1. religion and spirituality

609 S. Convent Road
Aston, PA 19014
(610-558-6152)
Email: fsc@osfphila.org
Visit our website at www.fscaston.org
Weekend Programs
Friday, 7:00 p.m. to Sunday, 11:00 a.m. $180 residents/ $130 commuters $40 deposit
T’ai Chi Chih, a Gateway to Silence
October 16-18, 2015
Antonia Cooper, OSF
Cultivating a Deeper Love
November 20-22, 2015
Paula D’Arcy
$195 resident/$145 commuter/$50 deposit
Advent Retreat
Advent: “Hope or Delusion?”
December 4-6, 2015
Fr. Anthony Ciorra
April 9, 2015
Center Preview—2015-2016
Franciscan Spiritual Center
Advent Retreat
“O Come, O Come Emmanuel”:
The Antiphons of Isaiah
December 11-13, 2015
Clare D’Auria OSF
Spirituality of the 12 Steps:
Weekend for Women
January 8-10, 2016
Patricia Walsh OP, Peg Conlon SC
T’ai Chi Chih Retreat
January 29-31, 2016 with option of
additional day, Feb 1
Antonia Cooper OSF
$180 resident/$130 commuter (weekend)
$230 includes additional day
Spirit Alive:
In The Midst of Persons With AIDS
(exclusively for persons suffering from HIV/
AIDS)
February 12-14, 2016
Catherine Maguire RSM
$30 (Sponsored Program)
Naming the Deep Breath
February 26-28, 2016
Chris Koelhoffer IHM
“The Way of the Cross”:
A Pilgrimage for Women
March 11-13, 2016
Clare D’Auria OSF
HIV/AIDS Caregivers: Spirit Alive
March 18-20, 2016
Bernadette Kinniry, RSM
$70 (Sponsored Programs)
“Women to Women”: Living Gracefully
April 15-17, 2016
Presenters coordinated by Marge Richards and
Renee Eells
$195 resident/$145 commuter/ $50 deposit
That My Joy May be In You…(John 15:11)
May 6-8, 2016
Anne Amati, OSF
Spirituality For The Wisdom Years
Day Programs for Seniors
10:00 a.m.—3:00 p.m.
$25 (includes lunch)
Weekday Retreats for Seniors
7:00 p.m. first night; 11:00 a.m. last day
$60 ($10 deposit)
“Healing Power of Wonder and Awe”
November 4, 2015
Rose Mary Eve Holter OSF
“Finding Sabbath Rest”
October 13-15, 2015
Rose Mary Eve Holter OSF
“Embracing the Power of Compassion’
May 4, 2016
Rose Mary Eve Holter OSF
“Living the Joy of the Gospel”
April 5-7, 2016
Rose Mary Eve Holter OSF
Day Program
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. $35 (includes lunch) $10 deposit
Introduction to Focusing
October 3, 2015
Mary Walsh, OSF
T’ai Chi Chih and Heightened
Awareness
October 6, 2015 and/or March 16, 2016
April Leffler
A Day for Myself:
Personal Day of Prayer
October 7, November 11, 2015
February 11, March 9, April 13, 2016
Marie Angela Presenza OSF
Free will donation
Francis: Taking a Risk on Jesus
October 8, 2015
Kathleen Donovan OSF
Mary and Jesus in Islam: Grace and
Good News beyond the Gospels
October 10, 2015
Michael Calabria OFM
$15
Discernment: A Model for Making
Life Decisions and Touching the Holy
October 17, 2015
Mary Craig, OSF and Julia Keegan OSF
Evolutionary Spirituality: Living as a
Citizen of the Universe
October 21, 2015
Julia Keegan, OSF
Annual Trafficking Symposium
Day of Hope: Breaking the Chains of
Sex Slavery
October 24, 2015 (9 am to 12:30 pm)
Debbie Wright
Free will donation
Grieving our Losses, Living our Hope
November 3, 2015
Program will end at 2:00 PM
Jean Ustasiewski OSF, Mary Lou
Pappolla
Free will donaton
Basketry:
An Experience of Touching the Holy
November 7, 2015 and/or
March 19, 2016 (9:30 am to 3:00pm)
Jeanne Nisley OSF
$45 (includes materials)
Jesus’ Revolutionary Approach to
Women
November 10, 2015
Barbara Beck OSF
Professional Day for
Spiritual Directors:
Being HERE
November 18, 2015
Paula D’Arcy
$50 (includes lunch)
$20 deposit
Advent :
Entering the Cave of your Heart
December 10, 2015
Barbara Lucas OSF
Teilhard de Chardin’s “Hymn of the
Universe” as a Model of Prayer
February 18, 2016
Julia Keegan OSF
Lenten Day of Prayer
Deeper Into God’s Abundant LOVE
March 14, 2016
Bernadette Kinniry RSM
Compassion:
Living the Spirit of St. Francis
Introduction to Centering Prayer
November 14, 2015 or February 13, 2016 April 14, 2016
Kathleen Donovan OSF
Mary Walsh OSF
Advent Ritual: Card Writing Day
December 3, 2015
Marie Angela Presenza OSF
Free will donation
The Difficulties of Dementia and
Alzheimer’s Disease
April 23, 2016
David Senno, Bayada Staff
Free will donation
Morning and Evening Program Options
($60 for series with $20 deposit unless otherwise noted)
Book Study
“Rediscovering the Lost Body-Connection Within Christian
Spirituality” by Fr. Edwin McMahon & Fr. Peter Campbell
September 17, 24; October 1, 8, 15, 22, 29; and
November 5, 12, 2015 (9 weeks)
9:30 a.m.—11:30 a.m. or 6:30 p.m.—8:30 p.m.
