special events
PLEASE NOTE:
OUR PROGRAM YEAR 2023-2024 WILL CONTINUE TO OFFER HYBRID PRESENTATIONS, SOME TOTALLY ONLINE, OTHERS WITH THE OPTION OF INPERSON OR ONLINE.

VESPERS and QUIET PRAYER for PEACE

2nd Tuesday of the Month

Sept. 12, Oct. 10, Nov. 14, Dec. 12, 2023; Jan. 9, Feb. 13. March 12, April 9,May 14, June 11, 2024
Time: 5:00-6:00 p.m. Vespers followed by 30 minutes of quiet prayer for Peace. The sisters have kept the second Tuesday of each month as a time of prayer for peace since 9/11/01.

WE INVITE YOU TO PRAY WITH US FROM YOUR HOMES FOR PEACE IN THE WORLD DURING THIS TIME....OR DURING THE DAY AT A TIME CONVENIENT FOR YOU.

*Please note there is no Peace Prayer scheduled in July and August

 

 

 

            CONTINUING PROGAMs

 

 

            CONVERSATION CIRCLES

                               OF       

                  TRANSFORMATION

            (formery "Having the Difficult Conversation")

             "To listen to God speaking in human words"

                                                 ...Bishop Frank Murphy

                               

                  THURSDAYS, OCT 26, NOV 30, 2023

                                      FEB 22, APRIL 11, 2024

                   TIME:      1:00-3:00 PM

               Opportunities for contemplative prayer, 

               reverent listening and respectful sharing

               through Sacred Scripture and the ways

                 it can infomr and shape our response

               to current and pressing issues of our day.

             VIRTUAL MEETINGS THROUGH ZOOM ONLY.

Suggested Donation:  $25 per session or free will offering

 

   HOLY LIVING, LIVING WHOLLY

      Exploring the Rule of Benedict for the 21st Century

                     The Hawk and the Dove Series

                            by Penelope Wilcock

                Thursday Mornings    Time: 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM

We continue to explore the great wisdom of the Rule of Benedict. This year we will continue to explore the Rule as protrayed in the lives of the monks of the fictional 14th centurey St. Alcuin Abbey. They belonged to another century, yet their struggles are our own. Called to live together in community, they teach us that the whole of life is a love story about at tender and compassionate God and how to live out that love with others in the most human of circumstances.teach us the timeless wisdom of the Rule through their very human struggles of community life with a loving God at its center. 

This year we will offer 2 Series programs

        Hawk and Dove Series I...books 1,2,3

The Hawk and the Dove, Wounds of God,The Long Fall

        Hawk and Dover Series 2....books 1,2

    This Brother of Yours, Brother Cyril's Book

                 Participants in Series 2

      must have completed Series I program

Dates for Series I: Sept. 26, Nov. 7, Feb. 13, Mar.17 2024

Dates for Series 2: Oct. 3, Nov. 14, Feb. 20, 2024

       Program will be offered in person and online.

        Please let us know how you plan to attend. 

         Participants are responsible for acquiring

     thier own books, available online from Amazon.

              Suggested Donation: $35 per session.

Please make checks payable to Emmanuel Monastery.

Co-sponsored by Benedictine Sisters of Baltimore and Well for the Journey. www.wellforthejourney.com

 

ADVENT-URES:

An advent QUIET MORNING OF PRAYER

Date: December 6, 2023

Time: 10:30 -12:30

An opportunitiy to celebrate this sacred season and experience the Advent message in the quiet of your own heart. The day includes prayer together, contemplative focus, time for one's own personal quiet prayer and reflection and closing sharing. THIS PROGRAM WILL BE OFFERED IN PERSON AND ONLINE VIA ZOOM.  PLEASE NOTE TIME CHANGE.

Suggested Donation: $35

Registration deadline: November 26, 2022. Registration in writing is required. Please register early...Space limited

 

 

MYSTIC: MARY OLIVER

SACRED AWARENESS:

A Three Week Series

            Exploring the Sprituality of the Mary Oliver

 

                      Thursdays, Jan. 4,11, 18, 2024

                               1:00-3:00PM

Listen to life through the eyes and ears, mind and heart of the modern mystic and poet, Mary Oliver, as she invites you to experience all of creation with a new consciousness and sacredness. This three week mini-series will enable participants to delve more deeply in to Oliver's work, which she describes as "loving the world." Sessions include time to be with Oliver's poetry and ponder its meaning and challenge for us today. Program will be offered online through Zoom.

Facilitators: Greg Cochran and Kathy McNany, OSB

Cost: $100 for series, $40 per session

Co-sponsored by Benedictine Sisters of Baltimore and Well for the Journey.www.wellforthejourney.org

Please make checks payable to Well for the Journey.

 

 

 

               new In Person program

                 coming in the spring

             Pray as YOU Pray

             A Workshop on Personality and Prayer

Part I  April 12, 2024

Part II  April 26, 2024

 

Extremely beneficial in our prayer life is the understanding of self,

and knowledge of Jung's Theory of Personality Types can be so helpful here.

Discover the prayer of some of the great saints that can help us understand and grow into our own way of praying and developing a deeper relationship with our God.

 

Facilitators:

Sr. Diane Bardol, GNSH

Sr. Bridget Conor, GNSH

Time: 10:00 - 2:15

 

Cost: $50 if registering for both sessions

$35 for single session

Bring brown bag lunch

 

For full brochure and more information:

sdavis@emmanuelosb.org

or call

410-821-5792