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Earth teach me to forget myself as melted snow forgets its life.
Earth teach me resignation as the leaves which die in the fall.
Earth teach me courage as the tree which stands all alone.
Earth teach me regeneration as the seed which rises in the spring.
--William Alexander
Just a few weeks away from spring, the scent of change perfumes the breeze. The afternoon sun whispers of warmer days ahead. The Earth is pregnant with new life eager to be born, but something else is in the air.
These days, when I am quiet and still, and I feel the spirit of the Christine Center soak through me, I tremble in response. That spirit is one of anticipation of something profound. I’ve encountered this spirit--it filled me just moments before the births of my children. I think it’s the magic of something new and glorious about to change our world.
People are coming here as they have not before, driven by a yearning for purpose and peace in a world of absurd chaos. The recent men’s retreat set record numbers, as will our newest group of Spiritual Deepening for Global Transformation. Every weekend of 2018 has an important event scheduled here, and nearly every weekend is filled the way you fill a cup up to the brim, and even a little above the brim.
The Christine Center is working now to increase its ability to meet this growing need. Very quickly, we must increase our capacity both to welcome seekers here and to reach seekers around the world via the Internet. The Sisters, the board, and the staff cannot do it alone, we will need the help and support of the entire Christine Center community.
As we gasp in wonder at the emerging miracle, let us grasp hold of one another in love. Together, let us nurture that seed rising in the spring.
Russell King, executive director
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March Opportunities to Jump Start and Deepen Your Practice!
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Experience self-care, creativity, dancing, singing bowl meditation, laughter yoga, mindfulness and storytelling at its best!
By Women for Women
March 2-4 (Friday-Sunday)
Tuition: Sliding scale $75 – $175, plus meals and lodging
The “By Women for Women” program is an annual offering here at the Christine Center. It is an opportunity for women of all ages to participate in a weekend of retreat, renewal, relaxation, fun, creativity and conversation. The intention is to nurture the spirit of women at all levels; physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually.
This year, we want to focus on how our inner work can truly be a catalyst for positive and dynamic change within our personal space as well as the world around us. Each of us holds a unique gift that can make a difference when applied with compassion, intention and focus.
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Restoration and Rejuvenation!
Yoga Nidra 24
March 13-14 (Tuesday-Wednesday)
with Tracy Hart, CYT
Enjoy 24 hours of Restoration and Rejuvenation through the easiest yoga practice of all – simple, deep, natural rest! The Christine Center welcomes you to a monthly day designated for health, well-being, and ease.
Tracy is a certified yoga teacher through the Temple of Kriya Yoga in Chicago. She has been teaching and practicing for 15 years. Her practice continually evolves incorporating a variety of spiritual disciplines including Buddhist Meditation techniques and chakra energy work.
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New Inspiration!!
Writing to Wake the Soul:
When Memory and Imagination Meet
With Karen Hering
March 21-25 (Wednesday-Sunday)
Karen Hering, author of Writing to Wake the Soul: Opening the Sacred Conversation Within, will lead this writing retreat for both experienced and emerging writers. The retreat includes: personal time for your own writing projects; optional daily guided writing sessions on the theme of memory and imagination; gentle qigong or tai ji to listen to your body; and daily circles and community meals for creative exchange with writing friends, new and old.
Together, we’ll share the gifts and challenges of the writing life, supported by the Christine Center’s generous hospitality, delicious and nourishing meals, peaceful natural setting, and opportunities for silent meditation and spiritual direction or unleashing creativity in the arts studio.
Individual consultations with Karen can also be scheduled in advance (and for an additional fee) to share the spiritual journey of your writing or to discuss your writing process or projects, with or without a writing sample.
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Sacred reflection and deep connection!
A Franciscan Holy Week Retreat
March 28-April 1 (Wednesday-Sunday)
Cost: Free-will offering, plus meals and lodging
Enter into these sacred days with the Christine Center community.We offer a daily rhythm of spiritual reflections, group meditation and the liturgical rituals of Holy Week in the beauty of nature.
We begin with supper on Wednesday March 28 and end with an Easter Sunday Brunch on April.
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Early Bird rates still available
for the following Programs!
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Journeys Into The Heart
April 19-23 (Thursday-Monday)
With Robert Sardello
Hosted by S. Gabriele Uhlein, OSF, PhD
Join author Robert Sardello for a 4-day journey into the heart. Entering, discover cognition awakening in entirely new ways under inner heart guidance. In a troubled era, can heart-presence become daily presence? Drawing on heart-practice from multiple spiritual traditions and grounded in the liminal life-work of Robert Sardello, this retreat invites us to conscious heart-mind and to comprehend the true spiritual gift of the time in which we live.
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Hope and Sacred Activism with Andrew Harvey
May 24 – 27 (Thursday-Sunday)
These chaotic and challenging times are challenging all of us to put love and wisdom into clear, wise action urgently. Andrew Harvey will present his vision of Sacred Activism, the Holy and transforming force that is born when the profound peace, passion, and stamina of deep spirituality is combined with radical action. You will leave this retreat with renewed hope, purpose and meaning and have simple essential tools in which to confront with Grace the challenges our contemporary crisis inevitably poses.
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Support What You Love. Become a Donor with a CMMA.
By Ann Swanson, fund development coordinator
Penny who runs our main office sent me an email the other day that had a pleasant surprise. It said that we received a CMMA donation from Forward Financial Bank. What wonderful news!
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But wait, what exactly is a CMMA?
CMMA stands for a
Charitable Money Market Account
. Perhaps you’ve heard of this before. In case you haven’t, here’s how it works:
- Open a CMMA at Forward Financial Bank and specify the Christine Center (or another non-profit you love) as your charity of choice.
- At the end of the year, the bank donates .25% of the average balance to the Christine Center. This donation comes from Forward Financial Bank, so it doesn't come out of your pocket at all.
- If there isn’t a Forward Financial Bank in your area, ask your bank if they have a CMMA or similar option.
We thank Forward Financial Bank customers who have already selected The Christine Center as their preferred charity of their CMMA.
And we
certainly
thank Forward Financial Bank for offering this wonderful program!
Consider using a CMMA today as a practical giving solution that enables you to support what you love.
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We are eternally grateful for your donations!
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Or mail your gift to
The Christine Center W8303 Mann Road Willard, WI 54493
Thank you for your support!
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