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Calendar of EventsJanuary - July, 2011

St. Francis Woods

Franciscan Sisters of the Sacred Heart

Portiuncula Center for PrayerPoverello Holistic CenterHealing Body, Mind, Spirit

9263 West St. Francis RoadFrankfort*Illinois*60423815.464.3880 * [email protected]


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Calendar At-a-Glance (Cover Photo by Marianne Saieg, OSF)

When there is peace and meditation, there is neitheranxiety nor doubt. St. Francis of Assisi

January14-15 Hope Amidst Lifes Chaos: Finding our Place in the Unfolding

Story of the Universe (Friday-Saturday or Saturday only)22-23 A 12-Step Retreat: Bringing the Gifts of Recovery into

Everyday Life (Saturday-Sunday)24 Christian Unity Week: An Evening of Inspiration and

Challenge (Monday)31 Searching for Spiritual Clarity through Journaling (Monday)February12 A Winter Spa Day: Connecting at the Heart (Saturday)28 Waiting in Joyful Hope in Un/underemployment (Monday)March5 A Walk with Thomas Merton (Saturday)5-6 Healing Touch Class: Level I (Saturday-Sunday)5-6 The Art of Medieval Illumination (Saturday-Sunday)7-21 A Retreat in Everyday Life: Letting in the Light (2 Monday

evenings with personal reflection at home in between sessions)14 Lenten Journey: Time to Rekindle the Vision (Monday)21 Lenten Journey: The Wisdom of Creation (Monday)22 A Labyrinth Walk: Celebrating the Spring Equinox (Tuesday)

28 Lenten Journey: The Wisdom of the Mystics (Monday)April - May1-2 Exploring and Expanding our Images of God (Friday-Saturday)4 Lenten Journey: The Wisdom of the Prophets (Monday)11 Lenten Journey: Jesus, His Dream, Our Dream (Monday)18 Lenten Journey: Practicing Resurrection (Monday)May7 Dreams and the Inner Journey (Saturday)23 Pieces of the Puzzle: MBTI (Monday)

June -July6 A Day to Plant: Working with Mother Earth (Monday)13-17 Womens Contemplative Retreat (Monday-Friday or day

sessions Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday)17 Taize Prayer Service (Friday)21 A Labyrinth Walk: Celebrating Summer Solstice (Tuesday)July8-15

A Retreat in the Footsteps of Francis and Clare of Assisi withMurray Bodo (Friday-Friday)

18-22 Silent Directed Retreat (Monday-Friday or day sessionsTuesday, Wednesday, Thursday)

21 A Celebration of Mary Magdalene (Thursday)

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The Portiuncula Center for Prayer, nestled in St. Francis Woods androoted in the Franciscan tradition, is a sacred space of welcome forthose seeking peace of mind, body, and spirit. Mission Statement

JANUARY, 2011Hope Amidst Lifes ChaosFinding Our Place in the Unfolding Story of the UniverseDate: January 14-15, or 15

A new year means new challenges as well as blessings. Join us for anevening and/or a day of reflection and prayer that focuses on the Loveand Abundance the Divine provides as we come to see our place in theunfolding story of the universe.Friday: 6:30-9pm Fee: $10 A wonderful short film entitled SuzukiSpeaks followed by discussion and prayer as we together remember

who we are from a scientific perspective.Saturday: 10am-4pm Fee: $55 (lunch included)The unfolding story of the universe---and our story as well---throughmusic, stories, ritual, time for quiet reflection and group sharingFriday overnight, breakfast, lunch and program Fee: $115Facilitator: Lucy Slinger, FSPA is a Franciscan Sister of Perpetual

Adoration from LaCrosse, Wisconsin. She brings a rich background inscience and theology from lived experiences and scholarly works. She

comes with a passion for the sacred dimensions of all of creation and adesire to live in right relationship with self, others, God, and Earth.

A 12-Step RetreatBringing the Gifts of Recovery into Everyday LifeDate: Saturday, 22 10am-Sunday 23, Noon Fee: $130; Commuter-$80Give yourself the gift of journeying with others in recovery.During this time together we will focus on the Promises of Recovery

that are fulfilled when we live the 12 steps day in and day out. Togetherwe will reflect on the challenges and transformation that has takenplace in our own lives as we have unwrapped the gift over time.Facilitator: Sister Linda Fischer, ASC has been a grateful recoveringalcoholic for the past 20 years and says she loves facilitating recoveryretreats because she receives every bit as much as she gives. She callsher own journey in recovery one of the greatest blessings in her life.

