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 Upcoming Programs!January 2012 - August 2012 Program Schedule The Cenacle schedule year is September 1 - August 31. Online registration is available below for all programs except where indicated. Feel free to share any Cenacle program through the "share" link provided below each offering. If you would like a printed copy of the 2011-2012 Schedule which also describes the many ministries offered at the Cenacle, simply email ministry@CenacleRetreatHouse.org with your request or click on the Schedule cover to the left to open the Schedule in a new window.
Retreats, Workshops, Days of Prayer, Series The Cenacle offers a variety of prayer, spiritual growth and learning opportunities to meet the needs of contemporary seekers. Program length caries from one hour to an individual day of prayer or overnight retreat. Programs are open to both women and men, except where specifically indicated. Enjoy reviewing the full schedule or click on a particular month to see what offerings are available during that month.
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Professional Day for Spiritual Directors Quest for Meaning: The Adult Faith Journey Maureen Bacchi, LMSW 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. This seminar for spiritual directors will explore the stages of faith development, primarily through the work of James Fowler and Carl Jung. Minimum Offering: $45 includes lunch Click here to register for or share Professional Day for Spiritual Directors  February 3-5, 2012 Advanced Enneagram and Spirituality Sr. Lois Dideon, rc 7 p.m. Friday-2 p.m. Sunday Would you like to go deeper in self-understanding of the unique gift you are? Come and explore more in-depth material on the Enneagram and experience the forms of meditation that are healing for each. Special emphasis will be on how to use the Enneagram in helping professions (spiritual directors, counselors, etc.) Prerequisites: Enneagram I and knowing your own pattern. Minimum Offering: $210 includes materials, overnight accommodations and 5 meals Click here to visit the Advanced Enneagram and Spirituality page  Saturday, February 4, 2012
God Works with Our Hands: Knitters/Crafters Day of Prayer Sr. Roselle Haas, rc 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Can you journey into spirituality through the medium of craft? Reflectively working with your hands can lead you into spiritual practice and help you discover the stillness within. Hand-crafting can create an inner rhythm, like a chant for your body. Bring your craft and spend the day with others discovering this new treasure. Listen to God at work in your hands as you explore the spirituality of craft: knitting, crocheting or other handwork Minimum Offering: $45 includes lunch Click here to register for or share God Works with Our Hands I Am Woman  Jeanie Miley 4-week series Tuesday, 9 a.m.-12 noon February 7, 14, 21, 28, 2012 Based Jeanie’s book Joining Forces: Balancing Masculine and Feminine, this series will explore the various masculine and feminine traits and energies that exist in every person. Lecture, reflective journaling and conversation will help us to understand the ways in which feminine energies and values are neglected in culture and often denigrated in persons. Meditation and active imagination will help us to recognize and access both feminine and masculine strengths, to know when to use which strengths, and in what measure to use them so that we can accept and live daily life as an image of God (Gen 1:27). To learn more about Jeanie's ministry see www.jeaniemiley.com Minimum Offering: $50 for the series, due at the time of registration Click here to register, share or learn more about I Am Woman.  Saturday, February 11, 2012
