2020-2021 Community Online Retreats
Earth, Our Original Monastery:
A 7-week companion retreat to the book
• July 6-August 23, 2020 •
with Christine & John Valters Paintner, and Betsey Beckman
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Way of the Monk, Path of the Artist:
A 12-week companion retreat to The Artist's Rule
• September 7-November 28, 2020 •
with Christine & John Valters Paintner
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Sacred Rhythms of Sky, Sun, Sea, & Stone:
A 4-week creative online retreat for Advent
• November 29-December 26, 2020 •
with Christine & John Valters Paintner, Betsey Beckman, and Jan Blencowe
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A Midwinter God:
A 6-week online conscious underworld journey
• January 4-February 14, 2021 •
with Christine & John Valters Paintner, Jamie Marich, and guest teachers
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Into the Desert with the
Holy Mothers and Fathers:
A 6-week Lenten retreat and companion to the book
• February 17-April 4, 2021 •
with Christine & John Valters Paintner, and Betsey Beckman
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Sacred Time:
Embracing an Intentional Way of Life
An 8-week online companion retreat to the book
• April 5-May 30, 2021 •
with Christine & John Valters Paintner, and Betsey Beckman
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Summer-Fall 2020 Online Mini-Retreats
Feast of the Assumption:
Mary, Queen of Heaven
A Zoom mini-retreat
• August 15, 2020 •
with Betsey Beckman, MM & Christine Valters Paintner, PhD, REACE
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Writing as a Spiritual Practice:
A Zoom mini-retreat
hosted by St. Placid Priory
• September 5, 2020 • (Second set of dates scheduled)
with Christine Valters Paintner, PhD, REACE
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The Wisdom of Wild Grace:
Celebrating the Feast of St. Francis
A Zoom weekend retreat hosted by Mercy by the Sea
• October 3-4, 2020 •
with Christine Valters Paintner, PhD, REACE
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Listening at the Threshold:
Voices of Saints and Ancestors
A Zoom mini-retreat
• October 31, 2020 •
with Deirdre Ni Chinneide and Christine Valters Paintner
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We also have 15 self-study retreats available
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2021 Live Retreats and Pilgrimages
Writing on the Wild Edges:
A Creative Pilgrimage and Retreat in Ireland
May 9-15, 2021 • FULL
with Christine & John Valters Paintner
limited to 18 participants
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Poetry and the Sacred Garden of the World:
A Writing Retreat on Inismor
August 22-28, 2021 • FULL
with Christine & John Valters Paintner
limited to 18 participants
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Hildegard of Bingen and the Greening Power of God:
A Pilgrimage in Germany
September 11-19, 2021 • ONE TWIN SPACE (Male)
with Christine Valters Paintner, PhD & Betsey Beckman, MM
limited to 18 participants
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Monk in the World Pilgrimage:
Journey to the Sacred Edge of Ireland
October 12-20, 2021 • FULL
with Christine & John Valters Paintner
limited to 12 participants
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Awakening the Creative Spirit:
Experiential Education for Spiritual Directors in the Expressive Arts (Northwest U.S.)
October 31-November 5, 2020 • SPACE AVAILABLE
with Kayce Stevens Hughlett and Betsey Beckman
limited to 10 participants
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Vienna Monk in the World Pilgrimage
November 13-21, 2021 • FULL
with Christine & John Valters Paintner
limited to 15 participants
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Looking ahead to 2022
We will be reducing the number of live programs we offer in 2022.
We tentatively have the following scheduled:
May 2022: Writing on the Wild Edges in Ireland
May/June 2022: Retreat with Mary in Chartres, France
October 2022: Retreats at Mercy by the Sea, Rowe Center, and Genesis in Northeast U.S.
• These will be confirmed and details posted as we get closer to the dates.•