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on-campus retreat featuring video recordings of
fr. michael fish, OSB, CAm

May 26-May 29, 2022





UPDATED INFORMATION

This on-campus 4-day retreat will feature the video recordings of Father Michael Fish, OSB, CAM

in a group setting. Levante 1 was born of

Michael's experience during his arduous

and eventful fifth Camino across Spain.


RETREAT FLYER


For additional information, use the link below

LEVANTE 1


To reserve your room/accommodations with

Mercy Center Auburn, please register using this link:

REGISTRATION IS CLOSED


NOTE: Deadline for Registration is May 18th. Materials will be sent to Mercy Center and available at check-in.





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take a brief look at
our ongoing series



Before you look at our retreat offerings below, perhaps you

want to take a brief look at our ongoing series offerings



Wisdom of the Beloved Scriptures (via ZOOM)



A New Reading for the Seasons



2022 Saturdays with Fr. Tom Bonacci, C.P.



10:00am to 2:30pm (choose any one or all Saturdays)





We will explore the "beloved texts" of the gospel with accompanying narratives, stories, poems, or myths, that draw us into the drama and depth of meaning for this time and season of our spiritual journeying. Father Tom's impassioned love and faithful study of beloved texts has been the source of divine revelation and information for his followers for many years.

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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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2022 retreats



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Labyrinth Days at Mercy Center



May 7 and June 21, 2022



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Facilitated by Linda Kelly, M.S., M.Div


Saturday, May 7th (1:00pm) is World Labyrinth Day when

people the world over will walk the labyrinth for peace at one o'clock their local time.


Tuesday, June 21st (8:15pm) is the summer solstice, the longest

day of the year. You are invited to experience an evening

labyrinth walk as we celebrate God's movement in creation.

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Levante 1 - The Road Less Traveled



May 26 - 29, 2022



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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION


Facilitated by Colleen Gregg


This on-campus 4-day retreat will feature the video recordings of Father Michael Fish in a group setting. Levante 1 was born of Michael's experience during his arduous and eventful fifth Camino across Spain.

Photo Credit: Michael Fish


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Living in God's Presence
During Times of Deepening Shadow



4-Day Silent Retreat - July 20-24, 2022



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Facilitated by Don Bisson, FMS


This contemplative retreat is a time for prayer and meditation

enveloping the critical issues of our time: trust in God, collective

evil, human vulnerability, mortality, prayer, and the nature of hope.

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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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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


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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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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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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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.


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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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2023 retreats



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2022 retreats



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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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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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