- Marywood

Roots
and
Ripples
Volume 9 • Issue 3
September-December 2016
Inside:
Church Secretaries’ Day-Away, Pg 10
Friends of God and Prophets: Biblical Foundations of
Friendship, Laurie Brink, OP, PhD, Pg 9
Gift of Years, Marla Lang, FSPA, Pg 11
Healing Gratitude, Pat Pintens, Pg 10
Models of Mercy, Julia Walsh, FSPA & Marla
Lang, FSPA, Pg 7
Moving with Jesus, the Way: Hiking Retreat,
Julia Walsh, FSPA, Pg 9
Pray as You Can, Not as You Can’t, Dick
Bruesehoff, Pg 7 & 11
Sacredness of Food & Eating, Julia Walsh, FSPA,
Pg 6, 9, 10
Settlers and Pilgrims, Dick Bruesehoff, Pg 10
Spiritual U-Turns, Pat Pintens, Pg 6
Marywood Franciscan Spirituality Center
Providing Sacred Space for All People Seeking Wholeness
Sunrise On A Sunday
3560 Hwy 51 N • Arbor Vitae, Wisconsin 54568
Director
Elizabeth Amman, OP, Ext. 2
Staff
Karen Kappell, FSPA
Marla Lang, FSPA, Ext. 5
Pat Pintens
Julia Walsh, FSPA
Hospitality
Anita Beskar, FSPA
Office Manager
Susan Fredenhagen, Ext. 1
Marketing Manager Addie Halfmann
Buildings/Grounds Darrell Shelby
www.marywoodsc.org
marywood.center@gmail.com
Phone: 715-385-3750
(Select Ext. 1 to contact staff without an extension listed)
Leave a legacy that makes an impact
Your support will be as necessary in the years
ahead as it is now. A bequest established today
guarantees a lifeline of vital support for
Marywood’s future. As you consider various gift
options, it’s always best to consult your tax
adviser. Marywood Franciscan Spirituality Center
is a not-for-profit charitable organization (501(c)(3)
and all contributions are tax deductible as the law
allows.
The Marywood Franciscan Spirituality Center
engages persons seeking greater meaning in
life and a deeper relationship with God, others
self and all creation by providing space for
inspiration, reflection and solitude.
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Bench sitting...sky gazing...
Pinkish hue on water blue...
Cloud a curtain...yet uncertain...
Sun peeking...eyes seeking...
Big orange ball...my God my All...
Water fire...my total Desire...
Shimmering streak...You I seek...
93 million miles...my heart-mind smiles...
Warming earth...giving birth...
Sunny side up to fill my cup...
Breezes blow to also show
The Spirit’s way on this Sunday...
Ground of Being...sitting...seeing...
Birds squawk and caw in utter awe...
Seagulls swirl...their wings awhirl...
The sun...the Son...the day’s begun...
Trinity of Love both here and above...
I pledge to face this day of grace...
The clouds recede...Your glory leads...
The silence shouts...You’re all about...
So seize my soul...it is Your Role...
To capture me and claim me free...
All creation sings elation...
The sun goes higher...a bigger fire...
Earth, air, water...sons and daughters...
Who are we from where You see?
Give us eyes at each sunrise
To know and trust Your gifts to us...
May we embark with gull and lark
To sing Your praise through all our days...
And know deep down the primordial sound
Of God within except for sin...
That woos us to be true to You...
And so I do...with love, your Sue...
– Susanne Tracy, OP
In Remembrance
Sister Susanne Tracy was a Dominican Sister of
Grand Rapids and an internationally recognized
presenter who spoke in the Northwoods at Holy
Family Church in 2012. On June 29, 2016, she
went home to her eternal resting place.
Marywood Franciscan Spirituality
Center, a not-for-profit organization, is a ministry of the Franciscan
Sisters of Perpetual Adoration,
La Crosse, Wisconsin.
Greetings from Wisconsin’s “ God’s Country” …
Marywood
Operating Board
Chair:
Cathy Koerpel
Rhinelander, Wis.
Vice Chair:
Rose Elsbernd, FSPA
La Crosse, Wis.
Treasurer:
Lisa Coon
Arbor Vitae, Wis.
Secretary:
Deacon Richard Miech
St.Germain, Wis.
FSPA Leadership Liaison:
Catherine Kaiser, FSPA
La Crosse, Wis.
Dave Gaber
Rhinelander, Wis.
Richard Huseby
Tomahawk, Wis.
John McHugh
La Crosse, Wis.
Jean Moore, FSPA
La Crosse, Wis.
Michele Rein
Land O’Lakes, Wis.
