisattva is one on the Path who seeks enlightenment for the sake of all sentinent life. This classical book was written by the monk Shantideva (18th century CE) in order that the reader might know and practice this way of life. An analogy from Christianity would be a disciple of Christ who builds up the Kingdom of God.​​


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Art & Soul Creative Expression...

Inspired by the Spirit and Passion of Hildegard
of Bingen & Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, SJ


August 29-September 3, 2021



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Facilitated by Mimi Johnson & Allyn Allison Brutsman​


These retreat days will invite participants into creative self-expression through a favorite...or assorted...art forms: watercolor, acrylic, collage, block printing, photography, sketching, writing.

We will draw from Hildegard of Bingen and Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, SJ for soul-stirring the depths of wisdom and mystery

that flow from our own sacred encounters with...and giving

witness to...the living Christ.


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VIRTUAL RETREAT (via ZOOM)

Advanced Enneagram Retreat
Living in Healthy Relationships


September 10-12, 2021



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Facilitated by Colleen Gregg


One indication that we are moving towards a holistic or

integrated spirituality...that we are living in healthy relationship with God...is to consider how we are living in relationship with others.


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VIRTUAL RETREAT (via ZOOM)

Calling All Dreamers
Introduction to Dreamwork


Saturday, September 11, 2021



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Facilitated by Diana Francis Metzler, RSM MSG


If you are interested in or have just begun to study your

dreams, you are embarking on a wonderful journey of spiritual awakening. The path of discovery into the hidden language and multi-layered meanings of your own dreams can lead you into

a healthier and whole sense of who you are and where the

Divine is leading you.​​


REGISTER

Centering Prayer Retreat
9-Day Silent Intensive II and Post Intensive
Retreat**


October 13 - October 21, 2021



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Facilitated by Contemplative Outreach


Come rest in the stillness of prayer with other contemplative companions, away from the busyness of daily life and allow the mind, body and spirit to surrender to God's presence and action within.


**Pre-requisite: Prior attendance at an 8-10 day Intensive I

Retreat (offered in March) OR read the following 3 books by Thomas Keating:

  • Open Mind Open Heart
  • The Human Condition
  • Invitation to Love

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Introduction to Soul Collage: Inviting Joy!


October 16, 2021



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Facilitated by Joan Stockbridge​


Are you longing for more vitality and joy in your life? A deeper

sense of connection to yourself, others, and the sacred. This

retreat will begin with an introduction to the SoulCollage

process and then move into an exploration of sources of joy.


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VIRTUAL RETREAT (via ZOOM)

A Beloved Scripture Retreat
4-Day Retreat


October 28-31, 2021



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Facilitated by Thomas P. Bonacci, C.P.​


The Scriptures of the World invites us to become aware of the depths of what it means to be a human person. This Retreat

is a humble excursion and exploration into some of the Beloved narratives of humankind inviting us to realize our potential as compassionate beings living in communion with the World.


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VIRTUAL RETREAT (via ZOOM)

Calling All Dreamers
Introduction to Dreamwork


Saturday, November 13, 2021



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Facilitated by Diana Francis Metzler, RSM MSG


If you are interested in or have just begun to study your

dreams, you are embarking on a wonderful journey of spiritual awakening. The path of discovery into the hidden language

and multi-layered meanings of your own dreams can lead you

into a healthier and whole sense of who you are and where the Divine is leading you.​​


REGISTER

2022 retreats



Mercy Center Auburn



Centering Prayer
9-Day Silent Intensive
I and Post Retreat**


March 17-March 25, 2022



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Facilitated by Contemplative Outreach


Come rest in the stillness of prayer with other contemplative companions, away from the busyness of daily life, and allow

the mind, body, and spirit to surrender to God's presence and

action within.


**Pre-requisite: A daily practice of Centering Prayer for six

months or longer.


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Mercy Center Auburn | 535 Sacramento Street | Auburn, CA 95603 | (530) 887-2019 | [email protected]


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