T’ai Chi Chih for Health Care Professionals Pia Knighton, RN New presenter to Houston! 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. A day of renewal for doctors, nurses and other health care professionals. Come and be cared for through the healing practice of T’ai Chi Chih. The gentle, simple movements calm the mind and emotions and release tension throughout the body. Minimum Offering: $45 includes lunch Click here to register for or share T'ai Chi Chih for Health Care Professionals  February 17-19, 2012 Prepare for Lent!Pre-Lenten Silent Retreat Growing in Intimacy with God and Ourselves Rev. Louis Arceneaux, CM New presenter to Houston! 7 p.m. Friday-2 p.m. Sunday During this retreat, we will explore how to become more intimate with God and ourselves in order to live a happier and more active Christian life wherever we find ourselves. Presentations, guided meditations and handouts for individual prayer and reflection will be used to facilitate this process. Because of space, overnight accommodations are limited to women. Men are welcome as commuters Overnight Offering: $185 includes overnight accommodations and 5 meals. Commuter Offering: $140 includes 5 meals. This is a Parish retreat. If you are a member of one of the parishes listed below, call your parish captain. If you are not a member of one of the parishes, please call the Cenacle at 281.497.3131 to check availability. Sts. Peter & Paul (Bellville) Helen Gabig (979)865-5445 Sts. Simon & Jude (The Woodlands) Cindy Boudreaux (281)367-3198 Pam Proctor (281)367-2482 St. Vincent de Paul Pat Vogelsang (713)667-5163 Tina Sechelski (713)661-2178 Wednesday, February 22, 2012
 Silent Ash Wednesday Day of Prayer Rev. Richard Wahl, CSB
9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Answer Jesus’ invitation to begin Lent with him in an atmosphere of contemplative quiet in the company of other disciples. The day will conclude with the celebration of Eucharist and distribution of ashes. Minimum Offering: $45 includes lunch Click here to register for or share Silent Ash Wednesday Day of Prayer  February 24-26, 2012Silent Lenten Retreat Lent Puts Our Lives in Perspective Rev. Richard Buhler, SJ 7 p.m. Friday-2 p.m. Sunday The Lenten season offers us an opportunity to link our lives with Jesus Christ and to draw strength from the Lord for ourselves and those who are dear to us. Come and begin this special time with Christ on this retreat at the Cenacle. Because of space, overnight accommodations are limited to women. Men are welcome as commuters. Overnight Offering: $185 includes overnight accommodations and 5 meals. Commuter Offering: $140 includes 5 meals. This is a Parish retreat. If you are a member of one of the parishes listed below, call your parish captain. If you are not a member of one of the parishes, please call the Cenacle at 281.497.3131 to check availability. Parishes Christ the Redeemer Margaret Carnicle (281)469-5533, x129 St. Angela Merici Molly McCarthy (281)778-7397 St. Catherine of Siena Mary Malicki (713)465-3652 St. John Vianney Sr. Mary Guido (281)497-3131, x116 St. Philip the Apostle (El Campo) Pat Hoelscher (979)543-6831 Sunday, February 26, 2012
Return to the beginning of February Lenten Mini-Retreat Sr. Mary Dennison, rc and Cenacle Ministry Staff 2-5 p.m. Come join us for an afternoon of quiet prayer, reflection and sharing as we walk the Lenten journey toward the Sacred Triduum and Easter. Offering: $20 Click here to register for or share Lenten Mini-Retreat Return to top of page March Thursday, March 1, 2012
 Lenten Day of Prayer Rev. Keith Hosey 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Pause for a day during this Lenten season to let Christ help you as you accompany him to Jerusalem. Minimum Offering: $45 includes lunch Click here to visit the Lenten Day of Prayer page  March 2-4, 2012Silent Lenten Retreat A Walk with Thomas Merton towards Contemplative Prayer Rev. Keith Hosey 7 p.m. Friday-2 p.m. Sunday Thomas Merton was the person who put the word “contemplative” back into current vocabulary. This weekend will help us to walk with him to see how contemplation fits into our life. Because of space, overnight accommodations are limited to women. Men are welcome as commuters. Overnight Offering: $185 includes overnight accommodations and 5 meals. Commuter Offering: $140 includes 5 meals. This is a Parish retreat. If you are a member of one of the parishes listed below, call your parish captain. If you are not a member of one of the parishes, please call the Cenacle at 281.497.3131 to check availability. Parishes St. Anthony of Padua Pat Redding (281) 298-5864 St. Cecilia Michelle Forrester (713) 501-9100 Kristine Hilger (281) 507-1624 St. Cyril of Alexandria Emily Yu (281) 513-1875 St. Thomas More Dolores Bush (713) 729-4566  March 9-11, 2012Silent Lenten Retreat Looking at God Looking at You Rev. Paul Patin, SJ New presenter to Houston! 