Mary Ticknor, FSPA Affiliate
Rhinelander, Wis.
Fr. Geoffrey Ward
Manitowish Waters, Wis.
As you page through this issue of Roots & Ripples, you will note that we offer
several tried and true programs, but in addition, this fall, we have added many
new programs. We call your attention to the brief bios of new staff and guest
presenters on page 4.
I am very grateful and happy to tell you that our first annual “Spirit of Marywood” golf outing was a wonderful success!!! Huge thanks go to our staff,
operating board, volunteers and behind the scenes prayers. As one of our
Operating Board members said, “This was a great dry run for next year’s 25th
anniversary of Marywood!” Mark your calendars for the 2017 “Spirit of
Marywood” golf outing, Thursday, June 29, at the Trout Lake Golf Club.
Yes, Marywood has been open to/for the public since June of 1992 when the
Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration endorsed the transition of this beautiful, quiet place from internal governance operations to a Spirituality Center.
Who could have known, other than the wisdom of our God, that places such as
Marywood are truly gifts and treasures in a world filled with the chaos of
busyness, and people are in need of a quiet place to get in touch with the holy
in self, others and creation.
This issue covers major holidays from September thru December. With these
celebrations around goodness and gratefulness, and in response to the recent
violence in our country, I offer you two projects or movements that you might
explore and learn more about: The Forgiveness Project (http://theforgivenessproject.com) and the Circle of Compassion (https://circleofcompassion.org).
May you experience our loving God in your heart as you go about your daily
tasks, remembering what St.Teresa of Avila wrote: Christ has no body but
yours…You are His body.
Sister Elizabeth Amman
Director
Marywood Announcements
Farewell Joyce ...
Joyce Heil has been sharing her gifts here at Marywood through retreats, programs and outreach since February, 2014. Her singing talents added immeasurably to many gatherings. With mixed emotions we say farewell to Joyce,
who has decided to retire on August 31. We are pleased to learn that she, and
her husband, Carl Koch will be able to spend more time traveling. Joyce and
Carl plan to continue living in the area. Thank you, Joyce, from all of us.
Welcome to the Marywood Team:
Pat Pintens
Pat Pintens is a native of northern Wisconsin. She and her many siblings were raised on a
small dairy farm. She credits this for her love of both vegetable and flower gardening,
walks in the woods, berry picking and silent sports. Pat has served parishes as a catechist,
Director of Religious Education, Campus Minister, Parish Director and choir member. She
holds a B.S. in Home Economics Education, Masters in Theology and Masters in Christian
Spirituality. Pat will dedicate half-time to Marywood as a presenter and doing outreach.
Julia Walsh, FSPA
Julia Walsh, FSPA grew up in a small farming community in Northeast Iowa with her parents and three siblings. Since graduating from Loras College, Julia has interned with the
Iowa Catholic Conference, served in the Jesuit Volunteer Corps, and taught high school
theology and social studies in Chicago and La Crosse. She is a part-time student at Catholic
Theological Union and an award-winning writer found at MessyJesusBusiness.com. Julia
will dedicate half-time to Marywood as a presenter and will continue her writing.
Guest Presenters
Dick & Naomi Bruesehoff
are new year-round residents,
but not strangers to the Northwoods – Naomie’s family has
retreated to the Lac du Flambeau
area since the late 1800s. Dick
is a retired ELCA pastor and an experienced retreat leader
and spiritual director. Naomi is a retired nurse and childbirth
educator. She has served in various leadership positions in her
community and congregation. Both are deeply committed to
the well-being of those who serve in leadership, clergy and
lay persons alike.
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Laurie Brink, OP
A Dominican Sister of Sinsinawa,
Laurie Brink is an Associate Professor of New Testament Studies at
Catholic Theological Union in
Chicago. She is an associate editor of
The Bible Today, and has recorded
two lecture series (Acts of the Apostles and Philippians)
for Now You Know Media.
Marywood Franciscan Spirituality Center
2016 RETREATS AND WORKSHOPS
RETREAT: PRAYING THE PSALMS
October 9-13, 2016
Sunday 5:30 p.m. to Thursday 1:00 p.m.
Presenter: Marla Lang, FSPA
Register by Monday, September 19.
Experience the psalms as a way of praying the many
different movements in our life journey when addressing the Holy One. You will receive the book, Spirituality of the Psalms by Walter Brueggemann at the
retreat. Each morning includes a presentation and
communal prayer. Afternoons will be free for personal
pondering, rest and exploring. After the evening meal
there will be communal prayer. Spiritual direction will
be available as part of the retreat. Fee: residents
$375.00 includes all needs and a private room in a
shared lakeside cabin. Include a $100.00 deposit (refundable if reservation is cancelled by September 19).