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Christian Unity WeekAn Evening of Inspiration and ChallengeDate: January 24 Time: 7-9pmThe traditional period in the northern hemisphere for the Week of

Prayer for Christian Unity is January 18-25. To mark its importance for

our world today, we invite you to join with us in welcomingrepresentatives from a variety of Christian faith traditions in our area

who will briefly share about their origins, the experience of worship in

their churches, areas of social justice that are compelling for their

members, and the impact of faith on their everyday lives. We will end

the evening in prayer, conscious of our need to do more for the unity of

the Body of Christ.Facilitator: Mary Ruth Broz, RSM is a Sister of Mercy and ProgramManager at the Port. She received a Master of Divinity Degree from the

Jesuit School of Theology and a Doctor of Ministry Degree from St. Mary

of the Lake University in Mundelein. She is a spiritual director and has

facilitated countless retreats and workshops assisting people in

uncovering the sacred dimensions of their ordinary life experience.

Searching for Spiritual Clarity through JournalingDate: January 31 Time: 9:30am-Noon Fee: $20Journal writing as a spiritual tool can facilitate personal insights,

healing, and clarity. Whether it takes the form of a letter to God, a daily

inventory or a prayer journal, writing it down is the great thought

detangler. Your facilitators will share their experiences in journaling

followed by a journal writing session and time for reflection.Facilitators: Judy Flanigan received her certification in SpiritualCompanioning from the Chicago Archdiocesan program entitled

Fanning the Flame and a degree from the DePaul School of New

Learning with an emphasis in ministry.

Carol Dolan has a Masters Degree from the School of the Art Institute of

Chicago. Her paintings have been shown widely throughout the Chicagoarea, and she presently teaches painting in her studio in Tinley Park.

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FEBRUARY, 2011

A Winter Spa Day: Connecting at the HeartDate: February 12 Time: 10am-4pm Fee: $75 Limit: 18This Valentines Day Week-end, we invite you to take a journey of the

heart and participate in this special gathering where we will embrace

body, mind, and spirit. The first session will begin at 9 a.m. where we

will set an inspirational tone for the day in the context of prayer and

ritual. The day will include a gong bath as well as hour of bodywork,

followed by time for your own reflection and a closing gathering to

share your experience of the day.Facilitators: Mary Ruth Broz, RSM, Norma Janssen, OSF,Kathleen Hook, OSF, Joy Sloan

Waiting in Joyful Hope in the Midst of Un/underemploymentDate: February 28 Time: 9:00am-12:30pm No feeJob loss can provide a meaningful opportunity to deepen our faith as

we wait in joyful hope for new things to come. This morning of

reflection will encourage those who participate to find their own path

through the dark night of un/underemployment in stories of love

overcoming fear, forgiveness overcoming anger, and faith overcoming

despair. Prayer, laughter, time for personal reflection and

conversation will hopefully provide a peaceful morning on the journey

to finding a new job. Continental breakfast will be served at 9:00am

and the program will begin at 9:30am.

Facilitators: After teaching high school for 34 years, Carol Conwaybegan her second career as pastoral associate at St. Germaine Parish

in Oak Lawn. She started the St. Germaine Job Seekers Support

Group in May of 2009. A graduate of Catholic Theological Union,

Jim White writes a weekly blog that focuses on the Spirituality of

the Unemployed and co-leads Between Jobs Ministry at St. John

Fischer Parish in Evergreen Park.

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MARCH - APRIL, 2011

A Walk With Thomas MertonDate: March 5 Time: 10am- 2pm Fee: $45A thousand years, a thousand poems, will not undo you, Thomas

Merton. You are whole. Make us so. ---A Song for Nobody: A Memory

Vision of Thomas Merton by Ron Seitz

Mertons message reminds us of two movements in life: Transformation

and Contemplation. His message reminds us that we are called to deep

awareness of Gods presence in our lives. His vision moves out until it is

fixed on ChristTo be a saint is to be myself. Merton, the man, was a

sinner and saint; a humorist, the hermit; a social man, the contemplative

mystic! ComeLets go for a walk with Thomas Merton!Facilitator: Marianne Saieg, OSF is a member of the Franciscan Sistersof Joliet. She is a spiritual director, retreat facilitator, teacher, and

photographer. Her academic background includes a Masters Degree in

Pastoral Studies, as well as a Certificate in the Art of Spiritual Direction

and studies in Media Communications.

