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Each series includes several sessions which develop a particular topic or spiritual practice. Please include the deposit of $60 with your registration (unless otherwise noted below). Full payment is due by the first session.

Contemplative Prayer Through Meditation
Martha Keesecker
Every Monday, September 14, 2009 - July 26, 2010;
September 13, 2010 – July 25, 2011
7 - 8:30 p.m.
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, and thus we are renewed. 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. There is no need to register. Just come and be welcomed. You may share this opportunity with a friend by clicking on the link below.
Free Will Offering
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Centering Through Yoga
Dolores Clark, MA
6 sessions in each series
Tuesday, 7 – 8:30 p.m.
Fall
October 5-November 9, 2010
Click here to register or share the Fall Centering Through Yoga series
Winter
January 25-March 1, 2011
Click here to register or share the Winter Centering Though Yoga series
Spring
March 29-May 3, 2011
Click here to register or share the SpringCentering Though Yoga series
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 stretch­ing 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

Ignatian 19th Annotation Retreat
(Praying the Extended Exercises of St. Ignatius in Daily Life)
Third Saturday, September 2010 – May 2011, 10 a.m. – Noon
The Exercises are a school of prayer and a powerful tool for spiritual growth. If you are a spiritual director who has wanted to make the Exercises or if you have a directee who wants to make them, this is your opportunity to do so, coupled with training in understanding the dynamic of these Exercises.
Offering: $125, plus books
For information and to register, contact Sr. Mary Dennison, rc (281)497-3131 or Pattie Courtin (281) 433-4002.
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T’ai Chi Chih
Sr. Carletta LaCour, OP
Presentation of the 20 moves in 8 weeks
T’ai Chi Chih is a series of 20 gentle movements that help to reduce stress and balance the intrinsic energy - the “chi”. The easy-to-learn moves aid circulation and foster relaxation. Loose fitting clothing is recommended. Maximum: 10 participants
Minimum Offering: $100 for one 8-week series
Fall
Wednesdays, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
September 29 - November 17, 2010
(Nov 17 session is a “reunion” - all who have taken TCC in the past are welcome to attend)
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Thursdays, 9:30 - 11:30 a.m
September 30 - November 18, 2010
(Nov 18 session is a “reunion” - all who have taken TCC in the past are welcome to attend)
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Winter: (Skip the week of Ash Wednesday)
Wednesdays, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
February 9 – April 6, 2011
(March 30 session is a “reunion” - all who have taken TCC in the past are welcome to attend)
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Thursdays, 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.
February 10 – April 7, 2011
(March 31 session is a “reunion” - all who have taken TCC in the past are welcome to attend)
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September            Your Sanctuary in the City

