One - Day Offerings

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PERSONAL RETREAT DAY

           Wednesday, September 9     9:30 AM – 2:30 PM

Take a day away from the busyness of your life to rest a while in the Lord and experience God’s presence. Come to Francis House for silence, personal prayer and optional spiritual direction.  The day begins and ends with a brief prayer together.  Come to as many as you can.  Donation: $10; $40 with spiritual direction.  Please bring a bag lunch.

OUTDOOR LITURGY

      Sunday, September 13     2:00 PM

The Francis House community gathers today to celebrate the Liturgy outdoors!  Please come as we pray together for peace in our world and in our souls.  Limited to 75 people.  We will honor social distancing as needed.  Please be sure to RSVP by September 10.  Presider: Fr. Terry Odien.

CHOOSING HOPE IN TROUBLED TIMES

     Tuesday, September 15     9:30 AM – 2:30 PM

Hope is both a gift to ask for and a virtue to practice. St. Ignatius of Loyola offers us many tools for living peacefully within while trouble prevails around us. We will use his Rules for Discernment coupled with a daily discernment practice to help us choose and safeguard hope within us during these troubled times.  Can you give a day for your own growth in peace and hope? Donation: $30, includes lunch and materials.

PRACTICE PATIENCE

     Tuesday, September 29     9:30 AM – 1:00 PM

With the demands of everyday life, our many responsibilities and tendency to be overwhelmed by stress, we can find ourselves short on patience. If you would like to become a more patient person (or if others would like you to be 😊) please come and enjoy this morning retreat. Donation: $25, includes lunch.

RECOGNIZING GOD’S PRESENCE

REIMAGINING THE IGNATIAN EXAMEN

     Tuesday, September 29     6:30 – 8:00 PM

Discernment is a key to interior freedom and intimacy with God. It is a grace to be asked for and an exercise to practice. This evening retreat will be a jump start to a prayerful path of daily discernment called Examen. We all long to recognize God’s Presence and action in our life. Our time together will help fulfill that desire. Donation: $15, includes materials.

FINDING PEACE AND PROMISE

IN THE FACE OF CANCER

     Wednesday, September 30     9:30 AM – 1:00 PM

A presentation on coping with the diagnosis and treatment process of cancer, through increased awareness of emotions, prayer, and finding strength in God and each other. This morning retreat promotes spiritual as well as overall well-being for cancer patients and the persons who assist them during their treatment.  Led by Janine Corgan.  Donation: $25, includes lunch and materials.

DISCERNMENT & DECISION-MAKING

     Wednesday, September 30     6:30 – 8:00 PM

This evening will focus on the difference between discerning God’s will and simply making decisions from our own point of view. Using the discernment process of St. Ignatius, we will become acquainted with seven steps that help us pray through important decisions to include God and discover God’s will for the furthering of God’s Kingdom, not our own. Do you have a big decision ahead of you? Donation: $15, includes materials.

RETREAT FOR DEACONS: KEEPING OUR EYES ON JESUS!

     Thursday, October 1     12:00 Noon – 4:00 PM

We will begin with a light lunch filled with good food and rich camaraderie and follow with a little input and some much needed time for prayer to help us keep our eyes on Jesus and our ears on his call to love and serve God’s people. Donation: $25, includes lunch.

SOWERS OF LOVE 

     October 4, 1:00 - 2:00 pm

A Celebration of Beauty, Hope, and Love on the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi

with Art and Stories with Brother Mickey McGrath

This Zoom Presentation will take a fresh look at one of the most universally beloved saints of all time. His words still inspire and motivate us to work together for peace and justice in our tense and conflicted times. We will also take a look at other saints and prophets from across the ages - including Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, patron saint of the Environment, Hildegard of Bingen,  Thomas Berry, and Teilhard de Chardin- whose work and teachings help us re-discover the incarnate presence of  God in all of creation. 

For more info and to register, please email FHOP@verizon.net with your name, phone number and email address you prefer to receive the Zoom link.

Donation: $10 per person (or more if you like 😊).

OPEN HOUSE

     2 Sundays: October 4 & 11     2:00 – 4:00 PM

Explore this holy place and make it your home, and a new meeting place for God and you.  Just look around, visit our chapel, and see the beautiful grounds surrounding our new Francis House of Prayer! All are welcome!

