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our ongoing series



Before you look at our retreat offerings below, perhaps you

want to take a brief look at our ongoing series offerings



OASIS DAYS




Our Oasis Days bring gifted and diverse presenters to provide insights on various themes to

give sacred insight into

all aspects of our daily lives.


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PATHWAYS




Facilitator: Deacon Charles "Red" Cheever


Exploring the Transformative

Spiritual Journeys Across

Ages and Cultures


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SOULCOLLAGE




Facilitator: Joan Stockbridge


Soulcollage is a playful and

accessible process, usually enjoyed

even by "non-artists." It is a

profound way to access inner

resources, allowing insight into our

gifts as well as our challenges.


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DAYS OF PRAYER




Facilitator: Thomas P. Bonacci, C.P.


This six-part reflective study

explores the significance of the work of Jesus for the future of our World. The future of religion is deeply interconnected with the authentic practice of inter-spiritual

compassion and respect.


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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



Rest for the Weary
A Day of Refuge, Rest & Renewal for Chaplains



Friday, July 9, 2021



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Facilitated by Susan Cosio and Colleen Gregg


This day of rest will be an invitation for reflection on the too muchness that weighs heavy; on our bodies, our hearts, our

minds. Retreat facilitators will guide us gently to honor and pour out the realities that have exhausted our capacity in the past year. ​

*Additional opportunity for Thursday overnight stay.

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VIRTUAL SERIES (via ZOOM)

Days of Prayer, Reflection and Teaching
The Beloved Scripture Series


Saturday, July 17, 2021



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Facilitated by Thomas P. Bonacci, C.P.


This Scripture Series is a reflective study will explore the significance of the work of Jesus for the future of our World. The future of religion is deeply interconnected with the authentic practice of interspiritual compassion and respect. ​

Sessions can be taken independently.

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Women's Summer Spiritual Spa Retreat


Weekend 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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This retreat is full; please call us if you want added to waitlist.


YAY! THIS RETREAT IS FULL!

The Way of Bodhisattva


5-Day Retreat - 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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Days of Prayer, Reflection and Teaching
The Beloved Scripture Series


Saturday, August 21, 2021



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Facilitated by Thomas P. Bonacci, C.P.


This Scripture Series is a reflective study will explore the significance of the work of Jesus for the future of our World. The future of religion is deeply interconnected with the authentic practice of interspiritual compassion and respect. ​

Sessions can be taken independently.

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Playful Spirits, Prayerful Hearts
Fundraiser on ZOOM


Saturday, August 28, 2021



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Facilitated by Retreat, Reflect, Renew


Mercy Center Auburn is pleased to partner with Retreat, Reflect, Renew for their Playful Spirits, Prayerful Hearts fundraiser. This

is a special zoom event dedicated to presenting an assortment

of prayer practices, including Centering Prayer, Ignatian Yoga, Health Brain Practices, Soul Collage, Intro to Enneagram and

Art as Prayer.

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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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On-Campus Retreat
(for fully vaccinated individuals)

Advanced Enneagram Retreat
Living in Healthy Relationships


Weekend Retreat - 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.​​

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Days of Prayer, Reflection and Teaching
The Beloved Scripture Series


Saturday, September 18, 2021



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Facilitated by Thomas P. Bonacci, C.P.


This Scripture Series is a reflective study will explore the significance of the work of Jesus for the future of our World. The future of religion is deeply interconnected with the authentic practice of interspiritual compassion and respect. ​

Sessions can be taken independently.

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Your Balance, Your Peace
Finding Contentment in the Rhythm of Your Life


Saturday, October 2, 2021



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Facilitated by Christine Jurisich


"Love God with all your heart, soul, strength and mind and love your neighbor as yourself." This is our inspiration for a balanced

life. Not a perfect balance, not the balance you see on TV or the movies, nor the balance someone else has. Enjoy a day filled

with prayer, music, quiet time, sharing and reflecting on how to

find the rhythm of your life.​

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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!


Saturday, 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 SERIES (via ZOOM)

Days of Prayer, Reflection and Teaching
The Beloved Scripture Series


Saturday, October 16, 2021



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Facilitated by Thomas P. Bonacci, C.P.


This Scripture Series is a reflective study will explore the significance of the work of Jesus for the future of our World. The future of religion is deeply interconnected with the authentic practice of interspiritual compassion and respect. ​

Sessions can be taken independently.

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Women's Spiritual Spa Retreat


Weekend Retreat - October 22-24, 2021



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Facilitated by Mercy Retreat Team​


Come and receive refreshment of spirit, mind and body by

surrendering the total self unto God, the source and ground of

our being. This retreat will provide sacred time and space for prayer, solitude, healing touch, creative expression, and nourishment for both body and soul.

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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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Introduction to Enneagram

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


Weekend Retreat - November 5-7, 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 self, of God. This workshop

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

workshop is a spiritual journey of integration, transformation

and compassion.

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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.​​

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VIRTUAL RETREAT (via ZOOM)

Advent Day of Reflection


Saturday, December 4, 2021



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Facilitated by Joy Clough, RSM


Whose Advent? The one first experienced by Mary of Nazareth,

her cousin Elizabeth, Mary's husband-to-b Joseph, and Elizabeth's

son John. Every year, these are our companions on our Advent

journey. Using imagination rooted in Scripture, we'll seek a

deeper appreciation of those who experienced the first Advent.

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ON-CAMPUS RETREAT

Advent Day of Prayer - The Birthing of Hope


Saturday, December 11, 2021



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Facilitated by Christine Jurisich


Receiving and becoming pregnant by the Spirit implies that

something new can be born out of that which haunts or spirits

or ghosts us. Let us spend some special time in reflection and prayer recognizing the hope that is waiting to be birthed from us this Advent season.

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Year-End Silent Retreat

Releasing the Old - Welcoming the New
A Time of Reflection


December 28 - January 1, 2022



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Facilitated by John Ensign, PhD and Colleen Gregg, MA


In this season of the birth of Light into the World, these retreat

days will be a time to pause and ponder God's invitation for newness and growth in the year ahead.

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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 (Susan Turpin, Fr. Bill Sheehan, OMI and Joy Hayter)


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.​

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

months or longer.


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Women's Spiritual Spa Retreat


Weekend Retreat - April 1-3, 2022



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Facilitated by Mercy Center Retreat Team


Come and receive refreshment of spirit, mind and body by

surrendering the total self unto God, the source and ground of

our being. This retreat will provide sacred time and space for prayer, solitude, healing touch, creative expression, and nourishment for both body and soul.

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Women's Summer Spiritual Spa Retreat


5-Day Retreat - August 3-7, 2022



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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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