September 10-12, 2010
The Unwanted Gift of Grief
Tim VanDuivendyk, DMin, LPC, LMFT
7 p.m. Friday - 2 p.m. Sunday
This retreat is an invitation to discover and embrace the gift of grief and use it for transformation and healing as you journey through the wilderness to a promised life. Through presentations, guided prayer and silence, participants will come to an understanding of their particular losses in the journey of life and find ways of embracing the pain and confusion of grief as their pathway through the wilderness to emotional and spiritual growth.
Minimum Offering: $185 includes overnight accommodations and 5 meals
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Saturday, September 11, 2010
A Day of Prayer with Movement and Scripture
Sr. Carletta LaCour, OP
9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Join us for some T'ai Chi Chih moves with scripture in an atmosphere of prayer and serenity.
Participants will enjoy learning a few relaxing moves of T'ai Chi Chih and mindfulness walking in the peaceful environment of The Cenacle Retreat House. No experience is necessary and no special clothing is required. All are welcome! Come be refreshed, experiencing renewed energies in mind, body and spirit.
Minimum Offering: $45 includes lunch
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September 17-19, 2010
Joint Venture: Practical Spirituality for Everyday Pilgrims
Jeanie Miley
7 p.m. Friday – 2 p.m. Sunday
What does it REALLY mean to live the life you were born to live? This retreat is based on the idea that life with God is an everyday experience and that one's personal life is a joint venture, a dynamic, personal relationship between God and individuals. Central to the retreat is a spiritual growth timeline in which participants will explore basic needs at each stage of life, the various events that impacts each stage of life and how the understanding of God either supports or inhibits a person's spirituality.
Minimum Offering: $185 includes overnight accommodations and 5 meals
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Saturday, September 18              Retreat FULL. 
Illuminations II                              Register for December's Illuminations II .
For Cenacle Spiritual Directors and those who have taken Illuminations I series
Stephanie Woodruff Visokay
9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Come, meditate with art to deepen your experience of the sacred. This prayerful, creative practice moves from directed, individual art activity to group witness and contemplative conversation. Maximum number of participants: 15.
Minimum offering: $45 includes lunch.
Additional $5 supply fee payable directly to presenter upon arrival.
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September 24-26, 2010
Healing through the Great Parables of Jesus
Matt Linn, SJ
7 p.m. Friday – 2 p.m. Sunday
The great parables (sower, the talents, the king, the prodigal son, the Good Samaritan) are like a Rorschach inkblot in which we find whatever is deepest in us and meet the depth of Jesus. Healing occurs at profound levels as the parables bring together both our unconscious self and the deep healing love of Jesus.
Minimum Offering: $185 includes overnight accommodations and 5 meals.
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Sunday, September 26, 2010
From Surviving to Thriving: Discovering the Purpose of Your Life
Rev. Matt Linn, SJ
1-3 p.m.
Each of us enters this world with a special purpose given us by God—a unique way of giving and receiving love and life. This session will help us to discover that unique purpose and make choices to follow it. In doing so, we can become fully alive, have energy to overcome obstacles, resolve midlife crises and burnout and can dream new dreams.
Minimum Offering: $20
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October               

October 3, 2010
Open House and Jazz Café
11 – 3pm
Come and be welcomed! Share your Cenacle with someone new at a casual, relaxing afternoon of good food, music, quilt show, activities and raffle with the Grand Prize a queen-size quilt made with love by the Cenacle Quilters. Tours will be given all afternoon. Get answers to all your questions about the Cenacle’s ministries. Or, just come for food and fellowship. Bring the family.
No entry fee!