Healing Touch: Class Level IDate: March 5-6 Time: 9-6 Fee: Commuter: $365; Overnight: $415Healing Touch Curriculum is designed for all who are interested in

learning about energy for personal well being, to help oneself, or to

compliment a medical, nursing or therapy practice. Level I allows

persons with varying backgrounds to enter, acknowledge their previous

learning, and to further develop skills in energy-based therapy. A strong

commitment to personal growth is required.

Facilitator: Mary Sinclair has taught Healing Touch since 1994---frommassage therapists to nurses, from Elmhurst to Nepal! At the present

time she has a long-standing practice in Elmhurst dedicated to chronic

illness, cancer, and stress related conditions.

We are living in a worldthat is absolutelytransparent, and God isshining through it all thetime. Thomas Merton

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The Art of Medieval Illumination: A Hands-on Art ClassDate: March 5-6 Time: 9-4:30 Fee: Commuter: $150 includes lunch;Overnight: $200 includes room, lunch and dinnerThe illuminated prayer book has been a part of Church history sincethe beginning of Christianity. This introductory workshop is ideal forthe novice student eager to study the techniques of the medieval art ofillumination spanning the 12-16th centuries. The detail of this art formwill tap into your creative spirit and provide you with a glimpse of themonastic inspiration of the past. This will be a hands on art classwhere students will paint on a pre-printed worksheet to learn the

basics of color mixing, painting, shading, blending, and the applicationof gold. All materials will be provided for use in the class. This classwill meet in the auditorium at the Motherhouse.Facilitator: Valerie Weilmuensters formal training as an engrosser andilluminator began at an engrossing studio in Chicago. Her passion forthe medieval style of decorated letters and vines has taken her aroundthe country teaching workshops on illumination for the past 20 years.She has served on the faculty of several International Calligraphy

Conferences and is on the faculty of St. Michaels Institute for SacredArt at St. Edmunds Retreat Center.

A Retreat in Everyday Life: Letting In The LightDates: March 7-21; group sessions (7th and 21st) Time: 7-9pm Fee:$150 (includes all materials and 5 spiritual direction appointments)Sometimes it takes practice to recognize those sacred sparks of lightthat are buried like treasures all around us. The Retreat in EverydayLife invites you to do just that. HAVE YOU EVER WANTED TO

MAKE A RETREAT BUT JUST COULDNT MAKE SPACE ON YOURCALENDAR? Have you heard about spiritual direction but have notknown how to pursue it? Have you wanted to learn a little bit moreabout praying with scripture in the midst of your ordinary, busy days?If so, this retreat is for you! EACH PARTICIPANT COMMITS TO 30MINUTES OF PERSONAL PRAYER AND REFLECTION EACH DAY

AS A WAY OF LISTENING TO HOW GOD IS SPEAKING TO THEMTHROUGH THE ORDINARY PEOPLE AND EVENTS OF THEIR

LIVES. Participants make these prayer exercises at home and thenmeet individually at a mutually convenient time with a trainedspiritual director 5 times for one hour over a two-week period.Registration deadline: February 20.Spiritual Directors/Facilitators: Mary Ruth Broz, RSM, Norma Janssen,OSF, Father Terry Johnson, Marianne Saieg, OSF

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A Labyrinth Walk: Celebrating the Spring EquinoxDate: March 22 Time: 7-9pm Fee: $10Remembering our ancestors of old, we will gather at the Labyrinth (orinside at the Port if weather dictates!) on this Sacred Feast when Winterofficially turns into Spring and daylight and darkness once again findtheir balance. As a way of recognizing our connection with all ofcreation, we will celebrate the resurrection of the earth with fire, prayer,and song, honoring the mystery of new life pushing up through hardground, and praying for that same kind of courage as we walk the twistsand turns of our own journeys.Facilitator: Mary Ruth Broz, RSM

The Lenten Journey: A Time to Rekindle the VisionWhere there is no vision the people perish.Proverbs 29:18Is there a better way to liveare there ways I am being called to

changewhat does it really mean to be humanwhat kind of world am Iwanting to pass on to the next generationhow do I learn to connect thedots between life and deathis there something Francis of Assisi, themystics, and indigenous people have been trying to teach us about ourconnection with the rest of creation that we still havent learnedwhatwas the road less traveled that Jesus called us to walk?Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heartand try to love the questions themselves

Perhaps you will then gradually, without noticing it,live along some distant day into the answer.