7 p.m. Friday-2 p.m. Sunday Lent can be a time to have God reveal to us once again how God sees us. In turn, we can ask God to let us see God’s face more truly. Because of space, overnight accommodations are limited to women. Men are welcome as commuters. Overnight Offering: $185 includes overnight accommodations and 5 meals Commuter Offering: $140 includes 5 meal This is a Parish retreat. If you are a member of one of the parishes listed below, call your parish captain. If you are not a member of one of the parishes, please call the Cenacle at 281.497.3131 to check availability. Parishes Epiphany of the Lord (Katy) Sandy McAfee (281)610-2924 Mary Daley (281)693-1584 St. Ambrose Mary Wojtasczyk (281)448-7114 St. Benedict Barbara Joseph (713)433-4361 St. Francis Xavier Audrey Jones (713)747-0567  March 16-18, 2012 Silent Lenten Retreat Looking at God Looking at You Rev. Paul Patin, SJ New presenter to Houston! 7 p.m. Friday-2 p.m. Sunday Lent can be a time to have God reveal to us once again how God sees us. In turn, we can ask God to let us see God’s face more truly. Because of space, overnight accommodations are limited to women. Men are welcome as commuters. Overnight Offering: $185 includes overnight accommodations and 5 meals Commuter Offering: $140 includes 5 meals This is a Parish retreat. If you are a member of one of the parishes listed below, call your parish captain. If you are not a member of one of the parishes, please call the Cenacle at 281.497.3131 to check availability. Parishes St. Anne Mary Singleton (713) 526-3276 St. Edith Stein (Katy) Barbara Sadka (713) 417-5621 St. Francis de Sales Arlene Masterson (713) 270-4744 Bernadette Vrana (713) 774-7529 St. Paul (Nassau Bay) Alicia Casmus (281) 532-1971  March 23-25, 2012Silent Lenten Retreat Like Us in All Things Rev. Jerome Neyrey, SJ 7 p.m. Friday-2 p.m. Sunday The Letter to the Hebrews states clearly what all New Testament documents imply: Jesus was a mortal like us in all things. Redemption does not begin with the cross but with birth, growth, and development of the baby into an adult. Because of space, overnight accommodations are limited to women. Men are welcome as commuters. Overnight Offering: $185 includes overnight accommodations and 5 meals. Commuter Offering: $140 includes 5 meals. This is a Parish retreat. If you are a member of one of the parishes listed below, call your parish captain. If you are not a member of one of the parishes, please call the Cenacle at 281.497.3131 to check availability. Parishes St. Jerome Dora Freeman (281)501-2393 St. Laurence the Martyr (Sugar Land) Pat Kerlin (281)265-5774 St. Patrick (Lufkin) Brenda Dunn (936)637-1627 St. Peter the Apostle Emily Watkins (713)649-3959  Centering Through YogaDolores Clark, MA 6 sessions in each series Tuesday, 7-8:30 p.m. Spring March 27-May 1, 2012 Click here to register, share or learn more about Centering Through Yoga Yoga is a Sanskrit work meaning “to join together”. While practicing Hatha Yoga, the joining together of body, mind and spirit can be experienced. Our focus will be on proper body alignment, gentle stretch ing exercises to increase strength and flexibility, and conscious breathing. Our goal will be to release chronic tension through body awareness and deep relaxation. Visualization and music will be used. Please wear comfortable clothing and bring a large towel to use during relaxation. Minimum Offering: $75 for one 6-week series  March 30-April 1, 2012 Attention RCIA Teams!Retreat for Elect of RCIA Cenacle RCIA Retreat Team 7 p.m. Friday-3 p.m. Sunday This retreat