October 8 - 10, 2010
How Is God Inviting Me into My Future? Exploring Religious Life For Catholic women 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 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.
For women only - Free Will Offering
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October 8-9, 2010
Joyful Mothering: Overnight Retreat for Moms
Julia Batdorf and Cenacle Staff
7 p.m. Friday – 4 p.m. Saturday
The joy of mothering can become buried in the busyness of family life. Come away to rest, refresh your body, and renew your spirit as we pray, laugh and rekindle the gift of being a mom.
Minimum Offering: $100 includes overnight accommodations and 2 meals.
Come in time for Friday 5:30 p.m. supper for an additional $15. Please register for supper in advance so we may plan for you to join us.
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Thursday, October 14, 2010  May be used for Catechist Credit
Day of Prayer
The Bible in Eight Hours
Rev. Bill Burton, OFM   New presenter to Houston!
8:30 a.m – 4:30 p.m.
The Bible is our salvation story. Yet the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament) and the New Testament, written thousands of years ago, come from cultures now extinct that were very different from our own. It takes work to recapture the original meaning of these ancient and privileged texts so that we can understand them. During our sessions we will closely look at the cultures from which these texts come. Understanding the contexts (e.g., geographical, historical, cultural) from which the Bible emerged will make our understanding of the Saving Word easier and more accurate.
Minimum Offering: $45 includes lunch
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October 15-17, 2010
Table Fellowship of Jesus in the New Testament: What Does It Mean?
Rev. Bill Burton, OFM 7 p.m. Friday – 2 p.m. Sunday
A subtle but significant way the teaching of Jesus is communicated is through the depiction of the table fellowship of Jesus and his disciples, particularly in Luke’s Gospel and Acts of the Apostles. During our time together we are going to try to recapture the life-giving meaning of these scenes and attempt to appreciate more fully the importance of Jesus’ use of the meal setting and table fellowship.
Minimum Offering: $185 includes overnight accommodations and 5 meals
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October 20-21, 2010
Grace-ful Aging I (for women 65+)
Harvest Time!
Sr. Mary Dennison, rc and Maria Pavlik
1:30 p.m. Wednesday – 3 p.m. Thursday
God’s call to friendship deepens as we grow older and adapt to changes in health and life-style. This retreat offers a time to look at our lives with God-sight and to claim and harvest our fruits.
Minimum Offering: $100 includes overnight accommodations and 3 meals.
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Friday, October 22, 2010        Calling all women pastors!
A Day for Women Pastors
Pushing Open the Glass Ceiling: Renewing the Spirits of Women in Ministry
Rev. Ginny Brown Daniel
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
A special day for women who are pastors! Come and gather, share, pray and be renewed together—then return refreshed to the people with whom God has placed you.
Minimum Offering: $45 includes lunch.
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October 22-24, 2010
Strengthened in Hope: A Retreat for Gay & Lesbian Catholics
Warren Broussard, SJ & Monica Frazier
7 p.m. Friday – 2 p.m. Sunday
We sometimes can feel the same disillusionment and isolation as the disciples who were heading toward Emmaus after Jesus’ death. Yet when we invite Jesus into our story and press him to stay with us, we find renewed hope and a sense of mission that emboldens us to return to the places from which we came. Through quiet reflection, sharing, and prayer rooted in Scripture, this weekend retreat will help us uncover ways that God is inviting each of us to move from complacency to mission.
Minimum Offering: $185 includes overnight accommodations and 5 meals
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October 27-28, 2010
Cenacle Spiritual Direction Staff Retreat
Ignatian Appetizers: Towards the Full Banquet
Rev. Philip Chircop, SJ
9:30 a.m. Wednesday – 2:30 p.m. Thursday
In this workshop we will explore some basic traits of Ignatian Spirituality, traits that we can consider as "appetizers". These are an invitation for the full banquet: a falling in love with Life, a life given to us in abundance. Open only to the Cenacle Spiritual Direction Staff.
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October 29-31, 2010
Balm for Bruised Pilgrims
Philip Chircop, SJ
7 p.m. Friday – 2 p.m. Sunday
We are people of The Way, pilgrims on a journey, seekers and explorers. On the way we stumble, fall, make mistakes, start all over again. In this retreat we will propose a few possible "balms" that can give us the strength needed to keep going.
Minimum Offering: $185 includes overnight accommodations and 5 meals
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November

November 12-13, 2010
Meet Me at the Shack – Love, Papa
Sr. Lois Dideon, rc & Pastor Chuck Kindsvatter
7 p.m. Friday - 2 p.m. Sunday
So you’ve read The Shack. Would you like to come and experience it – and talk about it? Have you wondered why God put this book in your hands? Would you like to spend the weekend with others who have been touched and challenged by The Shack, reflect­ing, unpacking, sharing and experienc­ing God?
Minimum Offering: $185 includes overnight accommodations and 5 meals
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November 19-20, 2010
Prepare the Way of the Lord: Staying Centered, Focused, and Joyful Through the Holidays
A Retreat for Women
Colleen O’Grady
7 p.m. Friday – 4 p.m. Saturday
Most women might agree that “the most wonderful time of the year” can be the most busy, distracting and challenging time. There’s too much shopping, food, drink and (sometimes) family. Redeem the holidays! This retreat for women is designed to put Jesus back in the center of Thanksgiving and Christmas. You will be given time to be still, remember what you really want, say no to what you don’t want, and set intentions for the season. You will leave with a personalized, practical plan to help you enjoy the holidays.
Minimum Offering: $100 includes overnight accommodations and 2 meals
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November 21, 2010
Fall Day of Prayer for Religious
Sr. Mary Guido, rc
For information and registration, please contact Sr. Heloise Cruzat
at (713) 741-8733.

