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SUMMARY:Listening for God's Heartbeat Retreat
DESCRIPTION:The ELPC Spiritual Life Committee invites you on a weekend retreat to explore ways of listening for God’s Heartbeat—seeking God in goodness\, creation\, imagination and loving action through practice. Join us Friday–Sunday\, April 24–26\, at the Villa Maria Education & Spirituality Center in Pulaski\, Pennsylvania. \nOur retreat will be lead by Rev. Jeff Eddings and based on Phillip Newell’s book\, Listening for the Heartbeat of God: Celtic Daily Prayer. Within our normal rhythm between solitude and community and gathering together and scattering into silence\, Jeff will invite us into the rich stream of Celtic spirituality through ways of listening for God. \n\nWe will explore different movements of listening—for goodness\, within creation\, for God in all things\, with imagination\, and in action. Jeff will pair a reflection on a chapter with a contemplative practice such as reimagining the Jesus Prayer\, walking attentively in creation\, gathering the graces\, engaging the imagination\, and embracing a “chaos of uncalculating love.” \n\nPlease register by Sunday\, April 12. \nRegister Now
URL:https://cathedralofhope.org/event/listening-for-gods-heartbeat-retreat/
LOCATION:Villa Maria Retreat Center\, 2067 Evergreen Rd\, Pulaski\, PA\, 16143\, United States
CATEGORIES:Educational & Spiritual Life,Featured Events
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SUMMARY:Contemplative Retreat: Giving Our Deaths Away
DESCRIPTION:From Friday–Sunday\, October 31–November 2\, join us for a Spiritual Life retreat on Halloween\, All Saints Day\, and the Day of the Dead at the Villa Maria Education and Spirituality Center in Pulaski\, Pennsylvania. Amid our normal retreat rhythms of solitude and community\, silence and conversation\, stillness and activity\, we will explore our mortality\, our hopes and fears surrounding death\, and what our tradition(s) have to say about death and eternal communion we have with saints and ancestors. \nAccording to the Spanish mystic John of the Cross\, we have three essential struggles in life: 1) To get our lives together\, 2) To give our lives away\, and 3) To give our deaths away. \nWhat is asked of us in the first two struggles is more obvious and captured in the first half of life. But what does it mean to give our deaths away in the later parts of our life? How we approach death and dying leaves a legacy\, a particular spirit\, which either nurtures or haunts those left behind. If we die at peace with ourselves\, loved ones\, the world\, and with God\, then like Jesus\, we will leave behind a spirit that nourishes\, warms\, consoles\, and gives our loved one’s sacred permission to be at peace. How do we do that? What are our stories\, fears\, concerns\, and anxieties that inhibit us from giving our death away. \nJoin us as we sit with these questions\, listen to God and ourselves\, and explore this on retreat in community with one another. \nRSVP to Norma Meyer at 412.441.3800 x211 by Sunday\, October 19. Cost options are listed below. Contact Pastor BJ to discuss scholarships. \nOne Night \n\nFriday–Saturday or Saturday–Sunday | Private Room and Common Bath | $100\n\nTwo Nights \n\nFriday–Sunday | Private Room/Common Bath | $150\n\nOne Day \n\nSaturday | $50
URL:https://cathedralofhope.org/event/contemplative-retreat-giving-our-deaths-away/
LOCATION:Villa Maria Retreat Center\, 2067 Evergreen Rd\, Pulaski\, PA\, 16143\, United States
CATEGORIES:Educational & Spiritual Life,Featured Events
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SUMMARY:Embodying the Spirit Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a weekend of quiet\, rest\, prayer\, community and embodiment\, Friday–Sunday\, May 2–4. We will head up to Vila Maria Retreat Center\, just an hour or so away\, for a time of pondering and experiencing the gift and challenges of our human bodies. In the Easter season\, we celebrate Jesus’ resurrection as the foretaste and preview of what God has always planned for of us—the union of body and spirit and human and divine. That is what we will explore in our bodies\, the place of divine encounter. We will paint\, walk\, dance\, sing\, lament\, sleep\, eat\, chant\, swim\, bend\, and bow. \nRSVP to Norma Meyer at 412.441.3800 x 211 by Easter Sunday\, April 20. \nCosts Options (Contact Pastor BJ to discuss scholarships) \n\nOne Night: (Fri.