Commuters $170 .00 (deposit $50.00).
FRIENDS OF GOD AND PROPHETS:
The Biblical Foundations of Friendship
Holy Family Church, Woodruff, Wis.
October 14 - Friday • 6:30-8:30 p.m.
October 15 - Saturday • 9:00-11:00 a.m. and
Saturday • 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Presenter: Laurie Brink, OP
Register by Friday, September 30
The Biblical Foundations of Friendship makes two extraordinary claims: that our life’s ultimate goal is
friendship with God and that the Scriptures provide
the roadmap. This program engages a dynamic
process that integrates personal experience with biblical study in order to trace the emerging theology of
friendship in the Scriptures and to show us how we
can become “friend of God and prophets.”
Suggested offering $30.00 includes all three sessions.
MOVING WITH JESUS THE WAY: Hiking Retreat
Friday - October 21 - 7:00 p.m. thru
Sunday - October 23 at Noon
Presenter: Julia Walsh, FSPA
Register by Friday, October 7
This weekend hiking retreat will consist of prayer centered on journeying with Jesus, The Way. As disciples
of The Way we will be nourished by time in nature,
communal meals, Biblical input, and evening campfires. Residents $215.00 includes a private room in a
shared cabin and all needs. Commuters $165.00.
THE SACREDNESS OF FOOD AND EATING
Session 1: TRANSFORMATION September 15
Register by Friday, September 9
Session 2: SUSTAINABILITY October 20
Register by Friday, October 14
Session 3: GOSPEL LIVING November 17
Register by Friday, November 11
Thursdays - 3:00-6:30 p.m.
Presenter: Julia Walsh, FSPA
During the harvest season, we’ll pause and embrace
the sacredness of food in community. This will include
Biblical input centered on the themes of transformation, sustainability and Gospel living, in order to gain
more mindfulness about how to be in right relationship with food, Earth and others. Our time will close
with prayerfully cooking and consuming a meal together. Suggested offering: $20.00 per session or
$50.00 for all three sessions.
MORE FOR YOU:
• Sabbaticals (2 weeks to 6 months)
• 30-day Retreats
Space available November thru April each year at
discounted rates.
Private Directed Retreats can be scheduled at
your convenience throughout the year, and for the
duration of your choosing, subject to availability of
cabins and director. Please plan ahead.
For more information and/or to plan your
Directed Retreat or Sabbatical, contact:
Sister Elizabeth Amman , Ext 2
LET US COME TO YOU!
At-Your-Site Retreats & Programs Available
You Choose: whole day • half day • evening
Theme Possibilites:
• Personal Growth • Prayer • Scripture
• Church Life • Sacraments • Spirituality
For Outreach information, or to explore custom avenues;
or to schedule a retreat or program at your site, contact:
Sister Marla Lang, Ext. 5
marywood.center@gmail.com
715-385-3750
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Programs - September 2016
WATERCOLOR: PAINTING
FALL-COLOR OF LEAVES
September 5 - Monday
9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Presenter: Karen Kappell, FSPA
We will create a tinted background
using a webbing technique, followed
by a series of glazing of watercolor.
The fun is seeing the leaves
emerge from the background. We will be using
colorful oak or maple
leaves that we find at this
time of the year.Bring watercolor supplies, pressed
leaves, a stretched half
sheet of cold press watercolor paper and smaller
sheets for practice that are about 7 by
11. Fee: $30.00. Bring a lunch. Limit
of 9. Register by Monday, August 29.
PASTEL: SOFT TOUCH
September 7 - Wednesday
9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Presenter: Karen Kappell, FSPA
We will create a pastel painting of a
field of flowers with bright colors applied with a lot of variations in touch.
The variety of soft touch in application
produces a painting that
doesn’t look stiff or overworked. Bring soft pastels
and photos of flower
fields. Pastel board will be
prvided. Fee: $30.00.
Bring a lunch. Register by
Monday, August 29.
SPIRITUAL U-TURNS or WHICH
WAY ARE YOU GOING?
September 9 - Friday
9:30-11:30 a.m.
