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    Kids on the Prairie

    Holy Wisdom Monastery 4200 County Road M, Middleton, WI, United States

    Explore nature’s beauty and surprises! Kids on the Prairie (KOTP) is for children and their adult family members. Experienced volunteer educators and guides will facilitate a short hike to learn about nature and explore the grounds and trails. This free event is open to members of Holy Wisdom communities and the general public. April 13 – Spring is Everywhere  On a walk to Lost Lake, we’ll see and hear Red-winged Blackbirds, Ducks, turtles and frogs. We’ll look for spring flowers and changes to the landscape. What evidence can we find for critter activity over the winter and now?

    Free

  • Holy Week Silent Retreat

    Holy Wisdom Monastery 4200 County Road M, Middleton, WI, United States

    You are invited to attend this extended silent retreat in which retreatants will have these opportunities: to attend the Holy week liturgies with the sisters and others to participate in optional contemplative engagements (e.g. lectio divina) with the texts, liturgies and prayers of the week to rest in the freedom from social expectations to speak or otherwise be engaged to share a deep experience of the mysteries of Holy Week in a community of people seeking the same. Schedule Thursday, April 17 4:00 pm Orientation Retreat & Guest House (RGH)113 4:30 pm Brief introduction to the weekend and to each ...

    $340

  • Holy Thursday Worship

    Holy Wisdom Monastery 4200 County Road M, Middleton, WI, United States

    Holy Thursday Worship begins at 6:00 pm in the Monastery Assembly Room with the Liturgy of the Word, foot washing, Eucharist, Clearing of the Altar, prayer and meditation. The offering today will go to help local food pantries. All are welcome.

  • Good Friday Worship

    Holy Wisdom Monastery 4200 County Road M, Middleton, WI, United States

    Join us for worship on Good Friday in the Monastery Assembly Room at 3:00 pm. Through the veneration of the cross and prayers of intercession, we respond to the passion of Jesus. All are welcome.

  • Easter Vigil

    Holy Wisdom Monastery 4200 County Road M, Middleton, WI, United States

    You are welcome to join us for the Easter Vigil at 7:00 pm in the Monastery Assembly Room. On this night we proclaim the Risen Christ in scripture, in song and in baptismal renewal. We will bless new fire and water and break bread together. After worship you are invited to stay for a social. Please bring a delicious treat to share in the Monastery Dining Room.

  • Easter Sunday Worship

    Holy Wisdom Monastery 4200 County Road M, Middleton, WI, United States

    Join us in joyful celebration at Easter Sunday Worship, 9:00 am in the Monastery Assembly Room. We gather to proclaim Christ risen, in scripture, in song, in baptismal renewal and Eucharist. Hospitality will follow worship in the Monastery Dining Room. Please bring a delicious treat to share!

  • Meditation & Prayer Through Sacred Dance

    Holy Wisdom Monastery 4200 County Road M, Middleton, WI, United States

    Body movement and rhythmic dance is a natural human behavior in most of the world. Unfortunately, not all religious leaders see it that way. A 1975 Vatican advisory, “Dance in the Liturgy,” acknowledged that some non-Western cultures still retain liturgical dancing and may therefore be appropriate, but not so in the West. The union of dance and religion in the West has long been severed except within the Black church and among some white Pentecostals. Nevertheless, dance is a normal, healthy human activity. In Christian and Jewish scriptures, Miriam leads dancing to celebrate crossing the Red Sea, King David dances in ...

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    Kids on the Prairie

    Holy Wisdom Monastery 4200 County Road M, Middleton, WI, United States

    Explore nature’s beauty and surprises! Kids on the Prairie (KOTP) is for children and their adult family members. Experienced volunteer educators and guides will facilitate a short hike to learn about nature and explore the grounds and trails. This free event is open to members of Holy Wisdom communities and the general public. May 18 – Birds and Binoculars Families will have an opportunity to watch birds, move like a Sandhill Crane, and peek in on a Bluebird nest. We’ll have kid friendly binoculars for kids to try. Migration is happening. What are all those birds eating?

    Free

  • Blessing and Rededication of Monastery Piano

    Holy Wisdom Monastery 4200 County Road M, Middleton, WI, United States

    Last year, the Monastery’s custom built Schimmel grand piano was refurbished with a generous gift from oblate and Sunday Assembly member Sherri Hansen in memory of her late husband, Scott Shimanski. Join us on Sunday, June 15th, at 2:00 pm for a free concert celebrating this gift to our community. There will also be a formal dedication of the instrument by Sister Lynne Smith, OSB. Participants on the program will include Bill Frederick, Sherri Hansen, Grace Rosholt, George Teague and Patrick Terry. Works by Saint-Saëns, Bérlioz, Debussy, Schubert, Schumann and many more! Please join us for an afternoon reprieve and reverie in ...

  • kotp

    Kids on the Prairie

    Holy Wisdom Monastery 4200 County Road M, Middleton, WI, United States

    Explore nature’s beauty and surprises! Kids on the Prairie (KOTP) is for children and their adult family members. Experienced volunteer educators and guides will facilitate a short hike to learn about nature and explore the grounds and trails. This free event is open to members of Holy Wisdom communities and the general public. June 22 –  Explore Wisdom Prairie See what’s blooming and buzzing. Look for flowers everywhere even on shrubs and conifers. Make a flower rubbing. How many different kinds of flowers will we find?

    Free