November 25-28, 2010
Happy Thanksgiving!
The Cenacle is closed to the public.
May your day be overflowing with blessings for you and your family! We will hold you in prayers of gratitude.

December

December 3-5, 2010               New presenter to Houston!
Waiting in Joyful Hope: Stations of the Crib
Rev. Joseph Nassal, CPPS
7 p.m. Friday – 2 p.m. Sunday
During this weekend, we will explore three key themes of the Advent season: patience, joy, and hope. Along the way to the manger, we will stop, reflect, and pray at various stations to reflect how hope moves us beyond optimism to that place where we trust that whatever happens, God is always present, beckoning us to believe in the divine presence even when the evidence seems slim or our patience wears thin.
Minimum Offering: $185 includes overnight accommodations and 5 meals
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Sunday, December 5, 2010
Advent Mini-Retreat
Sr. Mary Dennison, rc and Cenacle Ministry Staff
2-5 p.m.
This mini-retreat will explore the meaning and mystery of Christmas through the Advent personages of Isaiah, John the Baptist and Mary. Come, join us for quiet reflection and sharing.
Offering: $20
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Monday, December 6, 2010
A Place at the Manger: An Advent Evening of Prayer for Gay and Lesbian Catholics
Rev. Joseph Nassal, CPPS
7:30-9:30 p.m.
The Advent Scriptures reflect the inclusive nature of God’s love. On this feast of St. Nicholas, we will explore how this gift of unconditional love belongs to each of us, beckoning us to believe there is a place for us in the circle of God’s care.
Offering: $20
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Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Advent Day of Prayer
Keepers of the Flame: The Recovery of Hope
Rev. Joseph Nassal, CPPS
9 am – 3 p.m.
Advent is the Church’s season to recover hope. During this day of prayer, we will explore where do we look for hope these days? What does hope look like? What are some images, metaphors, and stories that stir hope in us? How to we keep hope alive in difficult, dangerous, and dreary times?
Offering: $45, includes lunch
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Saturday, December 11, 2010
Illuminations II
For Cenacle spiritual directors and those who have taken Illuminations I series
Stephanie Woodruff Visokay
9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Come, meditate with art to deepen your experience of the sacred. This prayerful, creative practice moves from directed, individual art activity to group witness and contemplative conversation. Maximum number of participants: 15.
Minimum offering: $45 includes lunch. Additional $5 supply fee payable directly to presenter upon arrival.
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Thursday, December 31, 2010
New Year’s Eve Vigil Retreat
Rev. Richard Wahl, CSB
Evening only: 7 p.m. Thursday - 1 a.m. Friday
Overnight: 7 p.m. Thursday – 9:30 a.m. Friday
The New Year’s Vigil of Prayer at the Cenacle is an invitation to reflect on that conversion event in quiet, prayer, song and feasting on Eucharist and fellowship.
Minimum Offering: $45 evening only includes midnight reception or $85 overnight includes room accom­modations, midnight reception and continental breakfast.
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2011

January 7-9, 2011
Spiritual Seminar Becoming: Pathway for Living Your Potential (I)
Pat Kerwin and Bonnie Lloyd
7 p.m. Friday – 2 p.m. Sunday
Becoming (I) is a spiritual seminar that fosters personal growth on both the psychological and spiritual levels. This seminar stresses personal responsibility for our own happiness, and helps to renew our faith in a loving God.
Minimum Offering: $210 includes overnight accommodations and 5 meals

January 14-16, 2011 (Women 45-55+)
Mid-Life I
Welcome to the “Being” Years
Lalor Cadley, Sr. Mary Dennison, rc and Judy Leatherwood Smith
7 p.m. Friday – 2 p.m. Sunday
This retreat is designed for women beginning their transition from the “doing” years to the “being” years. It will offer some understandings of early mid-life: listening to its invitations to a fuller life and deepening friendship with God, and will offer ideas of how to respond.
Minimum Offering: $185 includes overnight accommodations and 5 meals