---from Letters to a Young Poetby Rainer Marie RilkeThis Lent we invite you to slow life down, to be with your own questions,and to let a Larger Mystery lead the way. Each session is independentof the others, so come to one or all. Each session will include apresentation, time for quiet and conversation together. The fee for theseries is $100. The fee for each session is $20.

Labyrinth, Chartres CathedralConstructed in the 13th century

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The Lenten Journey: Time to Rekindle the VisionDate: March 14 Time: 9:30am-Noon or 7-9pm Fee: $20We live in dark times! Most of us are needing to see more clearly what

is important and what is not. Many of us are wanting to find a better

way to live in our personal lives, and in our world as well. As we begin

this Lenten season together, we will tap into the wisdom of the NativeAmerican Vision Quest, and let it guide us as we move into our own

wilderness in order to get focused again and listen for the kind of

transformation that is being required of us at this time in our lives.Facilitator: Mary Ruth Broz, RSMLetting the Wisdom of Creation Guide Our WayDate: March 21 Time: 9:30am-Noon Fee: $20

Facilitator: Father Terry Johnson

For millions of years, our ancestors remained very close to nature andsaw the entire web of life infused with divinityAs we travel the

universe in Our Blue Boat Home how do we live day to day as

pilgrims who travel with all that is around us? Come spend time with

fellow travelers and wonder and dream about our call to

transformation and interconnectedness.Facilitator: Father Terry Johnson is involved in faith formation andvalues the integration of faith within our ordinary lives. He is a

spiritual director and retreat leader presently serving as Pastor of St.Irenaeus Parish in Park Forest.

Gathering in the Wisdom of the MysticsDate: March 28 Time: 9:30am-Noon Fee: $20During this session, we will spend time with Hildegarde of Bingen and

Julian of Norwich, women mystics whose wisdom literally can be a

sprinkling rite for the soul as we reflect together on how they

courageously struggled to link the spiritual tradition they inherited

with their own experience of a personal God who walked and talkedwith them on a daily basis.Facilitator: Mary Ruth Broz, RSM

Gathering in the Wisdom of the ProphetsDate: April 4 Time: 9:30am-Noon Fee: $20Tracing the footprints of those who taught us how to walk the road less

traveledequipping us with the couragethere is a cost, but there is

also a cost in refusing to change our coursewho are the prophets of

our times with whom we dialogue as we make our way, aware that wewill offer a new road for others to travel? Bring a companion to this

morning of word and wisdom!Facilitator: Father Terry Johnson

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Jesus: His Dream, Our DreamDate: April 11 Time: 9:30am-Noon Fee: $20Out of his experience of being human there arose within the heart of

Jesus the dream he had for us all. His heart speaks to our hearts and

his vision embraces our own. What it means to be fully human! We can

live as he lived because we have already begun to live that way.Facilitator: Father Joseph Ruiz is a recently retired parish priest of theArchdiocese of Chicago. His Masters Degree in Psychology provides arichly human base for his life-long commitment to spirituality: spiritual

direction, retreat work, teaching and writing. He has been giving

retreats and teaching Centering Prayer for over twenty years.

Practicing Resurrection: Rising up and Beginning AgainDate: April 18 Time: 9:30am-Noon or 7-9pm Fee: $20One of the most profound mysteries of our faith is that seeded in each of

our souls is that power to rise up and begin again. How to live out ofthat power and carry a different kind of vision back into our daily lives

will be the focus of our time together as we move into Holy Week and

join with all of creation in living the paschal mystery---life, death, life

again!Facilitator: Mary Ruth Broz, RSMExploring and Expanding Our Images of GodDate: April 1-2 Time: Friday: 7-9 pm and Saturday 10-3pm Fee:$115.00 program, room, breakfast, lunch; $65.00 commuter rateincludes program and lunch

As we navigate through our lives, we encounter different images and

symbols that point us to a larger reality and at times capture who God is

for us at any given moment. Often as we live through different

experiences in life, we realize that we need to expand our understanding

of who God is---and let God be God! Come and spend time with those

images that have captured your experience of God and let yourself be

enriched by others who will share the journey with you on this overnight

of discussion, contemplation, and sharing.Facilitator: Father Terry JohnsonSanctify yourself and you willsanctify society.Francis of Assisi

