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BENEDICTINE RETREAT & CONFERENCE CENTER
Retreats with Others
opportunities to explore spiritual questions
and find renewal with others on the journey
For more information or to register
Email the Benedictine Center or call 651.777.7251
Registering last minute?
While we welcome walk-ins, it is always wise to call 651.777.8181
to insure that an event has not been filled or cancelled.
Customized Group Retreats
Retreats for your parish or faith group can be scheduled at the Benedictine Center or at your site. Members of our staff can offer days of prayer and renewal, including instruction in centering prayer and lectio divina. Costs negotiated.
A Day Away
Parish staffs are invited to take advantage of our meeting spaces, which can accommodate small and large groups, for a day of reflection, planning, and prayer. The cost includes conference room, audio visual equipment, use of facilities and meals as listed. See Rates. Private rooms are available for overnight retreats. Expert consultation for planning and/or facilitating meetings is available as well at $50 per hour.
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Living a Balanced Life
a series of retreats with S. Mary Forman OSB
 Living A Balanced Life is a series aimed at deepening an understanding of Christian discipleship. Master teacher S. Mary Forman OSB leads participants in a study of the Rule of St. Benedict and engages them in spiritual practices that incorporate its key principles. Living A Balanced Life offers a unique opportunity to "listen with the ear of one’s heart.” Come to one or more sessions.
$160 per session including lodging and meals;
$130 per session for commuters
Work
Fri., Feb. 6, 7p thru Sat., Feb. 7, 4p
The word "work" conjures up many images, from manual labor to professional careers, from drudgery to the fine arts, from 9-5 and 24/7 to engagement in the creative activity of God, in which humans participate. We will explore the varied attitudes, types, and ways of working that are both death-dealing and life-giving. Register online.
Study/Leisure
Fri., Apr. 3, 7p thru Sat., Apr. 4, 4p
Benedict envisioned a balanced life as one in which prayer, work , study, and leisure help us know that God is with us in all we are and do. We will explore the meaning of leisure as a kind of Sabbath for body, mind, and soul and how a regular practice of study invites us to deeper prayer and living from our center. Register online.
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Forgiveness Retreat: “Risking Reconciliation”
Fr. Paul Feela $125 includes lodging and meals
Fri., Feb. 20, 7p thru Sat., Feb. 21, 12p
The Sacrament of Penance reconciles believers to the Altar around which we share a real communion with God and the holy assembly called the People of God. Yet, the mystery of forgiveness is bigger than the sacrament of Penance. No one can be reconciled to God apart from entering into the messy business of forgiving others. If true, heartfelt communion is such a rare commodity in our churches these days, perhaps the reason is that The Way of forgiveness (which is essentially the Way of the Lord) is also rare. The indispensable task of transforming our communities into places of forgiveness remains the single biggest obstacle to a credible, believable gospel on the part of so many. Churches must become places where forgiveness is free to happen.
You are invited to reflect upon the mystery of forgiveness and the essential function that reconciliation has for building up the life of faith. Fr. Paul Feela will lead us into exploring the Church’s wisdom about the power of reconciliation for the everyday life of our parish communities and suggest some communal disciplines that might be necessary if we are to create an unrelenting desire for forgiveness and reconciliation within these communities. Register online.
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iLLUMINARE Ministry Renewal Day
Jackie Witter $30 includes lunch
Thurs., Mar. 26, 9:30a-3p
(also Jun. 11)
iLLUMINARE Ministry Renewal Days are days of reflection for full-time and volunteer ministers. We provide the time and space for rest and renewal in the welcoming and prayerful environment of The Benedictine Center of St. Paul’s Monastery. Drawing on Scripture and the wisdom of our tradition, participants reflect on themes related to ministry. There are times for quiet personal prayer and reflection, a presentation or two, theological reflection, and conversation with other ministers. Lunch and refreshments are provided.
Learn more about iLLUMINARE
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Centering Prayer and Lectio Divina Retreat
S. Virginia Matter OSB $150 includes 3 days lodging and meals
Fri., Mar. 27, 7p thru Sun., MAr. 29, 1p
(also $300 5-day Aug. 7-12)
A time for profound silence and praying with the Scriptures. Register online.
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Triduum Retreat
S. Mary White OSB $160 includes lodging and meals
Thurs., Apr. 9, 6p thru Sat., Apr. 11, 9p
Join our Benedictine Community in celebrating these most holy days of the Christian year and deepen your appreciation of the narratives, symbols, and lived experience of Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday. The schedule includes worship, lectures, rest and free time. You will be home again for Easter Sunday. Register online.
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Directed Retreat
S. Carol Rennie OSB and S. Virginia Matter OSB $360 includes lodging and meals
Fri., Jun. 5, 7p thru Wed., Jun. 10, 1p
In this classical approach to retreat, participants meet individually each day with a spiritual director for conversations that explore the questions, concerns, hopes, and worries that each heart carries. Daily prayer and Eucharist with the monastic community. Register online.
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Eye in the Storm: Shaping a Paschal Heart in a Real World
Jim Smith $150 includes lodging and meals
Fri., Jun. 26, 7p thru Sat., Jun. 27, 4p
This retreat offers a passionate and transformative reflection on the memorial acclamation that is proclaimed at the heart of the Eucharist, and proclaimed from the heart of the fully conscious Christian life: Christ Has Died. Christ Is Risen. Christ Will Come Again. Register online.
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Teachers' Retreat
Bill Hudson $75 includes lodging and meals
Fri., Jul. 31, 7p thru Sat., Aug. 1, 12p
An annual event inviting teachers into a time of reflection and prayer as they prepare for another year of forming the young for the future. Register online.
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Centering Prayer and Lectio Divina Retreat
S. Virginia Matter OSB $300 includes lodging and meals
Fri., Aug. 7, 7p thru Wed., Aug. 12, 1p
A time for profound silence and praying with the Scriptures. Register online.
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For more information or to register
Email the Benedictine Center or call 651.777.7251
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