Presenter: Pat Pintens
WATERCOLOR: PALETTE
We are familiar with the saying “flying
KNIFE PAINTING IN WATERoff in all directions. ” In our faith lives
COLOR
there are only two directions we can
September 6 - Tuesday
go: we are either moving toward God
9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
or away from God. We will explore
Presenter: Karen Kappell, FSPA
how to know in which direction we are
Keeping strong colors in watercolors
can be a challenge and in this class we headed and how to make a ‘spiritual
will learn one way of creating bold and U-turn’ when needed. Suggested offering $10.00.
vibrant watercolor paintings. Using a
palette knife, as well as a brush, we
will creatively work on distribution of KAYAKING ON TROUT LAKE
color with watercolor media, practice
September 15 - Thursday
some techniques, and then apply them 9:30-11:45 a.m.
to a painting. You will learn to use a
Coordinator: Marla Lang, FSPA
palette knife in two ways: to add or
Fall has an enticing quiet and
subtract. Bring paints, palette knife,
beauty that nurture our entire
brushes, 300# watercolor paper or
being on Trout Lake. We will
stretched watercolor paper and photos begin on Marywood shoreline
of large, light valued flowers. Fee:
and then do gentle paddling in the
bay and beyond – as far as
$30.00. Bring a lunch. Register by
weather and skill permit. It will
Monday, August 29.
be a form of prayer beyond
words. Kayaks are provided but
bring a bag lunch to end our time
together. Suggested offering:
$15.00. Register by Monday,
September 12.
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THE SACREDNESS OF FOOD
AND EATING
Session One: TRANSFORMATION
September 15 - Thursday
Session Two: Sustainability
October 20 - Thursday
Session Three: Gospel Living
November 17 - Thursday
3:00-6:30 p.m.
Presenter: Julia Walsh, FSPA
During the harvest season, we’ll pause
and embrace the sacredness of food in
community. This 3-part series will include Biblical input centered on the
themes of transformation, sustainability and Gospel living, in order to gain
more mindfulness about how to be in
right relationship with food, Earth and
others. Our time will close with
prayerfully cooking and consuming a
meal together. You can attend 1, 2 or
all 3 sessions. Suggested offering:
$20.00 per session or $50.00 for all 3
sessions. Register by Friday, September 9.
Programs - September 2016
THE SACRED GIFT OF LISTENING
September 16 - Friday
9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
Presenter: Marla Lang, FSPA
The gift of listening and the mystery of
being heard: these elements of listening will be explored. A highly valued
book ($18.00) on the topic is included
in the suggested offering. Treat yourself to creating more peace, harmony
and care in your life through some
practical, everyday awareness. Suggested offering $25.00. Limited to 10
participants. Bring a lunch.
SHINRIN-YOKU (‘Forest Bathing’)
September 20 - Tuesday
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Presenter: Pat Pintens
This Japanese approach to walking is
the exact opposite of a power-walk. It
is a slow, deliberate immersion in nature. Come; bathe yourself in the light,
sounds, colors, and smells of the autumn forest. We will meet at Marywood and carpool to Fallison Lake
nature trail. Bring a bag lunch for a
picnic at the end of the morning. Wear
comfortable clothing and good walking shoes. Suggested offering $10.00.
GROUNDED
September 20 - Tuesdays plus*
1:00-3:00 p.m.
Facilitator: Marla Lang, FSPA
Diana Bass has authored the
book, Grounded, which has become a
favorite book for discussion. She has a
contemporary way of guiding readers
to pay attention to ways of connecting
with God who animates creation and
community. *At the September 20
gathering, the group also will determine the days/times best suited to
meet three additional times. Suggested
offering $10.00 each session.
PRAY AS YOU CAN – NOT AS
YOU CAN’T
September 21 - Wednesday
9:30-11:30 a.m.
Presenters: Dick Bruesehoff
Prayer can take an infinite number of
forms! Some forms come easily, while
others can be very challenging. Using
Myers-Briggs personality types, we
will explore why some forms may be
easier for you than others. We’ll practice a variety of prayer forms together
and encourage you to identify and
claim the ways you can pray! Suggested offering $10.00.
TWO MODELS OF MERCY:
Yesterday and Today
September 26 - Monday
9:00 a.m. - noon
Presenters: Julia Walsh, FSPA and
Marla Lang, FSPA
You will not want to miss the inspiration of Dorothy Day (Catholic Worker
Houses) and Mother Teresa of Calcutta
(canonized a saint September 4, 2016).
People of all faith traditions are invited
to experience their unique lifestyles
and expressions of mercy. Dorothy
Day and Mother Teresa have gone way
beyond the sense of call and the expectations of one lifetime. Bring a friend
with you! This morning together will
include hope and a vision for our personal journeys. Suggested offering
$10.00.
ST. FRANCIS’ WALK
September 28 - Wednesday
9:30-11:30 a.m.
at Holy Family Church Grounds
8950 Cty J, Woodruff
Presenter: Marla Lang, FSPA
A modern version of the Prayer of St.
