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BENEDICTINE RETREAT & CONFERENCE CENTER
Retreats With Others
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While we welcome walk-ins, it is always wise to call ahead (651.777.8181) to insure that an event has not been filled or cancelled.
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Customized Group Retreats
Retreats for your parish or faith group can be scheduled at the Benedictine Center or at your site. Members of our staff can offer days of prayer and renewal, including instruction in centering prayer and lectio divina. Costs negotiated.
A Day Away
Parish staffs are invited to take advantage of our meeting spaces, which can accommodate small and large groups, for a day of reflection, planning, and prayer. The cost includes conference room, audio visual equipment, use of facilities and meals as listed. See Rates. Private rooms are available for overnight retreats. Expert consultation for planning and/or facilitating meetings is available as well at $50 per hour.
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Meaning In Life Retreats
$100 each, includes lodging and meals
To grow spiritually requires being purposeful about where we find meaning in all that we do and in all we aspire to be. These retreats, lead by wise teachers of the Christian life, invite participants to reflect on how they will live this “one, beautiful and singular life” (Mary Oliver).
May 16-17
A Retreat For Those In Transition with Steve Arnold
Fri., 7p thru Sat., 1p. Register online.
Change and transition are inevitable. The only place where we have a choice is in our response. Participants will learn how to manage the change and transition of life and explore times when we actually are called to seek change. Contemplative prayer will be an important component of this experience as participants discern the direction of God for their lives.
Steve Arnold responded to a few questions for those interested in the retreat...
How have you experienced and 'coped' with transition in your own life?
My own personal life has involved a great deal of transition. While growing up we moved a great deal, and I went to fourteen different schools before graduating from high school. I also experienced the transition of death when my first wife died at the age of 32 and I became a single parent. I have transitioned through various positions of ministry over the years and have lived in various places around the country. My experience internationally has helped me learn how to transition into various cultures. Currently I am transitioning into the third age of life by preparing to serve as a chaplain once I retire from teaching. My goal is to work in hospice units where I can help facilitate that final transition with people in their journey home.
What do you bring to the table that would be helpful to me?
As a teacher, spiritual director, chaplain and pilgrimage leader, I have a great deal of experience of working with people in transition. Each of us walks the journey in a different way. I would hope that I bring skills of listening that will help you clarify how God is calling you through transition.
What will you ask me to do?
Time will be spent in some brief teachings about transition and how they impact the human system, exploring some scripture where transition takes place, and in guided journaling and contemplative prayer. You are free to remain as private as you wish or you are free to invite others into your journey to gain their insight.
There are numerous types of transition but I see them coming at us in two forms. First are the transitions that happen regardless of what we do. Second are the transitions we invite into our lives because we know we must seek change. Both are difficult but learning to embrace the transition and walk with it gives us great ability to not only cope but to excel.
What will be my take-away?
Only God knows for sure, but hopefully you will take away clarity of thought regarding transitions in your life. It will not be my role to tell you what to do. I will invite you to take part in certain processes that will facilitate listening to God and exploring your transition.
Jul. 18-19
Finding the Sacred in the Ordinary with Cathy Scherer Stubbs
Fri., 7p thru Sat., 1p. Register online.
Joan Chittister says, "Attention to the spiritual life will not change a dull, mundane life into something other than it is, but what it will do is change our appreciation for the presence of God in our dull, mundane life." Life unfolds before us, one ordinary day at a time, but for those with eyes to see and ears to hear, each moment reveals the presence of the Divine among us. Through reflection, journaling, music and discussion we will explore ways to recognize the sacred in the ordinary happenings of our lives.
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Directed Retreat
Spiritual Direction Staff $360
Fri., Jun. 13, 7p thru Wed., Jun. 18, 1p
In this classical approach to retreat, participants meet individually each day with a spiritual director for conversations that explore the questions, concerns, hopes, and worries that each heart carries. Daily prayer and Eucharist with the monastic community. Register online.
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Spirituality of the Seasons: Summer
Jackie Witter $40
Sat., Jun. 14, 9a-Noon
The liturgical year has long witnessed how the change of seasons can be a time of reflection and renewal. These seasonal retreats are an ideal way to make the passing of a year a time of spiritual journey. Register online.
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Pottery Immersion Retreat
S. Virginia Matter OSB $85
Sat., Jul. 26, 9:30a-3p
Spend the day learning how attentive working with clay can be a way to become more meditative and alert to God’s movement in life and creation. Register online.
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Centering Prayer and Lectio Divina Retreat
S. Virginia Matter $260 includes lodging and meals
Fri., Aug. 1, 7p thru Wed., Aug. 6, 1p
A time for profound silence and praying with the Scriptures. Register online.
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Teachers' Retreat
Vic Klimoski $65
Fri., Aug. 15, 7p thru Sat., Aug. 16, 1p
How does teaching change the world? How does teaching change those who teach? How does the teacher learn to pay deep attention to the deeper rhythms that transform the lives of teacher and student alike? Register online.
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Retreat for Men's Groups
Staff $40 per person includes lunch
Sat., Aug. 23, 9a-3p
Through guided meditation, silence, prayer, and discussion, this retreat gathers men around the challenges they encounter as they seek to live out of their deepest values. Register online.
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For Phone/Email Registration or Further Information
Please contact Guest Services at 651-777-7251.
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