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Sophia
Spirituality & Retreat Center
Programmed Retreats
Through December 2010
Sophia Center is a ministry of the Benedictine Sisters of Mount St. Scholastica. All retreats are on the grounds of the monastery, home to over 150 sisters. Spend prayerful time in the inspiring chapels, share in the spiritual and intellectual resources of the sisters and, most importantly, experience worship with a monastic community known for its reverent, beautiful liturgies.
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Sacred Pauses: The Practice of Living Mindfully Macrina Wiederkehr, OSB Sept 24-26, 2010, Friday 7:00 p.m. to Sunday 2:00 p. m. Our spiritual life is a great treasure needing constant renewal and care. We cannot minister to others without replenishing our own spirits. This silent retreat is an invitation to honor our soul’s need for reflection, learning to pause for the medicine of deep listening. Sister Macrina will explore with us a way of being attentive to the hours of the day. We will search for ways to live reflectively right in the midst of the busyness of daily life. Themes will be drawn from her latest book, Seven Sacred Pauses. The moving story of the Emmaus Journey (Luke 24: 13-32) will be our scripture companion for the retreat. Fee: $225 Deposit: $35 Register by Sept 10, Register on-line. Sister Macrina Wiederkehr, OSB, is a well known author and retreat leader on the subject of spiritual formation. She travels widely leading retreats throughout the U.S. and Canada., A member of the Benedictine Sisters of St. Scholastica Monastery in Fort Smith, Arkansas, she is the author of Seven Sacred Pauses, Seasons of Your Heart, A Tree Full of Angels, The Song of the Seed, published by Harper Collins; Gold in Your Memories, Behold Your Life by Ave Maria Press, and The Circle of Life co-authored with Joyce Rupp and published by Sorin Books. Visit her web site. |
Imagine gathering in a safe, quiet space with a group of vibrant women who have come to tend their souls with creative ritual, songs, dialogue and words. You will share your weekend with others who experience writing as an entrance to the deeper self. Take time to relax, reflect, and rejuvenate through greater discovery and celebration of your direction and purpose in life. (Limited to 30 participants.) Workshop Fee: Early registration (before August 15): $300 Deposit: $50 Register by Oct 15. Joyce Rupp describes herself as a “spiritual midwife,” one who assists others in birthing their true self. She is the author of twenty books and gives conferences and retreats both nationally and internationally. Joyce is a Servite Sister and a volunteer for hospice. To learn more, visit: www.joycerupp.com Mary Kay Shanley is the author of nine books, including "She Taught Me to Eat Artichokes," a national best-seller. She’s happily discovered a second career—helping other women bring forth their writerly selves via workshops and classes she designs and conducts. To learn more, visit: www.marykayshanley.com |
Bridges to Contemplative Living with Thomas Merton
Sheila Carroll, OSB and Gabrielle Kocour, OSB
October 29-31, 2010, Friday 7:00 p.m. to Sunday 2:00 p.m.
Join the monastic community in prayer and meals and experience the “Bridges to Contemplative Living” process in a weekend retreat setting. This process gently leads people into a deeper more contemplative and reflective mode of living in God’s presence. Each session includes quiet prayer, time for reflection guided by texts by Thomas Merton and other well-known spiritual writers.
Fee: $180 Deposit: $35 Register by Oct. 15. Register on-line.
Sister Sheila Carroll, OSB, D. Min., is a member of the Benedictine Sisters of Mount St. Scholastica and serves on the staff of Sophia Center. She has taught high school and college classes and has served as campus minister at the University of Missouri and the University of Colorado. For the past ten years she has drawn on her graduate studies of mysticism and prayer of the saints to give retreats and talks on the mystics.
Sister Gabrielle Kocour, OSB, is a member of the Benedictine Sisters of Mount St. Scholastica and has served as a teacher, religious educator, and social service administrator. Her lifelong interest in spirituality and justice and peace has always marked her study, and service. She is a member of the Sophia Center Staff and currently chairs the Guilfoil Justice Day committee.
Illuminating the Word: The Gospel of John
Irene Nowell, OSB
November 11, 2010, Thursday 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
The Gospel of John is read primarily during the Christmas season and, in Year A, throughout the Lenten and Easter Season. Sister Irene, a member of the planning committee for the Saint John's Bible, will use the illuminated texts to lead a reflection on the Gospel and its meaning for our lives today.
Fee: $50. Deposit $15. Register by Nov. 3. Register on-line.
