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Oblate Retreat & 25th Anniversary of the Oblate Community
An anniversary is a wonderful time to revisit all that has brought the community to this moment, celebrate all the gifts this community offers to the world today, and to listen anew to what the oblates of Holy Wisdom are called to be as we lean into the future. This retreat will include time to tell the stories of the community’s founding and its history, time to consider how the times have changed over this quarter century and discerning what the world today is asking of us, and time to simply celebrate and have a good time with each other! ...
Sunday, November 3, 2024
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Monday, November 4, 2024
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Tuesday, November 5, 2024
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Wednesday, November 6, 2024
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November 6, 2024 -Wisdom Prairie Workdays
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November 6, 2024 -Centering Prayer Groups
Wisdom Prairie Workdays
Volunteers are essential partners in our environmental stewardship. Consider joining us for Wisdom Prairie Workdays and volunteer in the restored prairies, savannas and woodlands at Holy Wisdom Monastery to sustain your spirit and the land. Activities shift seasonally, with common projects including invasive species removal and seed collecting. 2024 Wisdom Prairie Workdays Volunteer workdays take place year-round on Wednesdays from 9:00-11:30 am. Meet at the kiosk at the top of the monastery building parking lot. Come for all or part of the workday. Please register by emailing Amy Alstad, aalstad@holywisdommonastery.org. ________________________________________ What if none of the workdays don't align with ...
Centering Prayer Groups
Centering Prayer Groups All are welcome to join our two centering prayer groups which meet on alternating Wednesdays. Both incorporate a short reading and time for silent prayer or meditation. 1st and 3rd Wednesdays 7:00-8:00 pm Retreat & Guest House Room 10 Includes a short walking meditation in between periods of seated meditation For more information contact Barb Abbott, 608-284-7424 2nd and 4th Wednesdays 2:30-3:30 pm Monastery Oratory – Two, 20-minute periods of seated meditation with a 5-minute break For more information contact Carole Kretschman, 608-233-7390 We feel the presence of the Holy One even more strongly than when we center ...
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Thursday, November 7, 2024
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November 7, 2024 -A Social History of Lake Mendota
A Social History of Lake Mendota
Spend an evening with the Friends of Wisdom Prairie (FWP) for an entertaining and informative dinner lecture and annual meeting, on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024, at Holy Wisdom Monastery. Years from now, future generations will thank those who stepped up to preserve and protect open spaces. On Thursday, November 7, join Don Sanford, author of On Fourth Lake: A Social History of Lake Mendota, to discover how a few people with big ideas helped transform hundreds of acres of Lake Mendota shoreline, where cows grazed in fields along Highway M and kids sang around the campfires, into a network of ...
Friday, November 8, 2024
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Saturday, November 9, 2024
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