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SUMMARY:May Days of Prayer
DESCRIPTION:We have at least one day set aside each month for individuals to come and enjoy the peace and quiet of the Center. The retreat may begin with a common opening prayer to set the tone for the day\, after which retreatants are free to spend their time in personal prayer or quiet reflection. It may also include the celebration of the Eucharist. The Center is also often available so that you can come on other days to make a private day of prayer. Spiritual direction is available upon request. If you are interested in the use of a bedroom\, please confirm with the Center that there is availability before making payment. \nDates: May 2-3\, 16-17\, 23-24\, 26\, 29 \nCost: $15+ (depending on choice of services) \nRegister (include meals) \nRegister (no meals) \nInterested in a longer retreat-type experience in your daily life? Maybe our Busy Person's Retreat is for you! \nIf you are interested in an overnight retreat\, please inquire at info@straphaelacenter.org for availability.
URL:https://www.straphaelacenter.org/event/may-days-of-prayer/
CATEGORIES:Days of Prayer
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SUMMARY:Lent Day of Prayer: Traveling the Road Toward Calvary
DESCRIPTION:A Lenten Pilgrimage: Traveling the Road Toward Calvary \nDuring Lent\, we journey as a faith community toward Calvary. Join us for a retreat experience on this theme\, which will include short presentations\, grounded in Scripture\, as well as opportunities for personal sharing\, prayer and reflection. The Sacrament of Reconciliation and the Stations of the Cross will also be offered\, and we will conclude our time with Eucharist and Lenten Blessing. This day is intended to provide you with a peaceful sojourn\, as we walk together into this graced season of repentance\, contemplation and mindful preparation\, discovering new ways to approach the Passion of Christ and His Resurrection.  \nFebruary 24\, 8:30am to 4:30pm \nCost to attend is $60. \nREGISTER by February 20
URL:https://www.straphaelacenter.org/event/lent-day-of-prayer-2/
CATEGORIES:Days of Prayer
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251203T083000
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SUMMARY:Advent Day of Prayer: Discovering the Beauty of the “O Antiphons”
DESCRIPTION:As we prepare for the celebration of the birth of our Savior\, we will spend time together uncovering the depth and meaning that the ancient “O Antiphons” have to offer for our prayer and reflection.  Using music\, visual and contemplative quiet\, participants will come to appreciate more deeply this rich treasure found in our Advent liturgy. There will be time for silent contemplation and opportunities for small and large group sharing during our time together. Lunch will be provided\, and we will celebrate Eucharist together. \nREGISTER by December 1
URL:https://www.straphaelacenter.org/event/advent-day-of-prayer-companions-on-the-road/
CATEGORIES:Advent Program,Days of Prayer
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SUMMARY:Companions in Matrescence: A Retreat Day for Mothers
DESCRIPTION:Matrescence – the process of becoming a mother – is the developmental passage of biological\, psychological\, spiritual\, and social changes as a woman transitions from preconception to postpartum and beyond. ~ adapted from Aurélie Athan\, Ph.D. \nWhether you are a brand-new mother\, have several children under your wing\, or admire your grown children from afar\, there is beauty and chaos. There is unyielding worry and limitless love. No matter your experience of motherhood\, you deserve some time and space to slow down with yourself and other mothers. Come as you are and explore themes such as identity\, mental health\, and finding God in the seismic shifts and glimmers of motherhood. Be nourished through a day of reflection\, sharing\, listening\, meals you don’t have to cook yourself\, prayer\, and community. \nOur retreat day will run from 8:30am to 4:00pm. \nRegister Here
URL:https://www.straphaelacenter.org/event/companions-in-matrescence-a-retreat-day-for-mothers/
CATEGORIES:Days of Prayer
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SUMMARY:Holy Saturday Desert Day
DESCRIPTION:Come and savor the peace and quiet of the Center…. and lean into this Holy Day of waiting. \nThe retreat will begin with a common opening prayer to set the tone for the day (8:30am)\, after which retreatants are free to spend their time in personal prayer or quiet reflection anywhere in the house until 4:00pm. \nCoffee and Tea will be available throughout the day. A refrigerator and microwave are available for use if you would like to bring a lunch. \nRegister Here
URL:https://www.straphaelacenter.org/event/holy-saturday-desert-day/
CATEGORIES:Days of Prayer
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SUMMARY:Lent Day of Prayer
