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want to take a brief look at our ongoing series offerings



OASIS DAYS 2022




The Oasis Days in 2022 will be a 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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SUNDAY AFTERNOON SOUL STUDIO 2022




Facilitator: Joan Stockbridge


The 2022 Soul Studio is an online oasis, a time to step away from stress and connect with sources of strength, hope and joy. Each Soul Studio will be framed with a poem, often by Rumi, Mary Oliver, Wendell Berry or other wise poet.


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VIRTUAL
DREAM SHARING




Facilitator: Diana Francis Metzler, RSM MSG


2022 Open Dream Sharing


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2022 retreats



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2022 retreats



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How Practice Can Lead to Enlightenment &
Mystical Events in the Holy Bible


Retreat 1 - August 19-21, 2022
Retreat 2 - August 21-23, 2022



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Facilitated by Deacon Charles "Red" Cheever


These retreat days will explore the theory and practice of

Soto Zen, and compare and contrast this tradition with the

mystical traditions of Judeo-Christianity. By the end of the

retreat, participants will come to understand and experience

the Kosmic Dance as participation in creating a better world.

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Restorative Sleep Workshop
The Art, Science & Spiritual Practice of Sleep


August 26-28, 2022



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Facilitated by Jessica Del Pozo


Article: 7 Practices for Restorative Sleep


Do you really want to sleep? Our invisible sleep and waking

rhythms influence how we feel, what we do, and how we

relate to others. Our relationship with sleep can be transformed from a struggle of deprivation to a nurturing and sacred

practice.

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Healing Our Healers
A Retreat for Healthcare Providers


Overnight - September 9-10, 2022



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Facilitated by Jessica Del Pozo, PhD. & Colleen Gregg, MA


Nourish your mind-body-spirit with activities designed for

stress reduction, personal restoration, harmonious relationships, and daily life balance.

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11th Step Retreat


4-Day Retreat - September 15-18, 2022



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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.

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Art & Soul Retreat


September 18-23, 2022



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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.

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Listening for the Still Voice of God: A Look at
the Many Ways God Speaks to Us and Our Call
to Respond


September 24, 2022



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Facilitated by Christine Jurisich


Is your life in transition? Is there a decision you have to make at home or work and unsure which direction to follow? Perhaps you are trying to understand where God is in the middle of so

much suffering and how you are called to respond. Join us as

we explore the art of discernment and find ways to listen for

the still voice of God above the noise of the day.

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Introduction to Enneagram


September 30 - October 2, 2022



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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 Spiritual Spa Retreat


Weekend Retreat - October 14-16, 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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RETREAT FULL

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


November 3 - November 11, 2022



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Facilitated by Contemplative Outreach (Susan Turpin,

Fr. Bill Sheehan, OMI and Marty Badgett)


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: Prior attendance at an 8-10 day Intensive I Retreat (offered in March) OR read the following books by Thomas Keating: Open Mind Open Heart; The Human Condition; Invitation to Love.


RETREAT FULL

One Among You is the Messiah

Living in Hope in Times of Upheaval,
Uncertainty and Conflict


Weekend Retreat - November 11-13, 2022



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Facilitated by Fr. Tom Bonacci, C.P.


This retreat is open to anyone interested in the emerging new

world of inter-spiritual practice, understanding and living. The

Beloved Story "One Among You is the Messiah" will offer the

foundations for our considerations and reflections.

*Retreat is based on the story "The Rabbi's Gift" by Francis Dorff, O. Praem

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Cultivating a Grateful Heart


November 19, 2022



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Facilitated by Katherine Doyle, RSM


This day of prayer invites participants to reflect upon the experience of gratitude in their lives, explore ways in which gratitude can be an ongoing stance of life, and share together the celebration of a Ritual of Gratitude

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2022 retreats



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Advanced Enneagram
Living in Healthy Relationships

January 20-22, 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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Mindful Courage: Men's Retreat

March 2-5, 2023


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Facilitated by Ed Brantmeier, PhD


This retreat explores what it means to be mindfully and

emotionally courageous on the path of connection with yourself and others. Participants will be invited to practice risk-taking, vulnerability, and connection in a community of men through a variety of contemplative, creative, and collaborative practices.

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

March 15 - 23, 2023


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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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