Red Plains Spirituality Center: Group Retreats
728 Richland Road, SW,
Piedmont, Oklahoma 73078
405-373-4565

Offerings through June 2010

LENTEN EXPERIENCE WITH JESUS
Mary Beth Niehaus, OSB
Saturday, March 13, 2010 (9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.)
Come take a deeper look into the Stations of the Cross and the Seven Last Words of Jesus. This day of reflection will enrich your experience of Holy Week.
Place: Library
Fee: $25 ($10 deposit) Register on-line

DRAWING A PATH TO GOD
Gerry Lantagne
Saturday, March 20, 2010 (9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.)
Are you looking for a creative way to approach your prayer, and your spiritual life in general? No great artistic ability is required to make art a part of your prayer life. We’ll start where you are and you can expect God to be a welcome partner in this venture.
Place: Art Barn
Fee: $45 ($15 deposit) Register on-line
Bring a sack lunch

SPIRITUALITY OF IMPERFECTION
Melissa Anna Letts, OSB
Saturday, March 27, 2010 (9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.)
Who demands perfection? Is it God? Or is it you?
Learn how to live lovingly with who you are. The effect on all your relationships may surprise you.
Place: Lucy’s Retreat House
Fee: $40 ($10 deposit) Register on-line
Bring a sack lunch

MEDITATION RETREAT
Pat Ahern, Oblate
Saturday, April 17, 2010 (9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.)
Meditation teaches us to be aware of the Grace of the Present Moment and to live it fully. Come and explore the benefits of meditation. You will learn to relax into the Presence within; to listen with heart and compassion, and cultivate generosity and patience.
Place: Library
Fee: $40 ($10 deposit) Register on-line
Bring a sack lunch

EASTER PRAYER
Joanne Yankauskis, OSB
Saturday, April 24, 2010 (9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.)
Immerse yourself in the Easter Mysteries during this season of Mystagogia. Celebrate with the Risen Jesus as we contemplate the stories of the Risen Lord.
Where do you meet the Risen One in your daily life and experiences?
Place: Library
Fee: $35 ($10 deposit) Register on-line
Bring a sack lunch

MARY, THE BLESSED MOTHER, IN PRAYER
Mary Beth Niehaus, OSB
Saturday, May 1, 2010 (9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.)
The month of May is dedicated to Mary, the Mother of Jesus. Come experience Mary, Our Blessed Mother, through Scripture, in prayer and the traditional Crowning of Mary.
Place: Library
Fee: $25 ($10 deposit) Register on-line

LIVING THE FULLNESS OF OUR BAPTISMAL COMMITMENT
Benedicta Boland, OSB
Saturday, May 8, 2010 (9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.)
Dare to consider the exalted gift of Baptism in your life. In Baptism God claims us as begotten and beloved of the Trinity—God, Creator, Redeemer and Sanctifying Spirit. The baptismal anointing calls us to live the same presence in our world as Jesus was called to be priest, prophet and king.
Place: Lucy’s Retreat House
Fee: $40 ($10 deposit) Register on-line
Bring a sack lunch

GOURD PRAYER BOWL RETREAT
Melissa Anna Letts, OSB
Saturday, May 15, 2010 (9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.)
Enjoy creating your own decorative gourd bowl using wood-burning tools, paints and dye while learning the spirituality and meaning of Native American symbols. All materials provided.
Place: Art Barn
Fee: $50 ($15 deposit) Register on-line
Bring a sack lunch

PRAYING WITH BENEDICT
A Silent Retreat
Joanne Yankauskis, OSB
Saturday, June 19, 2010 (9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.)
To pray with Benedict is to listen and respond with “the ear of your heart” to God’s word allowing God’s transforming love to bring you to a more contemplative attitude toward life and to encounter God, yourself and others in new and wonderful ways.
Place: Lucy’s Retreat House
Fee: $35 ($10 deposit) Register on-line
Bring a sack lunch


Retreat in Daily Life
A seven-month experience of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. October through May. Daily prayer. Weekly group sessions and bi-monthly spiritual direction, $90 per month. $30 book and materials one-time fee. Email us for more information about this unique retreat experience.


We are a member of the Association of Benedictine Retreat Centers