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OASIS DAYS 2023




The Oasis Days in 2023 will be a continuation of our sacred journeying with saints and mystics: known and lesser known, historical and modern-day.


These days will be facilitated by experienced retreat leaders.


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PATHWAYS




Facilitator: Deacon Charles "Red" Cheever


Exploring the Transformative

Spiritual Journeys Across

Ages and Cultures


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OPENING THE HEART
SOULCOLLAGE 2023




Facilitator: Joan Stockbridge


This monthly online gathering

will use sacred texts, poems, Soulcollage® and other creative processes for reflection, renewal and restoration.


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2023 FR. TOM BONACCI
SATURDAYS




Facilitator: Fr. Tom Bonacci, C.P.


The Gospel of St. Mark as

Beloved Scripture


In this series, we will focus

on select verses and episodes

​from the Gospel of St. Mark.




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SACRED CIRCLE





SMALL GROUP FAITH SHARING

Second Tuesday of the Month (1:00 to 3:00pm)

(Voluntary Contribution Upon Arrival)


There are few places where you can talk about your faith in an open and non-judgmental environment. Sacred Circle is one such place. It is the opportunity to take an hour out of your day to draw on God's comfort and strength through prayer and sharing in a warm and welcoming environment focused on holy listening.


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2023 RETREATS



Watch with Me
Lenten Day of Prayer


Saturday, April 1, 2023



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Facilitated by Katherine Doyle, RSM


When Jesus asks his dearest friends and apostles to stay with

him, he is voicing the desire of God for us to be with him, to stay

in communion as he faces the Passion. This day will be marked

by ritual experience, periods of contemplation and faith sharing.

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Easter Triduum Retreat
Good Friday Taize Service


April 6-9, 2023



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Facilitated by Thomas P. Bonacci, C.P.


Our Triduum observance will provide us an opportunity to

review and ponder the significance of the Table of Jesus in our

lives as his disciples. The service Jesus renders on Holy Thursday

is the model of our own care for one another. The-giving of Jesus

on the Cross is the source of life in the Spirit. The resurrection of Jesus from the dead empowers us to be his risen love in the here and now of life.


See information regarding our Taize Service on Good Friday

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GOOD FRIDAY TAIZE SERVICE
Friday, april 7, 2023
7:30 to 8:30pM

DOORS OPEN AT 7:00PM

free-will donation at door



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Contemplative Outreach
Presenter Formation for Centering Prayer


April 14-16, 2023



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Facilitated by Susan Turpin & COSSA Training Team


The vision of Contemplative Outreach states “we embrace the process of transformation in Christ, both in ourselves and in

others, through the practice of Centering Prayer”. Please join

us for this spiritual retreat that offers CO’s first step of Formation Training that will enable you to become a commissioned

presenter, as well as grow a deeper understanding and

enrichment of the practice.


Enrollment in this retreat weekend requires an application and interview. Please use the link below to complete the application form. After application is received, a member of the COSSA team will contact you for a more in-depth conversation.


Payment link will be emailed to applicant after acceptance in the retreat.

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Women's Spiritual Spa Retreat


Weekend Retreat - April 21-23, 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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Stifled Grief
Solace for COVID and Lingering Heartache


Saturday, May 13, 2023



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Facilitated by Rhonda Canby & Ginnie Jed


The fluctuating and sometimes very harsh restrictions on

face-to-face meetings during the COVID pandemic has

changed us all. Our hearts were broken; our lives seem to have fallen apart; we have felt profoundly lonely. If you are among the many who have been suffering from the effects of stifled grief during this long era of isolation, we invite you to join us for a

day of gentle healing and restoration.

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Introduction to Enneagram


June 2-4, 2023



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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 to the Enneagram Defense System

that is identified with our personality types.

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Women's Summer Spiritual Spa

August 16-20, 2023


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Facilitated by Mercy Center Retreat Team


These retreat days offer sacred time for rest and renewal for

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 Beguine Movement & Meister Eckhart

September 1-5, 2023 (options available)


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Facilitated by Deacon Charles "Red" Cheever


The Beguine movement began in Medieval Europe, and still has much to teach us today regarding the practice of Spirituality.

In this movement, women chose to live an Apostolic life based

on the Gospels. They chose not to be become nuns who lived in convents; they chose not to become wives and mothers. Rather they live together in community, apart from ecclesial authority.


This retreat will focus on the work of Porete: The Mirror of Simple Souls. Meister Eckhart as a Dominican priest ministered to the Beguine community, and his sermons present a challenging and controversial Spirituality.


This retreat will go back are forth between these two great

Spiritual Masters: Marguerite Porete and Meister Eckhart.

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Advanced Enneagram
Living in Healthy Relationships

September 8-10, 2023


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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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11th Step Retreat

September 14-17, 2023


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Facilitated by John Bruna and Peter Kuhn


Join us for a 4-day retreat of contemplation and practice focused

on the 11th Step. We will spend our time cultivating the tools of mindfulness to support our recovery. The retreat will include meetings, instruction and practice in sitting and walking

meditation, as well as talks and discussion explaining the

basics of mindfulness as a universal tool.

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Art & Soul Retreat

September 17-22, 2023


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Facilitated by Mimi Johnson and Alynn 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 the Spirit & Passion of Mystics & Saints, St.

John of the Cross and Thomas Merton 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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Women's Spiritual Spa Retreat

October 13-15, 2023


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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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Pondering the Gospel of St. Mark
A Beloved Scripture Retreat

November 10-12, 2023


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Facilitated by Tom Bonacci, C.P.


Our Beloved Retreat takes its inspiration from the First Gospel.

The Gospel of St. Mark has come into its own in the Modern

Church. As a primary source for the Gospels of Matthew and

Luke, Mark’s Gospel provides us with deep insights into the nature of the Gospel as both content and proclamation.

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Centering Prayer
9-Day Silent Intensive I, Intensive II &
Post Intensive Retreat



November 29 - December 7, 2023



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Facilitated by Contemplative Outreach Staff


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.


This retreat offers three tracks simultaneously: Intensive I,

Intensive II and Post Intensive. ​Please choose your track when registering.

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Pre-requisite: A daily practice of centering prayer for 6 months or longer.


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Advent Transformation Retreat
Christian-Jungian Dialogue

December 8-10, 2023


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Facilitated by Don Bisson, FMS


The advent Christmas season is a profound archetypal call to rebirth and transformation. Each character of the story reveals movements of the soul: Mary and her archetypal “yes”, the birth

of the divine child, Joseph and his dream life, Herod with the narcissistic rage and resistance to change, angelic and heavenly presences, and the wise men following synchronicity. This retreat will invite you to make this the best Christmas ever!!

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2024 RETREATS



Centering Prayer
9-Day Silent Intensive I, Intensive II &
Post Intensive Retreat



March 6-14, 2024



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Facilitated by Contemplative Outreach Staff


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.


This retreat offers three tracks simultaneously: Intensive I,

Intensive II and Post Intensive. You choose the track that works

best for you. Any of the tracks may be repeated multiple times. If this is your first Intensive retreat of this length, we suggest you choose Intensive I. We recommend Intensive I before Intensive II.

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Pre-requisite: A daily practice of centering prayer for 6 months or longer.


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Women's Spiritual Spa Retreat


Weekend Retreat - April 19-21, 2024



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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

August 7-11, 2024


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Facilitated by Mercy Center Retreat Team


These retreat days offer sacred time for rest and renewal for

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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Women's Spiritual Spa Retreat

October 11-13, 2024


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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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