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Wisdom House's Seven-Circuit Labyrinth
The labyrinth is open for walks during the daytime.
To arrange a guided labyrinth walk, call 860-567-3163 or email programs@wisdomhouse.org.
Donation: $5.
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Spring-Summer 2013
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BEE-FORE
A large sculpture of a bee created by students of Litchfield artist, Frances Clem, will be on exhibit in the Marie Louise Trichet Gallery during the month of May. This piece will prepare visitors to the gallery for the Ecology and Spirituality program on the theme of bee colony collapse disorder and a special installation exhibit dedicated to the topic opening June 1. From left to right: Hailey Cowles, Abby Cowles, Taylor Battiste, Eli Skilton, Naomi Whittlesey, Lilly Borbas, Marcy Ostrander, and Colby Skilton in the back (red shirt).
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April 12-14, 2013
Friday 6 pm dinner to Sunday lunch
Program #PG 4-1214
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American Veda
Long before the Beatles met the Maharishi and the practice of yoga became a lifestyle of choice, the spirituality of India influenced Western culture and thought. With the use of a variety of media, this workshop will explore the colorful history and extraordinary influence of this spiritual legacy, which continues today. Participants will learn from leading gurus, intellectuals, and artists and also experience spiritual practices they can take home with them to enrich their spiritual lives.
Philip Goldberg
Fees (per person):
$195 shared room, hall bath
$210 shared room with bath
$235 private room, hall bath
$265 private with bath
$165 commuter
Non-refundable deposit: $50 per person
Scholarships available
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April 24, 2013
6:30 - 7:30 pm
Program #PE 4-24
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Sitting In Silence
Interfaith gathering that will include a monthly selected reading reading, walking meditation and two periods of sitting sin silence. For more information or to register contact: peggyrichard.ct@gmail.com
Peggy Richard
Elizabeth Gallagher
Donation: $5 |
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May 3-5, 2013
Friday 6:00 pm dinner - Sunday lunch
Program #SMD 5-35
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Women's AA - ALANON Retreat
A weekend retreat for prayer, reflection, and sharing within a supportive community. Full weekend attendance required.
Sr. Maurice Doody, OP
Fees:
$175 shared room
$215 private room, hall bath
$205 shared room with bath
$245 private room with bath
(Non-refundable deposit: $50)
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May 4, 2013
Saturday 9:30 am - 3 pm
Program #MM 5-4
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The Transforming Power of American Music
American Music, particularly from the 20th century until the present, is a powerful tool that has shaken world views, questioned the status quo and contributed to the transformation of the American spirit. We will examine music of the people: union and civil rights songs, soul, rock and contemporary music -- all forms that take courage to create and to perform. The times and the music will come alive through audio and video examples as well as our own voices raised together.
Marguerite Mullee
Fee: $40 (includes lunch).Bring a friend for $25 payable with registration.
(Non-refundable deposit: $15)
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May 8 , 2013
Wed 6:30 - 8:30 pm
May 11 , 2013
Sat 10:00 am - noon
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Experiences of Emerging Church
Monthly reflective sessions titled Conversations of the Two Major Tasks of the Spiritual Life based on Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life by Franciscan Father Richard Rohr.
Participate in the Wednesday or Saturday gathering.
For more information and to register
e-mail: peggyrichard.ct@gmail.com
Peggy Richard
Donation: $5 |
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May 14 , 2013
Tuesday 1- 2:30 pm
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Spiritual Drumming
Experience drumming by becoming part of a sacred circle; learn and play drum rhythms; drum with intentionality and create community. Bring your own drum if you have one. A few drums and many rhythm instruments will be available.
Attend one or several sessions.
For more information and to register
e-mail: sstrand@snet.net
Susan Strand
Donation: $10
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June 1, 2013
Saturday 9:30 am - 3 pm
Program #DV 6-1
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Letter By Letter and The Spaces Between
All writing begins with just one letter on a page. The greatest writers Shakespeare, Woolf, Wordsworth, Austen, Wilde, Walker, Williams (William Carlos and Tennessee), McCourt, Dickenson etc. began with one letter at a time. Here you will discover your mind is in the ink. Write -- and the thinking will follow! If you are interested in having a writing life, this is the workshop for you. Bring an open mind and a playful spirit!
Davyne Verstandig
Fee: $40 (includes lunch).Bring a friend for $25 payable with registration.
(Non-refundable deposit: $15)
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June 1, 2013
Saturday 10:30 - Noon
Program #RG 6-1
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New Cosmology: An Introduction
This month's topic will be, "The New Cosomolgy: The Evolving Universe and Our New Consciousness." Introduction, video of "The Journey of the Universe" and discussion.
