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  • Creating Backyard National Parks

    Holy Wisdom Monastery 4200 County Road M, Middleton, WI, United States

    Join us at Holy Wisdom Monastery to learn about the Backyard National Park movement, which invites us all to create habitats that sustain life, one yard at a time. Ecologist Douglas Tallamy, who founded the movement (sometimes also referred to as Homegrown National Parks) noted that, in the past, we simply expected our gardens to be pretty. In this moment, we are increasingly expecting that they also support life, build soil, sequester carbon and protect water. Speaker Marcel Wuethrich will showcase how you as an individual have the power to make a significant difference in supporting wildlife in our neighborhoods ...

    $12

  • Family Gathering

    Holy Wisdom Monastery 4200 County Road M, Middleton, WI, United States

    Calling all families with children ages 0-12! Children’s Ministry invites you to join in our next Family Gathering, Saturday, March 15, 4:00-6:30 pm in the Holy Wisdom Boardroom. Featuring a Lenten theme, there will be children's prayer time led by Sarah Wilkin Gibart, with reflection for parents and childcare for the youngest ones. Potluck supper to follow. Come be in community, play, reflect, get to know and support one another! Cost There is no cost for this event. Questions Please contact Sarah: sjwilkin09@gmail.com or Nichole: nfromm@holywisdommonastery.org with any questions. Register Please register with the link below. Register here

  • Conversations About Our Benedictine Life: Listening and Presence

    Holy Wisdom Monastery 4200 County Road M, Middleton, WI, United States

    Listening and Presence You are invited to attend Conversations about Our Benedictine Life – Listening and Presence. These events offer opportunities to talk with others about the values of listening and presence, and to learn more about these values as features of Benedictine spirituality. Each gathering will be a time to share reflections on our ideas, experiences and beliefs about listening and presence, Benedict's teaching, and what spiritual gifts are to be discovered in a life where practices of deep listening and presence are central. Schedule The gatherings will be between 60 and 90 minutes in length. They will include time for ...

    Free

  • Crane Walk: A Lightness and Longevity Qigong Practice

    Holy Wisdom Monastery 4200 County Road M, Middleton, WI, United States

    Come celebrate the spring equinox and the return of our local sandhill cranes! Instructor Sandy Salvo will lead us in a beautiful Qigong Crane Form that cultivates a sense of lightness, freedom and longevity while enhancing our balance, inside and out. Seasonal transitions are the perfect time to practice Qigong* and reset our equilibrium by releasing that which no longer serves us and making room for the new! All ability levels welcome. Can be performed standing or seated in casual attire. Please bring a journal/notebook and come prepared to do a significant portion of the workshop outdoors, weather permitting. *Qigong ...

    $35
  • I Choose Peace

    I Choose Peace – Sound Healing & Guided Meditation

    Holy Wisdom Monastery 4200 County Road M, Middleton, WI, United States

    Discover a transformative journey with I Choose Peace – Sound Healing & Guided Meditation. This uniquely enchanting guided meditative experience invites you to explore the depths of world peace through soothing poetry, the calming resonance of sound bowl healing, affirmations of peace and love and reflective journaling. It’s more than just meditation; it’s a pathway to self-love and a deeper connection with your heart and the Earth. Whether you're a seasoned meditator or completely new to the practice, this program offers a safe and accessible path to personal peace. We welcome all peace seekers ages 18 and above. Be still, ...

    $35

  • Native Plant Sale

    Holy Wisdom Monastery 4200 County Road M, Middleton, WI, United States

    Make your garden a beautiful, vibrant landscape while supporting birds, bees, butterflies, and other native wildlife! Gardening with native plants is a wonderful way to decrease water and nutrient usage, create environments with plants that bloom throughout the seasons, and provide critical resources to winged, crawling, and hopping wildlife. This spring, when you order native plants through our special Native Plant Sale with Johnson’s Nursery out of Menomonee Falls, you get native plants delivered to Middleton, WI or the eastside of Madison on May 17, AND 15% of the sale totals go to Holy Wisdom Monastery, Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance ...

  • Volunteer Appreciation Lunch

    Holy Wisdom Monastery 4200 County Road M, Middleton, WI, United States

    Holy Wisdom Monastery's Volunteer Appreciation Lunch is the sisters’ and coworkers’ way of expressing our gratitude for all the time and effort you have generously given to our communities. We hope you can join us for a delicious meal and some well-deserved recognition for your hard work. Schedule 11:45 am - Midday prayer (optional) 12:00 pm - Lunch is served 12:30 pm - Comments/thanks Cost Monastery volunteers are invited to a free lunch. Register Please register below for this event by Mar. 25, 2025, so we know how much food to prepare.

    Free

  • Spring Emergence: A Seasonal Retreat

    Holy Wisdom Monastery 4200 County Road M, Middleton, WI, United States

    A faint gauze of spring green is appearing on the prairie's winter browns, welcoming you to look for your own signs of new growth. This retreat will allow time for rest, reflection, creativity and connection to nature. Seasonal Retreats Each season this year, we will offer a different seasonal retreat. They will open spaces where each different season can offer its unique wisdom to us in the changing seasons of our lives. Each retreat is a two-day, one-night experience at Holy Wisdom with cozy accommodations, delicious meals, spacious time periods for solitude, reading and rest and contemplative conversations with other ...

  • Taizé Prayer & Soup Lunch

    Holy Wisdom Monastery 4200 County Road M, Middleton, WI, United States

    Please join us for Lenten Taizé prayer at Holy Wisdom Monastery on Friday April 4, 2025 beginning at 11:00 am in the Assembly Room, in place of midday prayer. We will sing songs of love and contemplation with the choir and instrumentalists leading. Then, at noon, all are invited to join the sisters for a simple soup lunch prepared by Chef Felipe Saint-Martin in the guest dining room. Please join us for good food and conversation! Cost There is no cost - the office of Worship and Music is hosting this lunch. Register Please register below by March 28, 2025 ...

    Free

  • Lent Series: Teach Us to Pray

    Lent Series: Teach Us to Pray
    Holy Wisdom Monastery 4200 County Road M, Middleton, WI, United States

    Prayer is a pillar of Benedictine life, an essential in the spiritual life and a principal theme of Jesus' life. But in our own lives, prayer can be a source of confusion, insecurity and also a little bit of a mystery. In Luke's gospel, Jesus' disciples say to him, "teach us to pray." Maybe you would like to say the same thing. Maybe the word prayer itself has become more of a stumbling block for you than an invitation to be present in and with God. Come to this series and listen to what Jesus says about prayer, see how ...

    $50