Jesus: His Dream, Our DreamDate: Time: $20

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Practicing Resurrection: Rising up and Beginning AgainDate Time: Fee:

Facilitator:Exploring and Expanding Our Images of GodDate Time: Fee:

Facilitator:Sanctify yourself and you willsanctify society.Francis of Assisi

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MAY, 2011The Transformative Power of DreamsDate: May 7 Time: 9:30am-12:30pm Fee: $25Dreams are a unique and powerful way of experiencing the movement

of the sacred in our lives. In this session, participants will focus onthe rich store of healing, wisdom, and direction our dreams hold forthe spiritual journey. During our time together we will explore somepractical ways of working with our dreams in order to discover themessages contained within the dream symbols. You are welcome tocome with your own dreams!Facilitator: Mary Ellen (Mel) Ryley, MA, MPS, is a Sister of Charity.Since 1989 she has been engaged in the ministry of spiritual direction,retreats, and workshops. Mel has facilitated dream exploration andhas trained spiritual directors in the Chicago area for more than 20years. Currently, she is a supervisor for the Center for SpiritualDirection at North Park Seminary.

Pieces of the Puzzle: MBTIDate: May 23 Time: 9:30am-Noon Fee: $20Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an

understanding about ourselves. (Carl Jung)There are many things we cannot control. We can, however, take stepsto deepen our self knowledge and gain understanding of what drivesour behavior and why others in the exact same situation react sodifferently. The Myers Briggs Personality Type Indicator is the basisfor this program. It is rooted in Jungian Theory and provides insightsinto our relationships at home, at work, and in social situations.Learning more about why we communicate the way we do, why we seethe world a certain way, and how we organize our lives gives us

valuable pieces of our personality style and even our life puzzle.Facilitator: Mary Lou Nugent is the Director of the Portiuncula Centerfor Prayer and has created and facilitated MBTI sessions for corporateand academic groups around the country. She has an M.A. Ed. fromthe University of Illinois and has attended several sessions on adultlearning and development at Harvard University.

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JUNE, 2011

A Day to PlantWorking Together With Mother Earth!Date: June 6 Time: 9am-NoonWE NEED YOU! This is the day to get your hands dirty, to join us inplanting flowers around the Port, readying the land to provide

hospitality and beauty to those who will come to this holy ground overthe summer months. As we join hands in accomplishing this project, wewill learn once again one of those life-long spiritual lessons: WE CANDO SO MUCH MORE TOGETHER THAN ANY ONE OF US CAN DO

ALONE! (Please bring your own gloves and tools for plantingand evena flower if you are so moved!)

Womens Contemplative RetreatDate: June 13 - June 17 (with single day options on June 14, 15, and 16)Time: Monday, 3pm: Arrival and Registration; 4:30pm: OpeningSessionFriday, 11am: Closing after brunch Fee: $350 (program, room, meals)Single Day Option: June 14, 15, 16 Time: 9:30- 5pm Fee: $50 perday (program, lunch)While these days will be spent in quiet (with the opportunity forindividual spiritual direction included in full week option only), thegroup will gather for prayer and a presentation each morning, and aclosing ritual and conversation at 4:30 each afternoon.Monday, June 13, 4:30Welcome and Gathering (full week option)Tuesday, June 14, 9:30-11 a.m.: Sabbath Living for Body, Mind, andSpiritFacilitator: Norma Janssen, OSFWednesday, June 15, 9:30-11 a.m.: Entering the Interior Castle withTeresa of Avila Facilitator: Marianne Saieg, OSFThursday, June 16, 9:30-11 a.m.: Finding Shelter and Inspiration inthe Lives of Women Who DaredFacilitator: Mary Ruth Broz, RSMFriday, June 17, 9:30: Closing Ritual and Presentation (full weekoption)

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Taize Prayer Service on the Grounds of St. Francis WoodsDate: June 17 Time: 7:30- 8:30pm Fee: Free will offeringLeader of Song: Dr. Iris Aahara and choir members from Infant Jesusof Prague Parish in Flossmoor, IllinoisGather with all of creation and come for a time of song and prayer on

the holy grounds of St. Francis Woods here at the Port! This ecumenicalprayer service blends periods of silent reflection with meditativesinging where simple songs are sung many times so that they penetratethe whole being. These simple songs enable us to keep praying longafter the service has ended. PLEASE BRING A LAWN CHAIR WITH

YOU. In case of inclement weather, the service will be held in Queen ofAngels Chapel, located in the Motherhouse of the Franciscan Sisters.