Minimum of 6 persons
Mary Walsh OSF
$85 (includes book), $70 (if you have the book)
Focusing I
September 30; October 7, 14, 21, 2015 or
February 23, March 1, 8, 15, 2016
9:30 a.m.—11:30 a.m. or 6:30 p.m.—8:30 p.m.
Mary Walsh OSF
Spiritual Direction: Is It For You?
October 13, 2015 or February 9, 2016
9:30 a.m.—11:30 a.m. or 6:30 p.m.—8:30 p.m.
Mary Walsh OSF
Free will donation
Focusing/Listening Group
Only for those who have an under standing of Focusing
Monthly: Second Thursday, December 10, 2015—June 9, 2016
9:30 a.m.—11:00 a.m. or 6:30 p.m.—8:00 p.m.
Mary Walsh OSF
Free will donation
Focusing II
April 6, 13, 20, 27, 2016
9:30 a.m.—11:30 a.m. or 6:30 p.m.—8:30 p.m.
Mary Walsh
Morning, Afternoon, and Evening Programs
Women’s Awareness Salon:
Seeing the Sacred in the Ordinary
September 10, October 1, November 5,
2015, January 7, February 4, March 3,
April 7, 2016
10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Facilitators: Marge Richards, Renee Eells
Guest Presenters / $15 each session
Taize Prayer
First Thursdays, September 3, 2015
through June 2, 2016
7:00 to 8:00 pm
Andrea Likovich OSF
Free will donation
T’ai Chi Chih
Eleven weekly sessions beginning
Thursday, September 10, 2015
6:30 p.m.—7:45 p.m.
April Leffler—$75 (series) $20 deposit
Yoga
September 14, 21, 28; October 5, 12, 19,
26; November 2, 9, 16, 2015 and/or
March 7, 14, 21, April 4, 11, 18, 25; May
2, 9, 16, 2016—7:00 p.m.—8:30 p.m.
Maryanne Williams
$75 ($20 deposit) each series
“Sacred Rhythms: in the Morning”:
A Series on Prayer
Third Tuesday of each month beginning
September 15, 2015 - May 17, 2016
10:00 am—12:00 pm
Clare D’Auria OSF
$15 Each Session
Please purchase Participant’s Guide,
Sacred Rhythms by Ruth Haley Bar ton
prior to first session
Roots of Injustice, Seeds of Change:
Toward Right Relationship with
American’s Native Peoples
September 15, 2015 6:30 pm—8:30 pm
Paula Palmer
Free will donation
Centering Prayer Group
Third Saturday of each month
10:30 am — 11:30 am
Julia Keegan OSF,
Free will donation
Young Adult Gatherings: Spirituality
Meet-Ups
Monthly Gatherings September through
May
Beginning September 23, 2015
7:00 pm—9:00 pm (No fee)
Melissa Hickey & various presenters
Group Spiritual Direction
October 6, November 3, December 1,
2015 January 5, February 2, 2016
9:30 am to 11:30 am
(Five or Six Participants Required)
Mary Walsh, OSF ($30 for the Series)
T’ai Chi Chih
Eleven weekly sessions beginning
Thursday, January 14, 2016
6:30 pm—7:45 pm
Eileen Fadden Butler
$75 (series) $20 deposit
Celtic Spirituality
March 7, 2016
Carmel Boyle
$35 (includes dinner @ 5:30)
$25 (program only, @ 6:30)
Celebration of Passover Seder
March 15, 2016
6:30 to 7:30 pm
Rabbi Linda Potemken
Free will donation
Twilight Retreat: Young Adults
“Practicing Resurrection”
March 31, 2016
7:00 to 8:30 pm
Melissa Hickey and Julia Keegan OSF
No fee
Longer Retreats
$425 with $75 deposit unless otherwise noted
Guided Retreat
“Song of Songs: A Celebration of the Many Faces of Love”
October 26—November 1, 2015
Michael Laratonda FMS
Triduum Retreat
March 24-27, 2016
$170
Preached Retreat
Praying the Psalms in Liturgy and Life
May 23-29, 2016
Fr. Charles Faso OFM
Preached Retreat
“Do Not Be Afraid of Tenderness, Mercy, Love”
June 13-19, 2016
Fr. Anthony Ciorra
Franciscan Solitude Extended Experience
(at Clare House and the Hermitages)
June 13-19, 2016
Clare Agnes Conforti OSF, Jean Ustasiewski OSF
Guided Retreat
“Song of Songs: A Celebration of the Many Faces of Love”
July 17-23, 2016
Michael Laratonda FMS
Guided Retreat
The Long and Winding Road: “Journeying Through The
