2013
WORSHIP
and
RETREAT CALENDAR
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Worship Schedule Throughout the Year
Meeting for Worship in the Manner of Friends
1st and 3rd, 1st Days (Sundays)
9:00 am Bible Study
10:00 am Unprogrammed Meeting for Worship
5th month through 10th month (May - Oct.)
Meeting for Worship is held
in the Friends Meeting House, Light of Christ Peace Chapel.
11th month through 4th month (Nov. - April)
Meeting for Worship is in the Main House Meeting Room.
Bible Study and Meeting for Worship is open to visitors.
Light refreshments and fellowship follow Meeting for Worship on 1st Days.
Candlelight Peace Vigil
1st and 3rd, 6th Days of the month (Saturdays)
8:00 pm after intercessory prayers.
Prayer Group
Centering Prayer / Silent Worship in Expectant Waiting
1st Month through 4th Month (Jan - April)
4th Day, (Wednesday) evening - 7 pm - 8 pm
Worship at Quaker Monastery
“In silence, without rite or symbol, we have known the Spirit of Christ so convincingly
present in our quiet meetings that his grace dispels our faithlessness, our unwillingness,
our fears, and sets our hearts aflame with the joy of adoration. We have thus felt the power of the Spirit renewing and recreating our love and friendship for all our fellows.
This is our Eucharist and our Communion.”
- London Yearly Meeting, 1928
2013 Retreat Schedule
Registration is required for all retreats. Peace pilgrims of all faiths welcome.
2-23-13 Learning to Be Still
Lenten Quiet Day for Associates and Friends
This Quiet Day Retreat will explore ways in which we can achieve personal
balance in our lives by
cultivating stillness in our hearts and minds. Suggestions will be offered on how to use the day. Contemplation/journaling time, round table sharing,
group prayer.
Begins at 9:30 am with coffee, tea, and prayer; ends at 3:30 with the Peace Blessing. Suggested donation: $15, or freewill offering is gratefully accepted. Simple soup lunch provided. Registration required.
3-25-13 Praying with Poetry: An Evening of Lent and Easter Poems
Explore poetry as prayer through inspirational shared readings. Begins at 6:30 pm with light refreshments, and prayer; ends at 8:30 with the Peace Blessing. Suggested donation: $10, or freewill offering is gratefully accepted. Registration required.
4-23-13 The Way of Peace, The Quaker Way
Guided Day Retreat. Explore the Quaker Peace Testimony, and how to make Peace work a part of your life. Contemplation time, round table sharing,
group prayer.
Begins at 9:30 am with coffee, tea, suggestions on how to use the day, and prayer; ends at 3:30 with the Peace Blessing. Suggested donation: $20, or a freewill offering is gratefully accepted. Simple soup lunch provided. Registration required.
5-20-13 The Spiritual Power of Silence
Guided Day Retreat. Scripture readings and historical Quaker reflections. Contemplation time, round table sharing,
group prayer.
Begins at 9:30 am with coffee, tea, suggestions on how to use the day, and prayer; ends at 3:30 with the Peace Blessing. Suggested donation: $20, or freewill offering gratefully accepted. Simple soup lunch provided. Registration required.
6-12-13 Simple Gifts, Creative Works Study in Nature
Quiet Day, Directed Retreat exploring the simple beauty of nature. Field nature walk,
contemplation time, round table sharing,
group prayer.
Begins at 9:30 am with coffee, tea, suggestions on how to use the day, and prayer; ends at 3:30 with the Peace Blessing. Suggested donation: $20, or freewill offering is gratefully accepted. Simple soup lunch provided. Registration required.
7-11-13 Annual Peace Pilgrimage
7-15-13 to 8-30-13 Community Summer Retreat - Monastery closed
8-31-13 Quaker Monastery Open House 11 am to 2 pm
Tours, exhibits and light refreshments. Cooking
holistic dog food demonstration. Puppy imprinting demonstration.
The city of Harrisville, Michigan will be hosting
their annual Harmony Weekend arts and crafts show this same weekend.
10-4-13 Inward Journey to the Light of Christ
There is "that of God in every man..." (Fox), and God longs for us to realize that in the spirit of peace and love towards all. Christ showed us the way in His earthly ministry, and He shepherds willing hearts today to live in the Light of His Way. This quiet retreat will give focus to living in that Light and thereby deepening our relationship with our heavenly Father. We will journey inward to realize obstacles that block our path. Contemplation/journaling time, round table sharing,
group prayer. Begins 9:30 am with gathering for coffee, tea, and prayer; ends at 3:30 pm with the Peace Blessing. Suggested donation: $20, or freewill offering is gratefully accepted. Simple lunch provided.
10-22-13 Baking and Breaking Bread Together
Day Retreat. Working with food as a spiritual occupation. We will bake simple loves together and then share the breaking bread with one another in peace. Begins at 9:30 am with coffee, tea, suggestions on how to use the day, and prayer; ends at 3:30 with the Peace Blessing. Suggested donation: $20, or freewill offering is gratefully accepted. Simple soup lunch provided.
11-17-13
Interfaith Peace Gathering - 7 pm to 9 pm
11-28-13 Thanksgiving at Quaker Monastery
Enjoy the fellowship of a simple gratitude gathering. Silent worship and common prayer at the Peace Chapel, home-cooked Thanksgiving dinner, and candle light peace vigil. 8 person limit. Free will offering. Registration required.
12-11-13
Advent Quiet Retreat.
Contemplation time, round table sharing,
group prayer.
Begins at 9:30 am with coffee, tea, suggestions on how to use the day, and prayer; ends at 3:30 with the Peace Blessing. Suggested donation: $20, or a freewill offering is gratefully accepted. Simple soup lunch provided. Registration required.
12-20-13 Christmas at Quaker Monastery
Advent readings, carols and Christmas poetry. An evening of fellowship, praise and gratitude. Begins at 7:30 pm with light refreshments, and prayer; ends at 9:30 with the Peace Blessing. Freewill offering.
11-30-13 to 2-1-13 Community Winter Retreat - Monastery Closed
(unless dated otherwise above)
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