August 2008

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Aug 9, 2008
10A.M. - 4:00 P.M. 
AWAKENING TO THE MYSTIC IN YOU 
Led by Dr. Barbara Rasp

This workshop offers and opportunity to explore the history, qualities and nature of the Great Mystics of all religions and the many ways the awakening process is occurring in countless individualss today.
Experiential exercises will provide the context for awakening to our own Inner Mystic and how that awakening allows us to simplify our lives and face our challenges with greater ease and grace.
Participate in a day of joined learning and sharing. Our Inner Mystic is always ready and eager to guide us. Our role is to open our hearts and listen.

Offering: $30 Lunch included. Deposit: $10

Dr. Barbara Rasp earned her Doctor of Divinity in Metaphysics and Spirituality and is the author of two books, "The Lines of Light" and "A Gift of Roses." 
She humbly embraces her Truth as a present-day Mystic and offers everyone an invitation to awaken to the Mystic that they also already are.  All have the inate capacity to do so. 
Barbara offers individual spiritual guidance and workshops that assist others who choose to explore the mystical as the intention of their own spiritual awakening.  

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Aug 22-24, 2008
FAITH AS A FOUNDATION OF PRAYER AND MEDITATION
Led by Sr. Esther Cribben, r.c.

Faith is a small seed like the mustard seed that grows up into a large-sized bush of many branches. 
During this retreat we can look to our own experiences of faith and be reminded by some scripture texts of our own dispositions. We learn to find relaxation. 
We seek solitude as desired of God in prayer. Some signs of mature faith are the peace and presence of quiet meditation as preferred. 
No matter what our disposition: trouble, happiness or joy, sorrow, fun, confusion we start there and move along with God’s spirit. 
Finally we deal with forgiveness from the heart when possible. It is the Spirit of Jesus’ words in scripture that helps us find what we seek.

Full retreat: $175 Commuter: $135   Deposit: $50

Sr. Esther Cribben, r.c. is a Cenacle Sister with over forty years experience in retreat and spiritual direction ministry. 
She has given multiple seminars on “Dreams in Spirituality” and uses dream interpretation in spiritual guidance. She is trained in the Progoff Journal method as well as is very familiar with the Jungian process. 
Most recently Sister  Esther has studied cultural spirituality and the new cosmology. 
Before coming to the Lantana Cenacle, she resided at the Houston, TX Cenacle where she led several dreamwork seminars and has taught a seminar in “Earth Awareness Spirituality.”

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Thursday Evenings (year round)
Centering Prayer 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Led by Ministry Team

Join others in a form of contemplative prayer that consents to the Mystery of God’s Presence within. Includes input,
centering, faith sharing, Thomas Keating videos.
Free Will Offering
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Cenacle Ministry Team
Directed Retreats: An opportunity for prayerful solitude, in which you meet with a retreat director
each day to share what has happened in prayer. The director helps you to listen to and recognize
what God is saying in your life and where you are being called. The suggested stay is 2-8 nights.
Thirty-day retreats are also available. 
         
         $65 per directed overnight stay

         $60 per directed overnight stay – 30 day retreat

Private Retreats: An opportunity for prayerful solitude for one or several days/nights. You may
wish to bring your own prayer resources or ask for suggestions for your prayer.

• $60 for private overnight stay

Day of Prayer : You are welcome to visit for a day to spend time in prayer and reflection. Meeting
with a Sister is optional. You may bring your own material or ask for suggestions for your prayer. A
private room is provided.

• $25 for a private day, includes lunch
• $30 for a directed day, includes lunch

Spiritual Direction: The focus of a spiritual direction relationship is your experience with God. The
director helps you to notice God’s movement in prayer and in the circumstances and events of
your life.

• $25-$50 suggested offering for each session

Labyrinth Prayer Days: Prayer days for either individuals or groups are provided through the year.
Contact Sr. Peggy Lane, r.c. at 561-582-2534 ext. 125 for information

.All Individual Options may be arranged by contacting the Retreat Office at 561-582-2534 Monday – Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Early reservations are requested. It’s never too early to make your reservations as many retreats fill weeks
or months in advance. All reservations are on a first-come/first-serve basis. Reservations MUST be in writing and include a deposit. Bedrooms cannot be guaranteed without a deposit and registration form.
Cenacle retreats are designed for everyone, men and women, young, old, singles and couples. All religious denominations are welcome.

Rooms: Most are single rooms (each single room includes a sink); a few double rooms are available. All bathrooms are shared.

Please Pack: Casual clothes, robe, personal necessities, and an alarm clock (if needed). The center is air-conditioned year round and we suggest layering clothes.

Offerings: In cash, personal check, money order or credit card. Two different offerings are listed:

Full - includes room, meals and all gatherings.
Commuter - includes meals and all gatherings, sleep at home/hotel.

Deposits: Deposits are required with each registration in order to hold your place. Deposits are deducted from the offering for the retreat. All deposits are Non-Refundable and Non-Transferable.

Check-in: Between 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. You will receive a full schedule for the retreat upon arrival. Light supper at 7:00 p.m. the first night unless otherwise noted.

Check-out: On the last day of the retreat (at approximately 2:00 p.m.) after lunch unless otherwise noted.

Other Services: Massage and Body Praise are available for an additional fee.

Massage: Your body is a symphony of motions that exhilarates in the freedom to move in harmony with itself. Each massage is unique as the therapist listens/feels for what your body is asking for in each session.

Hospitality is available to the wider interfaith community as well as non-profit and service organizations. Programming must be consistent with our mission and impact spiritual and/or human development.
Contact the Retreat Office at 561-582-2534 for information on setting up your next group event.
Reservations are typically made one year in advance.

If you would like to receive e-mail updates on our Cenacle programs, please send an e-mail to cenaclefl@aol.com.
Please put “E-Mail Updates” in the subject line.

Mission Statement
“The Cenacle provides an oasis where people of all faiths who are in search of meaning can come away to reflect, ponder, be challenged and seek a vision for their lives and a greater awareness of God.”

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2009



Art Prayer
A Spiritual Journey at the Cenacle
Montauto, Italy

June 27 - July 7, 2009  
Cost:         $1,975.00  


A ten day Contemplative Art Retreat using art as a language of prayer will take place at the Cenacle Retreat Center located in beautiful Tuscany.  No art experience is needed, just a desire to open yourself to this spiritual practice of art-prayer.  Retreat days form a balance of input, studio time, personal time for reflection, plus visits to Assisi, Orvieto, LaVerna, and other local art treasures.  Some walking required.  Space is limited.  Contact:  Sr. Peg Lane at Sr.plane@juno.com.  Phone:  (561) 582-2534.

You may want to extend your Tuscan stay to include Painting in the Tuscan Landscape.

July 9 - 16, 2009
Cost:  $1,200

Painting in the Tuscan Countryside is a week long gathering with an opportunity to paint surrounded by the beautiful Tuscan countryside.  Participants will learn classical and non-traditional ways of painting.  In the studio, individual and group instruction will be given in various media, color theory, composition, visual thinking and more.  Weather permitting, we will paint daily "en plein air" sometimes in small local villages.  Beginning, intermediate, and advanced students aqre welcome.  Some walking required.  Space limited.  Contact:  Sr. Peg Lane at Srplane@juno.com or phone (561) 582-2534.

Staff:

Luciana Duce-Dugan is a fine artist and spiritual director originally from New York, but now living in Deerfield Beach, Florida.  A multi-media artist, Luciana teaches painting, collage and art journaling.  She received her Masters in Fine Arts from New York University and studied extensively at the Art Students' League in New York. 

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