offers a quiet atmosphere with the opportunity to reflect on the input provided. It is an invitation for those preparing for Baptism and those to be received into full communion with the Roman Catholic Faith, to come together and be present to this precious moment in their life. Parish RCIA Team members and sponsors may join the group if room is available. For more information, please call Mrs. Kathy Snow at (281) 744-8039. Minimum Offering: $185 includes overnight accommodations and 5 meals Commuters: $140 includes 5 meals. Click here to share the Retreat for Elect of RCIA Return to the beginning of March Return to top of page April Thursday, April 5, 2012
 Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper Rev. Bob Bovenzi, CP 7:30 p.m. Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper will conclude with the transfer of the Holy Eucharist to an altar of repose where there will be time for personal adoration and keeping vigil with the Lord. Free Will Offering appreciated Click here to share Holy Thursday Mass Friday, April 6, 2012
 Good Friday Day of Prayer in Contemplative Silence Rev. Bob Bovenzi, CP and Sr. Mary Guido, rc 9 a.m.-4 p.m. This day of prayer is an opportunity to pray the texts of the liturgies in much the same way as we pray over Scripture. The day concludes with the full liturgical service of the Lord’s Passion. Minimum Offering: $45 includes lunch Click here to register for or share Good Friday Day of Prayer April 18-19, 2012 Grace-ful Aging II Women 70+ Accepting Our Own Gift of Wisdom Sr. Mary Dennison, rc and Maria Pavlik 1:30 p.m. Wednesday-3 p.m. Thursday We will look at the summons and gifts of our later years and how we respond to them with God’s wisdom and grace, as we explore some life topics. Minimum Offering: $100 includes overnight accommodations and 3 meals. Click here to register for or share Grace-ful Aging II April 20-22, 2012 For ACTS participants! After ACTS: I Call You My Friends Mary Pierson and Sr. Mary Guido, rc 7 p.m. Friday-2 p.m. Sunday After your ACTS retreat awakening, you might be asking, “Now what?” This retreat is designed specifically for you to help nourish and deepen your new growth in friendship with Christ and how to live that relationship in everyday life. Anyone who has attended an ACTS retreat—both women and men—is welcome. Minimum Offering: $185 includes overnight accommodations and 5 meals. Click here to register for or share After ACTS: "I Call You My Friends" Come Join Us! 2012 Spring Dinner Honoring Charles H. & Marquita Carmouche “Chris and Quita” Rev. Donald S. Nesti, C.S.Sp. Guest Speaker  Reception and Dinner
Wednesday, April 25, 2012 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Chateau Crystale 2517 S. Gessner Rd. Houston, TX 77063 Click here to reserve your table sponsorship for ten (10) to the 2012 Spring Dinner. April 27-29, 2012 Walking on Water: Healing the Peter within Us Rev. Matt Linn, SJ 7 p.m. Friday-2 p.m. Sunday Peter exists in each of us: one who tries to walk on water, one who boasts, denies, struggles and loves. When we discover this “Peter within”, Jesus can heal our fear, anger, guilt, shame and grief to transform us into a gifted disciple. Minimum Offering: $185 includes overnight accommodations and 5 meals Click here to register for or share Walking on Water Sunday, April 29, 2012
Landing on Our Risen Feet Rev. Matt Linn, SJ 1-3 p.m. The Risen Jesus chose people who had been knocked off their feet and gave them the power of his resurrection: disciples who hid behind locked doors or ran away to Emmaus, Peter who denied and Thomas who doubted. Likewise, he chooses us who are knocked off our feet by difficult people or situations. This session will focus on how we can land on our risen feet and in our unique hurt and sin be gifted with a unique mission to give life in the places from which we had previously fled. Minimum Offering: $20 Click here to register for or share Landing on Our Risen Feet Return to the beginning of April Return to top of page May Saturday, May 5, 2012 A perfect gift for Mother’s (and Father’s) Day!