Thursday, January 27, 2011   May be used for Catechist Credit
The Rapture De-Bunked
Rev. Bill Burton, OFM
9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
What does the Book of Revelation really mean for Catholics? Fr. Bill’s engaging approach invites participants to seek and learn more about what our Catholic tradition teaches about this often misunderstood book of scripture.
Minimum Offering: $45 includes lunch

January 28-30, 2011
The Quest for the “Historical” Jesus
Rev. Bill Burton, OFM
7 p.m. Friday – 2 p.m. Sunday
Popular biblical scholar Fr. Bill Burton again leads participants in a prayerful study of our Catholic scriptural tradition—this time on a search for the “Jesus of history”.
Minimum Offering: $185 includes overnight accommodations and 5 meals

February 4-6, 2011
Strength for the Journey:
Facing Life Challenges with One Another and with God
Dr. Beth Fletcher Brokaw, Anne Grizzle, LCSW and Deborah Krummel, MA, LPC, LMFT
7 p.m. Friday - 2 p.m. Sunday
Are you or someone you love facing a difficult time in life -- with cancer, grief, caretaking of a loved one, divorce, parenting, chronic illness or just everyday life? Come hear and share the journey of facing disappointments, loss and grief; discovering treasures in ashes; finding humor and hope during difficulties; wrestling with life and death; celebrating growth as God’s beloved; unfolding fresh layers of God’s word and new powers of prayer in the midst of suffering. This retreat will include presentations, meditations, small group sharing, prayer, and optional contemplative and writing workshops.
Minimum Offering: $185 includes overnight accommodations and 5 meals

Saturday, February 5, 2011
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

Thursday, February 17, 2011
Spiritual Aerobics
Rev. Johnpaul Cafiero, OFM         New presenter to Houston!
9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Physical fitness demands certain disciplines; so does spiritual fitness. In this entertaining and provocative presentation, we will explore the components of a successful program of spiritual aerobics. The workout program is outlined in the Scriptures. Maintenance of fitness requires elements from our Tradition: prayer and fasting, the sacraments, the gym stops called retreats, days of recollection, parish missions, meditation time, etc. Attitudes for a successful workout include trust, the ability to let go, compassion and sacrificial love. Bring an open heart and your spiritual gym shoes.
Minimum Offering: $45 includes lunch

February 18-20, 2011
Make Me an Instrument of Your Peace: Reflections on the Peace Prayer
Rev. Johnpaul Cafiero, OFM
7 p.m. Friday – 2 p.m. Sunday
Friar Johnpaul will lead us in reflections on the popular and well-loved Peace Prayer of St. Francis. His storytelling and humor bring to life the message of Jesus’ words to us, his disciples today. We will explore such topics as: being Instruments of Peace in a war-torn world, faith and doubt, happiness verses joy, depression and surrender, death and new life. An enjoyable and faith strengthening experience for all!
Minimum Offering: $185 includes overnight accommodations and 5 meals

February 25-27, 2011
A Woman’s Soul Journey
Sr. Lois Dideon
7 p.m. Friday – 2 p.m. Sunday
This retreat will be an experiential weekend that focuses on the deeper journey of a woman’s life, including the rediscovery of her own soul-self. Deepening her relationship with God leads her to a new sense of her spiritual identity.
Minimum Offering: $185 includes overnight accommodations and 5 meals

March 4-6, 2011       Prepare for Lent!
Pre-Lenten Silent 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.
Minimum Offering: $185 includes overnight accommodations and 5 meals
Parishes
Epiphany of the Lord (Katy)
Sandy McAfee, 281-610-2924
St. Cecilia
Michelle Forrester, 713-501-9100
Kristine Hilger, 281-507-1624
St. Edith Stein (Katy)
Corrine Drom, 281-395-2286
Barbara Sadka, 281-647-9040
St. Vincent de Paul
Pat Vogelsang, 713-667-5163
Tina Sechelski, 713-661-2178

Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Silent Ash Wednesday
Day of Prayer
Radical Shifts: Three Syllables, Three Practices, Three Moves.
Rev. Philip Chircop, SJ
9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Every Ash Wednesday comes with an invitation for a heart transplant: surrendering our hearts of stone and allowing ourselves to be blessed with a heart of flesh. On this day of recollection we will explore together the three practices of Prayer, Fasting and Giving, practices intended to dislocate us from where we are to where we are called to be. The day will include celebration of Eucharist and distribution of ashes.
Minimum Offering: $45 includes lunch

Thursday, March 10, 2011     All spiritual directors are welcome!
Professional Day for Spiritual Directors – Praying in Your Body
Susan Grace Alonso
9:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Praying with your attention in your body allows you to deepen your awareness of Love (1 John 4:16 “God is Love”) by integrating the mind with the body. We will examine the role of the body in prayer, experience prayer in our body through exercises incorporating awareness and gentle stretches, and you will learn practices you can use for yourself and with your directees to explore ways God communicates to us through our bodies.
Wear comfortable clothing.
Minimum Offering: $45 includes lunch

March 11-13, 2011
Silent Lenten Retreat
“Souled Out?” A Gentle Invitation for Re-Creation
Rev. Philip Chircop, SJ
7 p.m. Friday – 2 p.m. Sunday
“Come to me all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.” (Matt 11:28) In the course of this retreat we will explore together four basic practices of song, dance, silence and storytelling, practices that have the power to rekindle the fire within and reestablish the critical balance needed in an upside-down topsy-turvy world.
Minimum Offering: $185 includes overnight accommodations and 5 meals
Parishes
St. Benedict
Barbara Joseph, 713-652-4417
St. Catherine of Siena
Susan Graul, 713-462-1552
Mary Malicki, 713-465-3652
St. Peter the Apostle
Emily Watkins, 713-649-3959
Sts. Peter and Paul (Bellville)
Helen Gabig, 979-865-5448

March 18-20, 2011
Faith, Friendship and Forgiveness: The Beloved Community
Rev. Joseph Nassal, CPPS
7 p.m. Friday – 2 p.m. Sunday
Though we often connect Lent with our sinful self, this season of renewal offers us an opportunity to strip away the masks and false identities and come home to the truth that we are God’s beloved. Though our lives are smudged with misdeeds and missed opportunities, Lent invites us to listen to that still, small voice that reminds us who we are as God’s beloved.
Minimum Offering: $185 includes overnight accommodations and 5 meals
Parishes
St. Francis Xavier
Audrey Jones, 713-747-0567
St. Jerome
Mary Green, 713-467-9467
St. John Vianney
Yvonne Raballais, 281-497-3244
St. Thomas More
Dolores Bush, 713-729-4566

Sunday, March 20, 2011
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

March 25-27, 2011
Discipleship and the Paschal Mystery: “If we endure with him, we shall reign with him”
Rev. Jerome Neyrey, SJ
7 p.m. Friday – 2 p.m. Sunday
The map for our Lenten journey will be the Gospels. We learn how to “walk the walk” of Jesus and not just to “talk the talk.” On his way to Jerusalem, Jesus teaches his “way” of acting, thinking and valuing. He models prayer for his disciples. All actions toward Jesus in the Passion narratives were forms of ridicule, contempt, taunt and shame. Finally, all of the final chapters of each Gospel proclaim that “God vindicated this Jesus, whom you shamed and dishonored.” The retreat reflections will provide a clear orientation on how to travel with Jesus during Lent.
Minimum Offering: $185 includes overnight accommodations and 5 meals
Parishes
Holy Family (Missouri City)
Luz Ortiz, 281-438-5477
St. Ambrose
Mary Wojtasczyk, 281-448-7114
St. Anne
Mary Singleton, 713-526-3276
St. Paul (Nassau Bay)
Alicia Casmus, 281-532-1971

March 30-31, 2011
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.

