Evensong by the Sea Retreat & Spirituality Center
Whispers from the Sea - Newsletter January 2011 Vol.9 No.3
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IN THIS ISSUE |
- Reiki Training... .
- Men's Retreat
- Other upcoming retreats
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SUNDAY
MASS AT EVENSONG |
EVERY SUNDAY AT 10:00 a.m.
St. Mary of Magdala Church,
an Ecumenical Catholic Community,
gathers for Mass each Sunday
at 10:00am
at Evensong's
St. Mary of Magdala Chapel.
Join us - All Are Welcome!
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RETURN TO EVENSONG
HOMEPAGE
PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL RETREATS
NOW BEING ACCEPTED
Evensongretreat.com
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SMALL GROUP RETREATS
Evensong can accept small group retreats of up to 18 people from Oct. 15 - June 18. We are the perfect setting for Church Leadership Committees, Men's or Women's Groups, or just a group of friends who wish to get away for prayer together. Call us for more information at
508-432-0027
Other Links:
St. Mary of Magdala
Ecumenical Catholic Church
AlternativeCatholicExperience.com
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FROM THE DIRECTORS:
January is our annual time for maintenance and vacation. We wanted to update everyone on retreats and events coming up soon in February and March. Enjoy this issue and have a great january!
Peace,
Marie & Jim
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Fabric of Our Lives:
Creating a Personal Art Quilt
Work with fabric, fibers and all manner of “flotsam and jetsam” to create a contemporary counterpart of the traditional.
 
with
Artist Bernadette C. Waystack and Rev. Marie David
Saturday, March 3, 2012 9:00am-4:00pm
Evensong by the Sea Retreat & Spirituality Center
The fabric of our lives is woven with many threads colored by our life experience. Join us to recognize God’s handiwork in the beauty of the wisdom and truth that emerges from within. We will work with fabric, fibers, threads, buttons, notions, and embellishments of all kinds to create a “fabric collage” that represents each individual’s own personal vision and voice. Prior experience or skill in sewing is not necessary. We will be using a heat-fused, adhesive interfacing known as “Steam a Seam” which enables us to cut, place, iron and go. Materials will be provided but participants are invited to bring special fabrics, etc. of meaning to them. Creative vision and the courage to play, experiment and explore are the only pre-requisites!
Cost $135 inclusive of a delicious lunch and snacks! Opportunity for overnight accommodations available for additional $110 per evening.
To register call 508-432-0027
or you may contact us by email at info@evensongretreat.com. We are located at 326 Lower County Road, Harwich Port, MA 02646. To learn more about Evensong by the Sea, an Ecumenical Retreat & Spirituality Center and our directors, visit our website at www.evensongretreat.com.
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MAN TO MAN:
KEEPING THE FAITH
A Retreat for Men
Saturday, March 10, 2012
10:00am – 3:00pm
at
Evensong by the Sea
Retreat & Spirituality Center
Harwich Port, MA
Contact:
508-432-0027
info@evensongretreat.com www.evensongretreat.com
What are the most important values and beliefs you hold as a Christian man? Who passed them on to you? Have you passed on your beliefs to another man – a son, a grandson, a friend?
Join Rev. Christian Holleck and Rev. Jim David as they lead a group of Christian men in the exploration of what it means to be a Christian man in the twenty first century. In a series of presentations and discussions we’ll look at what we think the most important things are that we pass on from generation to generation as men. We’ll talk about biblical figures and which ones have impacted us most as men. We’ll look at the relationships which have strengthened our faith, and talk about how our faith strengthens the relationships that are most important to us.
 
The Rev. Christian Holleck The Rev. James David
The Rev. Christian Holleck is the Co-pastor of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Harwich. The Rev. James David is the co-director of Evensong Retreat Center in Harwich.
Fee: $75 per person includes lunch.
Overnight accommodations available either Friday or Saturday night - contact us at 508-432-0027.
The retreat will be held at Evensong by the Sea Ecumenical Retreat & Spirituality Center in Harwich Port, MA. Harwich Port is located on Cape Cod, and is a 75-minute drive from the center of Boston.
To register call 508-432-0027
or you may contact us by email at info@evensongretreat.com. To learn more about Evensong by the Sea, an Ecumenical Retreat & Spirituality Center and our directors, visit our website at www.evensongretreat.com.
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Evensong by the Sea Retreat & Spirituality Center
FIRST DEGREE REIKI TRAINING
With Reiki Master/Teachers
Larraine Bossi, RN,MS and Marie David, M.Ed
Saturday, March 17, 2012, 9:00a.m. – 4:30p.m.
Sunday, March 18, 2012, 1:00p.m. – 5:00p.m.
Nurses interested in expanding their ability and skill in offering energy healing to themselves and their patients are invited to join us for First Degree Reiki Training! This training enables you to share Reiki energy with yourself and others to promote balance and harmony to the body, mind, and spirit. Reiki energy helps reduce stress, brings comfort and calm, and accelerates the body's natural healing process. The practice of Reiki will bring a more centered focus to your nursing practice, benefiting yourself, patients, families and colleagues. Upon completion of this training the participant will be able to:
Tell a brief story of the way Reiki was started Simply describe the Human Energy System
Use one’s breath to start to relax Give oneself a Reiki treatment using guide sheets
Use one’s knowledge of Reiki to work with another
Larraine Bossi, Project Manager of Medicine Patient Services at Children’s Hospital in Boston shares over 40 years of nursing experience in support of wellness for nurses and their patients. Marie David joins Larraine in teaching Reiki for over 10 years focusing the integration of body, mind and spirit. Cost $175.
This activity has been submitted to the American Holistic Nurses Association (AHNA) for approval to award 10 contact hours. AHNA is accredited as an approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission of Accreditation
.Approval for contact hours through the AHNA is based on an assessment of the educational merit of this program and does not constitute endorsement of the use of any specific modality in the care of clients.
 