A Spiritual Spa Day of Prayer Lorrie Kehoe, Sandy Smith & Cenacle Ministry Staff 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. 4 p.m. Celebration of Eucharist Our frenetic lifestyles often drain our reservoirs of energy and leave us weary and frazzled. Come—refresh your mind, body and spirit through a relaxing day in the peaceful, prayerful environment of the Cenacle. Choose your own activities: T’ai Chi Chih, meditation, yoga, praying with music and art, labyrinth, private healing prayer and other restful ways designed to nurture and calm you. Body massage, chair massage and Healing Touch may be scheduled when you arrive for an additional fee. Give someone you love a gift certificate for this prayerful day of renewal! Wear comfortable clothing. Minimum Offering: $60 includes breakfast bites, lunch and afternoon tea Click here to register for or share A Spiritual Spa Day of Prayer May 18-20, 2012
Inner Healing Retreat Restoring the Inner Child: An Adventure in Healing Cenacle Inner Healing Team 7 p.m. Friday-2 p.m. Sunday Come and see what the healing Christ within has in store for you! Minimum Offering: $185 includes overnight accommodations and 5 meals Click here to register for or share Inner Healing Retreat May 18-20, 2012 How Is God Inviting Me into My Future? Exploring Religious Life For Catholic women ages 19-50 exploring religious life Sr. Roselle Haas, rc 7 p.m. Friday-2 p.m. Sunday May God be inviting you to live as a Catholic Sister or Associate in a Religious Community? Come spend a weekend with your God, yourself and others who are also on the journey. There will be time for quiet reflection, prayer, personal reflection and sharing stories, questions, insights, and experiences. Free Will Offering Click here to register for or share How Is God Inviting Me into My Future? Return to the beginning of May Return to top of page June June 1-3, 2012 Silent Retreat for Women Fan into Flame the Gift of God in You (Part 2) Rev. Clement Kanu, MSP 7 p.m. Friday-2 p.m. Sunday This retreat is a follow-up to Fr. Kanu’s June 2010 retreat. Participants will reflect and discover their divine gifts and become more energized to use them to bring a positive change in their lives and in the lives of others. For women only. Minimum Offering: $185 includes overnight accommodations and 5 meals This is a Parish Captain retreat. If you are a member of one of the parishes listed below, call your retreat Captain at the number indicated. If you do not belong to one of the parishes, only a limited number of spaces are available. Please call the Cenacle at 281-497-3131 to inquire as to availability. Click here to share Fan into Flame the Gift of God in You Parishes Our Mother of Mercy Mary Terrell (713)675-8434 St. Mary of the Purification Joyce Page (281)356-5650 St. Philip Neri Tonya Franshaw (713)436-2066 Rose Lewis (713)733-7825 Mary Mercier (713)264-0277 Rose Roberts (713)738-1229 June 8-10, 2012 Retreat for Cenacle Affiliates and Partners in Ministry Cenacle Sisters and Team 7 p.m. Friday-2 p.m. Sunday Minimum Offering: $185 includes overnight accommodations and 5 meals Click here to register or share Retreat for Affiliates & Partners in Ministry June 15-17, 2012 The Way of Peace: Daring to Stretch beyond Our Comfort Zone Rev. Philip Chircop, SJ 7 p.m. Friday-2 p.m. Sunday During this retreat we will look deep into the Gospel call for peace through non-violence. We will let music, stories, poetry and silence boldly but gently challenge us to resist the forces of evil and negativity with the spirit of goodwill, gratitude and generosity. We will explore how we can all make a difference in ordinary ways without necessarily being heroes or saints on a pedestal. Minimum Offering: $185 includes overnight accommodations and 5 meals. Click here to register or share The Way of Peace Monday, June 18, 2012 Pray Always All Ways:
Returning to Our Breath and Its Lessons Rev. Philip Chircop, SJ 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. To “pray all ways” is the unspoken admonition cleverly hidden in the saying of Jesus “pray always”. To learn to pray always is to master the art of learning to pray all ways and at all times. This does not mean that we must enter some remote and secluded monastery, but rather that we must find ourselves involved in prayerful communion with God while feasting and fasting, while having fun and at play, while playing the fool and even while crying. Minimum Offering: $45 includes lunch Click here to register for or share Pray Always All Ways June 22-24, 2012 Who Is this God You Pray to? Exploring Our Developing Sense of Who God Is for Us