April 1-3, 2011
Silent Lenten Retreat
Ignatian Discernment
Rev. Mark E. Thibodeaux, SJ
7 p.m. Friday – 2 p.m. Sunday
Retreatants will explore St. Ignatius of Loyola’s writings on Discernment of Spirits in order to learn how to discern the authenticity of movements within one’s prayer life and the steps to making a good decision. Come learn the principles of Ignatian Discernment and how to integrate these principles into your life’s journey.
Minimum Offering: $185 includes overnight accommodations and 5 meals
Parishes
Christ the Redeemer
Margaret Carnicle, 281-469-5533, ext. 129
Prince of Peace
Linda Plummer, 281-376-5548
St. Cyril of Alexandria
Madeline Kotila, 713-466-5082
Sts. Simon & Jude (The Woodlands)
Cindy Boudreaux, 281-367-3198
Pam Proctor, 281-367-2482

Thursday, April 7, 2011
Lenten Day of Prayer
On My Journey towards Easter: How Am I Doing?
Rev. Keith Hosey
9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Halfway through the Lenten journey, pause for a day to let Christ help you as you accompany him to Jerusalem.
Minimum Offering: $45 includes lunch

April 8-10, 2011
Silent 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.
Minimum Offering: $185 includes overnight accommodations and 5 meals
Parishes
St. Francis de Sales
Arlene Masterson, 713-270-4744
St. Laurence the Martyr (Sugar Land)
Pat Kerlin, 281-265-5774
St. Patrick (Lufkin)
Brenda Dunn, 936-637-1627
St. Phillip (El Campo)
Pat Hoelscher, 979-543-6831

April 15-17, 2011           Attention RCIA Teams!
Retreat for Elect of RCIA
Cenacle RCIA Retreat Team
7 p.m. Friday - 2 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

Thursday, April 21, 2011
Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper
Rev. John Morfin
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

Friday, April 22, 2011
Good Friday Day of Prayer in Contemplative Silence
Rev. John Morfin
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

April 29-May 1, 2011
Spiritual Seminar
Becoming: Pathway to Living to Your Potential (II)
Judith Arceneaux and Cenacle Staff
7 p.m. Friday – 2 p.m. Sunday
This follow up to the Becoming (I) will explore new ways of approaching decision making, discernment as to the life-giving and God-centered quality of our choices, and the art of formulating affirmations that draw us to achieve these goals. Prerequisite: Becoming (I)
Minimum Offering: $210 includes overnight accommodations and 5 meals

Saturday, May 7, 2011           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

May 13-15, 2011
The Breath of Life: Honoring the Mystic Within
Rev. Joseph Nassal, CPPS
7 p.m. Friday – 2 p.m. Sunday
We will explore how we can honor the mystic within by becoming aware of the love that God has kindled in our hearts.
Minimum Offering: $185 includes overnight accommodations and 5 meals

Sábado, 14 de Mayo del 2011
Día de Oración para Madres y sus Hijas
Santa Ana y María; Madre e Hija un lazo de vida, amor y oración
Sylvia Salinas
9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Este día de reflexión ofrece a los participantes la oportunidad de experimentar la relación entre María y su madre, Santa Ana, ya que exploran su propia relación de madre e hija. Habrá períodos de silencio, oración, diálogo y expresión artística cuales se centran en este lazo único.
Ofrenda Mínima: $80 por dos personas/$45 por una persona incluye almuerzo

May 20-22, 2011
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

May 20-22, 2011
Inner Healing Retreat
Inner Healing Team
7 p.m. Friday – 2 p.m. Sunday
Doors to inner healing can be as comfort­ing as scripture, as gentle as prayer or as surprising as the art that you have yet to create. The healing Christ invites you this weekend to choose to open them and receive the gift of life.
Minimum Offering: $185 includes overnight accommodations and 5 meals

May 20-22, 2011
Come and See Retreat
Sr. Roselle Haas, r.c.
7 p.m. Friday – 2 p.m. Sunday
May God be inviting you to live as a 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.
–for Women Only.
Free Will Offering

