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First Degree Reiki

August 9, 2008

8:30 a.m. check-in time. Program runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Program held at Kordes Center)

Reiki, God’s Wisdom, is an ancient healing art used to foster feelings of well-being and relaxation in oneself and others. Learn the history of Reiki and experience the nature of this prayer-filled form of healing energy. Participants will practice Reiki techniques.

Sister Anita Louise Lowe, OSB, has practiced the art of using energy for healing since 1995. She is a trained Reiki master/teacher and utilizes a variety of methods, including quantum healing, with individuals.

Cost: $140

Includes all applicable taxes.

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Saturday Morning at the Dome

August 23, 2008

Benedictine Perspectives Series

Topic: Inner Peace: Staying Sane Amidst Turmoil

Sister Barbara Lynn Schmitz, OSB, is pastoral associate/administrator of St. Mary Parish in Evansville, Indiana. She has a master’s degree in business administration from Notre Dame, Indiana, and a certification in pastoral ministry. She serves on the Monastic Council for the Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand and on the Christian Formation/RCIA team at St. Mary’s.

Come once or come often!
Bring a friend or two!

Breakfast is served at 9 a.m.

Program begins at 9:30 and concludes with lunch at 12:30 p.m. (Program held at Kordes Center)

Come early, if you like, and join the sisters for Morning Prayer and Mass at 8 a.m.

Stay later, if you want, to enjoy the monastery grounds and a visit to the gift shop.

Registration deadline for this program is August 21, 2008.

Cost: $35 (Includes program, continental breakfast, and lunch.)

Includes all applicable taxes.

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Saturday Morning at the Dome

August 30, 2008

Healthier Life Choices Series

Topic: Wellness and Well-Being

Sister Mary Lee Hillenbrand, OSB, has ministered in radiology technology, occupational therapy, and caregiving to the elderly. She is experienced in organic gardening and raising herbs and is a promoter of eco-friendly living. She is also a certified Reiki master. Sister Kate Willegal, OSB, RN, has a bachelor’s degree in nursing from the University of Southern Indiana, Evansville. She is currently wellness coordinator and director of the Sisters of St. Benedict Health Services and post-surgical staff nurse at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper, Indiana.

Come once or come often!
Bring a friend or two!

Breakfast is served at 9 a.m.

Program begins at 9:30 and concludes with lunch at 12:30 p.m. (Program held at Kordes Center)

Come early, if you like, and join the sisters for Morning Prayer and Mass at 8 a.m.

Stay later, if you want, to enjoy the monastery grounds and a visit to the gift shop.

Registration deadline for this program is August 28, 2008.

Cost: $35 (Includes program, continental breakfast, and lunch.)

Includes all applicable taxes.

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Directed Retreat

September 5-12, 2008

6:30 p.m. Friday to 1 p.m. the following Friday (Program held at Kordes Center)
Reflect upon God’s presence in your life. Opportunities for daily conferences with a director. Body prayer and meditation experiences will be available during this silent retreat. A team of trained spiritual directors will help to guide your spiritual journey this week.

Cost: $488

Includes all applicable taxes.

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Saturday Morning at the Dome

September 20, 2008

Benedictine Perspectives Series

Topic: Staying Grounded in the Midst of Change

Sister Jane Will, OSB, is a licensed clinical psychologist in private practice. She is also a spiritual director and is trained in religious formation. She has facilitated many groups and individuals dealing with change and transition.

Come once or come often!
Bring a friend or two!

Breakfast is served at 9 a.m.

Program begins at 9:30 and concludes with lunch at 12:30 p.m. (Program held at Kordes Center)

Come early, if you like, and join the sisters for Morning Prayer and Mass at 8 a.m.

Stay later, if you want, to enjoy the monastery grounds and a visit to the gift shop.

Registration deadline for this program is September 18, 2008.

Cost: $35 (Includes program, continental breakfast, and lunch.)

Includes all applicable taxes.

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Saturday Morning at the Dome

September 27, 2008

Healthier Life Choices Series

Topic: Praying with Movement and Dance

Theresa Tremmel has extensive background and experience in ballet. She majored in ballet at United States International University in La Jolla, California, and danced with the San Diego Ballet Company. She also worked with and studied ritual liturgy in prayer. She currently works as a parish liturgist and music director in Indianapolis.

Come once or come often!
Bring a friend or two!

Breakfast is served at 9 a.m.

Program begins at 9:30 and concludes with lunch at 12:30 p.m. (Program held at Kordes Center)

Come early, if you like, and join the sisters for Morning Prayer and Mass at 8 a.m.

Stay later, if you want, to enjoy the monastery grounds and a visit to the gift shop.

Registration deadline for this program is September 25, 2008.

Cost: $35 (Includes program, continental breakfast, and lunch.)

Includes all applicable taxes.

