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Saturday, March 24, 2007
Celtic Visions:
The Unity of God and All That Is
9:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
In Celtic Christianity we find
 a unity of the spiritual and
the material, a refreshing perspective that is reflected beautifully in the art, poetry, music and people that
flowed from it. Experience the moving sounds of Celtic music and the raw beauty of Ireland through
photographs and art. We will share readings from noted Irish authors and hear the cadence of the Celtic
soul. Leading this program, Betsy Meagher, SSJ and Frankie Dutil, SSJ. Cost: $25
includes lunch. Please register by March 15.
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Transformations Spirituality Center is offering an At-Home Retreat inspired by the Spiritual Exercises of
St. Ignatius. This retreat experience can be done in the comfort of your own home and in the context of your
everyday life. Although adapted to your own pace, the retreat usually spans a period of six to eight months in
which you meet with a retreat director at least twice monthly and set aside a daily prayer time. The retreat
is patterned on the movements and exercises offered by St. Ignatius. As a result of the retreat, you can
expect to grow in your relationship with God, in clarity about your own life path, in spiritual freedom, and in
an inner peace that comes from a deeper sense of God’s love for you. The At-Home Retreat format is very
popular and adapted by spirituality centers and parish communities around the country. The retreat may
begin at any time, but if begun in September, the themes for prayer tend to coincide with the liturgical
year. There is a $25-$35 offering for each meeting with the retreat director.
Info Coming Soon
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"The Storyeller’s Blessing"
May your minds be enlighted
May your souls be enriched
May your hearts be empowered
With Storyteller’s gifts!
c. 1993-Jeanne M.
Donato
 Saturday, April
28, 2007
Once Upon A Time:
A Psycho-Spiritual
Approach to Fairy and
Folk Tales
9:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
Fairy and folk tales can enlighten our minds and
hearts for they describe the inner work of everyone
who journeys the inner path to greater consciousness
and longs for a deeper intimacy with their God.
Facilitated by Laura Smith,
SSJ, she will share
stories
like The Old Woman Who Lives in a Vinegar Bottle,
The Three Little Eggs, and Hansel and
Gretel. The day
will include presentations, quiet reflection and shared
dialogue. Please register by April 19. Cost: $45,
morning coffee and lunch are included.
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March Programs
 Wednesdays
in Lent:
March 14, 21, 28
Lenten
Vespers
6:30 p.m.-7:15 p.m.
Simple song, prayer and time in the quiet beauty of
Holy Family Chapel to prepare our hearts for Easter.
No need to pre-register, find a place of peace that
Christians of many denominations find enriching.
Enter the chapel via the main entrance at Nazareth.
Facilitated by Betsy Meagher, SSJ. Free will
offering.
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Thursday, March 15, 2007
The Song of Songs
Christian Mystics from Medieval to
Modern
7:00-8:30 p.m.
Christian mystics have experienced God in ways that
are open to us all, but lived by few. Their experiences
differ, the lessons they teach vary, but all show us that
they perceive a more fundamental state of existence
hidden beneath our day-to-day routine. Learning about
the mystics and the lessons they have shared can
help us to be more open and attuned to possibilities.
Facilitated by Marcella Clancy, SSJ. She has
studied mystics from medieval to modern. Her style is
engaging, her research extensive. She is a scholar
who will keep your interest. Cost: $7.
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Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Spring
Stirrings
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Eco-Spirituality Center
After a long winter, spring sweeps in and changes
everything. The rain falls, buds erupt, the days
lengthen, the colors intensify, and the air smells of the
earth. We gather to welcome the season of spring and
express joy for God’s promise of renewal inherent in
all of life. We will include prayer and ritual to
celebrate!
Facilitated by Ginny Jones, SSJ.
Cost: $10
suggested donation.
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An Evening with Mark Nepo
An evening
to cherish
Thursday, April 19,
2007
An Evening with Mark Nepo is an evening to cherish.
He has been called “an insightful
religious thinker and a decidedly credible voice of
contemporary spirituality” and a “deep
optimist.” He is a poet whose words grip us with their
truth and a writer of prose that elicits smiles and
moments of remembering. His latest book,
Unlearning Back to God, is a beautiful reflection
on
paring back to the core of what matters. Mark will read
from his new book of poems, Surviving Has Made
Me
Crazy, as well as from his next book of spiritual
non-
fiction, Facing the Lion, Being the Lion, due out
in the
fall of 2007. Cost: $18 in advance, $20 at the door, $8
with valid student ID. Refreshments will be provided.
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Tuesday, May 8, 2007
A “Mini
Retreat” for Men and Women in Recovery
6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Sue Ryder, MSW, therapist and
addictions counselor will lead this evening mini-retreat, focusing on “The Promises” of 12-Step
recovery programs. Open to men and women in any 12-Step program. Coffee is provided. Cost: $15 if
registered before April 23, $18 thereafter.
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