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San Damiano Retreat D Retr etreat eat Our Director's CORNER FR. VINCE MESI, OFM, Director Dear Friends, As we begin this New Year, let us hope that it will be an opportunity to build a new world. After so many have died in war, violence, and terrorist attacks, its beginning to look like men and women of good will from many nations are gathering together in order to cooperate and attempt to heal the planet of its woes which so threaten the very possibility of a peaceful and just world. My brothers and sisters, we need to pray and work hard to heal ourselves, our families, and the world of the causes of the hatred and bigotry we are experiencing in our times.We cannot let this escalate! Let us pray that religious leaders of all faiths and government leaders of all nations act in a way that promotes peace and harmony for all peoples–for all of us are beloved of God! To that end we are intending to enhance our celebrations of the Church’s liturgical life. In this newsletter, you will find many opportunities to celebrate special feast days including a renewed emphasis on Franciscan Feast Days. For example, one special day is the Feast of Our Lady of the Angels of Portiuncula on August 2nd. On this day we commemorate the restoration of the little portion, the “Portiuncula” down in the Assisi valley, a place most beloved of St. Francis. Here he began the Franciscan movement and here he died on October 3, 1226. Join us for a Day of Reflection and the Eucharist. Be sure you read over the exciting calendar of retreats and liturgical celebrations listed in this newsletter! Plan to join us! As Br. Mike shares in his letter, we are envisioning some new ways to offer “love, hospitality, and nourishment” to our retreatants. And, at the same time create ways to be more welcoming and available to God’s people at large. One area of renewal dear to my heart is the Sacred Liturgy. In the decree on the Sacred Liturgy proclaimed by the Second Vatican Council, the bishops of the world stated that Liturgy is the “source and the summit of Christian life.” I wish to thank you who have been so generous to San Damiano Retreat…through your prayers, your volunteering, and your financial support! You are loved and appreciated! The Lord give you peace! FRANCISCAN PROVINCE OF ST. BARBARA CENTENNIAL OPEN HOUSE Many people know the Franciscans here at San Damiano. However, many people do not realize these Franciscans are part of a larger group of Franciscans ministering and working on the West Coast.This greater group is called the Province of Saint Barbara.The Province is celebrating its 100th Anniversary this year. Please join us here at San Damiano on Sunday, February 22, from 3pm to 5pm to celebrate the work and the history of the Franciscans.Wine and hors d’oeuvres will be served until 4:00 pm, then join us for a Festive Evening Prayer. All are welcome. Please RSVP to Kateri at 925-837-9141or [email protected]. Our Administrator's CORNER BR. MIKE MINTON Happy 2015. I love San Damiano. It brings me great joy to welcome people here. In fact, that was my first job here, welcoming and carrying suitcases on Friday evenings. After several years, I still love San Damiano and welcoming people. However, I have come to understand that preparing people to leave is our real work. San Damiano is very beautiful, but the world is not always. It remains very broken, lonely and bruised. Our work is to refresh, pray with, teach, heal, and nourish people while they are here so they can take the beauty of this place down the hill to share with the world. Offering that kind of love, hospitality, and nourishment to retreatants calls San Damiano to always reimagine schedules, goals, and programs.These are some we are going to try and create this year: • more opportunities to pray with the Franciscans • an increased emphasis on Spiritual Direction • more opportunities for directed private retreats • a concentration on Franciscan spirituality and feasts • coordinated opportunities to serve • ways to respond to Pope Francis’ call to renew the Church • continued exploration of interfaith dialogue and spirituality • more expressions of beauty and art • more retreats geared to the marginalized of society • retreats designed to help address the issues of brokenness in our world • and, on an extremely practical level, some “Tender Loving Care” for this 50 plus year old building that has sheltered so many people through so much. May we all strive to be, to see, and to make the beauty and wholeness for which our world so desperately cries. Fr tern lly, SAN DAMIANO LEGACY SOCIETY Consider supporting San Damiano by joining our Legacy Society. By including us in your estate plans, you serve as a visionary and ensure the future of the retreat center. Contact our Director, Fr.Vince Mesi, OFM for more information at 925-837-9141. NEW OFFERINGS