Programs
Join us and deepen your relationship with God, self and others. Our schedule includes evening programs, days of retreat, scripture study and dialogue about our responsibility in using the earth's resources.
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JANUARY
Tuesdays, January 8 & 12, February 5 & 19, March 5 & 19, April 2 & 16,
May 7 & 21, June 4 & 18, 2019
CENTERING PRAYER AND LECTIO DIVINA
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Caldwell Dominican Motherhouse
Registration appreciated by January 2, 2019
Fee: Free Will Offering
Centering Prayer is a receptive method of silent prayer that prepares us to receive the gift of contemplation. It is a prayer that moves us beyond conversation with God, with Christ, with Mystery. It is a method of prayer in which we consent to rest in God's presence. Lectio Divina is a reading, reflecting, responding and resting in the word of God that helps one to grow in relationship with God. After the group experiences Centering Prayer together, we will then share Lectio Divina from the scripture of the day. All are welcome to join in this prayer together. If you have experienced Centering Prayer, no need to register, just come by. If you are new to Centering Prayer, and are interested, please contact Kathy to set up a time to hear more about the prayer and address your questions.
LUMEN Center 403-3331x25 or 26
Facilitator: Kathy Detlet
Tuesdays, January 8 & 12, February 5 & 19, March 5 & 19, April 2 & 16,
May 7 & 21, June 4 & 18, 2019
CENTERING PRAYER AND LECTIO DIVINA
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Caldwell Dominican Motherhouse
Registration appreciated by January 2, 2019
Fee: Free Will Offering
Centering Prayer is a receptive method of silent prayer that prepares us to receive the gift of contemplation. It is a prayer that moves us beyond conversation with God, with Christ, with Mystery. It is a method of prayer in which we consent to rest in God's presence. Lectio Divina is a reading, reflecting, responding and resting in the word of God that helps one to grow in relationship with God. After the group experiences Centering Prayer together, we will then share Lectio Divina from the scripture of the day. All are welcome to join in this prayer together. If you have experienced Centering Prayer, no need to register, just come by. If you are new to Centering Prayer, and are interested, please contact Kathy to set up a time to hear more about the prayer and address your questions.
LUMEN Center 403-3331x25 or 26
Facilitator: Kathy Detlet
Tuesday, January 29, 2019 DREAMS: God Continues to Speak PROGRAM IS CANCELLED 5:30 pm Supper 6:15 pm - 7:45 pm Presentation Caldwell Dominican Motherhouse Fee: $25 - $35 (Pay within your means) For those who are familiar with working with their dreams, and for those who have a desire to begin to listen to dreams, come and learn how your life can be informed and enriched by listening to "God's Language in Dreams". Please bring a dream that you feel comfortable in exploring during the evening. Presenter: Jane Selinske |
Tuesday, March 5, 2019 PRAYERS AND LIFE SKILLS FOR LEARNING TO LET GO - LET GOD! 5:30 pm Supper 6:15 pm - 7:45 pm Presentation Caldwell Dominican Motherhouse Registration appreciated by February 27, 2019 Fee: $25 -$35 (Pay within your means) Life confuses and distracts us, making letting go of past hurts, present and future worries almost impossible. There is an easier and better way. There is a prayerful solution. Presenter: Ginger Grancagnolo |
MARCH
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Saturday, March 16, 2019
CLIMATE CHANGE: What Do We Know And What Can We Do? 9:30 am Breakfast 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Presentation Caldwell Dominican Motherhouse Registration appreciated by March 10, 2019 Fee: $25 - $35 (Pay within your means There is evidence that some remarkable changes in our environment are taking place. We will explore some of this evidence, as well as what appears to be driving these changes. How are these changes affecting natural and cultural systems and possible ways we can mediate these effects. Presenter: Greg Mattison |
Tuesday, March 19, 2019 IN ANOTHER TIME, AT ANY PLACE: The Stations of the Cross and Scripture 5:30 pm Supper 6:15 pm - 7:45 pm Presentation Caldwell Dominican Motherhouse Registration appreciated by March 12, 2019 Fee: $25 - $35 (Pay within your means) The purpose of this evening's reflection is to take a brief look at the history of this devotion, to focus on the roots of the Stations in their scriptural context, and to briefly explore the role of imagination in our prayer in order to better understand how we interiorize the Gospel stories and give new expression in our own lives to their meaning. Presenter: Paul Sansone |
Friday, March 22, 2019
