Spirituality Programs

Most of the programs that we offer include a time of presentation, quiet personal reflection, faith sharing, and prayer.

Some programs also include dinner and/or supper. This will be indicated in the program description

A *$25 or **$35 deposit must accompany your request in order to secure your registration. Unless advised otherwise, you may pay the balance when you arrive.

We honour the priority of our waiting lists. If you must cancel please call early.

Refunds, excluding deposits, are provided only when cancellation notice is received two weeks prior to the date of the event.

See Registration menu or contact us at info@psck.org.

2010 - 2011 SCHEDULE FOR SPIRITUALITY PROGRAMS & OVERNIGHT / WEEKEND RETREATS

2010

September 2010

Overnight Retreat:
“ Contemplative Living - Engaging the Journey”
Fri Sep 24, 7 PM – Sat Sep 25, 4 PM
Register by Fri Sep 10 - *$75

Beverley McDonald
Join us on a path to silence, prayer and loving service.

Fall Seniors Christian Spirituality Series:
The Gift of Being Oneself
Thu Sep 30 + Oct 14 - 9:45 AM – 1 PM
(includes lunch)     $20/session
Register 2 weeks in advance for meal count

Senior or not – if you’d like to come you’re welcome!

Lucy Bethel sp
We will reflect together on how God ‘calls’ us to know ourselves as we are known and loved by God. We will remind ourselves that personhood (our true self) is not an accomplishment but a gift from God.

October 2010

Guided Overnight Retreat for Busy Teachers
Fri Oct 22, 7 PM – Sat Oct 23, 4 PM
Register by Fri Oct 8 * $75

Dolores Hall
For teachers and others who yearn for quiet time and space but are too busy to come for a week: why not come just for an overnight? We will have an introductory session on Friday evening and a concluding one before departure on Saturday afternoon. Come enjoy the rest and quiet and be refreshed by our loving God.

The Celtic Heart Within
Fri Oct 29, 7 PM – Sun Oct 31, 1 PM

Hilary Musgrave & Monica Brown
Come and celebrate Celtic Spirituality within the context of your own life experience and spirituality. Hilary and Monica will draw participants, through creative reflection and ritual, story and imagery, music and song, into a deeper awareness and appreciation of Celtic spirituality. This weekend offers a unique opportunity to touch the Celtic Heart Within Ourselves…

Hilary Musgrave from Ireland is a former Teacher, Principal and Religious Education Advisor. With a Master’s Degree in Pastoral Ministry and Spirituality, she works extensively in the area of Creative Spirituality through sacred clowning, story-telling and facilitation.

Monica Brown is an internationally acclaimed Christian composer and workshop facilitator in the areas of spirituality, liturgy, religious education and the integration of the arts. Her music is widely used throughout the world and is touching the hearts of many. Visit www.emmausproductions.com.

Conference (includes meals) ** $110
Accommodation + Fri supper add $100

Fri 7-9PM, Sat 9AM -8:30PM, Sun 9AM -1PM
Sun scheduling includes optional Eucharist at 10AM

Call to confirm availability
Pre-register with deposit a.s.a.p.
Confirm registration with full payment by Oct 4

November 2010

Stillness in the Spirit
Mon Nov 15, 22 & 29, 10:30 AM-12 PM
Register by Mon Nov 8 - $25/series or $10/session

Marie Dundon, sp
Affirming our incarnated reality as children of God, we will learn to quiet our body and enter into prayerful stillness through yoga exercises and Christian breathing meditation.

December 2010

Advent Supper & Evening of Reflection
Thu Dec 2, 5-9 PM
Register by Thu Nov 18 - $25

Most Rev. Brendan O'Brien, Archbishop of Kingston
During Advent, we affirm that Christ has come, that he is present in our world today, and that he will come again in power. The parable of the bridesmaids who anxiously await the coming of the Bridegroom (Mt 25:1-13) expresses well the joy we feel at Christ’s coming, as well as our need for preparation.

Advent Guided Retreat Weekend:
”Maranatha: Come Lord Jesus, Come”
Fri Dec 3, 7 PM – Sun Dec 5, 1 PM
Register by Fri Nov 19 - ** $150

Rev Michael Busch
Each Advent holds the promise that the Jesus, born so long ago, may be born again in all those who long for him. At this retreat we will ask ourselves: How do we keep the hope of Christmas alive year after year in a world notorious for dashing all hopes? Come to us Lord Jesus, to all those who lift their face to yours and who long for you, especially those who no longer feel your presence and have forgotten your name.

Fr. Michael Busch was ordained to ministry in May of 1991. He has served as associate pastor and pastor in a number of parishes. In 2006 he was appointed as Rector of St. Michael’s Cathedral, Toronto. He has participated in many retreats and days of reflection for principals, teachers, parishes and others both in Toronto and within other Canadian dioceses.