THIS LENT AND BEYOND! Taize Prayer will be offered on the Wednesday evenings during Lent beginning Wednesday, Feb. 25 from 7:00 to 8:00 pm. Fellowship and coffee will follow each evening. A devotional Day of Renewal for the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus will be on Friday, June 12. As part of the new emphasis on Franciscan Feast Days, we offer Days of Renewal on Sunday, Aug. 2nd for the Feast of Our Lady of the Angels of Portiuncula and on Tuesday, Aug. 11 for the Feast of St. Clare. Join our Franciscan Friars for these prayerful celebrations. IS GOD CALLING? Have you considered becoming a friar? Is God calling you to religious life? Contact us to find out more...it's a great life! Br. Michael Minton, ofm, at San Damiano, 925-837-9141, [email protected] or Br. Eric Pilarcik, ofm,Vocation Director at 408-903-3422, [email protected] San Damiano Retreat Printed on recycled paper. Design: Rollinson Advertising • Lafayette, CA DANVILLE • CALIFORNIA P.O. Box 767 • Danville, CA 94526-0767 710 Highland Drive Phone: 925-837-9141 • Fax: 925-837-0522 Address Service Requested 15 0 2 er m um S / g n i Spr SECOND ANNUAL OPEN GOLF TOURNAMENT MARK YOUR CALENDAR Silent Contemplative Weekend Fr. Dan Manger, OSB, Cam. July 31-Aug. 2 The Second Annual San Damiano Open Golf Tournament is scheduled for Monday, May 18 at the Diablo Country Club. Following your day of golf, join us for an auction and dinner. Call or email Kateri at 925-837-9141, ext. 315, [email protected]. JOIN US FOR A LENTEN DAY OF RENEWAL There are 3 days of renewal scheduled this Lent. Fr. Vince Mesi, OFM will present 2 of them: Ash Wednesday, February 18 and “Celebrating the Sacred 3 Days” on Saturday, March 28. Additionally, Fr. Patrick Foley presents a Lenten day of renewal on Friday, March 17. Each ends with Eucharist. Check the insert list of retreat for more information. Feast of Our Lady of the Angels of Portiuncula San Damiano Friars Sunday, Aug. 2 Feast Day of St. Clare San Damiano Friars Tuesday, Aug. 11 Spiritual Spa Weekend for Women Kathy Miranda, MA Rena Grant, MA August 14-16 Scripture Retreat Fr. Garrett Galvin, OFM August 21-23 Spring/Summer 2015 JANUARY 30-FEBRUARY 1, 2015 CENTERING PRAYER BASICS & THE PSYCHOLOGY OF THE SPIRITUAL JOURNEY Cherry Haisten Learn the basics of Centering Prayer, or review them, and learn their conceptual context in traditional spirituality and contemporary psychology. $235/$205 FEBRUARY 6-7, 2015 MERTON AT 100 A LIVING LEGACY Clare Ronzani In this 100th anniversary year of Thomas Merton’s birth, we will remember and pray with themes from the living legacy of this remarkable monk, mystic, poet, and prophet.This retreat is one night only ending on Saturday, Feb. 7 at 4:00 pm. $125/$105 SUNDAYS, FEB. 8 & APRIL 19, 2015 DAY OF DIALOGUE FOR GAY, LESBIAN, BISEXUAL & TRANSGENDERED PEOPLE Br. Mike Minton, OFM “You are also a child of God, gifted and called for a purpose in God’s design.” [Always Our Children, USCCB, 1997/98, page 4] We will share stories and prayer. Family members and friends are welcome. 1:00 – 4:00 pm. No Cost FEBRUARY 13-15, 2015 VALENTINE’S MARRIED COUPLES “MAY I HAVE THIS DANCE?” Karla & Richard Obernesser, Fr. Rusty Shaughnessy, OFM Join Fr. Rusty, Karla and Richard for a lovely and loving weekend as we explore the dance of the present moment.There will be a special Valentine’s dinner on Saturday and Sunday Mass will be celebrated with a renewal of your marriage vows. $320 per couple FRIDAY, FEB. 20, 2015 SPIRITUAL SPA DAY FOR WOMEN CELEBRATE THE WONDER OF SIMPLICITY Kathy Miranda, MA & Rena Grant, MA Attentiveness to God fosters simplicity, and with simplicity, space is created.Therefore, simplicity can awaken us to what is both important and real in life. Let's take time away to explore what that might look like in our daily lives. Prayer, body movement, small group discussion, creative response, and quiet time will be offered to provide a way to do this. Check-in at 9:00 am, 9:30 am – 3:30 pm, lunch included. $70 SUNDAY, FEB. 22, 2015 OPEN HOUSE CELEBRATING THE 100th ANNIVERSARY OF THE ST. BARBARA PROVINCE Franciscan Friars of St. Barbara Province On Sunday, February 22, from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm, come celebrate the work and the history of the Franciscans.Wine and hors d’oeuvres will be served until 4:00 pm, then join us for a Festive Evening Prayer. All are welcome. Please RSVP to Kateri at 925-837-9141 or [email protected]. SUNDAY, MARCH 8, 2015 RUMI DAY Ustadh Feraidon Mojadedi Join Ustadh Feraidon Mojadedi as he shares his deep appreciation for Rumi. He is fluent in the Farsi language that allows him the unique ability to bring Rumi’s poetry to life and to help listeners recognize Rumi’s message of love, coexistence and connection with the Divine.The day will include a social time and fellowship. Checkin at 12:30 pm; 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm. $15 