Larraine Bossi, RN, MS/RMT Marie David, M.Ed/RMT
To register call 508-432-0027
or you may contact us by email at info@evensongretreat.com. We are located at 326 Lower County Road, Harwich Port, MA 02646. To learn more about Evensong by the Sea, an Ecumenical Retreat & Spirituality Center and our directors, visit our website at www.evensongretreat.com. |
Upcoming Retreats:
February 15, 2012 8:30am - 10:00am: Spiritual Books Discussion Group - 8:30am to 10:00am
Join us as we gather to discuss "A New Earth," by Eckhart Tolle - This group usually discusses spiritual classics, but this meeting we decided to compare and contrast this contemporary work by Tolle with more traditional Christian Spiritual Classics. To sign up simply email your name and desire to participate to info@evensongretreat.com
March 22 -23, 2012 Retreat
Discovering Love: a Retreat for Abused Women -G give yourself a weekend away to focus on discovering love in its many contexts: love for oneself, the world and God. Experiences of abuse break the bonds of trust and may create unhealthy patterns in the way we relate to ourselves and others. This retreat explores the three stages of healing from abuse through the lens of God’s love.
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NEW RETREAT OFFERINGS:
Visit our website for more information on the following retreats or call us at 508-432-0027. These retreats are designed for individual participants, but most may be adapted for small groups.
MOVING FORWARD THROUGH LIFE’S TENSIONS
This three day retreat invites the participant to relax deeply and to be open to the invitations that lie in the midst of life’s tensions. The mandorla process is used to help the retreatant recognize the sacred space between life’s expectations, images and pulls.
PRAYER BEYOND WORDS
When there are no words to express the prayer of our souls, the gift of artistic expression can assist us in communicating the depth of our experience. This two day retreat is open to all including those with no artistic experience.
HONORING THE LOSS
This four day retreat is a time of nurturance for the mind, body and soul as the participant continues to move through the grieving process. The experience includes a reiki treatment, spiritual direction, and the creation of memory beads to support the healing process.
WILL YOU WALK WITH ME
This private retreat experience is for the person who is seeking to have companionship on the spiritual journey. Experienced spiritual directors are available to meet on a daily basis (two night minimum).
SPACE JUST TO BE
For those who seek be in sacred space with themselves and their God. Our cretan labyrinth awaits your walking meditation and our chapel is available for private prayer and meditation (two night minimum).
PATHWAYS TO THE SOUL
A personal retreat experience using guided meditation, journaling, and creative prayer to facilitate a journey inward to the soul (two day minimum).
PRAYING WITH CREATION
This four day directed retreat invites the participant to listen to the voice of God speaking to the soul through nature, through reflection upon one’ life, and in scripture. The natural beauty of Cape Cod beckons the heart and soul to experience the God of creation.
SPIRITUAL EXERCISE OF ST. IGNATIUS
An introductory two to four day retreat is available for those who wish to experience the exercises for the first time. Traditional five or eight day retreats are available to those who are experienced with the exercises.
DOING IT MY WAY!
Any of the above retreats can be adapted to a person’s hectic schedule. If you can set aside two or more hours per week for quiet we can work with you to complete most of the above retreats of the course of a few weeks or months, in your own space and on your own schedule.
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Schedule your retreat with us....
Schedule your private individual retreat with us...from a few days to a week or more.
Or bring your small group to Evensong - we can work with you to plan a retreat for your group, or you can have your own agenda.
Learn more at our website or call us at 508-432-0337.
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EVENSONG OFFERS...
- Programs for Church Pastoral Teams and Church Leadership Groups
- Spiritual Direction here or at your own site
- Space for individuals who wish private time to pray or to reconnect with themselves
- Reiki Treatments
- Reiki Training
- Guided Retreats personalized for your group
- Peggy Huddleston's Prepare for Surgery Heal Faster program
- and much more....
Call us to discuss how we can serve your needs: 508-432-0027 |
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Copyright ©2012, James & Marie David, Evensong by the Sea Ecumenical
Retreat & Spirituality Center, 326 Lower County Road, Harwich
Port, MA 02646. All rights reserved.
Evensong
by the Sea
Retreat & Spirituality Center
326 Lower County Road
Harwich Port, MA 02646
508-432-0027
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