Francis has been illustrated through a
beautiful path in the wooded area behind Holy Family Church. We will
gather at Holy Family’s front entrance
at 9:30 for a brief overview on the life
of St. Francis, followed by the reflective walk. (September 17 is the Feast
of the Stigmata of St. Francis.) We will
end with conversation and refreshments provided in the gazebo on the
path. Dress to fit the weather, rain or
shine! Suggested offering $10.00.
“Autumn is the mellower season,
and what we lose in flowers we
more than gain in fruits."
– Samuel Butler
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Programs - October 2016
WATERCOLOR: WATER WEBBING
October 3 - Monday
9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Presenter: Karen Kappell, FSPA
Paper Transformed: Imagine tiny
threads of color vibrating from the
paint source. That is what
water webbing has to offer.
It is a beautiful delicate effect and a soft method to
use with watercolor paintings. We will learn this
technique which works especially with a creation of
background with watercolors. Bring watercolors, a
stretched half-sheet of
stretched watercolor paper,
photos of flora, and a spray bottle with
a soft mister. Fee: $30.00. Bring a
lunch. Register by Monday, September
26.
ANNIVERSARY OF ST FRANCIS’
DEATH
October 3 - Monday
6:30-7:30 p.m.
Location: Holy Family Church
All “Francisciscans in heart” are invited to this prayer and social time celebrating St. Francis’ passing from
death to full life.
WATERCOLOR COLLAGE
October 4 - Tuesday
9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Presenter: Karen Kappell, FSPA
After altering rice paper with watercolors or using already altered papers
(provided), we will create a
collage which could be further enhanced with watercolors or fluid acrylics.
Landscapes or abstracts are a
good subject for this project.
Papers for the collage must
be glued on either a canvas
board, stretched watercolor
sheet, or other surface that
will not warp when wet.
Please bring that board or
watercolor paper and watercolor supplies. Fee: $30.00. Bring a lunch. Register by Monday, September 26.
FEAST OF THE HOLY ROSARY
ON THE ROAD
October 7 - Friday
10:00-11:30 a.m.
Guide: Ann Egan
Our Lady Queen of Peace Church,
Manitowish Waters, recently completed installation of new, stainedglass windows of Mary, our Blessed
LANDSCAPES WITH ATMOSPHERE Mother. In 2010, nine, side-wall windows, each an image of a Madonna
October 5 - Wednesday
from around the world, were installed.
9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
They reflect the Marian devotion
Presenter: Karen Kappell, FSPA
Using gouache and watercolor, we will found in the various nationalities of
those who worship there. In 2015, the
create landscape or waterscape paintpeak window was installed, a uniquely
ings with a focus on atmospheric
changes such as a misty early morning, designed Madonna and Child and a
fog rising off a lake, or clearing after a culminating tribute to Our Lady Queen
of Peace. Together, the windows are
rain. Bring your photos of these light
enduring signs of the congregation’s
effects and we will focus on paintings
devotion to Mary and a symbol of
that capture the feeling of the day.
hope for peace in the world. You are
Bring watercolor supplies and a
invited to go directly to the Church by
stretched watercolor sheet of 140#
10:00 or be at Marywood to carpool
paper. Fee: $30.00. Bring a lunch,
by 9:45. Our Lady Queen of Peace
Register by Tuesday, September 27.
Church is located at 5610 Hwy 51 S,
the juncture of Birch Hill Road and
Hwy 51. Besides learning more about
this stained glass tribute to Mary by
Ann Egan, we will pray the rosary and
Nature holds
enjoy some refreshments. Contact person - Marla Lang, FSPA; to register,
the key to our aesthetic,
call 715-385-3750. Suggested offering
intellectual, cognitive and
$10.00.
even spiritual satisfaction.
– E. O. Wilson
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THE QUESTIONS GOD ASKS
October 6 - Thursday
9:30-11:30 a.m.
Presenter: Pat Pintens
God asks us challenging questions:
“Where are you?” “What do you want
me to do for you?” The right answers
to the questions God asks us lie deep
within us. Let us take some time to listen to some of God’s questions and our
possible answers. Suggested offering
$10.00.
Programs - October 2016
FRIENDS OF GOD AND PROPHETS
The Biblical Foundations of Friendship
October 14-15, 2016
Friday - 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Saturday - 9:00-11:00 a.m. and
1:00-3:00 p.m.
Laurie Brink, O.P., Ph.D.
