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SUMMARY:Inner Blindness:  I Want to See
DESCRIPTION:Zoom \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for a guided meditation centered on the healing of Blind Bartimaeus. This familiar story invites us to reflect on our own longing for healing and the places where we may struggle to see clearly. It gently reminds us that we are loved and forgiven\, even in what we might wish to hide or cannot yet recognize within ourselves. Jesus meets us with compassion\, always ready to restore our sight and guide us toward wholeness.. \n\n\n\nThe session will include scripture\, guided meditation\, time for quiet reflection\, opportunities for sharing\, and will conclude with a closing prayer. \n\n\n\nPlease register by August 31st. \n\n\n\nAfter receiving your registration\, you will receive a confirmation email from us which will be your invoice. We never want our retreat costs to be prohibitive to anyone who wants to attend our programs\, so we are pleased to offer scholarships. Fill out our simple scholarship request form now! \n\n\n\n*Read about our cancellation and refund policy. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSr. Linda Zahner\n\n\n\nSr. Linda is a member of Mount St. Scholastica Monastery in Atchison\, Kansas. For 32 years\, she worked in education as a teacher\, administrator\, and executive officer for a consolidated Catholic school system. In 1996\, she received her certification as a spiritual director and retreat director from the Creighton Spirituality Program. She completed massage therapy training at the Universal College of Healing Arts in Omaha\, Nebraska\, passing her national boards in 1999. Sr. Linda guides retreats and offers therapeutic massage\, promoting a holistic approach to health and well-being of body\, mind\, and spirit.
URL:https://www.mountosb.org/event/inner-blindness-i-want-to-see/
LOCATION:Sophia Spirituality Center\, 751 S. 8th Street\, Atchison\, KS\, 66002
CATEGORIES:Retreats,Sophia Spirituality Center,Spiritual Programs,Zoom
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SUMMARY:The Sacred Life of Friends (a 4-week series)
DESCRIPTION:Zoom \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn gratitude for their own 50 years of friendship\, Debbie and Mary Kay have created this series to celebrate the priceless gift God gives us in our friends. Together\, let’s explore friendships from Scripture\, the lives of the saints\, and history\, while also sharing inspiring relationships from our own lives. Sign up for this course with friends\, or join us to make new ones! This series will include a combination of input\, faith sharing\, creative processing\, and prayer.  \n\n\n\nPlease register by September 14. \n\n\n\nAfter receiving your registration\, you will receive a confirmation email from us which will include your invoice. We never want our retreat costs to be prohibitive to anyone who wants to attend our programs\, so we are pleased to offer scholarships. Fill out our simple scholarship request form now! \n\n\n\n*Read about our cancellation and refund policy. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMary Kay Whitacre\n\n\n\nMary Kay has worked in pastoral ministry in the Catholic Church for more than 45 years. She received a Master’s degree in Religious Education in 1982 and her Doctor of Ministry in 2017 from Seattle University.  After she graduated from the Souljourners Spiritual Direction Formation Program in 2005\, she joined the Souljourners staff. Currently\, Mary Kay is a part of the Souljourners leadership team. She provides spiritual direction and supervision\, and leads a variety of retreats for Sophia Center.   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDebbie Carmody\n\n\n\nDebbie is retired after 28 years in pastoral ministry at Good Shepherd Parish in Shawnee\, Kansas. She has a Master’s degree in Religious Education from Loyola—New Orleans.
URL:https://www.mountosb.org/event/the-sacred-life-of-friends-a-4-week-series/
LOCATION:Sophia Spirituality Center\, 751 S. 8th Street\, Atchison\, KS\, 66002
CATEGORIES:Retreats,Sophia Spirituality Center,Spiritual Programs,Zoom
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SUMMARY:Contemplative Outreach Presenter Formation for Centering Prayer
DESCRIPTION:On-site \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nApply Now for the Waitlist\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFr. Thomas Keating\, founder of Contemplative Outreach\n\n\n\nRegistration for this formation program is full\, but please feel free to proceed with your application to be added to the waitlist. Feel free to contact Rob Carr robcarr924@gmail.com with questions about the application. \n\n\n\nThe vision of Contemplative Outreach\, founded by Thomas Keating\, states “we embrace the process of transformation in Christ\, both in ourselves and in others\, through the practice of Centering Prayer.” Helping to bring this transformative prayer practice to others is richly rewarding. Please join us for this retreat that offers a first step of formation training that will enable you to become a commissioned presenter of centering prayer workshops in your local area. As a commissioned presenter\, you will have the opportunity to introduce the practice of Centering Prayer to others who are encountering it for the first time\, as well as help guide those already experienced in this contemplative exercise go more deeply.  \n\n\n\nThis retreat and training will be facilitated by experienced workshop presenters and centering prayer retreat leaders of Contemplative Outreach. Certain prerequisites are expected for participants in this event. They include a thorough exposure to the writings and teachings of Thomas Keating\, 2-3 years minimum of personal centering prayer practice\, and a recommendation from a current commissioned presenter of centering prayer. Other prerequisites are listed on the application form which can be accessed using the “Apply Now” link above. Please feel free to contact Rob Carr robcarr924@gmail.com if you have any questions about the application or the retreat itself. \n\n\n\nRegistration for this formation program is full. \n\n\n\nUpon acceptance of your application\, you can expect to receive a registration link and invoice for the retreat at Sophia Spirituality Center.
URL:https://www.mountosb.org/event/contemplative-outreach-presenter-formation-for-centering-prayer-2/
LOCATION:Sophia Spirituality Center\, 751 S. 8th Street\, Atchison\, KS\, 66002
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