Advent Directed Retreat Weekend:
Fri Dec 3, 7 PM – Sun Dec 5, 1 PM
Register by Fri Nov 19 ** $150
PSC Team

Seniors Advent Reflection & Dinner
Thu Dec 9, 9:45 AM – 1 PM
Register by Thu Nov 25 - $25
Senior or not – if you’d like to come you’re welcome!

Beverley McDonald
“For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour which is Christ the Lord.” (Lk 2:11) Join us this Advent as we gather to reflect on the intimacy of our relationship with this God who comes to be with us.

2011

January 2011

Who Said That? Winter Reading Series
“Etty” The Letters and Diaries of Etty Hillesum 1941-1943.
Complete and Unabridged.
Thu Jan 27 + Feb 10 & 24, 1:30-3:30 PM
Register by Thu Jan 20 $30 series
Bring your own Book. Some available $15
(“An Interrupted Life” can also be used)

Dolores Hall
All those interested in spirituality development will be touched by the story of this Jewish woman. In the last two years of her life, she went from the self occupied “girl who would not kneel” to the woman who lived in a concentration camp, full of gratitude, joy, compassion and forgiveness. Come and explore her diary together and be enriched for our own spiritual journeys.

February 2011

Weekend Guided Retreat: Near Occasions of Grace
“We Now Interrupt Your Regular Programming”
Fri Feb 4, 4 PM - Sun Feb 6, 1 PM
Register by Fri Jan 21 * $165

Rev. Philip Chircop, sj
If every Christian knows that there are Near Occasions of Sin, why not Near Occasions of Grace? During this retreat we will turn our prayerful attention to some forgotten pleasures and delights such as the pleasure of being sensual, the pleasure of being foolish, the pleasure of not knowing, the pleasure of imperfection, the pleasure of doing nothing useful, the pleasure of ordinariness, the pleasure of returning or coming home ... Such pleasures are, I suggest, beyond our regular programming! We were never told that such delights are potential points of entry into the mystery of love and the fullness of life.

Philip Chircop is a Jesuit priest born on the Mediterranean Island of Malta. He has advanced degrees in Pastoral Theology, Communications and Spirituality. He has worked in high school, university and parish settings. More recently he has been mainly involved in retreat work and spiritual direction.

Seed Saving and Sustainability Within God’s Creation
Sat Feb 26, 10 AM – 3 PM
Register by Fri Feb 11
Full payment by Fri Feb 18 $25

Cate Henderson
“Our respectful use of the environment witnesses to the value of all creation as a gift from our loving God.” (Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul, Constitutions: # 20). It is our heritage to save seeds. Heirloom seeds are links between the past and the future. By living sustainably and simply in a balanced relationship with all Creation, we witness to others our respect for the Earth and Life in all its diversity. Come and learn more about this great work.

Cate Henderson is the Gardener and Seed Saver for the Sisters of Providence. She has spent well over a decade attending horticulture college, taking supplementary studies and working in the fields of permaculture, biodynamic agriculture and organic gardening. Cate has a strong spiritual quest that leads her back to the garden again and again for answers to the bigger questions in life.

March 2011

Overnight Retreat: “Sacred Encounters With Nature”
Fri Mar 4, 7 PM – Sat Mar 5, 4 PM
Register by Fri Feb 18 * $75

Lucy Bethel sp
Gift yourself with time to be strengthened and energized by the beauty of creation. The words of well-known nature writers, Scripture texts along with PowerPoint &/or DVD presentations will invite us to listen to, and contemplate the mysteries of the world around us.

Lenten Guided Retreat
Fri Mar 11, 7 PM – Sun Mar 13, 1 PM
Register by Fri Feb 25 * $150

Loretta Chafe rsm
Lent is a time when we are invited to a springtime of renewal to tend to God’s love planted in our hearts. The focus for this retreat will be the Transfiguration (Mark 9:2-10). Through guided reflections we will try to allow God’s Spirit to transfigure our lives and our world.

Lenten Directed Retreat
Fri Mar 11, 7 PM – Sun Mar 13, 1 PM
Register by Fri Feb 25 * $150
PSC Team

April 2011

“Women for a Peaceful World”
Sat Apr 2, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM (includes lunch)
Register + full payment by Mon Mar 14 * $50

Presented in collaboration with the Healing Violence Committee of the Sisters of Providence of St Vincent de Paul

“Women and children around the globe suffer most from the scourge of war and violence. Little is recognized about women’s efforts to promote peace in the world. We will highlight the efforts of Canadian women who have devoted their lives to peace work. We celebrate their contributions and hope to inspire other women and men to work for a peaceful world.”