CENTERING PRAYER INTRODUCTORY WORKSHOP

     Sunday, October 11     9:30 AM – Noon

What is Centering Prayer? Is God calling me to this form of prayer? Do I have a desire for a quiet mind, a peaceful soul, union with God, and to simply be in God’s Presence loving the God who loves me? Can Centering Prayer really change me?  Is the fact that I can’t be still or quiet my mind a problem? Come and see. Desire is everything, God’s desire! It is well worth the afternoon. Donation: $20. 

THE WIDOW’S “MIGHT”

     Tuesday, October 13     9:30 AM – 1:00 PM

A retreat just for widows to pray, heal, share strengths and stories of coping. We will celebrate our “might,” just how God gets us through and makes us strong. Come if you are a recent widow. Come if you have many years behind you in this holy state. Donation: $25, includes lunch.

PERSONAL RETREAT DAY

      Wednesday, October 21     9:30 AM – 2:30 PM

Take a day away from the busyness of your life to rest a while in the Lord and experience God’s presence. Come to Francis House for silence, personal prayer and optional spiritual direction.  The day begins and ends with a brief prayer together.  Come to as many as you can.  Donation: $10; $40 with spiritual direction.  Please bring a bag lunch.

2020 ZOOM PRESENTATION 

HOW TO FEEL CALMER IN THE MIDST OF CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

     Presenter: Sr. Anne Myers SSJ, Ph.D

     Wednesday, October 21   7:00 – 8:00 PM

     or

     Friday, October 23     10:00 – 11:00 AM

Over the last several months the coronavirus pandemic has impacted nearly everyone in one way or another.  One common theme is stress as a result of so many issues, including: fear of contracting the virus, grief associated with losing a loved one to the virus, having a loved one at risk, financial uncertainty, juggling children’s and work schedules as well as many other things. 

We are all experiencing varying levels of anxiety due to the uncertainty of the future regarding the pandemic.  Through her presentation, Sr. Anne hopes to help us navigate this unique time with a sense of calm.  Please plan on joining us via Zoom for this very needed talk on finding a little peace in the midst of uncertainty.  Donation: $10

A RETREAT DAY WITH TEILHARD

     Thursday, November 5     9:30 AM – 1:30 PM

Let the words of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin draw you into God's love in the evolving universe.  Through his experiences as a scientist and Jesuit priest, Teilhard witnessed a universe on fire with God at the heart of it.  Eucharist will mean even more to you after reflecting on Teilhard's words. Donation: $25, includes lunch and materials.

MINDFULNESS AND CONTEMPLATION

     Tuesday, November 10     9:30 AM – Noon

There are similarities and differences between these two practices. Contemplation is essentially prayer. God and you are in a mutual exchange of love. Prayer always involves two persons, one is God. Mindfulness, on the other hand, is an awareness practice. Mindfulness helps you pay attention. Prayer is attentiveness and response to God and is an active engagement in your personal relationship. We will practice both during this retreat morning, so you experience the difference. Donation: $20.

THE PATH TO JOY

UNDERSTANDING THE MEANING OF SUFFERING

     Tuesday, November 10     1:00 PM – 4:00 PM

God does not send struggle and suffering into our lives, but God invites us into deeper union, faith and trust through it. We will explore Jesus’ example of how to lean into God through our suffering and to let go of all that blocks us from His love, mercy and peace. Excerpts from the writings of Teilhard, Richard Rohr and The Book of Joy will be used. Donation: $20, includes materials.

PERFECTIONISTS UNITE!

HELPS FOR HANDLING THE STRESS

     Friday, November 13    9:30 AM – 1:30 PM

What did Jesus mean when he said, “Be perfect as your Heavenly Father is perfect?”  What is the difference between perfection and perfection-ism?  We will look at the God-given perfection that is within us and the perfection-ism that tortures us, (and others too). We will hear from the best as we come to realize that perfection is not what we do but the loving done through us.  You will receive the perfect reading materials 😊. Donation: $25, includes lunch and materials.

CONTEMPLATION: DISCOVERING OUR ONENESS

     Tuesday, November 17      9:30 AM – 1:30 PM

Contemplation is the gentle cure for the human condition. Contemplation helps us recognize that we are One. We are more One with each other than separate.  This retreat day will focus on healing the wounds of division and befriending differences as we experience union with God in prayer. Thomas Keating’s teachings will guide us throughout the day as we grow in consciousness that God is all in all and we really are One. Donation: $25, includes lunch.

PERSONAL RETREAT DAY

      Wednesday, November 18     9:30 AM – 2:30 PM

Take a day away from the busyness of your life to rest a while in the Lord and experience God’s presence. Come to Francis House for silence, personal prayer and optional spiritual direction.  The day begins and ends with a brief prayer together.  Come to as many as you can.  Donation: $10; $40 with spiritual direction.  Please bring a bag lunch.

