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Holy Week Silent Retreat
You are invited to attend this extended silent retreat in which retreatants will have these opportunities:
- to attend the Holy week liturgies with the sisters and others
- to participate in optional contemplative engagements (e.g. lectio divina) with the texts, liturgies and prayers of the week
- to rest in the freedom from social expectations to speak or otherwise be engaged
- to share a deep experience of the mysteries of Holy Week in a community of people seeking the same.
Schedule
Thursday, April 17
| 4:00 pm | Orientation | Retreat & Guest House (RGH)113 |
| 4:30 pm | Brief introduction to the weekend and to each other | RGH 113 |
| 5:00 pm | Dinner and continued orientation Members of Sunday Assembly and other guests at tonight’s liturgy will be sharing a meal in the Monastery Guest Dining Room. We will go through the serving line and eat in the smaller Community Dining Room. We will meet the sisters, complete the orientation and then have some time to gather – if you wish to do so – with the other guests. |
Monastery Community Dining Room |
| 6:00 pm | Holy Thursday Liturgy After this liturgy, we enter into silence until Sat. dinner |
Monastery Assembly Room |
| 8:30-9:30 pm | Companioned silence | RGH 113 |
Friday, April 18
| Breakfast on your own | RGH 108 | |
| 7:35 am | Centering prayer (optional) | Monastery Oratory |
| 8:00 am | Morning prayer (optional) | Monastery Oratory |
| 10:00 am | Lectio divina and contemplative dialogue to prepare for Good Friday liturgy | RGH 113 |
| 11:45 am | Midday prayer (optional) | Monastery Oratory |
| Noon | Lunch (in silence) | Monastery Guest Dining Room |
| 3:00 pm | Good Friday liturgy | Monastery Assembly Room |
| 5:00 pm | Dinner (in silence) | Monastery Guest Dining Room |
| 7:30-9:30 pm | Companioned silence | RGH 113 |
Saturday, April 19
| Breakfast on your own | RGH 108 | |
| 7:35 am | Centering prayer (optional) | Monastery Oratory |
| 8:00 am | Morning prayer (optional) | Monastery Oratory |
| 10:00 am | Lectio divina and contemplative dialogue to prepare for Easter Vigil liturgy | RGH 113 |
| 11:45 am | Midday prayer (optional) | Monastery Oratory |
| Noon | Lunch (in silence) | Monastery Guest Dining Room |
| Afternoon | Afternoon spent in silence | RGH 113 for companioned silence |
| 5:00 pm | Dinner (we break the silence) | Monastery Guest Dining Room |
| 7:30 pm | Easter Vigil | Monastery Assembly Room |
| After Vigil | Refreshments | Monastery Guest Dining Room |
| Meet for companioned conversation about the retreat, and a closing ritual for those departing early | RGH 113 |
Sunday, April 20
| Breakfast on your own | RGH 108 | |
| 8:00 am | Morning prayer (optional) | Monastery Oratory |
| 9:00 am | Easter Sunday Eucharist | Monastery Assembly Room |
| Immediately following Eucharist | A final gathering from which we take leave from one another | Monastery Oratory |
| 11:30 am | Departure |
Facilitator – Pam Shellberg
Pam is the director of spiritual nourishment at Holy Wisdom Monastery. As a scripture scholar and educator, she is eager invite people into a deeper appreciation of the texts that shape the Holy Week liturgies. As someone with a contemplative spirit, she is eager to co-create with retreatants a rich and meaningful experience of silence.
Cost
$340/person, includes silent retreat, overnights on Thursday, Friday and Saturday; dinners on Thursday, Friday and Saturday; lunches on Friday and Saturday; and breakfasts on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Registration
Registration is closed because the rooms are full.
There is a 75% refund for cancellations before the April 4 registration deadline, a 50% refund after the registration deadline until the start of the retreat on April 17, 2025.