“Friends of God and Prophets: The
Biblical Foundations of Friendship”
makes two extraordinary claims: that
our life’s ultimate goal is friendship
with God and that the Scriptures provide the roadmap. Friendship with
God is a gift of Holy Wisdom (Wis
7:27). God speaks to Moses face to
face as one speaks to a friend (Exod
33:11). And most striking of all these
biblical examples, Jesus calls his own
disciples “friends” (John 15:15). This
program engages a dynamic process
that integrates personal experience
with biblical study in order to trace the
emerging theology of friendship in the
Scriptures and to show us how we can
become “friends of God and
prophets.” $30.00 includes all three
sessions. Register by Friday, October 7.
SPIRITUAL GRANDPARENTING
October 19 - Wednesday
9:30-11:30 a.m.
Presenter: Marla Lang, FSPA
With the swelling number of new seniors, how can children and youth experience the elders’ spiritual wisdom?
Join us as we examine practical ways
to foster such relationships with the
grandchildren’s generations. Suggested
offering $10.00.
PRAYING WITH “GREENING
BEADS”
October 20 - Thursday
9:30-11:30 a.m.
Presenters: Dick and Naomi Brusehoff
God’s deepest desire is for the health
and wholeness of all of the beloved
creation. Come and experience various
prayer forms while stringing a set of
greening beads that can be used in
prayer. The prayer beads can help
connect with and pray for each other,
strengthen our prayer lives,
and keep us attuned to
God’s world. Suggested
offering $10.00.
THE SACREDNESS OF
FOOD AND EATING
Session Two:
SUSTAINABILITY
October 20 - Thursday
3:00-6:30 p.m.
Presenter: Julia Walsh, FSPA
During the harvest season, we’ll pause
and embrace the sacredness of food in
community. This 3-part series will include Biblical input centered on the
themes of transformation, sustainability and Gospel living, in order to gain
more mindfulness about how to be in
right relationship with food, Earth and
others. Our time will close with
prayerfully cooking and consuming a
meal together. Suggested offering
$20.00. Register by Friday,
October 14.
MOVING WITH JESUS, THE
WAY, HIKING RETREAT
Friday, October 21 - 7:00 p.m.
– Sunday, October 23 - 11:30 a.m.
Presenter: Julia Walsh, FSPA
This weekend hiking retreat will consist of prayer centered on journeying
with Jesus, The Way. As disciples of
The Way we will be nourished by time
in nature, communal meals, Biblical
input, and evening campfires. Residents $215.00 includes a private room
in a shared
cabin and all
needs. Commuters
$165.00.
Register by
Friday,
October 7.
BLESSING BASKETS
October 25 - Tuesday
9:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m.
Presenter: Pat Pintens
Looking for the ‘perfect gift’? A blessing basket could be the ‘perfect gift’
for someone special, a relative, friend,
neighbor, co-worker, etc., for any occasion or circumstance. Bring a small
basket (about 6 to 8 inch diameter, oblong or square), and any used greeting
cards you would like to repurpose
(cards will also be available at Marywood). Share in the fun of making a
blessing basket. Suggested offering
$15.00. Register by Friday,
October 21.
A Grandparent
is one who
strengthens you with prayer
blesses you with love and
encourages you with hope.
- Unknown
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Programs - November 2016
CHURCH SECRETARIES’ DAY
AWAY
November 3 - Thursday
9:30 a.m. - 2:15p.m.
Presenters: Marla Lang, FSPA and
Pat Pintens
The day’s focus is one of spiritual and
practical helps for Church Secretaries
and Office Personnel of all faith traditions. Your invaluable ministry needs
you to also seek “time out” plus supportive ideas from others and refreshment for the journey. Suggested
offering - $30.00 each; $50.00 for two
from same Church or cluster; $65.00
for three. Register by Monday, October
31.
HAND-MAKING OF CHRISTMAS
CARDS
November 7 - Monday
9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Karen Kappell, FSPA
Using water-media and printing techniques we will create cards that add a
special personal touch to our Christmas greeting. Working with watercolor
paper (supplied), we will use water
media and sprays to create large sheets
with a free formed pattern and then cut
and develop smaller sections into cards
by using a variety of techniques. Bring
inks, watercolors, and any water media
supplies and brushes. Fee: $30.00.
Bring a lunch. Register by Monday,
October 31.
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NEEDLE-FELTING
November 8 - Tuesday
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Presenter: Karen Kappell, FSPA
Needle felting is a fun and versatile
hobby adaptable to art forms. Discover
how amazing it is to design and sculpt
wool with a specialized needle. You
will be introduced to several easy steps
enabling you to produce a variety of
designs and inspiring you to experiment after the class with your own
ideas. All materials will be provided.
