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We have many amazing weekend retreats, quiet Saturdays and special opportunities coming up!  

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Compassionate Chair Yoga

 

Tuesdays - 10:30am - 1:15pm

Join us in a practice of compassion for your body, mind and spirit. Wear loose comfortable clothing suitable for the Yoga practice.

10:30 am to 1:15 pm - 1 hour of Yoga practice followed by service of Holy Eucharist at noon and dinner in the refectory.

Recommended donation for each session: $35 ($20 for Yoga practice, and $15 for dinner: the portion for the Yoga practice will go as an unreceipted donation to the Sisterhood.) Payable by personal cheque or cash only.

 

Led by Barb Rosen , a certified Kripalu (Compassionate) Yoga Teacher

Lenten Quiet Saturday

Life, Death and Resurrection

Saturday March 9

Registration must be RECEIVED by March 2

Inspired by the archetypal themes of Lent, we will explore their meaning in reflection, poetry and meditation. Bring a journal.

Led by Bishop Riscylla Shaw who lives, works and plays in the beautiful Trent-Durham Area of the Diocese of Toronto. She is always seeking the work of the Spirit of God in our midst and she loves to hear people’s experiences and to share stories of faith journeys and Holy Spirit moments.



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Silent Directed Retreat

Tuesday March 12 - Thursday March 14

Registration must be RECEIVED by March 5

Please contact Guest House office to see if space available before registering

Our God of love so desires to meet with you in the quiet of your heart. Carve out time to come aside and be still, to let your soul settle into the quiet of our Guest House, to be intimately present to yourself and to God.

A trained spiritual guide will meet with you twice during the silence and solitude of your retreat to help you listen for the movement of God in your prayer and life journey. Your spiritual guide can introduce you to ways of prayer and suggest scriptural or other prayer content, and you are welcome to bring your contemplative crafts and journal.

We will meet as a group at 6:45 pm on Tuesday evening to open the retreat and again at 3:30 pm on Thursday for a short closing prayer service.

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Weekend Retreat

Celtic Knots: Draw Surprising Insights from Playful Doodles

Saturday and/or Sunday, March 16 and 17

Registration must be RECEIVED by March 9

NOTE - Saturday is FULL - only a few spaces left for SUNDAY ( NO overnight accommodation)

Please contact Guest House office to see if space available before registering

Enjoy St Patrick’s Day weekend at the Convent and learn to draw Celtic knots.

If you can you draw a dot, a line, and a square you’re already embarked on an ever-opening journey. Learn to compose your own knots for any size, space, or art form.

Centuries of history and cultures in many media – much of it from the monastic tradition – will begin to open their secrets with an invigorating, freeing, enthusiasm that will feed your spirit and your creative intelligence.

Led by Brian Dench , graphic designer, former president of the Calligraphic Arts Guild of Toronto, and author of The Knotty Book. Brian has been teaching knots since 1989 for craft guilds, schools, churches, and several sold-out events at the Convent since 2012.

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Holy Week Retreat

In the Footsteps of Jesus

Wed April 17 - Sun April 21

Registration must be RECEIVED by April 10

The gospels reveal more about the events of Holy Week than any other period in Jesus’ ministry. Drawing on his first-hand experience of living and serving in Jerusalem for many years, Richard will lead participants into a vivid portrait of the settings and the events that lie at the centre of our Christian faith.

Join a Holy Week walk with Jesus on the way that leads to life.

“Oh let me see thy footmarks and in them plant mine own.”

Led by Canon Dr. Richard LeSueur , who has been facilitating programs of pilgrimage and study in the biblical lands for over 30 years. In the 1990s he served on the teaching staff of St. George’s College, Jerusalem, and is currently acting Dean of the College.

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