Programs, Retreats & Events:
A Commuter rate is available for each overnight retreat for those who live locally. Please contact Bon Secours Spiritual Center (410.442.1320) 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
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 |
October 2nd |
9:00 AM to 11:00 AM |
| Wednesday |
October 20th |
6:30 PM to 8:30 PM |
| Saturday |
November 6th |
9:00 AM to 11:00 AM |
| Thursday |
November 18th |
6:30 PM to 8:30 PM |
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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.
Our natural surroundings can be a reminder for us to be fully present in each moment as we experience our own inner essence. This retreat focuses on the on Five Element Theory as a call to remember that essence. Together we'll look at each element in relation to the seasons, using discussion, music, poetry and movement to experience a deep level of gratitude and tap inner wisdom. Dress comfortably as we'll spend some time outdoors. We'll work and play in silence, in partnership and in groups as we explore nature as our teacher for coming to life fully for all of our life events, situations and relationships. By the end of the day, participants will design personal reminders and practices as a way to relax and heal. This retreat is appropriate for newcomers and for those familiar with this theory. Materials provided although participants may want to bring a journal.
6 CEUs for massage therapists are available from the NCBTMBs.
View biography and other programs guided by:
Patricia Clarke & Linda Robuck
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“Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another as God, in Christ, has forgiven you."( Ephesians 4:32)
Forgiveness is a life long process in which we learn to forbear, forgo, forgive and forget. Relying on a variety of stories ~ Biblical, fictional and contemporary ~ participants will learn the process by which we strive to forgive others as we have been forgiven. Reflection materials will be provided. Join the Friends group for a day of prayer, Mass, lunch and friendship.
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 am with coffee and pastries, a morning presentation at 10:00 am.; Mass in the chapel; a delicious lunch and an afternoon presentation at 1:30 pm. 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 pm.
View biography and other programs guided by:
Rev. Barbara Ann Laukaitis
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To register, please contact the
Bon Secours Spiritual Center, (410) 442-1320
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Friday |
October 8th |
9:00 AM to 3:15pm |
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Friday |
November 12th |
9:00 AM to 3:15pm |
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Friday |
December 10th |
9:00 AM to 3:15pm |
No Charge - Free Will Offering Welcome
Seating is Limited - Reservations Requested
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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."
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| Date: |
Sunday October 10, 2010 |
| Guided By: |
Patrick Caughey and
Linda Vonderschmidt-LaStella |
| Arrival: |
9:30 am |
| Departure: |
3:00 pm |
| Cost: |
$55 |
| Or call the Center at (410) 442-1320 |
Join the artists as they lead a workshop for participants to shape their own understanding of "fire" in the life of St. Francis. The workshop will coincide with their ceramic art exhibit, "Through the Healing Fire: Franciscan Canticles in Clay", being displayed at the Center in October. Participants will both reflect on the exhibit and incorporate personal creative time.
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Come celebrate the healing, renewing spirit of St. Francis of Assisi with us at
Bon Secours Spiritual Center throughout October!
Accomplished Franciscan artists Patrick Timothy
Caughy and Linda Vonderschmidt-LaStella partner
with Bon Secours Spiritual Center to present a
month-long exhibit of their original ceramic art, "Through the Healing Flame...Franciscan Canticles
in Clay."
A Grand Opening and Reception will take place
Sunday, October 3rd from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM,
with the artists present and refreshments. All are
invited to this free event to meet the artists and get
a brief introduction to the sculpture.
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| Date: |
Fri., Oct. 15th,-Sun., Oct. 17th |
| Guided By: |
Msgr. Nicholas Amato |
| Arrival: |
5:00 pm, Friday: Check-in |
| Departure: |
1:00pm, Sunday |
| Cost: |
$225 |
| Deposit: |
$150 |
| Or call the Center at (410) 442-1320 |
Distinctions between secular and sacred often relegate the presence of God to so-called holy places. We can deepen our awareness of God in such a way that he can be experienced in whatever we find ourselves doing: from work at the office to conflict at home, from driving to work to doing chores around the house, from a friends sickbed to working on the Internet. From that presence we can live with a new sense of gratitude, which can create in us an inner peace and way of relating to others not known before. This weekend retreat will provide the skills and practices needed to gain this heightened awareness of God and to live out of it.
View biography and other programs guided by:
Msgr. Nicholas Amato
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T'ai Chi Chih is a series of 20 separate, easy-to-learn moves that circulate and balance the chi, the life force that flows within us. It is not a martial art, rather a moving meditation that reduces stress, and generates vital health and peace of mind. In this fun and entertaining workshop you will be taught a few of the T'ai Chi Chih moves, which you can actually take away and practice on your own. You will also be taught how to ground the chi, which helps with focus, clarity, and feeling more present in everyday life. All sizes, strengths, and ages welcome. The moves may be done seated.
View biography and other programs guided by:
Sharon Sirkis
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Regisration Deadline October 18th |
| Date: |
Friday, October 22 thru
Sunday, October 24, 2010 |
| Guided By: |
Sr. Pat Dowling, CBS and Sisters of Bon Secours |
| Arrival: |
4:00 pm Friday (Check-In) |
| Begins: |
7:30 pm Program begins |
| Departure: |
1:00 pm Sunday |
| Cost: |
Donation Accepted |
| Registratin Deadline October 18th |
| Or call the Center at (410) 442-1320 |
Practically speaking, what is God calling you to in life? What is religious life? Maybe God is calling you to explore consecrated life as a sister. How do you know if you have a vocation to be a vowed sister? Where do you begin? Explore these and more questions about religious life with the Sisters of Bon Secours during a weekend of discussion, reflection, prayer and liturgy, group sharing, and leisure. The weekend is for Catholic single women ages 19 to 47. Take an optional tour of various Bon Secours ministries in Baltimore on Friday, October 22 from 1:30 to 4:30 pm. If you cannot begin Friday evening, come to the first session Saturday morning at 9:00 am. We welcome you to come and see!
View biography and other programs guided by:
Sr. Pat Dowling, CBS and Sisters of Bon Secours
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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 will reflect 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 final installment of our series, our guide, Sr. Eileen Quinn, will lead us in prayer and reflection on the gift of compassion in the Celtic Tradition.
View biography and other programs guided by:
Sr. Elieen Quin
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Religious leaders, attorney, poet and activist Simone Campbell, SSS, will deliver the keynote address at the Annual Day of Reflection on Justice and Peace, sponsored by Bon Secours Spiritual Center , the P. Francis Murphy Center for Justice and Peace and Mount Saint Agnes Theological Institute for Women. Participants will engage in strategic reflection sessions and a final general "equipping session" at which participants present their ideas.
View biography and other programs guided by:
Simone Campbell, SSS.
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Your adventure is underway. After spring's cacophony of birds and blossoms, after summer's profusion of butterflies and berries, autumn is here to teach you the art of slow and gentle yielding: green leaves surrendering to topaz, saffron, scarlet; day relinquishing its grip on night. Are you ready to immerse yourself in the mystery of divine presence as it reveals itself in this sacred season? Come along, then! Bring a journal, if you have one, wear comfortable clothes. Join the nature writer and Benedictine Oblate Elizabeth Ayres for an inspiring, day-long journey of reading, discussion and quiet contemplation amidst 300 wooded acres. You'll return home after this exhilarating trip having discovered for yourself what G. K. Chesterton meant when he said, "The world will never starve for want of wonders, only for want of wonder".
View biography and other programs guided by:
Elizabeth Ayres
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