ADVENT RETREAT DAY

     Monday, November 30     9:30 AM – 1:00 PM

Advent is such a special season of grace, often lost in the shuffle of the Christmas rush!  We will travel through Advent this year with Joyce Rupp’s Boundless Compassion.  It is a perfect companion for this busy and stressful season.  It may become first on your list of Christmas gifts for others too.  I am certain that your Advent Season will be greatly enriched by this choice. I can’t think of a better way to enjoy this holy time!  Donation: $35, includes book and lunch. ​

PREPARING TO RESPOND WITH AN OPEN HEART

A RETREAT FOR ALL PARISH MINISTERS

(In-Person or by Zoom)

Presenter: Sister Kathy Burton, SSJ

     Tuesday, December 1, 2020             9:30 AM – 1:00 PM

This Advent Retreat morning will enhance your celebration of this sacred Season as you pour out your life in service to others.  Come (in-person or by Zoom) for a few hours of prayer as we contemplate the mystery of Christmas, renew our discipleship and commit ourselves again to become Christ in the world. 

Part 1:   “Being attentive...”                The Annunciation

Part 2:  “ Saying yes…”                          Joseph’s Dream

Part 3:   “Birthing Christ in the World…”     The Nativity

Part 4 Proclaiming Christ to the world…     The Magi

Donation: $20 Zoom, $25 In-Person, includes lunch

FINDING YOUR WAY TO THE LIGHT

     Wednesday, December 2     9:30 AM – 1:30 PM

As we conclude the calendar year 2020, we Christians celebrate Advent and a new liturgical year. Certainly, 2020 has been trying, full of fears and frustrations, change and challenge. What have we learned?  What do we bring into the new Church year? What has quarantine, waiting and silence taught us? Let’s begin to find our way through the dark in order to prepare for the Light of the World. Let’s come together to focus on hope and on Life.  Led by JoLynn Krempecki. Donation: $25, includes lunch.

WE ALL KNOW SCROOGE

     Thursday, December 3     10:00 AM – 1:30 PM

The old familiar Christmas Carol is ever ancient, ever new! What does the story say to me now? We will view the film, share its message, and enjoy a fabulous lunch. What a great Advent morning as we prepare to be generous givers this season (unlike Scrooge).  Led by Judy Principe and Sister Marcy.  Donation: $20, lunch included.  

MARY DAY

     Tuesday, December 8     9:30 AM – 1:30 PM

     Liturgy celebrated at 11:30 AM

Let’s make this a special day to honor Mary on the feast of her Immaculate Conception. We will enjoy Mass and lunch together as part of the retreat. A perfect Advent Day!  Donation: $25.

GRIEF AND THE HOLIDAYS

     Tuesday, December 15     9:30 AM – 1:30 PM

The upcoming holidays can be a source of sorrow and grief for those who have lost loved ones recently (or not so recently.) Come together with others for a morning of prayer to remember your loved ones and be consoled and strengthened by God and one another. Donation: $25, lunch included.

PERSONAL RETREAT DAY

      Wednesday, December 16     9:30 AM – 2:30 PM

Take a day away from the busyness of your life to rest a while in the Lord and experience God’s presence. Come to Francis House for silence, personal prayer and optional spiritual direction.  The day begins and ends with a brief prayer together. Come to as many as you can. Donation: $10; $40 with spiritual direction.  Please bring a bag lunch.

BE BORN IN ME

MAKE MY HEART YOUR BETHLEHEM

     Friday, December 18     9:30 AM – 1:00 PM

This retreat morning will allow you the time and space to celebrate Christmas spiritually, as most of us do not have that opportunity on the day itself.  Spending this time with God makes a huge difference in the final days before Christmas, as you continue your preparation for the feast and will enhance your entire Christmas Season. “I’ll hold you in the beginning, you will hold me in the end. Every moment in the middle, make my heart your Bethlehem. Be Born in Me.” (Battistelli) Please come.  Donation: $20, lunch included.

END OF THE YEAR RETREAT

     Thursday, December 31     9:30 AM – 2:30 PM

Since God gives us life and time and is Lord over all, it seems appropriate to end the year in prayer. Francis House offers time, space and quiet for naming the graces of 2020 and expressing gratitude to God. The afternoon will focus on our goals, hopes and desires for 2021. Please bring a bag lunch.  Love Offering.