May 2011

Spring Seniors Christian Spirituality Series:
Living a Spirituality of Relationship
Thu May 19 + Jun 2 9:45 AM – 1 PM
(includes lunch) $20/session
Register 2 weeks in advance for meal count.
Senior or not – if you’d like to come you’re welcome!

Beverley McDonald
In his book “The Shack” Wm. Paul Young says of Jesus, “Freedom is a process that happens inside a relationship with him.” We will explore the invitation, joys, challenges and heartaches of living inside a relationship with Jesus, who embraces each one of us in love, forming us to love each other as we are loved.

Conference: Spirituality of Aging
Thu May 26, 4 PM – Sat May 28, 3 PM
Register + full payment by May 5 **$195
Commuters: (includes lunches)
Thu 7-9 PM, Fri 9-4 PM, Sat 9-3 PM *$95

Don Bisson fms
The spirituality of aging is rooted in the organic process of individuation, change and growth. The workshop will offer an opportunity to embrace this reality of aging not as failure, but in fulfilling our destiny in God. Aging implies limits, wisdom, suffering, joys and final integration of body and soul. The conference will blend input, quiet reflection and conversation.

Don Bisson fms, a Marist brother based in New York, is a spiritual director, trainer and supervisor of directors. He is widely respected as a commentator and workshop leader on the interrelationship of spirituality and psychology. Don has graduate degrees in liturgy, spirituality and transpersonal psychology.

June 2011

Quiet Day & Reflection
Tue Jun 7, 9:30 – 3 PM
Register by Tue May 24 (includes lunch) $15

Beverley McDonald
We gather together to begin the day in prayer and song. Then you will be invited into silence, to rest in our sacred space where deep inner peace can be cultivated, nourished and encouraged to blossom. You may choose to join the Sisters of Providence for Eucharist at 10:30. Enter into the quiet of the day: pray, rest, read, enjoy the stillness, wander the grounds, reflect on your journey with God. We will gather together to end the day in prayer, song and faith sharing.

An Afternoon of Reflection:
Coming Home to the Oneness of Creation
Mon Jun 13, 1:30 – 4 PM
Register by Mon Jun 6 $10

Shirley Morris sp
Ecology means home-coming, weaving our stories. Where does the natural world fit in our spiritual journeys? Today it is our sense of ‘cosmic homelessness’ that often alienates us, not just from life around us, but also from our true inner selves. We need to find ways of coming home to this sacred community to which we all belong.

September 2011

Fall Seniors Christian Spirituality Series
Thu Sep 29 + Oct 13 9:45 AM – 1 PM
(includes lunch) $20/session
Register 2 weeks in advance for meal count.
Senior or not – if you’d like to come you’re welcome!
Dolores Hall

November 2011

Overnight Retreat: Spirituality of the Present
Fri Nov 4, 4 PM – Sat Nov 5, 5 PM
Register by Fri Oct 21 * $75

Deacon Bill Gervais
Drawing on the wisdom of spiritual masters, especially within the Christian tradition, and through the use of scripture, stories and reflection, participants are invited to slow down, to become mindful of the present moment and to discover how God is present to us. Ends with optional Sunday Vigil Mass at 4PM Sat.

Deacon Bill Gervais, a member of the Order Franciscan Secular, is a retreat leader, spiritual director, parish pastoral associate, and a lecturer in the field of spirituality.

Stillness in the Spirit - Fall Series
Mon Nov 14, 21 & 28, 10:30-12 PM
Register by Mon Nov 7 $25/series or $10/session

Marie Dundon sp
Affirming our incarnated reality as children of God, we will learn to quiet our body and enter into prayerful stillness through yoga exercises and Christian breathing meditation.

Mystics for Today’s Christians
Mon Nov 14, 21 & 28, 6:30-8:30 PM
Register by Mon Oct 31 $25/series

Dolores Hall
Come and explore the life and writings of some of the great mystics of earlier times and discover their timeliness for us today.

December 2011

Advent Supper & Evening of Reflection
Thu Dec 1, 5-9 PM
Register by Thu Nov 17 $25

Advent Guided Retreat Weekend
Fri Dec 2, 7 PM – Sun Dec 4, 1 PM
Register by Fri Nov 18 ** $150

Advent Directed Retreat Weekend
Fri Dec 2, 7 PM – Sun Dec 4, 1 PM
Register by Fri Nov 18 ** $150

Seniors Advent Reflection & Dinner
Thu Dec 8, 9:45 AM – 1 PM
Register by Thu Nov 24 $25
Senior or not – if you’d like to come you’re welcome!