June 3-5, 2011
Silent Retreat Desert Musings:
Finding the Promised Land Within
Rev. Robert Kajoh, MSP
7 p.m. Friday – 2 p.m. Sunday
Join Fr. Kajoh as he guides us in working through the complexities of life to find our true spiritual self and that homeland within where God dwells and peace reigns.
Minimum Offering: $185 includes overnight accommodations and 5 meals
Parishes
Our Mother of Mercy
Mary Terrell, 713-675-8434
Frances Rasberry, 281-458-2205
St. Mary of the Purification
Joyce Page, 281-356-5650
St. Phillip Neri
Mary Mercier, 713-264-0277
Rose Roberts, 713-738-1229

June 17-19, 2011
Wings of Prayer
Sr. Roselle Haas, rc
7 p.m. Friday – 2 p.m. Sunday
In this retreat we will explore what forms of prayer assist us in deepening the relationship between ourselves and God in order to grow in our spiritual life.
Minimum Offering: $185 includes overnight accommodations and 5 meals.

Friday, June 24, 2011             All spiritual directors welcome!
Professional Day for Spiritual Directors
Don’t Forgive Too Soon
Rev. Matt Linn, SJ
9 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Just as we have a natural process to stop the bleeding and heal our physical wounds, we also have a natural grieving process to heal emotional hurts. This seminar will assist directors as they companion people in walking through the healing process. We will explore the five stages of denial, anger, bargaining, depression (shame and guilt) and acceptance (discovering our gifts).
Minimum offering: $45 includes lunch

June 24-26, 2011
Healing the Deepest Hurts with Contemplation
Rev. Matt Linn, SJ
Sunday 2 p.m. – Friday 7
In the aftermath of September 11, therapists discovered new ways of applying the imagination to heal severe trauma. This retreat will use Ignatian contemplation of the life of Jesus to heal the fear, anger, guilt, and shame of our own life. As we walk with Jesus sharing the scriptures on our road to Emmaus, our hearts too will have the opportunity to burn within us and return with new life so we can also wisely and compassionately accompany those overwhelmed by trauma.
Minimum Offering: $185 includes overnight accommodations and 5 meals

Sunday, June 26, 2011
Sleeping with Bread
Rev. Matt Linn, SJ
1-3 p.m.
This session will focus on a spiritual practice for finding God in all things. We ask ourselves two questions at the end of each day: For what am I most grateful? For what am I least grateful? This practice will reveal the patterns for making decision, resolving persistent problems, overcoming burnout, developing closer relationships and becoming fully alive.
Minimum offering: $20

July 8-10, 2011              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

July 12-21, 2011
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

July 22-24, 2011
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

August 5-7, 2011 (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 12-14, 2011
Spiritual Seminar
Becoming: Pathway for Living Your Potential (I)
Judith Arceneaux and Sr. Roselle Haas, rc
7 p.m. Friday – 2 p.m. Sunday
Becoming (I) is a spiritual seminar that fosters personal growth on both the psychological and spiritual levels. This seminar stresses personal responsibility for our own happiness, and helps to renew our faith in a loving God.
Minimum Offering: $210 includes overnight accommodations and 5 meals

August 13, 2011
Day of Prayer for Caregivers of Children/Adults with Disabilities
10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
To register and arrange child/adult care, contact Charleen Katra at (713) 741-8793 or ckatra@archgh.org. Co-sponsored by the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston Ministry with Persons with Disabilities.

August 19-21, 2011
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 19-20, 2011
Spiritual Direction Institute Overnight (Year 1)
Sr. Ann Goggin, rc and Sr. Mary Guido, rc
7 p.m. Friday – 2 p.m. Saturday
This overnight is for the incoming class of the Cenacle’s Spiritual Direction Institute.

August 26-28, 2011
Spiritual Direction Institute Retreat (Years 2 and 3)
Sr. Lois Dideon, rc
Enneagram Retreat

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