LENTEN RETREATS FOR 2015 Lenten Series: Season of Compassion Tuesdays, Feb. 17, 24, March 3, 10, 17, & 24 Kathy Miranda, MA Come, explore ways to be compassionate with ourselves, others and even our enemies.The book,Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life by Karen Armstrong, will be our guide.The book will enhance participation but is not required. If you like, you can purchase the book in the San Damiano gift shop. Check-in at 9:00 am, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm, lunch optional at $10. $20 per session, $100 for series Ash Wednesday Renewal Day “Pardon My Lenten Smile” Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015 Fr.Vince Mesi, OFM Don’t we all have this conversation, “Here we go again! Another Lent! What am I going to give up this time?” Instead of giving up “things,” maybe we need a radical change in our lives! And, maybe we don’t have to be so dour this Lent. Make this Lent a joyful new start of a beautiful love relationship with God through prayer, fasting, and charity. Check-in at 9:00; 9:30 am – 3:00 pm, lunch included. $35 Taize Prayer in the Chapel Wednesdays, Feb. 25, March 4, 11, 18, & 25 Fr.Vince Mesi, OFM Join us for Taize prayer every Wednesday during Lent. Refreshments will follow each prayer service. “Come away from your busy life to rest in the Lord.” 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm followed by a reception. Lenten Labyrinth Day Wednesday, March 4, 2015 Dorothy Charbonneau Lent is taking time to be grateful, to accept who we are in God’s eyes and to continue to spend a lifetime trusting God with our path in life. Join other labyrinth walkers as we pray for guidance, as we accept the falling down and getting up in our lives. Embrace the mystery of moving forward. No previous labyrinth experience is needed. Check-in at 9:00; 9:30 am – 3:00 pm, lunch included. $40 Lenten Quiet Day Monday, March 9, 2015 Set aside this day as a “quiet” day where you can come away from the noise and hectic business of your life.This Lenten Quiet day will begin with communal prayer and end with Eucharist.You may spend the in between time as you wish.The grounds and Chapel will be open to you. Rena Grant will facilitate this day. Check-in at 9:00; 9:30 am – 3:30 pm, lunch included. $45 Lenten Day of Renewal Tuesday, March 17, 2015 Fr. Patrick Foley “How is your Lent going so far?” Fr. Patrick will help you reflect on this Lent with presentations, scripture references, and prayer.The day will end with Mass. Check-in at 9:00; 9:30 am – 3:00 pm, lunch included. $35 Silent Christian Meditation Day “Through Holy Week to Easter, A Contemplative Journey” Saturday, March 21, 2015 Sr. Barbara Hazzard, OSB We will gather on Saturday, March 21 to make this journey through silent meditation. Please plan to be present for the entire experience. Check-in at 9:00; 9:30 am – 3:30 pm, lunch included. $55 Lenten Day of Silent Prayer for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgendered People Saturday, March 21, 2015 Br. Mike Minton, OFM As Christians, gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people have their own unique experience. This day will use common practices of Lent to explore, heal, and understand these experiences in a deeper way as followers of Jesus. Check-in at 9:30 am, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm, lunch included. $35 Lenten Day of Renewal “Celebrating the Sacred Three Days” Saturday, March 28, 2015 Fr.Vince Mesi, OFM In this day long retreat, we will explore the deeper meaning of the Sacred Pascal Triduum–Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter–by reflecting on the various Scriptures, symbols, and rituals of this high point of the liturgical year and its impact on our spiritual lives.Through prayer and reflection, we will be well prepared to enter fully into the celebration of Holy Week. Check-in 9:30 am, begins at 10:00 am, Mass begins at 4:00 pm. Lunch included. $35 Words of Pope Francis- "With a tenderness which never disappoints, but is always capable of restoring our joy, God makes it possible for us to lift up our heads and to start anew. Let us not flee from the resurrection of Jesus, let us never give up, come what will. May nothing inspire more than his life, which impels us onwards!' --"The Joy of the Gospel" HOLY WEEK RETREAT Fr. Vince Mesi, OFM & Br. Mike Minton, OFM Join the friars and staff of San Damiano as we walk through these high holy days of our church year with Jesus. Focusing on the liturgies, day by day, we’ll follow the same steps that led Jesus to the cross…the tomb…and joyfully…to resurrection! The retreat ends with a festive brunch on Easter Sunday morning. $255/$220 SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 2015 YOUNG ADULT RETREAT DAY LIVING IN THE PRESENT MOMENT Paula Jenkins, MAR, Br. Mike Minton, OFM, Earl Rivard, & Carol Valladao Much of