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Saturday Morning at the Dome

October 11, 2008

Healthier Life Choices Series

Topic: Reconnecting the Mind and Heart

Mary Beth Davis, owner of Holistic Health Resources, LLC, in Evansville, works as a holistic health and wellness specialist and consultant. A nurse for over 30 years, she has educated communities and health care providers in the benefits of combining conventional medicine and complementary methods of healing. She is a licensed one-on-one HeartMath® provider.

Come once or come often!
Bring a friend or two!

Breakfast is served at 9 a.m.

Program begins at 9:30 and concludes with lunch at 12:30 p.m. (Program held at Kordes Center)

Come early, if you like, and join the sisters for Morning Prayer and Mass at 8 a.m.

Stay later, if you want, to enjoy the monastery grounds and a visit to the gift shop.

Registration deadline for this program is October 9, 2008.

Cost: $35 (Includes program, continental breakfast, and lunch.)

Includes all applicable taxes.

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Saturday Morning at the Dome

October 18, 2008

Benedictine Perspectives Series

Topic: Be Salt! Be Light! Be Fully Alive!

Sister Karen Joseph, OSB, has served in leadership roles in her Benedictine community for many years and has also been involved in committees on the international level within the Benedictine order. She has given many retreats and workshops in Benedictine spirituality throughout North America and is currently working in the Spirituality Ministry of the Ferdinand Benedictines.

Come once or come often!
Bring a friend or two!

Breakfast is served at 9 a.m.

Program begins at 9:30 and concludes with lunch at 12:30 p.m. (Program held at Kordes Center)

Come early, if you like, and join the sisters for Morning Prayer and Mass at 8 a.m.

Stay later, if you want, to enjoy the monastery grounds and a visit to the gift shop.

Registration deadline for this program is October 16, 2008.

Cost: $35 (Includes program, continental breakfast, and lunch.)

Includes all applicable taxes.

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Saturday Morning at the Dome

November 8, 2008

Healthier Life Choices Series

Topic: Introduction to Celtic Spirituality: Reflections and Rituals

Theresa O’Bryan is a spiritual director and often presents retreats and reflection days. She has served as liturgy director for parishes in the Indianapolis and Evansville dioceses. She has a bachelor’s degree in pastoral theology.

Come once or come often!
Bring a friend or two!

Breakfast is served at 9 a.m.

Program begins at 9:30 and concludes with lunch at 12:30 p.m. (Program held at Kordes Center)

Come early, if you like, and join the sisters for Morning Prayer and Mass at 8 a.m.

Stay later, if you want, to enjoy the monastery grounds and a visit to the gift shop.

Registration deadline for this program is November 6, 2008.

Cost: $35 (Includes program, continental breakfast, and lunch.)

Includes all applicable taxes.

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Second Degree Reiki

November 8, 2008

8:30 a.m. check-in time. Program runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Program held at Kordes Center)

Second Degree Reiki training enhances a practitioner’s ability to share this energy’s divine healing grace. Discover ways to integrate this energy into your life and prayer times. Learn to focus your intent for Reiki to stimulate healing on mental and emotional levels and to allow Reiki to extend to situations and people not physically present.

Sister Anita Louise Lowe, OSB, has practiced the art of using energy for healing since 1995. She is a trained Reiki master/teacher and utilizes a variety of methods, including quantum healing, with individuals.

Cost: $193

Includes all applicable taxes.

Register using our secure server

Saturday Morning at the Dome

November 15, 2008

Benedictine Perspectives Series

Topic: Finding God in the Midst of Illness and Suffering

Sister Jennifer Miller, OSB, serves as chaplain with the Visiting Nurse Association Hospice in Evansville, Indiana. She has also served as pastoral associate for many years and in education and campus and youth ministry.

Come once or come often!
Bring a friend or two!

Breakfast is served at 9 a.m.

Program begins at 9:30 and concludes with lunch at 12:30 p.m. (Program held at Kordes Center)

Come early, if you like, and join the sisters for Morning Prayer and Mass at 8 a.m.

Stay later, if you want, to enjoy the monastery grounds and a visit to the gift shop.

Registration deadline for this program is November 13, 2008.

Cost: $35 (Includes program, continental breakfast, and lunch.)

Includes all applicable taxes.

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AA Reflection Day

November 22, 2008

9 a.m. check in time. Program runs from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Program held at Kordes Center)

Step Three: “Made a decision to turn my will and my life over to the care of God.” By means of conferences, reflection, and discussion, we will explore how Step Three leads us to spiritual transformation — to becoming more the person God wants us to be.

Sister Mary Claude Croteau, OSB, ministered in drug/alcohol hospital-based programs for 13 years. She has a master’s degree in addiction counseling and is very familiar with AA literature and with the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. She currently does spiritual direction.

Cost: $80

Includes all applicable taxes.

