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The Spirituality of Women: Loved Ones, Rituals, and Sacred Spaces.
Saturday, February 18, 9:00 a.m. - noon, $35

This retreat invites us to look at our daily lives and uncover the sacred in the ordinary. Its focus is on discovering the sacred spaces in our living and working areas, identifying those persons who reveal God’s love to us, and exploring those rituals, traditions, and aspects of prayer that lead us to a deeper relationship with God. The deeper meaning of our lives is revealed when we understand the connection between celebrating Eucharist at Mass and gathering around the dining room table. As we break open our lives to one another, the Spirit blesses us and reveals to us the holiness of womanhood and family. Laura Baum-Parr, school psychologist, marriage and family enrichment presenter and retreat leader. 

Lenten At-Home Retreat
Saturday, February 25, 8:30 - 11:00 a.m. and Wednesday, March 14, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.

Fee $25 (includes daily guide) 

Registration required by February 15. 

Make Lent of 2012 a special season of prayer in your own home. For your personal time of prayer you will use a daily guide based on Lenten Scriptures. A retreat morning will open the Lenten At-Home Retreat with a follow-up gathering several weeks later.  Individual spiritual direction will also be available, at a reduced fee, for those who wish. Joan Houtekier, OSM, pastoral minister, spiritual director, and Marian High School Community Minister. Val Lewandoski, OSM, licensed counselor, spiritual director, and Assistant Director of the Servite Center of Compassion.

Tai Chi
Tuesday mornings in February, 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.

$10 per session.  Please register before the first session and pay as you go. 

Tai Chi is a series of 20 gentle movements which balance, renew, and rejuvenate the body, regardless of age or physical condition. This ancient practice helps relieve stress, promotes better balance as one ages, and contributes to overall health of body and mind. Tai Chi is sometimes called “moving meditation.” Linda Hess, OSM, licensed massage therapist, teacher of Eastern healing modalities.

 
Friday Films
Friday evenings, 7 p.m., Free will offering

Join us for “Friday Films.” We will view true or true-to-life films full of moral and social dilemmas and inspiring characters. Refreshments accompany the group discussion that follows.

February 3: Why We Fight

Has the military become too important in American life? Upon departing his presidency, Dwight D. Eisenhower issued a stern, cogent warning about the burgeoning “military industrial complex,” foretelling with ominous clarity the state of the modern world with its incestuous entanglement of political, corporate, and Defense Department interests. 

St. Peregrine Liturgy
Saturday, February 18, 11 a.m.

Servants of Mary Chapel. No cost. Gather to pray for those who suffer from cancer or other life threatening illnesses. 

Upcoming Programs

March 
Cultivating Peace Through Nonviolent Relating 
Saturday mornings, 9:00 a.m. – noon, March 3, 10, 24, 31

Fee $150. Registration due by February 15.  Registration form is on our website.

CEUs available for an additional fee through College of St. Mary.

Cultivating Peace through Nonviolent Relating is a four-part program that invites us to:

*learn about how and why violence occurs

*discover what we often unconsciously contribute to our relationships

*study communication skills that promote peace and avoid violence

*explore how the dynamics of forgiveness affect our lives.

This course empowers us to become persons of peace right where we live and work.

Christine Basque Malloy, facilitator and conflict specialist. Val Lewandoski, OSM, licensed counselor, spiritual director, and Assistant Director of the Servite Center of Compassion. Margaret Stratman, OSM, educator, spiritual director, Director of the Servite Center of Compassion.

April 
Institute of Compassionate Presence 2012

The Institute of Compassionate Presence (ICP) is a program of the Servite Center of Compassion in Omaha, NE. This eight-month program, from April to November, is offered to professional and non-professional persons who wish to deepen the living of compassion in their personal and professional lives. On the second Friday of each month participants come together for a day of input, sharing of experiences, and integration activities. A different facet of compassion is explored in each session. Presenters are local and national professionals with expertise in their fields. Participants can receive college credit or CEUs for the program through the College of St. Mary in Omaha. This enrichment opportunity both enhances the participants' lives and brings a deepened sense of compassion to our world.

The next program is scheduled for April 13, 2012 through November 9, 2012.
To view the program brochure for more detail or to download the brochure to register, please go to www.osms.org.   

Coming Home: Writing from the Soul
April 19 – 22 (Thursday evening 7 p.m. to Sunday noon)

Fee: $300 includes retreat, meals and snacks.

$50 nonrefundable deposit due with registration.  Registration form is on our website.

$250 balance due by April 1.  Limited to 30 participants.

Share this enriching time and space with a group of vibrant women tending their souls. Experience writing as an entrance to the deeper self, and do so in the context of creative reflection, music and dialog. Relax, reflect and develop your writing skills. Discover and celebrate your purpose and direction in life. Joyce Rupp, OSM, author, international conference presenter and retreat director. Mary Kay Shanley, author, presenter of writing workshops and classes. 

Lenten Opportunities
Lenten-At-Home Retreat, 2012:  "Our Lenten Journey"

If you are looking for a way to enter more fully into the Lenten season in 2012, please consider participating in the Lenten-at-Home Retreats being offered at Marian and also at the Servants of Mary Servite Center.

The Lenten-at-Home Retreat includes personal prayer in the context of your daily life as well as two gatherings with other retreatants for prayer and faith sharing. For your personal time of prayer at home, you will use daily guides. One of the guides is based on the daily Lenten Scriptures, while the other offers meditations on God's presence illuminating our world. They will be provided, along with other materials, for your prayer and reflection.

The introductory meeting at Marian will be Thursday, February 23, 3:30-4:45 p.m. in the Marian High Chapel. Another group meeting will be on Thursday, March 29 at 3:30 p.m. The cost for this retreat will be $15 and will be facilitated by Sr. Joan Houtekier, OSM, Marian Campus Minister, and Sr. Val Lewandoski, OSM, Assistant Director of the Servite Center of Compassion.

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The introductory meeting for the Lenten-at-Home Retreat at the Servite Center of Compassion will be a retreat morning on Saturday, February 25, 8:30-11:00 a.m. (optional Mass at 11:00 a.m. in the Servants of Mary Chapel). There will be a follow-up meeting on Wednesday, March 14, 7:00-8:30 p.m.  The cost for this retreat morning and follow-up meeting will be $25.

For more information about either of these opportunities and to register please contact Sr. Joan Houtekier, OSM, at Marian, 571-2618 ext. 166 or email at jhoutekier@omahamarian.org.