Sr. Roselle Haas, rc 7 p.m. Friday-2 p.m. Sunday Where did you get your ideas about God? How do those ideas influence the possibilities for your relationship with God? Do you have any images of God that may interfere with developing a deep relationship with God? This retreat will explore these and similar questions. The reflections will help participants to look at any images of God absorbed through upbringing and culture, which may hinder a deep and personal relationship with the Divine and the fullness of life. In addition, we will look how God desires to meet us in our daily experience, how God surprises us and how God is always beyond our imagination. Minimum Offering: $185 includes overnight accommodations and 5 meals. Click here to register for or share Who Is this God You Pray to? Return to the beginning of June Return to top of page July July 6-8, 2012 Perfect for first-timers! Silent Retreat Introduction to a Directed Retreat Cenacle Ministry Staff 7 p.m. Friday-2 p.m. Sunday Have you ever wanted to make a directed retreat, but didn’t know what to expect? This weekend will offer an ideal way to introduce you to the experience. Among the areas that we will explore are: the focus of a directed retreat, ways of praying, what to say to a spiritual director and maintaining an atmosphere of contemplative quiet. You will meet individually with a spiritual director who can answer questions, offer suggestions for your prayer and be the listening presence with whom you can explore your relationship with God. Minimum Offering: $185 includes overnight accommodations and 5 meals Click here to register or share Introduction to a Directed Retreat July 10-19, 2012 Summer Individual Directed Retreats “Come away by yourself to a quiet place and rest a while.” (Mark 6:31) Cenacle Ministry Staff Accept the gift of time for relaxation and rest which allows you to focus on your relationship with God – particularly regarding prayer. You will find your daily rhythm of prayer, relaxation and reflection in an atmosphere of silence, peace and calm. Schedule your retreat from 3 to 8 days. Minimum Offering: $75 per 24-hour period includes accommodations and meals Free will offering for spiritual direction appreciated Click here to learn more about or to share Summer Individual Directed Retreats Saturday, July 21, 2012
Morning for Cenacle Retreat Helpers Sr. Mary Guido, rc 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. For volunteers who minister in the “behind-the-scenes” details of Cenacle retreats. Newcomers interested in becoming a Cenacle Retreat Helper are welcome as well as experienced Cenacle Helpers! This morning of celebration and training will end with lunch. July 27-29, 2012 Everything Is a Grace: The Words and Wisdom of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux Br. Joel Giallanza, CSC 7 p.m. Friday-2 p.m. Sunday This retreat will explore the spirituality of this extraordinary young woman as well as the challenges that her spirituality presents to us for our time. Though she lived as a cloistered Carmelite religious and died when she was only 24 years old, Thérèse’s teaching has had influence in every culture, among people of all religions. Her autobiography, Story of a Soul, has consistently been among the most popular spiritual classics since it was first published in 1898. She was declared a Doctor of the Church by Pope John Paul II in 1997, just 100 years after her death. Minimum Offering: $185 includes overnight accommodations and 5 meals Return to the beginning of July Return to top of page August August 3-5, 2012 For women 55+ Mid-Life II Living Your Way to Wisdom Lalor Cadley, Sr. Mary Dennison, rc and Judy Leatherwood Smith 7 p.m. Friday-2 p.m. Sunday The later mid-life journey opens us to the positive possibilities of a fuller, healthy life and an awareness of God’s deeper call to intimacy through reflection on our experiences of life—painful and joyous. Minimum Offering: $185 includes overnight accommodations and 5 meals August 10-12, 2012 Women’s Retreat Women Who Run with the Wolves—Revisited Sr. Lois Dideon, rc 7 p.m. Friday-2 p.m. Sunday The tales “Sealskin, Soulskin” and “The Handless Maiden” describe the stages of a woman’s life journey. We will use these and our own stories to enter into wholeness as the Spirit leads. Minimum Offering: $210 includes materials, overnight accommodations and 5 meals Saturday, August 11, 2012