-Sat. or Sat.-Sun.) Private Room with Common Bath | $100\nOne Night: (Fri.-Sat. or Sat.-Sun.) Private Room with Private Bath | $125\nTwo Nights (Friday-Sunday) Private Room with Common Bath | $150\nTwo Nights (Friday-Sunday) Private Room with Private Bath | $175\nSaturday Day\, $50\n\nOur retreat leader is Joanne Spence\, D.Min. She is an award-winning author\, yoga teacher\, and spiritual director. She holds a Doctor of Ministry in Creative Writing and Public Theology\, and a Master of Arts from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary\, as well as a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work from James Cook University in Australia. With over 30 years of experience teaching and training in clinical settings worldwide\, Joanne specializes in integrating mental health\, gentle movement\, breathwork\, Christian contemplative practices\, and yoga. She is passionate about helping people reconnect with their bodies\, believing that the embodiment of gentle yoga practice\, combined with Christian contemplative traditions\, can deepen one’s relationship with God while promoting nervous system regulation. When she’s not reading and writing\, she loves to walk\, dance\, and cook—just not all at the same time. To learn more about her books and courses\, visit www.joannespence.com. \n 
URL:https://cathedralofhope.org/event/embodying-the-spirit-retreat/
LOCATION:Villa Maria Retreat Center\, 2067 Evergreen Rd\, Pulaski\, PA\, 16143\, United States
CATEGORIES:Educational & Spiritual Life,Featured Events
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SUMMARY:Epiphany Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Epiphany is a season where we celebrate and remind ourselves that God is a God who speaks\, communicates\, reveals\, and shines light into darkness. God desires to be known and to know us as children. On this retreat in the season of Epiphany\, we will reflect together on four ways in which God can communicate\, speak\, and reveal God’s Self to us\, the ways in which direction\, guidance\, wisdom come to us. \nTogether\, from Friday–Sunday\, January 31–February 2\, at the Villa Maria Retreat Center in Pulaski\, Pennsylvania\, we will explore\, ponder and experience how God communicates\, reveals and gives “epiphanies” to us: 1) within us\, in our souls and spirits\, 2) in the natural world of creation\, 3) in the written words of scripture\, and 4) through other people and the community. Join us for a time of solitude\, silence\, community\, rest\, prayer and discovery. \nPlease RSVP to Norma Meyer at 412.441.3800 x211 by Sunday\, January 19. \nCosts Options (Contact Pastor BJ to discuss scholarships) \n\nOne Day: Saturday only @ $25\nOne Night: Friday–Saturday or Saturday–Sunday | Shared Bath @ $85\nOne Night: Friday–Saturday or Saturday–Sunday | Private Bath @ $100\nTwo Nights: Friday–Sunday | Shared Bath @ $120\nTwo Nights: Friday–Sunday | Private Bath @ $155
URL:https://cathedralofhope.org/event/epiphany-retreat/
LOCATION:Villa Maria Retreat Center\, 2067 Evergreen Rd\, Pulaski\, PA\, 16143\, United States
CATEGORIES:Educational & Spiritual Life,Featured Events
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SUMMARY:The Sacrament of Letting Go Retreat
DESCRIPTION:“First she surrendered her Green\nThen the Orange\, Yellow\, and Red…\nFinally she let go of her Brown…\nShedding her last leaf\nShe stood empty and silent\, stripped bare\nLeaning against the sky she began her vigil of trust…”\n(Macrina Weiderkehr\, The Seasons of Your Heart) \nAre you being invited into a vigil of trust? What is the green\, orange\, yellow\, red and brown that you\, individually\, are being invited to shed? What is the green\, orange\, yellow\, red and brown that we\, collectively\, need to shed? \nCome “lean against the sky” during this contemplative retreat at the Villa Maria Education and Spirituality Center in Pulaski\, Pennsylvania\, Friday–Sunday\, September 27–29. Engage in a variety of forms of prayer through art\, journaling\, nature and silent reflection. Make yourself available to a greater knowing\, and discover the peace and divine wisdom that is already seeking you. \nThis retreat will be led by Lynn Holden spiritual director\, professional counselor and founder of Cultivating Awareness. Learn more at LynnHolden.com. \nDownload Retreat Flyer \n\nRegistration\nRSVP to Norma Meyer at 412.441.3800 x211 by Sunday\, September 15. The cost options are as follows: \n\nOne Night: (Friday–Saturday or Saturday-Sunday) Shared Bath | $70\nOne Night: (Friday–Saturday or Saturday-Sunday) Private Bath | $110\nTwo Nights (Friday–Sunday) Shared Bath | $85\nTwo Nights (Friday–Sunday) Private Bath | $135
