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CHRISTINE’S TEACHING & RETREAT CALENDAR 2009-2010

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CREATIVE EXPRESSION & CONTEMPLATIVE PRACTICE
Summer Art Retreat at Palisades Archdiocesan Retreat Center
in Federal Way, WA
Sunday, July 12 – Tuesday, July 14, 2009
with Christine Valters Paintner, PhD

Lectio divina (sacred reading) is an ancient Christian practice that allows us to enter into silence and let the depths of scripture speak to our hearts. Moving from silent prayer into various forms of creative expression can offer remarkable insights into the images stirring within. Participants will be guided in the practice of lectio divina and then in accessible art-making focused on the process and the journey of discovery. The retreat will focus on this rhythm of contemplation and creativity and the insights it offers us into the active movement of God in our lives. No previous experience with lectio divina or the arts is necessary.

For more information and to register please contact Palisades directly

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CONTEMPORARY EXPRESSIONS OF MONASTIC SPIRITUALITY
July 27-31, 2009 at the School of Theology and Ministry, Seattle University
with Christine Valters Paintner, PhD

Week-long summer session course — syllabus is available online
For more information contact STM
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ALL SAINT’S & SOUL’S RETREAT ON HONORING OUR ANCESTORS

with Betsey Beckman, MM and Christine Valters Paintner, PhD
October 29-November 1, 2009 at St. Andrew’s House on the Hood Canal

The Christian feasts of All Saints and All Souls honor the profound legacy of wisdom our ancestors have left to us. These feasts coincide with the Celtic feast of Samhain which marks the beginning of the dark half of the year and is a festival of the final harvest and remembering the dead. These moments on the great turning of the year’s wheel is believed to be a “thin place” where the ancestors are especially accessible to us.

Join us for three nights of retreat welcoming in the gifts of the dark time and honoring our ancestors through creativity and movement. Ritual, poetry, art-making, song, and dance will be our tools to grow in awareness of those who walked the earth before us and to listen for the wisdom they offer to our own life circumstances. We will explore the gift of our genetic and spiritual roots and celebrate the coming of the fruitful darkness when the seeds of new beginnings are planted. Gather with us to welcome in the presence of the Communion of Saints who support us in each moment. Together we will honor this very sacred time of year.

Program Cost: $675 includes 3 nights lodging and all meals. You are responsible for transportation to the retreat center. If you are flying in, we will connect you with others traveling from the airport.

$100 Deposit to hold your place

EARLY REGISTRATION DISCOUNT: $50 off the total cost if you send in your deposit by August 1, 2009.

ADDITIONAL DISCOUNTS BEFORE JUNE 30th!

• If you register with a friend for the retreat you each receive a $50 discount (before July 6th)
• If you have attended one of the Abbey’s previous workshops or retreats you receive a $50 discount for being a returning participant (before July 6th).

$575 (or $525 if you registered early) Balance Due September 25, 2009
(Register early — last year’s retreat had a waiting list!)

Pay with Paypal or Google Checkout:

$100 Nonrefundable Deposit

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BENEDICTINE SPIRITUAL PRACTICES:

Contemplative Ways of Being in the World

with Christine Valters Paintner, PhD

Online 7-Week Course through CDSP (Episcopal Seminary in Berkeley)

Fall: October 26 – December 20, 2009

There has been a dramatic rise in interest in Benedictine spirituality in recent years. It offers the contemporary world a set of ancient Christian practices which call us to contemplative ways of being in a world of doing, to live into rhythms rooted in the natural rise and fall of the day, and to greater presence to the holy moments of our lives. In this course we will explore, experience, and discuss three essential practices: lectio divina (sacred reading), centering prayer, and praying the Hours of the day. Each practice is a thread that weaves together with the others to create a tapestry in which we begin to see everything as sacred. _________________________________________________________  

AWAKENING THE CREATIVE SPIRIT:

Experiential Education for Spiritual Directors in the Expressive Arts

May 23-28, 2010 on the beautiful Hood Canal in WA

with Betsey Beckman, MM and Christine Valters Paintner, PhD

Visit Awakening the Creative Spirit website for more information!

$1275 Program cost

$75 Early Registration Discount if you register by January 31, 2010