Day of Prayer for Caregivers of Children/Adults with Disabilities 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. To register and to arrange child/adult care, contact Charleen Katra (713) 741-8793 or ckatra@archgh.org. Co-sponsored by the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston Ministry with Persons with Disabilities. August 17-19, 2012 Gentle Yoga to Nourish the Soul Dolores Clark, MA 7 p.m. Friday-2 p.m. Sunday This weekend retreat will enable you to refresh your relationship with yourself and to discover an awareness of your body, mind, and spirit. We will practice simple yoga exercises and breathing techniques. As your mind and body relax, your natural creativity will surface and create a space of joy. We will complement our yoga practice with meditation, movement and art. Ample time will be available for rest, reflection, and journaling. Massage will be available for an additional fee. Minimum Offering: $185 includes overnight accommodations and 5 meals August 17-18, 2012 Spiritual Direction Institute Overnight (Year 1) Sr. Ann Goggin, rc and Sr. Mary Guido, rc 7 p.m. Friday-6 p.m. Saturday This overnight is for the incoming class of the Cenacle’s Spiritual Direction Institute. August 24-26, 2012 Spiritual Direction Institute Retreat (Years 2 and 3) So Much Is in Bud: Rooted in Hope, Springing into Life Rev. Philip Chircop, SJ 7 p.m. Friday-2 p.m. Sunday This retreat will focus on hope-full living in times of crisis, chaos and fear. Rooted and grounded in love like a good tree solidly planted we will explore ways to reach out, up and wide, open to new possibilities, spreading our wings. It is a retreat on the dual call to discipleship and apostleship and how both nourish each other. Minimum Offering: $185 includes overnight accommodations and 5 meals Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Rumi-Nations: Poetics for Daily Living Rev. Philip Chircop, SJ 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Poetry is the language of the soul. It is dynamic energy that can take a life in surprising directions. For Rumi, the 13th century Sufi master, it was his passion to share his realization with us: there is an invisible but immanent, majestic yet very tender and graceful reality we cannot afford to live without. There is some work we can do to remove what stands in the way of feeling this beauty and allow ourselves to be transformed by it. Minimum Offering: $45 includes lunch Return to the beginning of April Return to top of page Ongoing Programs
Group and individual opportunities for spiritual growth are offered throughout the year. Program length varies from one hour to an individual day of prayer or overnight retreat. Come and see what suits your needs.  Adventure Joe Mumbach Second Saturday, 10 a.m.-Noon August 2011-August 2012 (except May) A monthly introduction to and follow-up designed especially for those who have espoused the principles of Becoming I: Living Your Potential (formerly Effective Living I). Bring your friends and introduce them to the Cenacle. They need not have made the Becoming workshop to attend. Free Will Offering Click here to learn more about and share Adventure Al-Anon Book Study Thursday (Weekly all year around)
7-8:00 p.m. Come join us in this safe place. You are most welcome. For more information contact Sister Dorothy Briscoe, r.c. at the Cenacle, 281-497-3131.There is no need to register. Just come and be welcomed. You may share Al-Anon with your friends by clicking on the link below. Free Will Offering Click here to share Al-Anon Book Study  Cenacle Wednesday Contemplative MorningPraying with the Women around Jesus Team of Cenacle Spiritual Directors Second Wednesday, 9:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. October 2011-April 2012 Women have many ways of understanding and living relationships with another. Join us as we walk with some of the women who were touched by Jesus—His kindness, compassion and love, and become more aware of His own deep love for you. Minimum Offering: $20 October 12, 2011: A Woman who anointed His feet Click here to register for or share A Woman who anointed His feet November 9, 2011: Two Women Who Were His Friends Click here to register for or share Two Women Who Were His Friends December 14, 2011: A Woman who walked with Him always Click here to register for or share A Woman who walked with Him always January 11, 2012: pending Click here to to register for or share January's Contemplative Morning February 8, 2012: A Woman who widened his mission Click here to register for or share A Woman who widened his mission March 14, 2012: A Woman caught in sin Click here to register for or share A Woman caught in sin April 11, 2012: The Women who supported Him Click here to register for or share The Women who supported Him  Contemplative Prayer through MeditationMartha