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You need not be part of a group to experience a retreat at Bon Secours Spiritual Center. Whether you want to come for a weekend, a day, or an afternoon, the Center welcomes individuals who wish to experience a personal retreatt or simply want to spend a day or afternoon with us. Spiritual direction is available on request. To make arrangements, contact the Center at (410) 442-1320. |
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Programs, Retreats & Events:
April 2010
April 03: Care for the Care Giver: Join us for a Time of Respite
April 07: Friends Day of Prayer
April 09: Keep the Spirit Up: A Day for Job Seekers and Career Changers
April 17: God is Trying to Tell You Something: Receiving a Vision for Your Life's Mission
April 18: Music At Marriottsville: Ellicott City Trombone Choir
April 22: Care for the Care Giver: Join us for a Time of Respite
April 23: Women, Earth and Divine Love
April 24: Compassion Through the Eyes of St. Francis de Sales
A Commuter rate is available for each overnight retreat for those who live locally. Please contact Bon Secours Spiritual Center (410.0442.1320) for the rates.
Catechist & Teachers in Baltimore: Many Bon Secours Spiritual Center programs are eligible for clock hour credit for the Archdiocese of Baltimore Catechists and Teachers certification. For more details, additional programs, catechist certification and registration information call: 410.442.1320
Programs, Retreats & Events Descriptions
| Date: | Thur., Apr. 1 - Sun., Apr. 4, 2010 |
| Guided By: | Rev. Jude Winkler, OFM, Conv. |
| Arrival: | Check-In 5:00 pm Thursday, April 1st |
| Departure: | 11:00 am (Mass) Sunday, April 4th |
| Cost: | $300 |
| Deposit: | $150 |
Triduum Retreat
This silent Triduum retreat will center on the profound liturgies of Holy Thursday, Good Friday and the Easter Vigil. The additional presentations will focus on events of Holy Week as reported in the Sacred Scriptures.
The retreat includes participation in the liturgies of Holy Thursday, Good Friday and the solemn Vigil of Holy Saturday in the Chapel at the Center.
Participants are asked to dress comfortably, bring a Bible, notebook, and pen. They may also want to bring some spiritual reading for quiet time.
Care for the Care Giver: Join us for a Time of Respite
Come away awhile, let us care for you! If you are a caregiver, often you are considered the pillar of strength in your particular situation. We understand the cost of that strength and the burdens of putting yourself at the service of another: the lack of personal time, and the lost energy for other roles.
| To register, please contact the Bon Secours Spiritual Center, (410) 442-1320 |
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| Saturday | April 3rd | 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM |
| Thursday | April 22nd | 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM |
We want you to be well and invite you to spend a “low key” morning or evening of personal sharing, answer seeking, being cared for and comforted. We will explore emotions and issues about grief and guilt and the joys and satisfactions connected with personal care giving. We will pray for you and your loved ones, and offer spiritual support to help you in your care efforts. Please come and be with us.
Suggested Donation:
$15 per session
(or free will offering for anyone whose personal situation does not permit the amount)
To register, please contact the Bon Secours Spiritual Center, (410) 442-1320.
| Date: | Wednesday, April 7, 2010 |
| Guided By: | Fr. Paul Concannon |
| Arrival: | 9:30 am |
| Departure: | 3:00 pm |
| Cost: | $30 |
Friends Day of Prayer
"Be still and know that I am God." (Psalm 46:10)
Mark your calendar to join us the first Wednesday of each month for an inspirational day of prayer and reflection. We begin at 9:30 a.m. with coffee and pastries, a morning presentation at 10:00 a.m.; Mass in the chapel; a delicious lunch and an afternoon presentation at 1:30 p.m. There is also an hour of free time after lunch to walk the beautiful grounds, pray the labyrinth, or just to relax outdoors at the pond. Our day concludes at 3:00 p.m.
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| Friday | April 9th | 9:00 AM to 3:15pm | |
| Friday | May 14th | 9:00 AM to 3:15pm | |
| Friday | June 11th | 9:00 AM to 3:15pm | |
No Charge - Free Will Offering Welcome |
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Keep the Spirit Up: A Day for Job Seekers and Career Changers
Bon Secours Spiritual Center offers a day of spiritual refreshment and support
workshops to assist job seekers and those in the midst of career change on the
Second Friday of each month at the Marriottsville Campus in Howard County.