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Saturday Morning at the Dome

January 17, 2009

Benedictine Perspectives Series

Topic: Grieving Our Losses

Sister Maria Tasto, OSB, is a spiritual director and counselor who has companioned individuals and groups dealing with losses in their lives.

Come once or come often!
Bring a friend or two!

Breakfast is served at 9 a.m.

Program begins at 9:30 and concludes with lunch at 12:30 p.m. (Program held at Kordes Center)

Come early, if you like, and join the sisters for Morning Prayer and Mass at 8 a.m.

Stay later, if you want, to enjoy the monastery grounds and a visit to the gift shop.

Registration deadline for this program is January 15, 2009.

Cost: $35 (Includes program, continental breakfast, and lunch.)

Includes all applicable taxes.

Register using our secure server

Saturday Morning at the Dome

January 24, 2009

Healthier Life Choices Series

Topic: The Art of Healing in the Judeo-Christian Tradition

Sister Anita Louise Lowe, OSB, has practiced the art of using energy for healing since 1995. She is a trained Reiki master/teacher and utilizes a variety of methods, including quantum healing, with individuals.

Come once or come often!
Bring a friend or two!

Breakfast is served at 9 a.m.

Program begins at 9:30 and concludes with lunch at 12:30 p.m. (Program held at Kordes Center)

Come early, if you like, and join the sisters for Morning Prayer and Mass at 8 a.m.

Stay later, if you want, to enjoy the monastery grounds and a visit to the gift shop.

Registration deadline for this program is January 22, 2009.

Cost: $35 (Includes program, continental breakfast, and lunch.)

Includes all applicable taxes.

Register using our secure server

First Degree Reiki

February 16, 2009

8:30 a.m. check-in time. Program runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Program held at Kordes Center)

Reiki, God’s Wisdom, is an ancient healing art used to foster feelings of well-being and relaxation in oneself and others. Learn the history of Reiki and experience the nature of this prayer-filled form of healing energy. Participants will practice Reiki techniques.

Sister Anita Louise Lowe, OSB, has practiced the art of using energy for healing since 1995. She is a trained Reiki master/teacher and utilizes a variety of methods, including quantum healing, with individuals.

Cost: $140

Includes all applicable taxes.

Register using our secure server

Saturday Morning at the Dome

February 21, 2009

Benedictine Perspectives Series

Topic: St. Benedict and Lent

Sister Karen Joseph, OSB, has served in leadership roles in her Benedictine community for many years and has also been involved in committees on the international level within the Benedictine order. She has given many retreats and workshops in Benedictine spirituality throughout North America and is currently working in the Spirituality Ministry of the Ferdinand Benedictines.

Come once or come often!
Bring a friend or two!

Breakfast is served at 9 a.m.

Program begins at 9:30 and concludes with lunch at 12:30 p.m. (Program held at Kordes Center)

Come early, if you like, and join the sisters for Morning Prayer and Mass at 8 a.m.

Stay later, if you want, to enjoy the monastery grounds and a visit to the gift shop.

Registration deadline for this program is February 19, 2009.

Cost: $35 (Includes program, continental breakfast, and lunch.)

Includes all applicable taxes.

Register using our secure server

Saturday Morning at the Dome

February 28, 2009

Healthier Life Choices Series

Topic: Body Awareness and Relaxation

Mary Beth Davis, owner of Holistic Health Resources, LLC, in Evansville, works as a holistic health and wellness specialist and consultant. A nurse for over 30 years, she has educated communities and health care providers in the benefits of combining conventional medicine and complementary methods of healing. She is a licensed one-on-one HeartMath® provider.

Come once or come often!
Bring a friend or two!

Breakfast is served at 9 a.m.

Program begins at 9:30 and concludes with lunch at 12:30 p.m. (Program held at Kordes Center)

Come early, if you like, and join the sisters for Morning Prayer and Mass at 8 a.m.

Stay later, if you want, to enjoy the monastery grounds and a visit to the gift shop.

Registration deadline for this program is February 26, 2009.

Cost: $35 (Includes program, continental breakfast, and lunch.)

Includes all applicable taxes.

Register using our secure server

Saturday Morning at the Dome

March 28, 2009

Benedictine Perspectives Series

Topic: Church History for the Ordinary Person

Sister Donna Marie Herr, OSB, has taught Church history and given presentations on it for the past 10 years. She holds a master’s degree in history from the University of Dayton, Ohio, and a master’s in theological studies from Saint Meinrad School of Theology in St. Meinrad, Indiana.

Come once or come often!
Bring a friend or two!

Breakfast is served at 9 a.m.

Program begins at 9:30 and concludes with lunch at 12:30 p.m. (Program held at Kordes Center)

Come early, if you like, and join the sisters for Morning Prayer and Mass at 8 a.m.

Stay later, if you want, to enjoy the monastery grounds and a visit to the gift shop.

