SHALOM PRAYER CENTER - AUG & SEPT CALENDAR

AUGUST

August Retreat: Discerning Your Calling

          This workshop provides principles and guidelines for discerning or refining a sense of calling, especially as it relates to passionate purpose in life and work.
Presenter : James D. Henry, MDiv has more than 35 years’ experience in Christian ministry, career and organizational development, and management training.

          Friday, August 26, 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. $25, deposit $10; lunch $6.50 or bring your own lunch.
Register by August 23.

With Hearts Expanding:  Spiritual Direction Training Program

          Do you desire to explore and learn how one becomes a spiritual director? Shalom Prayer Center offers a two-year ministry formation program of 24 three-hour classes per year. This formation provides the time and the space to integrate your skills with your ministry and spirituality. The first class for Year I is August 30.           

          For more information, contact Sister Joan Pokorny, 503.845.2779 or jmposb@yahoo.com.

SEPTEMBER

Spirituality of Work, Prayer and Leisure according to St. Benedict

           St. Benedict tells us “Ora et Labora” (Pray and Work) but also teaches us about a balanced life. In today’s world of hectic activity that balance includes leisure, time for reflection and especially time for family and friends. Join us for teachings, prayer, silence and discussion on this Labor Day weekend.

Presenter: Sister Jeanette von Herrmann, OSB.

          Friday, September 2, 7 p.m.; Saturday, September 3, 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
$110, $25 deposit, includes Friday dinner and overnight accommodations, Saturday breakfast and lunch. Start the retreat with Vespers at 5 p.m. Check in by 4:30 p.m.  $65 commuter fee, includes Saturday lunch.
Register by August 30.

Dreams: the Language of the Soul

          How can we embrace the truth and transformative power of dreams? How can we appreciate the uniquely individual language of dream metaphors and symbols? This workshop will share experiences of dreams through the use of active imagination, exercises derived from Mindfulness Meditation, and lecture-prompted discussions. Participants will be able to recognize and respond appropriately to various types of dreams. Participants can expect to have an opportunity to work through dreams that they bring to the workshop and to experience the transformational power of dream images.

Presenters: Dean Schlecht, M.Div., the manager of a crisis respite facility for very poor and homeless persons undergoing psychiatric crises in Eugene, OR, maintains a small private practice offering psychotherapy and spiritual direction.  Peggy McGurn, PhD., is a staff member at Shalom offering contemplative meditation as a spiritual director.
          Friday, September 9, 7:00 p.m.; Saturday, September 10, 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. $120, $25 deposit, includes Friday dinner and overnight accommodations, Saturday breakfast and lunch. Start the retreat with Vespers at 5 p.m. Check in by 4:30 p.m. $75 commuter fee, includes Saturday lunch.
Register by September 6.

Book Talk
Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
Led by Tim Nelson and Linda Jensen
Saturday, September 17, 9:30 a.m. – noon.
No charge for lunch or for the discussion.

Bullies, Victims and Scapegoats:  Creating Non-Violent Solutions
          The problem of bullying is just one aspect of violence prompting an urgent response from all of us, spiritual directors, mental health professionals, teachers, school personnel, parents, and anyone interested in promoting a more peaceful world. It builds on an understanding of human violence (which creates victims and scapegoats) from literature, anthropology and theology.
Presenter: Trudie Atkinson has been a Licensed Professional Counselor for morethan 20 years. She has been a therapist and clinical supervisor at a residential treatment facility for severely abused children. She is currently in the private practice of mental health counseling and supervising counselor interns.
          Friday, September 16, 7:00 p.m.; Saturday, September 17, 9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. $115, $25 deposit, includes Friday dinner and overnight accommodations, Saturday breakfast and lunch. Start the retreat with Vespers at 5 p.m. Check in by 4:30 p.m., $70 commuter fee, includes Saturday lunch.
Register by September 14.

Prayer and the Universal Call to Contemplation
          Cyprian Consiglio, OSB Cam, a monk, musician, spiritual teacher, internationally known performer, recording artist, and composer, will guide participants in the call to contemplation, based on his book, Prayer in the Cave of the Heart: The Universal Call to Contemplation. Come and experience the silence, the music, and prayer in this unique opportunity to learn more about contemplation and how to invite it more into your life.
Presenter: Cyprian Consiglio, a monk of the Camaldolese Congregation. Much of both his music and his teaching revolve around the Universal Call to Contemplation through  spirituality and the arts. A student of the writings of Bede Griffiths and Abhishiktananda, Cyprian has done work in inter-faith ritual and world music.
          Thursday, September 22, 7 p.m. – Sunday, September 25, 1 p.m.
$250, $25 deposit, includes 3 overnight accommodations and 9 meals. Start the retreat with Vespers at 5 p.m. on Thursday. Check in by 4:30 p.m. Commuter fee for the entire retreat: $155 includes lunch each day.
Register by September 16.

Silence – When God Speaks to Our Hearts
          Silence is the fertile ground where God sows the seeds of his love and presence. Using teachings and Lectio, we will focus on the theme of silence as found in the Scriptures and the Rule of Benedict, searching for the meaning of silence and how silence opens our hearts to God’s presence.

Presenter: Sr. Jeanette von Herrmann, OSB.

          Friday, September 30, 7 p.m.; Saturday, October 1, 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. $110, $25 deposit, includes Friday dinner and overnight accommodations, Saturday breakfast and lunch. Start the retreat with Vespers at 5 p.m. Check in by 4:30 p.m., $65 commuter fee, includes Saturday lunch.
Register by September 27.