A Labyrinth Walk: Celebrating Summer SolsticeDate: June 21 Time: 9:30-11:30am or 7-9pm Fee: $10On this longest day of the year, we will gather at the Labyrinth---honoring Brother Sun and Sister Moon in the spirit of St. Francis---and ushering in this sacred season of summer with fire, prayer, song,and celebration. Using The Canticle of the Sun, you will be invited tomove along the labyrinth of your own journey with mindfulness andgratitude for the web of life that connects us all!Facilitator: Mary Ruth Broz, RSM

JULY, 2011

A Retreat In the Footsteps of Francis and Clare of AssisiDate: July 8 (7pm) July 15 (Noon) Fee: $495 (retreat, room,meals); $295 Commuter (retreat, lunch)Drawing on over 30 years of Assisi Pilgrimages, Murray will share hisinsights into Francis and Clare---their lives and their meaning for ustoday. In prose and poetry and power point, Murray will re-create theworld of these two extraordinary Medieval saints, a man and a womanfor the 21st century.Presenter: Father Murray Bodo, OFM is a staff member of FranciscanPilgrimage Programs and the author of over 25 books. Visitwww.murraybodo.com for information on his newest book and CD.

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Silent Directed RetreatDate: July 18 22 (with single day options on July 19, 20, 21)Time: Monday, 3pm: Arrival and Registration; 4:30pm: OpeningSessionFriday, 11am: Closing after brunch Fee: $350 (program, room, meals)Single Day Option: July 19, 20, 21 Time: 9:30- 5pm Fee: $60 per day(program, spiritual direction, lunch)GIVE YOURSELF THE GIFT OF TIME! Stare out the window, sit in agazebo, walk the labyrinth, bring your journal, wander down to HickoryCreek. The directed retreat promises an environment that fosterssilence, solitude, prayer, rest, and renewal as you experience the gift ofnature on the grounds of St. Francis Woods. Each day you will have theopportunity to meet with a trained spiritual director who will serve as aguide during this sacred time, helping you listen to how the Spirit is

moving and adapting the retreat to the needs and desires of eachindividual.Spiritual Directors: Mary Ruth Broz, RSM, Norma Janssen, OSF,Father Terry Johnson, and Marianne Saieg, OSF

A Celebration of Mary Magdalene, Gods BelovedDate: July 21 Time: 7-9 p.m. Fee: $20This evening we will celebrate and recover once again the true identityof this woman at the center of our Christian Tradition who has much to

teach us about the path we must walk in order to uncover our true selvesand shed the distorted images of those who might define both her and usin ways that are far from the image of God we have been called tobecome.Facilitator: Colette Wisnewski, a writer and retreat leader, is agraduate of Chicago Theological Union, and brings with her an on-goingdesire to explore the relationship between creativity and spirituality.

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RECURRING PROGRAMS40-Day Hermitage RetreatUsing Sister Mary Elizabeth Imlers book entitledA FRANCISCANSOLITUDE EXPERIENCE: THE PILGRIMS JOURNAL; this retreat

is based on the Third Order Rule, and builds on our rich Franciscanheritage by drawing on the writings of Francis and Clare. Participantsare invited into the freedom to simply be, using the journal as a guide.

A theme reflection every 10 days is included as well as opportunities tobe companioned by spiritual directors as one wishes.

Spiritual Book ClubThis is an informal chance to meet with fellow seekers on a spiritual

journey. Group chooses the book to read and discuss. New bookdiscussion begins in January. All are welcome. Group meets thirdMonday of the month from January through May. Fee is cost of thebook. Facilitator: Mary Ann HamiltonWord WeaversHave you ever longed for a community offering a safe haven andcreative support while giving you the sacred space to travel your owncreative journey as a writer? Whether your interest is in poetry,

fiction, memoir, or non-fiction---join us and become part of theon-going story of a thriving, vibrant writing community that gatherson a regular basis here at the Port. This is a newly formed group withongoing monthly meetings.Fee: $10 Facilitators: Mary Ellen Michna and Colette Wisnewski

YEAR ROUND OPPORTUNITIESSpiritual DirectionBeing companioned on your spiritual journey by a trained spiritualdirector offers the opportunity for on-going spiritual growth. In thecontext of an hour session (often scheduled monthly) you are invited toshare ordinary life experience, listen for the moment of the Holy, andbe gently guided in paying attention to how God seems to be speakingthrough the twists and turns of your journey.Spiritual Directors: Mary Ruth Broz, RSM, Norma Janssen, OSF,OSF, Marianne Saieg, OSF, Fr. Terry Johnson.