Sister Irene Nowell, OSB. Ph. D, is a member of the Benedictine Sisters of Mount St. Scholastica and teaches Scripture both in the classroom and on the web. She has written two books, Sing a New Song: The Responsorial Psalm in the Sunday Liturgy, and Women in the Old Testament, both published by Liturgical Press. She was a member of the committee on illuminations and texts (CIT) for the Saint John’s Bible. She is past president of the Catholic Biblical Association.
Forgive and Remember
Donna and Robert Bacic
November 13-14, 2010, Saturday 9:00 a.m. to Sunday 4:00 p.m.
Retreatants are invited to take time out to reflect on what forgiveness means to them, to explore what has helped and what has hurt their attempts at forgiving another person, and to consider how they might cultivate an inner life that is open to the possibility of forgiveness. The retreat will provide people interior space in which to think, discuss and pray about one of the greatest gifts and challenges in human life.
Fee: $100 Deposit: $20 Register by Nov. 1. Register on-line.
Robert Bacic is a pastoral minister on staff at the Church of the Holy Cross in Overland Park, Kansas. He also mediates family, community and workplace disputes on a part-time basis. Donna Bacic is currently a clinical social worker in private practice in Overland Park, KS. She has facilitated the outreach support group for Johnson County Safehome, and has directed retreats.
Qualities of a Healthy Spirituality
Marcia Ziska, OSB
December 4, 2010, Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Wonder if you are on the right path in living your faith today? This Advent retreat focuses on some specific qualities to test whether your own spirituality is healthy or not. Begin the new liturgical year by reflecting on your own Christian spirituality and enhancing your daily awareness.
Fee: $50 Deposit: $10 Register by Nov. 20. Register on-line.
Sister Marcia Ziska, OSB, a member of the Benedictine Sisters at Mount St. Scholastica is Associate Director of Sophia Center. She has her M.A. in Christian Spirituality from Creighton University in Omaha, NE, 1989. She is a certified hospital chaplain with the Association of Professional Chaplains, a certified spiritual director and recently received a professional certificate in spiritual gerontology from the Johnson Institute.
NOTE: Fees include cost of workshop, housing and all meals occurring during the duration of the workshop. If overnight space is available, retreatants may arrange to arrive earlier or stay later.
Participants of all denominations are welcome to attend liturgy with the monastic community. Those attending Saturday workshops that begin at 9:00 a.m. are welcome to join the monastic community for morning prayer at 8:30 a.m. Please arrive at the chapel by 8:15a.m.
Offerings For Any Time of the Year
Clay/Fire Retreat
Alberta Hermann, OSB
Create with clay to express your inner awareness of God working in and through
you. Call Sister Alberta at 913-360-6200 or e-mail her at ahermann@mountosb.org to
schedule dates.
Fee: dependent on length of retreat arranged.
Massage & Reflexology
Agnes Honz, OSB
Fee: Massage: $40; Reflexology $25
Call for appointment: 913-360-6168
Days of Prayer and In-service, Hospitality
for Retreats, Workshops for Faculties and Parish/Congregation
Organization The Sophia Center Staff will assist you
to develop programs according to your needs. Groups and organizations
who wish to schedule retreats or workshops at Sophia Center
should do so preferably six months ahead of time to insure
that housing and other arrangements will be available. Cost
arranged. To request further information.
Scholarships
To request an application form for a scholarship to attend the retreats or programs
we sponsor, write or call Marcia Ziska, OSB, at 913-367-6161. E-mail your
request to mziska@mountosb.org.
Donations for scholarships will be gratefully accepted. Cash and checks made
payable to Sophia Center Scholarship Fund are always welcome.
Sophia Center Gift Certificates
Gift Certificates are available for a family member, friend, associate to participate
in a program(s), to receive a massage, or to come away and rest for awhile. Contact Marcia Ziska, OSB.
Ensuring the Future of Sophia Center
Contributions and gifts-in-kind from persons who want to support the future offerings
at Sophia Center are essential to the growth of our spiritual ministry. Your
gift will help insure the future of Sophia Center. For more information on how
you can include Sophia Center in your will or charitable giving, please contact Mary
Agnes Patterson,
OSB, Development Director, 801 South Eighth St., Mount St. Scholastica,
Atchison, KS, 66002-2724, 913-360-6215.
For more information about programs offered by Sophia or to be placed on their mailing list, click here.
Questions?
To contact Sister Eleanor Suther, OSB, Director of Sophia Center
emai:l sophia at mountosb.org
or call: (913) 360-6173
or write:
Sophia Center
751 South 8th St.
Atchison, KS 66002