Facilitator: Rosemarie Greco, DW
Suggested Donation: $10 |
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June 1, 2013
Saturday 2:00 - 3:00 pm
Program #ES 6-1
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Ecology and Spirituality Forum
The care of the earth and its inhabitants calls for a responsible stewardship. What affects our world affects our spirit. The plight of the recent decline of the bee population will be the focus of this program. To complement this program, the Marie Louise Trichet Gallery will feature an installation titled “Requiem for Being” by
artist Cate Bourke.
Donation for this program: $5
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June 1 - September 7 , 2013
Opening (Sat. June 1): 3:00 - 5:00 pm
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Requiem for Being: An Installation
Artist: Cate Bourke
The Marie Louise Trichet Art Gallery at Wisdom House. Taking bee colony collapse disorder as a point of departure, this art installation will be a meditation on otherness, ambivalence and disconnectedness.
Gallery hours: Monday through Saturday 10 AM- 4 PM |
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June 11 , 2013
Tuesday 1- 2:30 pm
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Spiritual Drumming
Experience drumming by becoming part of a sacred circle; learn and play drum rhythms; drum with intentionality and create community. Bring your own drum if you have one. A few drums and many rhythm instruments will be available.
Attend one or several sessions.
For more information and to register
e-mail: sstrand@snet.net
Susan Strand
Donation: $10
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June 12, 2013
Wed 6:30 - 8:30 pm
June 15 , 2013
Sat 10:00 am - noon
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Experiences of Emerging Church
Monthly reflective sessions titled A Quest for Our True Self based on Immortal Diamond: The Search for Out True Self by Franciscan Father Richard Rohr.
Participate in the Wednesday or Saturday gathering.
For more information and to register
e-mail: peggyrichard.ct@gmail.com
Peggy Richard
Donation: $5
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June 11, 2013
June 18, 2013
July 16, 2013
August 13, 2013
August 20, 2013
Program #LW
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Guided Labyrinth Walks
Introduction, video, labyrinth walk and reflection time.
Tuesday 9:00 - 10:30 am
Donation: $5 (refreshments included) |
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June 22, 2013
Saturday, 9:30 am - 3:00 pm
Program # ED 6-22
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The Beguines: Creative Religious Women in a Time of Ferment
Come learn about the Beguines,female members of a medieval lay movement, which broke new ground in experimenting with the elements of traditional religious life. These women were self-supporting and engaged in ministry to the sick and poor. Some wrote mystical treatises and poetry. In general, they were committed through temporary vows, to a way of prayer and simple living. Could this be the old-new wisdom for today?
Elizabeth Dreyer, Ph.D.
Fee: $40 (includes lunch). Bring a friend for $25 payable with registration. (Non-refundable deposit: $15)
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July 9, 2013
Tuesday 1- 2:30 pm
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Spiritual Drumming
Experience drumming by becoming part of a sacred circle; learn and play drum rhythms; drum with intentionality and create community. Bring your own drum if you have one. A few drums and many rhythm instruments will be available.
Attend one or several sessions.
For more information and to register
e-mail: sstrand@snet.net
Susan Strand
Donation: $10
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July 10, 2013
Wed 6:30 - 8:30 pm
July 13, 2013
Sat 10:00 am - noon
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Experiences of Emerging Church
Monthly reflective sessions titled A Quest for Our True Self based on Immortal Diamond: The Search for Our True Self by Franciscan Father Richard Rohr.
Participate in the Wednesday or Saturday gathering.
For more information and to register
e-mail: peggyrichard.ct@gmail.com
Peggy Richard
Donation: $5 |
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July 12-14, 2013
Friday 6 pm dinner to Sunday lunch
Program #RS 7-1214
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Out of Control
For many of us, our lives seem out of control, and the more we seek to get control, the more insane things seem to become. Ironically, it is our desire to control that causes our loss of freedom. Using the insights found in his book, Recovery, the Sacred Art, and drawing on the liberating wisdom of many of the world's religions, Rabbi Rami will help us explore the various ways we succomb to playing God. We'll also explore how to surrender to the fact that it is God who is playing us. We can then break the cycle of control and craziness and move into a fuller life.
Rabbi Rami Shapiro
Fees (per person):
$195 shared room, hall bath
$210 shared room with bath
$235 private room, hall bath
$265 private with bath
$165 commuter
Non-refundable deposit: $50 per person
Scholarships available
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July 14-19 , 2013
Sunday 6 pm dinner to Friday breakfast
Program #DR 7-1419
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Directed Retreats
These retreats, conducted in an atmosphere of silence, offer daily individual spiritual direction.
Ann Casagrande, DW; Evelyn Eckhardt, DW; Gregory Muckenhaupt, SJ
Fees (per person):
$435 private room/hall bath
$510
private room with bath, if available
(Non-refundable deposit: $100)
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August 9-16 , 2013
Friday 6 pm dinner to Friday breakfast
Program #DR 8-916
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Directed Retreats
These retreats, conducted in an atmosphere of silence, offer daily individual spiritual direction.
