Mid-Atlantic Community Retreats - Summer 2016 Locations: Cranaleith Spiritual Center, Philadelphia, PA Mount Saint Mary House of Prayer, Watchung, NJ Sisters of Mercy Retreat House, Sea Isle City, NJ Mercy Villa, Water Mill, NY Cranaleith Spiritual Center 13475 Proctor Road Philadelphia, PA 19116 215-934-6206 www.cranaleith.org Seven-Day Directed Retreat Accommodations: Nine retreatants Cost: $500 (check made payable to Cranaleith Spiritual Center) Dates: July 10 to 17, 2016, Arrival - 7 p.m., Departure - 11 a.m. Directors: Maria DiBello, RSM, Veneta Lorraine, Mary Trainer, RSM Maria DiBello, RSM, is director of programming for Cranaleith. She received an M.A. degree in Religious Studies from Villanova University and holds certificates in Spanish Language, Theology and Spiritual Direction. Her experience includes education, parish adult faith formation and house of prayer ministry. Maria served in pastoral leadership for many years in a setting of cultural diversity in the rural South. Currently, she is a retreat facilitator and spiritual director. Veneta Lorraine, Mercy Associate, D.Min., Cranaleith s new executive director, holds a Doctor of Ministry degree from Barry University in Miami Shores, FL, and a Master s Degree in Pastoral Theology from Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, MA. Her ministerial background includes campus ministry, theological and religious education, spiritual direction, supervision and retreat work. She was director of programming at Our Lady of Peace Spiritual Center in Narragansett, RI. Most recently, she served as director of Mount Saint Agnes Theological Center for Women in Baltimore. Sister Mary Trainer, RSM, is the founding director of Cranaleith Spiritual Center. She brings her background in organizational development and spirituality into her ministry of leadership development with the staff of groups serving the poor, as well as into her work with leaders in business and the professions through the Center s Work & Spirit programs. She earned a Ph.D. in social psychology from Boston University and a certificate in spiritual guidance from Shalem Institute.
Cranaleith Spiritual Center Registration Form All registrations and fees must be received at least one week prior to the retreat. Please duplicate this form as necessary, or download the form on our website. Name Address City/State/Zip Home Phone Retreat Email Amount enclosed $. Please send the full amount for the retreat and make check payable to: Cranaleith Spiritual Center. Please return this form by mail to: Cranaleith Spiritual Center 13475 Proctor Road Philadelphia, PA 19116 Phone: 215-934-6206 E-mail: cranaleith@comcast.net Website: www.cranaleith.org
Mount St. Mary House of Prayer 1651 U.S. Highway 22 Watchung, NJ 07069 908-753-2091 www.msmhope.org Directed Retreats Accommodations: Seven retreatants Cost: $400 (Check made payable to Mount St. Mary House of Prayer) Dates: June 10 to 17, July 8 to 15, August 12 to 19 Directors: Eileen P. Smith, RSM, Laura Arvin, OP, Mary Jo Kearns, RSM, Sister Eileen P. Smith, RSM, serves as the director of Mount Saint Mary House of Prayer. She has ministered in the area of spirituality for more than 35 years. In addition to directing retreats at Mount Saint Mary House of Prayer, she offers yearly directed retreats at the Jesuit Center for Spiritual Growth in Wernersville, PA, and at the Sisters of St. Joseph Retreat Center in Cape May. Sister Laura Arvin, OP, a Dominican Sister of Amityville, New York joined the staff as a co-director of Mount Saint Mary House of Prayer in September. 2012. She received her formation in retreat ministry from Fordham University and the St. Ignatius Retreat Center in New York. Sister Laura also directs a retreat in July at the Sisters of St. Joseph Retreat Center in Cape May. Sister Mary Jo Kearns, RSM, is a co-director of Mount St. Mary House of Prayer. In addition to more than 30 years of work as a spiritual director and retreat director, Sister Mary Jo has special interests in grief recovery and programs related to holistic development. Each retreat is a six, full-day directed retreat beginning at 7 p.m. on the opening evening and ending after liturgy and breakfast on the closing day.