DESCRIPTION:Using art/visual media\, scripture\, and reflection\, we will creatively explore the seasonal themes of forgiveness and mercy and how these graces are both requested and received. We will examine the importance of finding the interior changes that occur through forgiving others and ourselves. \nThere will be time for silent contemplation and opportunities for small and large group faith sharing during our time together. We invite you to take a day away from your hectic schedules\, to prayerfully reflect on these weeks preceding the death and resurrection of Christ.  \nLunch will be provided. \nRegister Here by March 8
URL:https://www.straphaelacenter.org/event/lent-day-of-prayer/
CATEGORIES:Days of Prayer
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SUMMARY:The (he)ART of Teaching
DESCRIPTION:Who is “the self” that teaches? How do you “see yourself” in the classroom? \nSpend a day looking at your inner landscape and contemplating how your heart is interwoven in the way you lead and educate. Connect with other educators who teach beyond techniques. Strategize for yourself how vulnerability has a role in connecting with the heart of your students and nourish your imagination and faith life before starting a new year! \nSchedule:\n8:30 \n\nArrival & Settling In\n\n9:00 to 2:30 \n\nQuiet Time for Personal Reflection\nShared Dialogue in Small Groups\nLunch\nGuided Content and Prompts from Linda\n\n2:30 to 4:00 \n\nRelax\, Socialize and Share Ideas by the Pool (Optional)\n\nHighlights of the day:\n\nPresentations by Linda Robinson\nPersonal time for prayer and reflection\nCommunity & Belonging with Other Educators\n\nCost: $55\nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://www.straphaelacenter.org/event/the-heart-of-teaching/
CATEGORIES:Days of Prayer
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SUMMARY:Lenten Day of Renewal & Prayer 2023
DESCRIPTION:Cultivating Heart and Brain Coherence: Becoming Fully Awake…Fully AWARE\nJoin us for a day on the sacred grounds of St. Raphaela Center. A homecoming celebration awaits as we become more intimately aware of our human/divine oneness. \nLife is a Mystical Adventure\, an INNER Journey inviting us to COME (show up)\, Overcome (fear/survival based thinking) and BECOME fully awake and aware. \nAs St. Augustine has said\, “God became man so that man might become God\,” we need reminders of our divine inheritance. Perhaps our stories have fallen short or have been too narrow? \nYour “YES” to this  Retreat will allow you to spread your wings and to rise up and dwell in possibility\, to give birth to God through your life\, to experience the Paschal Mystery in a new way\, to turn mistakes into gold\, to recognize\, elevate and synchronize your thoughts and emotions and to truly celebrate a new “MO” of Mystical Oneness… Divine Love is truly in us and all around us. \nThis day is an opportunity for you to be inspired…to spread your wings and to embody your own unique life story.  The stories that will be shared during this retreat will be ones of Unity\, Compassion\, Coherence and Spirit-filled Love all leading us to the fundamental truth that God has tried to teach us all along: we are all One. \nHighlights of the day:\n\nPresentations by Kevin Barr\nPersonal time for prayer and reflection\nSacrament of Reconciliation\nCelebration of the Eucharist\n\nRegister
URL:https://www.straphaelacenter.org/event/lenten-day-of-renewal-prayer-2023/
CATEGORIES:Days of Prayer
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221130T083000
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SUMMARY:Advent Day of Prayer 2022
DESCRIPTION:Celebrating Emmanuel: God’s Continuous Coming into our Lives\nWe have always heard that Advent is a time of waiting – and yet\, Jesus came 2000 years ago. So\, what are we waiting for?  We are waiting to celebrate the ongoing coming of Emmanuel – God-with-us\, the God who continues to come again and again into our lives and the life of our world. \nThis is the mystery of God’s presence in us\, in our world – the mystery of the Incarnation – the mystery of the amazing LOVE of the God who wanted to share our human experience\, our joys and our pain. \nWho is Emmanuel?  \nA God We Can Touch \nWho enters our human world and our human experience \nour human joys and struggles \nour human fragility\, pain\, emotions\, \nA God who continues to come daily into our lives \nIn moments on joy and moments of difficulty … Emmanuel is there!!! \nAnd walks with us every step of our lives \nAnd is able to sprout new life out of our dead stumps \nThis Day of Prayer will help us deepen our understanding of the depths of God’s Love for us and his desire to enter our lives and be God-with-us.  It will prepare us to respond by walking this Advent Journey with Emmanuel!!! \nCost: $45 (includes lunch)\nRegister
URL:https://www.straphaelacenter.org/event/advent-day-of-prayer-2022/
CATEGORIES:Advent Program,Days of Prayer
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