JUNE 29-JULY 5, 2008
Conference Retreat

This week’s retreat will be given by Father Peter Chepaitis, OFM and Sr. Anna Tantsits, IHM. It is comprised of daily conferences, Eucharistic and a Service of Sacramental Reconciliation.

JULY 6-12, 2008
Directed Retreat

During this week each retreatant meets daily with a spiritual director who provides guidance in prayer. Daily Eucharist is offered and a Service of sacramental Reconciliation.

Rev. Aedan McKeon, OP, Sr. Nancy McAward, OP, Sr. Marise May, OSF,
Sr. Mary Ellen Curtin, CSJ and Judy Reger make up the team of directors.

JULY 13-19, 2008
“THE SPIRITUAL COMMUNION OF ST. FRANCIS AND ST. CLARE OF ASSISI”

This retreat will be given by Father Charles W. Smiech, O.F.M., a Franciscan International Retreat Director. The retreat will examine the life and writings of St. Francis and St. Clare. As they did, so we will gaze upon the Lord and be invited to transform our lives. A critical evaluation of our life in common will serve as the foundation which to clarify our vision of
Gospel principles and develop a more intimate union with Jesus. Participants are invited to “put aside our daily concerns so to embrace the holy ground within the sanctuary of the human heart and to listen to the unspoken Word of God.”

JULY 20-26, 2008
"TOUCHED BY THE MASTER’S HAND”

This retreat will focus on the miracles of Jesus of long ago, throughout history and today. Once touched by the Master’s hand, we are then invited to a radical conversion. While examining those who have experienced such a transformation in life, we will be encouraged to evaluate our own lives. This time together will provide a new awareness, and through the power of prayer and contemplation, bring about positive changes to better reflect Jesus within community living. Facilitated by Father Charles Smiech, O.F.M.

JULY 27-AUGUST 2, 2008
“CREATIVITY AS SACRAMENT: THE MYSTERY, GRACE AND POWER OF SELF-EXPRESSION”

This retreat experience will be facilitated by Jan Phillips, artist, photographer, and author. It addresses creativity as a sacred gesture – one that involves collaboration with the Divine as a primary element of selfexpression. While we have been taught to see God as a force transcendent, above and beyond us, this experience embraces the Divine as a force within us. Through the use of music, imagery, poetry and writing experiences, we will connect with our Muses, our own divine creative spirits and collaborate in creating a unique and powerful work of art.

Jan Philips is a visionary thought leader, award-winning author and dynamic speaker. She ignites original thinking in individuals and organizations so they can increase their creativity while being a positive force in the world. She is known worldwide for her keynote speaking, creativity workshops and multimedia presentations, weaving storytelling, humor and multi-sensory experiences to inspire insights for life-changing action. She has authored The Art of Original Thinking, Divining The Body, God at Eye Level – Photography as a Healing Art, Making Peace – One Woman’s Journey Around the World, and many other award winning books. She has appeared on radio and TV shows across the country and had her work published in numerous well known
publications.

AUGUST 4-7, 2008
LEISURE DAYS AT STELLA MARIS

These days offer you the opportunity to come to this beautiful spot on Skaneateles Lake and enjoy some time doing what will renew and refresh you. Walk, visit the Village of Skaneateles, swim, take a boat tour, read, pray, enjoy meals you don’t have to cook…

Monday morning – Thursday afternoon

AUGUST 17-23, 2008
“PERSPECTIVES ON ESSENTIALS: RELIGIOUS LIFE TODAY”
A CONFERENCE RETREAT FOR VOWED RELIGIOUS

This retreat will be given by Father Simeon Gallagher, OFMCap. The call to religious life is to live a dynamic life filled with deepening conviction and meaning. This is possible if such a life is lived in a renewed sense of what is important and what is not. Using Scripture and recent Vatican Documents this retreat will look at what is essential and enduring.

AUGUST 24-30, 2008
“BUILDING A PERSONAL SPIRITUALITY”

Father Simeon Gallagher, OFMCap. will facilitate this retreat. The “work” of faith is to transfer belief into practice. Spirituality accomplishes this transition. What are the elements of such a spirituality and how does it work concretely in our lives? This retreat will blend the Scriptures, Ignatian Exercises and recovery program insights to construct such a “working” spirituality.

Father Simeon Gallagher, OFMCap. , Director of the Mid-American Province of the Capuchin Order, has a diverse background which includes education, campus ministry, pastorship, Parish Development Program creator. Currently he conducts retreats, parish development programs, parish missions and religious education workshops. His association with the Emmaus Spirituality Program for Priests has gained him an international reputation in conducting retreats for priests. He has worked closely with the US Armed Forces at various military bases around the world.

Registration for this program will be available in
the Summer of 2008.

Coming in 2009 Diarmuid O’Murchu
July 16-19, 2009
“The Changing Nature of Contemporary Spirituallity”

Diarmuid O'Murchu a member of the Sacred Heart Missionary Order, and a graduate of Trinity College, Dublin Ireland, is a social psychologist whose entire working life has been in social ministry. In that capacity he has worked as a couple's counselor, in bereavement work, AIDS-HIV counseling and laterally with homeless people and refugees. As a workshop leader and group facilitator he has worked in Europe, USA, Canada, Australia, The Philippines, Thailand, India, Peru and in several African countries. His best known books include Quantum Theology (1996-revised in 2004), Reclaiming Spirituality (1998), Evolutionary Faith (2002), Catching Up with Jesus (2005), The Transformation of Desire (2007).