Fee: $30.00. Bring a lunch. Register
by Monday, October 31.
NATURE POETRY
November 9 - Wednesday
9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Presenter: Julia Walsh FSPA
We’ll discuss samples of nature poetry, study a bit of
technique, be challenged by a writing
prompt and spend
time in nature writing. At the end of
the session we’ll
share our creations
and give each other
feedback. This workshop is appropriate for writers at all levels. Suggested
offering $20.00. Bring a lunch.
SETTLERS AND PILGRIMS
November 10 -Thursday
9:30-11:30 a.m.
Presenter: Dick Bruesehoff
Two of the metaphors used to describe
life are pilgrims and settlers. “I’m but
a stranger here…” or “Bloom where
you’re planted.” These two forms of
faithful living are often pitted against
each other and seen as opposing each
other. Most of us, however, are usually
doing both simultaneously. We’ll explore how we are living faithfully as
both settlers and pilgrims.
Suggested offering $10.00.
HEALING GRATITUDE
November 14-Monday
9:30-11:30 a.m.
Presenter: Pat Pintens
One of our first lessons in gratitude
comes when we, as children, are
taught to say the magic words:
“please” and “thank you.” My most
difficult lesson in gratitude came when
my young nephew died. I discovered
that gratitude isn’t magical, it’s healing. Let’s explore together the healing
power of gratitude. Suggested offering
$10.00.
PRAYER WITHOUT WORDS
November 16 - Wednesday
9:30 a.m.-11:30 p.m.
Presenters: Marla Lang, FSPA
We will explore a way of praying that
goes beyond words. Being attentive to
experiences in our surroundings can lead us
to an awareness of
God’s presence deep
within and among us.
Stilling exercises and
ways of tending to
God’s presence will be
guided. Suggested offering $10.00.
THE SACREDNESS OF FOOD
AND EATING
Session Three:
GOSPEL LIVING
November 17 - Thursday
3:00-6:30 p.m.
Presenter: Julia Walsh, FSPA
During the harvest season, we’ll pause
and embrace the sacredness of food in
community. This will include Biblical
input centered on the themes of transformation, sustainability and Gospel
living, in order to gain more mindfulness about how to be in right relationship with food, Earth and others. Our
time will close with prayerfully cooking and consuming a meal together.
Suggested offering. Register by Friday, November 11.
Programs - December 2016
THE GIFT OF YEARS
December 1 - Thursday
9:30-11:30 a.m.
Presenter: Marla Lang, FSPA
As we begin the Advent Season, not
only people facing aging but everyone
may find themselves desiring to live a
more spiritually centered and balanced
life. We will examine some of Joan
Chittister’s reflections on living into
the values offered every day, about
growing older with grace. . . the struggles, temptations and surprises, the potential and joys. Suggested offering
$10.00.
PRAY AS YOU CAN – NOT AS
YOU CAN’T
December 6 - Tuesday
9:30-11:30 a.m.
Presenter: Dick Bruesehoff
Prayer can take an infinite number of
forms! Some forms come easily, while
others can be very challenging. Using
Myers-Briggs personality types, we
will explore why some forms may be
easier for you than others. We’ll practice a variety of prayer forms together
and encourage you to identify and
claim the ways you can pray! Suggested offering $10.00.
ADVENT: WHEN GOD
INTERRUPTS OUR LIVES
December 7 – Wednesday
9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Presenter: Pat Pintens
Our lives are filled with interruptions.
Some we welcome some we can do
without. Have you ever thought of the
ANNUNCIATION as an interruption?
What was Mary doing when Gabriel
knocked on her door? Let’s explore the
annunciation story to discover some of
the graces that interruptions can bring
into our lives-even when we’re busy
getting ready for Christmas. Bring a
lunch. Suggested offering $15.00.
May Peace
be your Gift this Christmas
and your Blessing
all the years that follow!
The Marywood Staff
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In Gratitude, continued
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Fr. Jim - Superior Diocese
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In Memory of ...
All Forgotten Souls
by Renate Redmond
Ken & Frances Bane
by Cyndi Bane
Russell Beavan
by Connie Beavan
Frank & Catherine Bober
by Cecelia Stefanski
Sr. Mary Gordelia Bloch, OSF
by Bea Britz
Sr. Helen Bolger, OP
& Sr. Maria Tardani, OP
by Denise Shankin
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by Ed & Jo Ann Boss
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by Pat Levine
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by James Devine
Stacey Devine
by James Devine
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by Mary Schwartz
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by Eye Care & Eye Wear
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by William & Ursula Charaf
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by Lloyd and Patricia Bakken
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by Linda Kappell
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by Jerry & Jane Dietzman
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by Sally Knapstein
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by Richard Kramer
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by Richard & Janice Huseby
Michael
by Carol Riches
Mike
by Anne Laurie
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by Patricia Johnson
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by Arline O’Connell
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by Barbara Sell
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by Thomas Riemer
Schedlo & Steffen Families
by Patricia Steffen
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In honor of their life
by Rosemary & John Scheibe
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In honor of ... please see next page
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In Gratitude, continued
In Honor of ...