LabyrinthWalking the labyrinth is an ancient spiritual act and meditation.Taking time to reflect before stepping on the path, asking a question, orsimply enjoying the journey will leave you wanting a return visit.Material to guide you is available at The Port.

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Private RetreatsIf what you need is time away to de-stress, reflect, or simply be, consider

spending a day or days in private retreat.

You are welcome to stay in the retreat house or one of our cozy

hermitages. Strolling the wooded pathways, meditating in the gazebo,

walking our beautiful labyrinth, meeting with a Spiritual Director,

enjoying a bodywork treatment at the Holistic Center, or simply being

here are all options for your private retreat.

HermitagesDesigned in the tradition of Franciscan simplicity, the hermitages are

quiet places where the routine of everyday life, its hectic pace and

insistent demands, can be put aside for the inner needs of the heart and

soul. All 5 are surrounded by beautiful woods with deer being the most

frequent visitors.

THE POVERELLO HOLISTIC CENTERGod has wondrously created our entire beingbody, mind and spirit!

Our emotions, experiences and sense of being are written in our physical

structure. When the stresses and demands of life dim the luster of who

we are, skillful touch and sacred bodywork encourage a quality of

awareness and individual growth as a total person.

We invite you to our charming and rustic Poverello Holistic Center, to

come aside and gently attend to the inner needs of body, mind and spirit

through various modalities of bodywork. You will be treated with

compassion, gentleness, and peace at St. Francis Woods.

Do you not know that your body is thetemple of the Holy Spirit.1 Corinthians 6:1915


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CONTACT and REGISTRATION INFORMATIONScheduling andRegistration Mary AnnHamilton 815.464.3880info@portforprayer.orgSpiritualDirectionProgramManagement

Mary Ruth

Broz, RSM

815.469.4883

[email protected]

Director Mary LouNugent [email protected] andCoordinator

Kate Galgan 815.469.4830

[email protected]

CookKristin

Marcheschi

815.469.4830

[email protected]

Web SiteCenter for

Prayer and

Holistic

Center

www.portforprayer.org

Poverello Holistic CenterDirector andTherapist

Norma

Janssen,

OSF 815.464.3808

General Number All OtherTherapists 815.464.3840Franciscan Sisters of the Sacred HeartFranciscanSisters of theSacred HeartGeneral

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Web Site

815.469.4895

www.fssh.com

Registration Registration is required for all programs:1. Phone 815.464.3880 or2. Email [email protected] or3. Web site: www.portforprayer.orgDeadlines for registration and deposits to reservespace:

1. Registration deadline is generally one weekprior to program unless otherwise noted in

description.

2. Payment in full or deposit required at time ofregistration for all programs.

3. Deposit for programs ranging from $40 to $100is $25.00. Deposit for programs costing more

than $100 is $75.00.

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Location and DirectionsThe Port is located approximately 45 minutes south of Chicago inFrankfort, Illinois, at 9263 West St. Francis Road, on the St. FrancisWoods Campus. The Campus is one half mile east of Route 45 (La

Grange Road) and 2 miles south of the Interstate 80/Route 45intersection. The campus is 2 miles west of Route 43 (Harlem Avenue).

Port Drive is the entrance bordering the west edge of the campus andleads to the Port parking lot. The Poverello Holistic Center is the stonebuilding located east of the Port and immediately south of theMotherhouse. Parking is available in front of the Holistic Center.

The Portiuncula Center for Prayer offers meeting space forgroups up to 50. Small and large, formal and informalgroups will find the Port the perfect place to host theirretreat or meeting.Great meals, comfortable overnight accommodations and a

wonderful staff make the Port your ideal option.Contact us at 815.464.3880 for more information and toschedule your event.

The Port also maintains a Gift Shop offering a greatselection of books and religious items.

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