Registration deadline for this program is March 26, 2009.

Cost: $35 (Includes program, continental breakfast, and lunch.)

Includes all applicable taxes.

Register using our secure server

Second Degree Reiki

April 4, 2009

8:30 a.m. check-in time. Program runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Program held at Kordes Center)

Second Degree Reiki training enhances a practitioner’s ability to share this energy’s divine healing grace. Discover ways to integrate this energy into your life and prayer times. Learn to focus your intent for Reiki to stimulate healing on mental and emotional levels and to allow Reiki to extend to situations and people not physically present.

Sister Anita Louise Lowe, OSB, has practiced the art of using energy for healing since 1995. She is a trained Reiki master/teacher and utilizes a variety of methods, including quantum healing, with individuals.

Cost: $193

Includes all applicable taxes.

Register using our secure server

Saturday Morning at the Dome

April 18, 2009

Benedictine Perspectives Series

Topic: Listening to God in the Daily

Sister Patricia Ann McGuire, OSB, is currently pastoral associate at St. Benedict Cathedral Parish in Evansville, Indiana. She has a degree in Christian spirituality and certification in spiritual direction and retreat work from Creighton University in Nebraska.

Come once or come often!
Bring a friend or two!

Breakfast is served at 9 a.m.

Program begins at 9:30 and concludes with lunch at 12:30 p.m. (Program held at Kordes Center)

Come early, if you like, and join the sisters for Morning Prayer and Mass at 8 a.m.

Stay later, if you want, to enjoy the monastery grounds and a visit to the gift shop.

Registration deadline for this program is April 16, 2009.

Cost: $35 (Includes program, continental breakfast, and lunch.)

Includes all applicable taxes.

Register using our secure server

Intensive Centering Prayer Retreat

June 13-20, 2009

6:30 p.m. check-in time. Retreat runs from 7 p.m. Saturday to the following Friday morning. (Program held at Kordes Center)

The Centering Prayer Retreat includes conferences to renew the method of Centering Prayer and a moderate amount of Centering Prayer in common.

The Intensive Centering Prayer Retreat provides an opportunity to be immersed in the practice of Centering Prayer as taught by Contemplative Outreach. The Intensive features Parts I, II, III of the “Spiritual Journey” videotape series by Father Thomas Keating. Prior Centering Prayer Retreat experience is required.

Sister Kathy Bilskie, OSB, and Sister Maria Tasto, OSB, are certified presenters of Centering Prayer and have facilitated many Centering Prayer retreats and programs. They are both spiritual directors. Sister Maria has been a member of the resource faculty of Contemplative Outreach and continues to be an active member of the Lectio Divina service team of the faculty.

Cost: TBD

Includes all applicable taxes.

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Post-Intensive Centering Prayer Retreat

June 13-20, 2009

6:30 p.m. check-in time. Retreat runs from 7 p.m. Saturday to the following Friday morning. (Program held at Kordes Center)

The Centering Prayer Retreat includes conferences to renew the method of Centering Prayer and a moderate amount of Centering Prayer in common.

The Post-Intensive Centering Prayer Retreat provides an opportunity for intensive Centering Prayer, Lectio Divina, solitude, and silence in community. Prior Centering Prayer retreat experience is necessary.

Sister Kathy Bilskie, OSB, and Sister Maria Tasto, OSB, are certified presenters of Centering Prayer and have facilitated many Centering Prayer retreats and programs. They are both spiritual directors. Sister Maria has been a member of the resource faculty of Contemplative Outreach and continues to be an active member of the Lectio Divina service team of the faculty.

Cost: TBD

Includes all applicable taxes.

Register using our secure server

Directed Retreat

July 10-17, 2009

6:30 p.m. Friday to 1 p.m. the following Friday (Program held at Kordes Center)
Reflect upon God’s presence in your life. Opportunities for daily conferences with a director. Body prayer and meditation experiences will be available during this silent retreat. A team of trained spiritual directors will help to guide your spiritual journey this week.

Cost: TBD

Includes all applicable taxes.

Register using our secure server

Guided Retreat

August 2-8, 2009

6:30 p.m. Friday to 1 p.m. the following Friday (Program held at Kordes Center)
Reflect upon God’s presence in your life. Opportunities for daily conferences with a director. Body prayer and meditation experiences will be available during this silent retreat. Presenter: Megan McKenna

Cost: TBD

Includes all applicable taxes.

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Directed Retreat

September 4-11, 2009

6:30 p.m. Friday to 1 p.m. the following Friday (Program held at Kordes Center)
Reflect upon God’s presence in your life. Opportunities for daily conferences with a director. Body prayer and meditation experiences will be available during this silent retreat. A team of trained spiritual directors will help to guide your spiritual journey this week.

Cost: TBD

Includes all applicable taxes.

Register using our secure server

 

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