Overall Vision
The future is unfolding in ways we could never have dreamed. We experience a church in crisis and a world in chaos. Structures, systems that have served us well in the past are no longer capable of moving us into the future. How do we make sense of it all? How do we explore critical questions of identity and meaning at such a time? What can we offer this evolving future? Although they do not provide the depth of the full Engaging Impasse Circle experience, these new programs have been designed to help us address these critical questions.

March 14-March 20, 2010
Sunday 7 p.m. - Saturday Noon
Villa Maria Education & Spirituality Center, Villa Maria, PA www.vmesc.org
724-964-8886

Living in a Time of Impasse
Presenter: Sr. Nancy Sylvester, IHM
This is a six day retreat which involves personal and communal contemplative time as well as interactive processes to explore how we find meaning and hope in these critical chaotic times. In the days together retreatants will enter into experiential processes rooted in communal contemplation and dialogue which invite personal transformation within this communal setting.
Cost: To be posted on www.vmesc.org at a later date.

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October 6 - October 7, 2010
Mariandale Retreat and Conference Center
299 N. Highland Avenue
Ossining, NY 10562
www.mariandale.org

Communal Contemplation: Deepening Conversation from a Contemplative Heart
Presenter: Sr. Nancy Sylvester, IHM
This two-day process introduces key concepts of the communal contemplative approach and assists individuals and groups to discover a new way of addressing the complex issues of our time.

Cost: To be posted on www.mariandale.org at a later date.



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Written by Nancy Sylvester, IHM

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