Jesus' ministry centers on the choices we have in the now, on being still to gain clarity, on actively embracing love over fear, and on learning to see difficult or challenging moments with new eyes. His teachings and parables offer insights on how to get closer to God's Eternal Presence in the Present. In this retreat day we will spend time looking at these teachings, discussing how we react, and how our choices impact our lives. Check-in at 9:00 am, 9:30 am – 3:30 pm, lunch included. $55 SUNDAY, APRIL 26, 2015 ABIDING PRESENCE SURPRISING & SUSTAINING US Sr. Marietta Fahey, SHF This afternoon of reflection will focus on these Easter days as we remember and celebrate our experiences of Jesus with us, on our journey. Surprising moments of grace and growth change and sustain us as we live our ordinary day. Check-in at 12:30 pm, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm. $15 THURSDAY, MAY 14, 2015 THE INWARD JOURNEY USING SOUL COLLAGE & THE LABYRINTH Dorothy Charbonneau & Rena Grant Using Soul Collage and the Labyrinth, we will take an inward journey to new awareness, healing, and wholeness. Soul Collage is an imaginative and creative process where by we discover our inner wisdom.The Labyrinth as a contemplative walking prayer that can free creative energy. Check-in at 9:00 am, 9:30 am – 3:30 pm, lunch included. $45 MAY 15-17, 2015 LIFE SHIFT WORK & THE CHRISTIAN JOURNEY Tom Bachhuber, Ed.D. & Jim Briggs Life is about facing and managing change—career, personal, family, spiritual.This combination retreat and workshop is an opportunity to reflect on your life and your faith, exploring avenues for new opportunities.You will engage practical career transition content, poetry, and prayer. Each participant will set goals and develop resources for change while experiencing imaginative ways to know God’s presence on the journey. $250/$220 SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2015 ABBA-IMMA QIGONG WORKSHOP THE LORD’S PRAYER Steve Harms, Kaleo & Elise Ching Speaking in chorus with the 2,000 year old utterance of the Lord's Prayer and moving in harmony with the ancient practice of Qigong, the Abba-Imma Qigong prayer blends Judeo-Christian and Taoist wisdom and compassion.You will learn the theological, philosophical, and spiritual background and context of the Lord’s Prayer along with exercises to open the mind, heart, and body. Check-in at 9:00 am, 9:30 am – 4:00 pm, lunch included. $60 MAY 29-31, 2015 HEALING & WHOLENESS THE HEALING POWER OF GENEROSITY Carol Mitchell, Ph.D. & Tom Gorham, MA, CADC II Generosity, like its cousin compassion, has the power to transform lives—not just of those receiving it.The practitioner of generosity is also offered many opportunities for empowerment and healing. Come explore with us the ways generosity can revolutionize your life.There will be a mix of 12 Step and religious disciplines with large and small group exercises. $225/$195 FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 2015 FEAST OF THE SACRED HEART JESUS: THE KING OF HEARTS The San Damiano Friars Join us for a day of prayer ending with Mass to honor this feast day devoted to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Check-in at 9:00 am, 9:30 am – 3:00 pm, lunch included. $35 JUNE 19-21, 2015 DREAMS WORKSHOP DREAMING, DISCERNING & DECISION MAKING Jeremy Taylor All dreams come for our health and wholeness (even nightmares) and impact the multiple decisions we face everyday. Many of us decide to ask our dreams "what should I do?" But dreams respond to this question indirectly; they draw our attention to unconscious factors that influence the process of deciding. For that reason, a much better question to ask our dreams is "what might I be overlooking as I make this decision?" Dreams are tools, not oracles. In this workshop we’ll work with volunteered dreams, and learn some ways to explore our dreams on our own and in a group. No experience is necessary. $240/$210 JUNE 22-26, 2015 SILENT CONTEMPLATIVE ONLY ONE THING IS NEEDED Sr. Ishpriya In our world of pain and confusion, of rapid development and discovery, we need, more than ever before, to keep our freedom to Stop, Be Still and Listen to the Mystery of Life.These days will offer you the opportunity to live this Difficult Simplicity. $370/$310 JULY 26-31, 2015 5-DAY SILENT CONTEMPLATIVE THE FRANCISCAN JOURNEY OF THE HEART Fr. Dan Riley, OFM Come and allow Fr. Dan and our retreat center to lead you into a silent contemplative week. Love and intimacy, union and communion are some of the topics Fr. Dan will speak on.There will be a hermit day on Wednesday. Bring a willingness to enter into inner silence and be guided by God. $385/$320 Register Online! Help us cut down on our paper and postage costs. Let us know if you prefer to receive the newsletter via email by sending Kateri an email: [email protected]
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