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"We want to help people keep their spirit high as they seek new opportunities,"
says Dr. Little." They need to know that God and we care about them."
| Date: | Saturday, April 17, 2010 |
| Guided By: | Tenyo Pearl |
| Arrival: | 9:30 am |
| Departure: | 3:30 pm |
| Cost: | $55 |
God is Trying to Tell You Something:
Receiving a vision for your life's mission
Designed to inspire and assist women from all walks of life to identify personal values and recognize their life's vision and purpose.Time will be spent looking at the unique gifts of women in the Bible. Please bring a bible with you.
View biography and other programs guided by:
Tenyo Pearl
To register for this event you will vist the website of The Mount Saint Agnes Theological Center for Women or contact the front office of the Bon Secours Spiritual Center directly (410)442-1320 for assistance. |
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| Date: | Fri., April 23rd - Sun. April 25th | |
| Guided By: | Sr. Marya Grathwohl, OSF, Sr. Helen Prejean, SJ, Sr. Mary Aquin O’Neill, RSM, and Diane Caplin, Ph.D | |
| Arrival: | 5:00 pm, Friday, April 23rd | |
| Departure: | 12:00 pm, Noon, Sunday, April 25th | |
| Cost: | $350 | Commuter rate: $175 |
Women, Earth and Divine Love
This special retreat, sponsored by Mount Saint Agnes Theological Center for Women and hosted at Bon Secours, will take the format of a spring retreat to inform participants of the plight of Earth, in an effort to inspire all to work toward a better future.
Helen Prejean, Marya Grathwohl, Diane Caplin and Mary Aquin O'Neill will lead this week-end program, to be held at Bon Secours Spiritual Center in Marriotsville, MD. In the spirit of a spring retreat, the program will inform participants of the plight of Earth, in an effort to inspire all to work toward a better future.
Presenters will provide opportunities for reflection on what has been revealed by God through Sacred Scripture, Earth's glories, the works of human hands, and our own experiences as women. The program will include a Sunday Eucharistic liturgy.
Commuters are included in all meals and will find areas for respite in the newly renovated retreat center.
We are grateful for Sister Mary Southard for the use of her lovely image. Please see other works at www.spiritearth.org and www.marysouthardart.org
| Date: | Saturday, April 24, 2010 |
| Guided By: | Dr. Kathleen Brown, David Orr |
| Arrival: | 9:30 am |
| Departure: | 3:30 pm |
| Cost: | $55 |
Compassion Through the Eyes of
St. Francis de Sales
There is no gift in the Christian tradition more reflective of the presence and action of God in our world than the gift of compassion. During 2010 we are reflecting on the gift of Compassion during eight days of prayer and reflection on how God tells us the story of compassion from various spiritual traditions.
During this installment of our series, our guides, Dr. Kathleen Brown and David Orr, will lead us in prayer and reflection on the gift of compassion through the eyes of St. Francis de Sales.
Contact the Bon Secours Spiritual Center to make your reservation.
| Date: | Sun., Apr. 25th - Thur. Apr 29th | |
| Guided By: | Joyce Rupp, SM | |
| Arrival: | Check In: 6:30 pm Sunday April 25th |
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| Begins: | 9:00am, Monday, April 26th | |
| Departure: | 4:00 pm, Thursday April 29th | |
| Cost: | $800 | Commuter rate $680 |
| Includes meals, course materials & Professional CEUs | ||
| Deposti: | $150 | |
Institute of Compassionate Presence
Compassion can change a heart, change a life, change a world. Joyce Rupp explores the depths of this vital quality from many dimensions, including science, medicine, theology, spirituality, sociology, and psychology. She invites participants to ponder their personal and professional experiences of compassion, to reenergize their ability to offer loving kindness, and to go forth with a renewed commitment to be a compassionate presence for one's self and for those who are in the midst of pain and struggle.
This week offers an intensive format in which Joyce Rupp and the participants explore both the theoretical and experiential dynamics of compassionate presence.
The Institute includes topics and components that are a part of a more extensive eight month program held in Nebraska. Content of the week includes an in-depth view of compassion, relational skills, self-care, loss and suffering, compassion in the workplace, and other associated topics. This Institute is open to all persons of any religious affiliation or personal belief system.
View biography and other programs guided by:
Joyce Rupp, SM