Mount St. Mary House of Prayer Registration Form Name Address City/State/Zip Home Phone Retreat Dates Email Mail registration form and deposit as soon as possible to assure your place. We have accommodations for seven retreatants. Amount enclosed $. (Deposit - $80, Full payment - $400) Please return this form by mail to: Mount St. Mary House of Prayer 1651 U.S. Highway 22 Watchung, NJ 07069 Phone: 908-753-2091 E-mail: msmhope@msmhope.org Website: www.msmhope.org
Sisters of Mercy Retreat House 5800 Pleasure Avenue Sea Isle City, NJ 08243 Directed and Conference Retreats Accommodations: 25 Retreatants Cost: $450 (Check payable to Sisters of Mercy) Dates: June 4 to 11, June 11 to 18, June 18 to 27, September 10 to 17 June 4 to 11 Directed Retreats John Collins, CSsR John Collins is a Redemptorist priest whose ministerial background includes parish and retreat work, spiritual direction and counseling/psychotherapy, and pastoral work in healthcare and higher education. John has a long association with the mission and values of the Sisters of Mercy through his many years of service as chaplain at Gwynedd Mercy University and as a guest celebrant at community Liturgies. John is currently on the staff of San Alfonso Retreat House in Long Branch, NJ. Julie Grey, OP Sister Julie Grey, a Dominican Sister of Peace, has a Master's degree in Pastoral Studies from Loyola University. She is a graduate of the Institute for Spiritual Leadership (ISL) in Chicago and the Center for Religious Development in Cambridge, MA. Her work includes spiritual direction and program development at Emmaus Spiritual Life Center in Connecticut. She has given directed retreats throughout New England and has served in formation ministry for her congregation. Sister Julie is currently a full-time director at St. Raphaela Center. Liz Sweeney, SSJ Liz Sweeney SSJ, a Sister of Saint Joseph of Philadelphia, serves as a spiritual director for individuals and groups at Jesus House in Wilmington, Delaware. In recent years her ministry has broadened to include the development of integral spirituality and consciousness transformation through the practice of contemplative dialogue. Solitude Retreat
June 11 to-18 Directed Retreats Margaret Ellen Burke, SC Sister Margaret Ellen Burke, SC is a New York Sister of Charity. Margaret has been training and supervising spiritual directors for over 25 years as well as giving retreats (directed, guided, preached) in U.S. and Canada. As co-founder and director of the Center of Renewal and Education she focuses on the formation and spiritual development of lay leaders in the upper counties of the NY Archdiocese. Her background also includes years of chaplaincy to the terminally ill. Hiking is one of her favorite pastimes and she is rarely seen without her camera. She presently resides at the organic farm of the Sisters of Charity in Dutchess Co. NY Kathleen Gannon, OSF Kathleen Gannon has ministered as a spiritual director for many years, initially companioning women in formation in her Congregation. Trained as a spiritual director in Guelph, Canada, and immersed in continued education and training in the Spiritual Exercises through the lens of Franciscan spirituality in Cincinnati, OH. Kathleen has been invited to various places in the U.S. as a retreat director. For more than 15 years at the School of Applied Theology, in Berkeley, CA, Kathleen had the privilege of being a spiritual director and retreat director for women and men from around the world. Presently Kathleen is in Philadelphia and continues to minister as a spiritual director. She also ministers as a massage therapist in her Congregation s retirement home. Sharon Browning Sharon Browning, Esq. shepherds JUST Listening, a social enterprise fostering personal and social change and transformation through the practice and teaching of mindful listening and communication skills. The work of JUST Listening is twofold: the facilitation of training workshops, retreats, and difficult conversations, focusing primarily on those working with marginalized individuals and groups, and the training and supervision of Listening projects in which volunteers JUST Listen to people on the social margins. She is an attorney, spiritual director and supervisor, and facilitates retreats and workshops on a variety of spiritual topics. For more information see www.justlistening.net Solitude Retreat June 18 to 25 Conference Retreat Mary Sullivan, RSM Sister Mary Sullivan is a member of the NyPPaW (New York, Pennsylvania, Pacific West) Community of the Sisters of Mercy. Mary holds a Ph.D. in English from the University of Notre Dame (1964) and a Master s in Theology (Systematic Theology) from the University of London (1988). She is Professor Emerita of Literature and Dean Emerita of the College of Liberal Arts at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). She is the author or editor of Catherine McAuley and the Tradition of Mercy, The Friendship of Florence Nightingale and Mary Clare Moore, The Correspondence of Catherine McAuley, 1818-1841 and The Path of Mercy: The Life of Catherine McAuley, as well as several articles on Catherine McAuley and Mercy Spirituality. Her current research focuses on the sources of Catherine McAuley s authentic instructions and sayings.