Peg Luby, RSM; Cathleen Murtha, DW; Alice Feeley, RDC
Fees:
$520 private room/hall bath
$595 private room with bath, if available
(Non-refundable deposit: $100)
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August 9-16 , 2013
Friday 6 pm dinner to Friday breakfast
Program #MC 8-916
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Guided Retreat: Growing into the Cosmic Christ
This retreat will offer an evolutionary perspective on what it means to be transformed into Christ. This involves a new consciousness of our connectedness to everyone and everything in the universe in ever deeper dimensions of love. It will address the need to overcome any barriers to this communion of life by resistance to personal, communal and structural dynamics that impede this new cosmic order. The retreat will take place in a contemplative setting with periods of silence and shared reflection.
Michael Crosby OFM (Cap)
Fees:
$520 private room/hall bath
$595 private room with bath, if available
(Non-refundable deposit: $100)
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August 13 , 2013
Tuesday 1- 2:30 pm
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Spiritual Drumming
Experience drumming by becoming part of a sacred circle; learn and play drum rhythms; drum with intentionality and create community. Bring your own drum if you have one. A few drums and many rhythm instruments will be available.
Attend one or several sessions.
For more information and to register
e-mail: sstrand@snet.net
Susan Strand
Donation: $10
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August 14 , 2013
Wed 6:30 - 8:30 pm
August 17, 2013
Sat 10:00 am - noon
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Experiences of Emerging Church
Monthly reflective sessions titled A Quest for Our True Self based on Immortal Diamond: The Search for Our True Self by Franciscan Father Richard Rohr. This session will incorporate a guided Labyrinth Walk – weather permitting.
Participate in the Wednesday or Saturday gathering.
For more information and to register
e-mail: peggyrichard.ct@gmail.com
Peggy Richard
Donation: $5
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September 14 - December 28, 2013
Opening (September 14): 3:30 - 5:30 pm
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Collage: The Cure for a Disordered Life -- Works of Ingrid Freidenbergs
Artist's talk: 3:45 pm followed by reception
Regular gallery hours:
Mon - Sat, 10 am - 4 pm
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September 20-21, 2013
Friday 6 pm dinner to Saturday 2:30 pm
Program #ECC 9-2021
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Exploring Catholic Culture – Women In Ministry
What is the future of women in ministry? Should women be ordained? How would women’s ordination change the Church? Fifty years after two Vatican II council fathers asked for
Restoration of women to the ordained diaconate, how far has the conversation advanced? Would the possibilities for ordination as deacons help or hinder women in ministry?
Phyllis Zagano
Fees (per person):
$30 Friday evening with dinner
$90 Saturday only with meals
$130 shared Room
$145 shared room with bath
$150 private room
$165 private room with bath (limited, please give second choice)
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October 19, 2013
Saturday, 9:30 am to noon
Program #BD 10-19
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Grieving the Loss of a Pet
The death of our companion animals may be one of the hardest losses we face. Often we feel alone in our grief. Through lecture, group discussion, gentle harp music, guided meditation and ritual, we will honor their lives and help to bring peace and closure to a difficult journey.
Following the program there will be a Book Signing with CD’s available.
Barbara Douglas
Fee: $20 (Non-refundable deposit of $10)
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October 25-27, 2013
Friday 6 pm dinner through Sunday lunch
Program #C-14
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Casagrande Institute for Interfaith Conversation: Double Belonging - At Home in Two Traditions
For an increasing number of people, the aliveness of their spiritual path leads them to practice in a second religion as well as their original one. They carry on an interreligious dialogue within their own hearts and minds and perhaps see themselves as “double-belonging” – belonging to two religious traditions simultaneously. Is this an evasion of or an entry into their fullest spiritual realization?
Rev. Robert Kaizen Kaku Gunn, PhD
Rev. Ann Holmes Redding
Neil David Theise, MD
Fees: (per person)
$40 – Friday evening only (includes dinner)
$200 – Shared room/hall bath
$240 –Private room/hall bath
$230 - Shared room/private bath
$270 –Private room/private bath
$170- Commuter (includes all meals)
$150 – Saturday only (includes all meals)
Non-refundable deposit: $50
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November 22-24, 2013
Friday 6 pm dinner through Sunday lunch
Program #SMD 11-2224
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Women’s AA/ALON Retreat
A weekend retreat for prayer, reflection, and sharing within a supportive community. Full weekend attendance required.
Sr. Maurice Doody, OP
Fees:
$175 shared room
$215 private room, hall bath
$205 shared room with bath
$245 private room with bath
(Non-refundable deposit: $50)
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November 23, 2013
9:30 AM - noon (lunch included)
Program #JAI 11-23
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Advent Through The Arts
Enter into the spirit of Advent by experiencing various arts that bring the Scriptures of the season alive for us. These will help us to enter more fully into the celebration of the feast of Christmas.
Jo-Ann Iannotti, OP
Fee: $25
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