LENTEN RETREAT WITH THE POTTER 9:15am Breakfast 9:45pm - 12:00pm Caldwell Dominican Motherhouse Registration appreciated by: March 15, 2019 Fee: $45- $55 (Pay within your means) Join potter Ray Boswell for a day of reflection, prayer and touching clay. Co-create a space to hear, see, and come in contact with the Divine Potter through multimedia imagery, storytelling and clay. Join with others in transforming a broken pot, a broken world, and less than perfect lives into symbols of God's love for us. As we transform the clay, we are invited to be transformed. Presenter: Ray Boswell |
APRIL
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Tuesday, April 2, 2019
HAVING A MARY HEART IN A MARTHA WORLD 5:30 pm Supper 6:15 pm - 7:45 pm Presentation Caldwell Dominican Motherhouse Registration appreciated by: March 28, 2019 Fee: $25 - $35 (Pay within your means) WE ARE MARTHA; WE ARE MARY. Their gospel story is about finding intimacy with God in the busy-ness of every day. Together they invite us to answer Jesus' invitation to wholeness, to balance our lives by answering the needs of others from the home of God within us. Presenters: Anita Constance, S.C. |
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
POETIC LANGUAGE STIRS THE SOUL 9:15am Breakfast 9:45am Session I 12:15pm Lunch 1:00pm Session II Caldwell Dominican Motherhouse Registration appreciated by April 24, 2019 Fee: $45 - $55 (Pay within your means) God speaks to us in poetic language, in nature, images, prayer and events of life. Reading poetry together; allowing oneself to be touched by poetry and writing one's thoughts in response can help us become the natural, free, happy people we are meant to be. Join us this day to listen, reflect, and share as we explore the "heart of the poet" in each of us. Participants need not be "poets" themselves to attend. Presenters: Kathy Detlet and Marion Goldstein |
MAY
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Wednesdays in May: May 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29, 2019
BOOK DISCUSSION: A TREE FULL OF ANGELS: Seeing the Holy in the Ordinary by Macrina Wiederkehr, OSB 1:30pm - 3:00pm Caldwell Dominican Motherhouse Registration appreciated by April 24, 2019 Fee: $35-$45 (Pay within your means) Join with others who would like to learn more about finding the sacred and finding meaning in our everyday lives. Insights gained can help to give us positive ways to view each day. Please read the book ahead and be prepared to discuss 2 chapters each Wednesday. Facilitator: Kathy Detlet |
Tuesday, May 7, 2019 NAVIGATING BACK TO THE CHURCH WE THOUGHT WE WERE - AND BEYOND 5:30pm Supper 6:15pm - 7:45pm Presentation Caldwell Dominican Motherhouse Registration appreciated by May 1, 2019 Fee: $25 - $35 (Pay within your means) We are shamed, mortified, and deeply saddened by the scandalous revelations that have come to light concerning our beloved church over the past months. How do we recover? Can things ever be the same, should they be, or is a new Pentecost awaiting us? A time to think, pray and to decide. Presenter: Father Richard Rento, S.T.L. |

Tuesday, May 14, 2019
THE POWER OF WORDS
5:30 pm Supper
6:15 pm - 7:45 pm Presentation
Caldwell Dominican Motherhouse
Registration appreciated by May 9, 2019 Fee: $25 - $35 (pay within your means)
The presentation uses inspirational quotes to demonstrate positive thinking and is focused on sharing
strategies, inspiration, and spiritual practices that can be applied to your everyday life.
Presenter: Pam Robertson
Saturday, May 18, 2019 OUR CALL TO LOVE-A Day of Retreat with Paula D'Arcy 9:15 am Breakfast 10:00 am - 12:15 pm Session I 12:15 pm Lunch 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Session II Caldwell Dominican Motherhouse Registration appreciated by May 13, 2019 Fee: $50- $60 per session (pay within your means) During this day of retreat we'll listen together to the leading light from within. The day will include presentations, ample opportunity for questions, and some time for silence and reflection. Presenters: Paula D'Arcy |
JUNE
Tuesday, June 4, 2019
SOUL COLLAGE REVISTED 9:15am Breakfast 9:45am - 12:15pm Session I 12:15pm Lunch 1:00pm - 2:30pm Session II Caldwell Dominican Motherhouse Registration appreciated by May 28, 2019 Fee: $45 -$55 (Pay within your means) This workshop is for those who have already attended An Introduction to Soul Collage and who wish to develop a fuller understanding of self and those people and places that have influenced and shaped who we have become. Bring your open mind and heart for this very relaxing and insightful day, as well as the soul cards you may have already made. Materials will be provided. Presenter: Kathy Detlet |
FOR THE PAUSE THAT REFRESHES...
WEEKEND RETREAT AT THE JERSEY SHORE Friday, June 7 - Sunday, June 9, 2019 Arrive: June 7 by 4pm Departure: June 9 after the noon meal Emmaus House, Ocean Grove, NJ Cost. $250 $50 Deposit by May 1, 2019, checks made out and sent to the LUMEN Center Join us for a retreat at the beautiful Emmaus House just one block from the ocean. Emmaus House offers a warm hospitality and setting for us, with private rooms and a shared bath. Presentations, prayer, quiet time and discussions will enrich your time with self, others and our God. Facilitators: Pat Crowley, OP and Kathy Detlet |