URL:https://cathedralofhope.org/event/the-sacrament-of-letting-go-retreat/
LOCATION:Villa Maria Retreat Center\, 2067 Evergreen Rd\, Pulaski\, PA\, 16143\, United States
CATEGORIES:Educational & Spiritual Life,Featured Events
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SUMMARY:Gratitude Retreat
DESCRIPTION:As we approach Thanksgiving\, look towards Advent\, and ponder the end of 2023\, it is a great time to take a weekend in community with others and slow down\, reflect\, pause\, pray\, and “forget not all of God’s benefits.” Join us for a Gratitude Retreat at the Villa Maria Retreat Center in Pulaski\, Pennsylvania\, Friday–Sunday\, November 17–19. \nThe retreat will flow in the simple rhythm of Stop… Look… Go…  We will gather in prayer & reflection and then scatter for time alone and quiet\, in the morning\, at noon\, and in the evening. Friday night\, we will STOP\, get quiet\, be still\, and build stop signs in our lives. On Saturday\, we will LOOK\, listen\, smell\, taste\, and hear the richness\, notice the connections\, drink in the beauty\, smell the goodness\, and savor what is being graciously given to us in this moment or season of our life. Then on Sunday\, we will GO! We will ponder what gratitude practices we want to incorporate into our lives so we may stay awake to God’s goodness in our everyday\, ordinary lives. \nRSVP to Norma Meyer at 412.441.3800 x211 by Sunday\, November 5. \nCost Options: \n\nFriday–Saturday | Shared Bath @ $70\nFriday–Saturday | Private Bath @ $110\nFriday–Sunday | Shared Bath @ $85\nFriday–Sunday | Private Bath @ $135\n\n 
URL:https://cathedralofhope.org/event/gratitude-retreat/
LOCATION:Villa Maria Retreat Center\, 2067 Evergreen Rd\, Pulaski\, PA\, 16143\, United States
CATEGORIES:Educational & Spiritual Life,Featured Events
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SUMMARY:Attaining Resurrection Retreat
DESCRIPTION:In Philippians Paul says he yearns “to know Christ—yes\, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings\, becoming like him in his death\, and so\, somehow\, attaining to the resurrection from the dead” (3:11). \nJoin us for a post-Easter retreat at the Villa Maria Retreat Center in Pulaski\, Pennsylvania\, Friday–Sunday\, May 5–7\, to explore ways we too can “somehow” find resurrection life amid the challenges and sufferings we face each day. Led by facilitator and host Rev. Jeff Eddings\, we will explore this through art\, silence and solitude\, reading\, reflection\, prayer\, and conversation with one another. You are invited to journey with us to consider how this promise of resurrection can infuse our everyday lives with meaning\, hope\, and joy. \nSpots are limited. RSVP by Friday\, April 21\, online at tiny.cc/attaining-resurrection. Questions? Contact Pastor BJ. \nCost Options: \n\nFriday-Saturday Shared Bath | $70\nFriday-Saturday Private Bath | $110\nFriday-Sunday Shared Bath | $85\nFriday-Sunday Private Bath | $135\n\n\n\n  \nREGISTER ONLINE \n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Retreat Facilitator and Host Rev. Jeff Eddings \nJeff is the Spiritual Formation and Coaching Associate for 1001 New Worshiping Communities of the PCUSA. He was co-founder of Hot Metal Bridge Faith Community in Pittsburgh and has over 30 years of church leadership experience. He is trained in contemplative spirituality through the Shalem Institute and is a spiritual director for The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. He is a certified ICF coach and is an Enneagram Coach with iEQ9. www.jeffeddings.com
URL:https://cathedralofhope.org/event/attaining-resurrection-retreat/
LOCATION:Villa Maria Retreat Center\, 2067 Evergreen Rd\, Pulaski\, PA\, 16143\, United States
CATEGORIES:Educational & Spiritual Life,Featured Events
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