Week of Events
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 ...
Sunday, April 20, 2025
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April 20, 2025 -Easter Sunday Worship
Easter Sunday Worship
Join us in joyful celebration at Easter Sunday Worship, 9:00 am in the Monastery Assembly Room. We gather to proclaim Christ risen, in scripture, in song, in baptismal renewal and Eucharist. Hospitality will follow worship in the Monastery Dining Room. Please bring a delicious treat to share!
Monday, April 21, 2025
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Tuesday, April 22, 2025
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April 22, 2025 -Meditation & Prayer Through Sacred Dance
Meditation & Prayer Through Sacred Dance
Body movement and rhythmic dance is a natural human behavior in most of the world. Unfortunately, not all religious leaders see it that way. A 1975 Vatican advisory, “Dance in the Liturgy,” acknowledged that some non-Western cultures still retain liturgical dancing and may therefore be appropriate, but not so in the West. The union of dance and religion in the West has long been severed except within the Black church and among some white Pentecostals. Nevertheless, dance is a normal, healthy human activity. In Christian and Jewish scriptures, Miriam leads dancing to celebrate crossing the Red Sea, King David dances in ...
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
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Thursday, April 24, 2025
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Friday, April 25, 2025
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Saturday, April 26, 2025
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