June 18 to 25 Conference Retreat (continued) Retreat Title: Following Jesus and the Gospel with Catherine McAuley During this retreat we will try to learn from certain women and men in the gospels and from Catherine McAuley what the following of Jesus Christ means for us as Sisters of Mercy today. We will focus on certain Gospel passages and on Catherine's life in the hope that we may now more fully surrender to what Jesus' Gospel asks of each of us. This will be our prayer together. We will use Morning and Evening Prayer of the Sisters of Mercy, the Bible and The Practical Sayings of Catherine McAuley, published in 2010 ( a small, thin, grayish-covered paperback with Mary Pat Garvin's photograph of part of the statue of Catherine McAuley on the cover). If you don't have a copy of this book or can't find your copy, don't worry: Mary will be bringing many extra copies. September 10 to 17 Directed Retreats Mary Carboy, SSJ Sister Mary Carboy is currently in full-time ministry as spiritual/retreat director at St. Raphaela Center, Haverford, PA. Mary graduated from Duquesne University with an M.A. in Formative Spirituality and completed programs in direction through the Center for Spirituality in Wernersville, PA and Chestnut Hill, PA. Frank Doyle, OSA Frank Doyle was ordained an Augustinian Priest in 1970 and has been involved from time to time in parish ministry both here and abroad with the Sisters of Mercy. He has been a formation director in various capacities since 1975 and has been a staff member at several retreat centers. Since returning from missionary ministry in South Africa he is presently ministering with men in preparation for novitiate while continuing to accompany others in spiritual direction. He is a trustee of Villanova University and a member of the Augustinian provincial council. Chris Koellhoffer, IHM Sister Chris Koellhoffer, a Sister, Servant of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM Scranton), is the creator of the Mobile Spirituality Ministry. Her background is in communications and spirituality, with professional experience in education, communications, pastoral work and leadership. A writer, presenter, and spiritual guide, Sister Chris has broad experience in leading retreats spirituality programs, justice work and in shaping and facilitating process that connects the soul of a group with the soul of the church and the world. Solitude
Sisters of Mercy Retreat House - Sea Isle City Registration Form Name Address City/State/Zip Home Phone Email Retreat Choice: 1 st date: Check one: Presenter/Director Solitude 2 nd date: Check one: Presenter/Director Solitude Please note that retreats that are oversubscribed will be handled by lottery. Retreat Accommodation Choices: (Trocaire, *First floor duplex, or Second floor duplex) 1 st choice: 2 nd choice: (*First floor duplexes are not available during directed retreats.) Please note any health considerations that affect your choice of room assignment: Please send this completed printed retreat registration form (No fee necessary at this time) by postal mail only to: Sister Maureen Roe, RSM Sisters of Mercy 301 Carolee Circle Springfield, PA 19064 Registration forms will be processed on Saturday, February. 6. You will receive confirmation of your retreat via email the following week. After that confirmation, you will need to send the retreat fee of $450 by Saturday, April 9, to the address listed in your confirmation email.
Water Mill Retreats Dates: July 9 to 16, 2016, July 23 to 30, August 6 to 13, October 8 to 15 Directors: Michael Bruno, Michael Whalen, CM, Mary Waskowiak, RSM, Margaret Ellen Burke, S.C. July 9 to 16, 2016 Reverend Michael Bruno Striving for Perfect Charity: Reflecting Anew on the Second Vatican Council's Decree on Religious Life." On the fiftieth anniversary of the decree's promulgation, we will seek to explore the scriptural and spiritual themes in the Council's reflection. Using the document as a starting point, we will make connections (and have time to reflect upon) the spiritual life, our vocations, and our goal to "live more and more for Christ and for His body which is the Church." July 23 to 30, 2016 Reverend Michael Whalen, CM There s A Wideness in God s Mercy A wideness like the wideness of the sea. During these days, we will reflect on the phenomenon of the gift of Mercy. Pope Francis reminds us that our God is the face of Mercy turned toward us. August 6 to 13, 2016 Sister Mary Waskowiak, RSM Praying Mercy from the Inside-Out In this Year of Mercy let us come together in silence and prayer to deeply befriend those places of mercy, compassion and healing inside ourselves. Let us welcome the inner places where forgiveness calls. We do this to turn ourselves inside-out in bringing mercy, compassion, healing and forgiveness to others, to suffering people across the globe, and to the far reaches of our universe. The retreat days will offer options that include daily presentation, guided prayer experience, spiritual direction and evening sharing. October 8 to 15, 2016 Sister Margaret Ellen Burke, SC Transitions to Transformation Transitions are part of the fabric of our lives. They take many shapes and present a constant challenge to us. Through Scripture, music and poetry we will reflect on our personal patterns in response to the transitions in our lives.
Water Mill Retreat Registration Form Name Address City/State/Zip Home Phone Email Special Needs Retreat Choice: 1 st date: Presenter 2 nd date: Presenter Amount Enclosed The cost for each retreat for Sisters of Mercy is $450, which includes the $50 non-refundable deposit. The cost for all other religious is $475, including the $50 non-refundable deposit. (Retreats for Sisters of Mercy are subsidized by the community.) The balance is payable upon arrival at the Villa. Please return this registration form with your $50 deposit to: Sheila Browne, RSM 600 Convent Road, Syosset, New York 11791 See you at the Villa! And remember to bring your own sheets and towels! Thanks.