Gospel of Luke”
August 1-7, 2016
Clare D’Auria
Directed Retreat
July 25-31, 2016
Mary Walsh OSF, Mary Killoran OSF
T’ai Chi Chih Retreat
August 22-27, 2016
Antonia Cooper OSF
$325
Clare House Opportunities
Franciscan Solitude Experience
February 12-15, 2016
Clare Agnes Conforti OSF and Jean Ustasiewski OSF
$220 each ($50 deposit)
Directed Retreat Weekends
October 16-18, 2015 and April 8-10, 2016
Mary Walsh
$180 Each ($30 deposit)
Contemplative Mornings
Second Wednesdays
October 14, 2015 through May 11, 2016
Jean Ustasiewski OSF
$15 (due with registration)
Guided Retreat Weekends
November 13-15, 2015 and May 13-15, 2016
Jean Ustasiewski OSF
$170 Weekend, ($30 deposit) $110 overnight $60 Day only
Special Events
Icon Painting:
Writing an Icon of St. Francis
Begins at 12 Noon on Sunday October 18th
and ends on October 23, 2015
Christopher Marie Wagner OSF
$345 (includes supplies)
(for Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia only),
sponsored by the Office of Pastoral Services
“HOPE FOR THE FLOWERS:
THE PROMISE OF TRANSFORMATION
October 23-25, 2015 or November 13-15, 2015
Annual Charism Day
Conversion: Turning Towards JOY
March 6, 2016
1:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Patricia Livingston
$25
Mini Sabbath:
Rediscovering and Renewing Passion
on the Spiritual Journey
July 10-31, 2016
Michael Laratonda FMS, Guest presenters
$1,800 (all inclusive)
Clare House
$35 day / $40 overnight
Group rates are available
Hermitages
$25 day / $35 overnight
Spiritual Direction during your stay
$30 per session
Registration for September, 2015– August, 2016 begins on Friday, May 1, 2015. There are 3 registration options (US
mail, PayPal on www.fscaston.org or drop registration off at the Spiritual Center). Deposit with registration form
needed at time of registration. We will prioritize those registrations arriving ON or AFTER May 1st.
HELPFUL INFORMATION….
A complete description of our events will be available on our
website and published in our Fall/Spring brochures mailed in
June and December/January.
Registration for events in this preview begin on May 1, 2015.
For your convenience, event registration can be completed
online at www.fscaston.org. Visit our website for details
(www.fscaston.org). You can register online and mail in your
deposit (not registered until deposit received) or you can
register or pay your deposit or full cost online. All online
payments go through PayPal. You will be asked to set up a
PayPal account the first time (if you do not already have an
account). The PayPal username and password you create can
then be used anytime you pay online on any site that uses
PayPal. PayPal keeps your credit card information
confidential; we never see it.
RETREAT IN EVERYDAY LIFE:
Mary Walsh, OSF
Call 610-558-5310 for more information
Have you always wanted to make an extended retreat but
cannot get away from home and/or job? God’s love is
unconditional, merciful, personal and intimate. This retreat
enables you to make the Spiritual Exercises as compiled by St.
Ignatius of Loyola in the midst of your everyday life. You will
be invited to open yourself more completely to the experience
of God’s personal love for you. Extending over a six to eight
month period, the retreatant meets once a week with the
director and commits to one hour of prayer each day. Those
interested must already be in spiritual direction for one year.
An Advent and/or Lenten Retreat Series can be a part of the
Retreat in Everyday Life.
Spiritual Direction
$40 per session (scholarships available)