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35:6-7, The Message
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Welcome to Oasis Ministries for Spiritual Development!
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Southwest Pilgrimage Trip Registration Deadline Extended to May 15, 2008! Click here or on mountain picture above for more info. "It was the best investment of time, money and spirit that I've ever done. The community is loving and nurturing in the best sense." ~ Patty Lawson commenting on her experience in the first year of Spiritual Direction for Spiritual Guides (2007)
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Oasis Ministries is a contemplative community that invites people to experience God in their daily lives. We do this by: New Updates
Southwest Pilgrimage to New Mexico in September 2008! brochure online
NEW in Fall 2008! Contemplative Living Year-long program deepen your daily walk with God.
DAY RETREAT ADDED! Group Spiritual Direction - A Leaders Retreat - April 19, 2008
VENUE CHANGE! - formerly in Ambler, PA moved to Wayne, PA! more... |
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Day Retreats AT-A-GLANCE - CLICK HERE [return to top] Oasis “AT-A-GLANCE” for 2007-2008 Year-Long Programs Souls on the Journey – “days of retreat, reflection, and discussion with books in hand.” Spiritual book discussion gatherings the first Tuesday of each month, October – May. Open to all spiritual journeyers, for any or all sessions. Leaders: Kathleen Roney and Linda Klopp. Location: Kenbrook Camp, Lebanon, PA. (Theme/book list available) Spiritual Direction for Spiritual Guides (SDSG) – (October – May) a two-year training program in contemplative prayer and spiritual guidance. Primary Leader: Glenn Mitchell; Location: Kenbrook Camp, Lebanon, PA. (Brochure available) Deepening Year for Direction Ministries (DYDM) – (September – May) a year-long training program to enhance the skills of the spiritual director. Leaders: Hugh Smith, Ruth Workman; Location: Kenbrook Camp, Lebanon, PA. (Brochure available) Returning to the Well (RTW) – an ongoing seasonal retreat program providing rest and renewal for spiritual companions. Leader: Glenn Mitchell. Location: Mariawald Renewal Center, Reading, PA. (Brochure available) Additional Programs: January Winter Retreat - The Path of Poetry, A Portal to Healing Dates: January 25—26, 2008 No writing experience required. The language of the soul is perfect, it has no correctness. All are welcome; meets SDSG requirement for overnight retreat. Leader: Vicki Kensinger. Location: Mariawald Renewal Center, Reading, PA.
NEW PROGRAM to begin Fall of 2008! Nancy Bieber, Dean Assumption: The contemplative life of prayer is not what we do when we stop our busy lives and sit quietly in a practiced prayer form; it is indeed how we live the hours and the days that are ours with continual depth awareness of God’s presence. The focus of this program is on the life of the participant. The goal of the program is to open more of life to contemplative awareness in all things. Said another way, we are most concerned for the contemplative way of living the day not simply strengthening the quiet time at the beginning or end of the day. Most programs work to help persons understand and strengthen spiritual practices of a devotional path--the notion of a Sabbath in the week and mini-Sabbaths in the day. Our program will seek to bring contemplative awareness and living to the heart of the seven days and the balance of the waking hours beyond the devotional “hour.” Some core prayer practices will be taught but the focus throughout will be on a process that helps the individual to deepen his/her life into God. Day RetreatsOCTOBER 2007 Friday, October 5 - Henri Nouwen: Spiritual Mentor, Wounded Prophet. Leader: Rev. Dr. Kent Ira Groff. Location: Ewing Presbyterian Church, Ewing, NJ. Saturday, October 6 - Henri Nouwen: Spiritual Mentor, Wounded Prophet. Leader: Rev. Dr. Kent Ira Groff. Location: First Presbyterian Church, Lancaster, PA. NOVEMBER 2007 Saturday, November 3 – A Retreat Day of Healing. Leader: Ruth Zeiders. Location: Trinity Lutheran Church, Clarks Summit, PA (near Scranton). DECEMBER 2007 Saturday, December 1 – Advent: Exploring the Cave of the Heart. Leader: Diane Pyles. Location: Kenbrook Camp, Lebanon, PA. FEBRUARY 2008 Saturday, February 23 – Exploring Spiritual Direction. Leader: Glenn Mitchell. Location: Ewing Presbyterian Church, Ewing, NJ. MARCH 2008 Saturday, March 1 – Exploring Spiritual Direction. Leader: Glenn Mitchell. Location: St. James Lutheran Church, Gettysburg, PA. APRIL 2008 Saturday, April 5 – A Retreat Day of Healing. Leader: Ruth Zeiders. Location: St. Matthew Evangelical Lutheran Church, York, PA. Saturday, April 12 - Came... Came to… Came to Believe…: Spirituality in the Recovering Life. Leader: The Reverend Paul W. Gennett, Jr. Location: St. David’s Episcopal Church, Wayne, PA. Saturday, April 19 - Group Spiritual Direction - A Leaders Retreat. Leaders: Rev. Dr. Hugh Smith and Ruth Workman, Location: St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Lebanon, PA. May 2008Friday, May 2 – Writing as a Tool for Companioning Fellow Journeyers. Leader: Rev. Dr. Kent Ira Groff. Location: Towson Presbyterian Church, Towson, MD. Saturday, May 3 – Writing as a Tool for Companioning Fellow Journeyers. Leader: Rev. Dr. Kent Ira Groff. Location: St. David's Episcopal, Wayne, PA.
JUNE 2008
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