Keesecker Monday, 7-8:30 p.m. September 12, 2011-July 30, 2012 In an age of rush and noise it is essential that we find time to be still and quiet. In this prayer of silence called Christian Meditation we find God who dwells within our own heart. And in finding Him we find also our true selves. The meeting will consist of a 20 minute teaching on audio tapes, followed by a 25 minute silent meditation, and a period for questions and answers. Visit the World Community for Christian Meditation at www.wccm.org. Free Will Offering  Ignatian 19th Annotation Retreat(The Spiritual Exercises in Everyday Life) For those who wish to make the 30-day retreat of St. Ignatius over a period of 8-9 months, a special time of intense prayer. Requires a commitment of one hour of prayer each day and weekly meeting with a spiritual director. If your own director cannot do this, contact: Sr. Mary Dennison, rc (281) 497-3131 and the Cenacle will assign a trained director. Retreats usually begin in late September or early October. Click here to learn more about Ignatian 19th Annotation Retreat  Individual Directed Day of PrayerScheduled with you at least 5 business days prior to your arrival Minimum Offering: $40 includes private room and lunch Free will offering for spiritual direction appreciated Please to the Cenacle at (281)497-3131 to schedule this day of prayer planned with you for you. Individual Directed Retreat Scheduled with you at least 5 business days prior to your arrival Minimum Offering: $75 / per 24 hours (includes private room and 3 meals) Free Will offering for spiritual direction appreciated. Please call the Cenacle at (281) 497-3131 to schedule this retreat planned with you for you.  Inner Healing Days of Prayer Cenacle Inner Healing Team Second Friday, 9:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m. October 2011-April 2012 Inner Healing is a process by which one experiences the presence and action of the love of God on the painful events that occur in any stage of life. Come and see what the healing Christ within has for you!  October 14, 2011: Facing Our Regrets: Moving Beyond Woulda, Coulda, ShouldaClick here to register for or share Facing Our Regrets November 11, 2011: Thanksgiving Is a Verb: Healing through Gratitude Click here to register for or share Thanksgiving is a Verb December 9, 2011: Family Gifts: Roots and Wings or Stumbling Blocks Click here to register for or share Family Roots January 13, 2012: Life-Draining Relationships: Control, Shift, or Delete Click here to register for or share Life-Draining Relationships February 10, 2012: The Upside-Down Heart: Dealing with Life’s Rejections Click here to register for or share The Upside-Down Heart March 9, 2012: Higher Ground: Finding Our Way through Forgiveness Click here to register for or share Higher Ground April 13, 2012: Hiding in Plain Sight: Using Distractions to Camouflage Hurt Click here to register for or share Hiding in Plain Sight Women Exploring God’s Call
Sr. Roselle Haas, rc Second Tuesday, 7-9 p.m. October 2011-April 2012 Do you desire to learn ways to discover and follow God’s will for your life? The Cenacle offers monthly gatherings for those seeking ways of listening to God’s invitations in their lives. You may attend any or all of these sessions. For women only - Free Will Offering Click here to share or learn more about Women Exploring God's Call WWIT Group (Wise Women in Training – age 65+) Sr. Mary Dennison, rc, facilitator Second Monday, 9:30-11:15 a.m. September 2011-June 2012 A morning of prayer and sharing around selected topics. For those who have attended the Grace-ful Aging Retreat and others in this age cohort. Free Will Offering Click here to share or learn more about the WWIT Group Return to the beginning of Ongoing Programs Return to top of page Each series includes several sessions which develop a particular topic or spiritual practice. Please include a deposit of $60 with your registration. Full payment is due by the first session (unless otherwise noted below).
 Giving the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius in Daily LifeThird Saturday, September 2011-May 2012, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. An internship to assist trained spiritual directors to accompany a directee through this type of retreat. You will have an experience of making the Exercises with a partner as part of your training. Offering: $125, plus books For information and to register, contact Pattie Courtin (281) 433-4002 Click here to share or learn more about Giving the Spiritual Exercises UPCOMING EVENTS
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