Sr. Elizabeth Amman, OP
by Don & Carole Nugent
Jolynn Brehm, FSPA
by Carol Potter
Jolynn Brehm, FSPA
by Carol Potter
Joyce Heil
by Jane Holzkamp
My grandchildren
by Mary Gayle Selfridge
Karen Kappell, FSPA &
Pauline Wittry, FSPA
by Frank & Judy Splitt
Marywood Sisters-all they do
by Lisa Becker
Ministry of all FSPA
by Dick & Naomi Bruesehoff
Joan Reiter
by Teri Doughty
Sacred Hearts of Jesus & Mary
by Joseph Zurflu
Staff ’s work and openness to all
by Dennis Nelson
Sr. Margaret Schmolke, FSPA
by Gerry Traczyk
Sr. Pauline Wittry, FSPA
by Don & Joan Meeder
Pauline Wittry, FSPA
by Paul & Bev Linniham
Sr. Pauline Wittry, FSPA
by Mary Ticknor
Spirit of Marywood Golf Scramble 2016
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Save the date: June 29, 2017
Marywood Franciscan Spirituality Center
September-December 2016 Calendar
September
October
November
5 - Watercolor: Painting Fall-color
of Leaves
6 - Watercolor: Palette Knife
Painting in Watercolor
7 - Pastel: Soft Touch
9 - Spirtual U-Turns or Which
WayAre You Going?
15 - The Sacredness of Food and
Eating: Transformation
15 - Kayaking on Trout Lake
16 - The Sacredness of Listening
20 - Shinrin-Yoku - ‘Forest
Bathing’
20 - Grounded
21 - Pray As You Can, Not As
You Can’t
26 - Two Models of Mercy:
Yesterday and Today
28 - St. Francis Walk
3 -Watercolor: Water
Webbing
3 - Anniversary of St.
Francis’ Death
4 - Watercolor Collage
5 - Landscapes with
Atmosphere
6 - The Questions God Asks
7 - Feast of the Holy Rosary
on the Road
14-15 - Friends of God and
Prophets
19 - Spiritual Grandparenting
20 - Praying with “Greening
Beads”
20 - The Sacredness of Food
and Eating: Sustainability
21-23 - Moving With Jesus,
The Way: Hiking Retreat
25 - Blessing Baskets
3 - Church Secretaries’ Day
Away
7 - Hand-Making of
Christmas Cards
8 - Needle Felting
9 - Nature Poetry
10 - Settlers and Pilgrims
14 - Healing Gratitude
16 - Prayer Without Words
17 - The Sacredness of Food
and Eating: Gospel
Living
December
1 - The Gift of Years
6 - Pray As You Can, Not As
You Can’t
7 - Advent: When God Interrupts
Our Lives
For Your Convenience ...
You may wish to attend two or three successive programs, or are seeking time away from the
everyday busyness. Whatever the reason, you are welcome at Marywood. Marywood has private
rooms available by day, night, weekly or longer. Please call for availability. Spiritual Direction and
massage are also available by appointment.
715-385-3750, Ext 1
Attention All Area Women!
You are invited to a very special Marywood event ...
Women’s
Christmas
An Epiphany Celebration for Wise Women
Thursday, January 5, 2017 • Details to follow ...
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Like trees we can trust
by Julia Walsh, FSPA
The wonders of nature suggest how things could work for us
in our spiritual lives, in our world.
Since spring, many trees have been laboring to produce
large, varied leaves. The growth, nourishment, and protection
provided by the leaves helped trees live with health and strength.
With the arrival of the season of autumn, the trees demonstrate how we could humbly
let go and be freed of our attachments. As the trees drop bright and colorful leaves to earth,
they enrich soil and gain groundedness. While trees are stripped they gain the strength of
transformation. As trees surrender to God’s designs, they remind us that
God is in control; that we can trust.
Even in the chaos of political division, we can trust in God with the calm surrender that the
trees model. As we do, we will grow toward new heights with great freedom and joy.
A version of this essay first appeared on MessyJesusBusiness.com