Community & Belonging: Women’s Retreat

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

Are you seeking community? In this women’s retreat find community with other women as you share stories and questions from your spiritual journey. Spend 24 hours in the company of women in the rhythm of prayer, reflection and sharing. Includes an overnight, lunch and dinner on Saturday and lunch on Sunday, communal prayer, Ecumenical Eucharist and lectio divina (prayerful reading of Scripture). You will have time for yourself and time for group sharing. Leave with a sense of belonging. Schedule Saturday10:00 am – Arrival & Welcome10:30 am – Sharing12:00 pm – Lunch | Personal Time | Sharing4:00 pm – Lectio ...

Free

Lent: At the Threshold of Transformation (Online, Tuesdays)

Zoom Connect to the program with computer or phone., WI

Please join us for this five-session series, with one session per week during Lent offered on Tuesday evenings via Zoom. It will be a deep immersion into the story of Paul's encounter with Christ as told in Acts 9 – part Bible study, part meditation, parts lectio and visio divina, part small group sharing and reflection. Participants are invited into an observance of the Lenten season as a threshold time. The focus will be on "liminal spaces" – those times when we are in-between, in-between "how things used to be" and "how things are yet to be," in-between the persons ...

Free

Lent: At the Threshold of Transformation (In-person)

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

Please join us for this five-session series, with one session per week during Lent offered on Wednesday mornings, in person. It will be a deep immersion into the story of Paul's encounter with Christ as told in Acts 9 – part Bible study, part meditation, parts lectio and visio divina, part small group sharing and reflection. Participants are invited into an observance of the Lenten season as a threshold time. The focus will be on "liminal spaces" – those times when we are in-between, in-between "how things used to be" and "how things are yet to be," in-between the persons ...

Free
Event Series Centering Prayer Groups

Centering Prayer Groups

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

Centering Prayer Groups All are welcome to join our two centering prayer groups which meet on alternating Wednesdays. Both incorporate a short reading and time for silent prayer or meditation. 1st and 3rd Wednesdays 7:00-8:00 pm Retreat & Guest House Room 10 Includes a short walking meditation in between periods of seated meditation For more information contact Barb Abbott, 608-284-7424 2nd and 4th Wednesdays 2:30-3:30 pm Monastery Oratory – Two, 20 minute periods of seated meditation with a 5 minute break For more information contact Carole Kretschman, 608-233-7390 We feel the presence of the Holy One even more strongly than when ...

Free

Lent: At the Threshold of Transformation (Online, Thursdays)

Zoom Connect to the program with computer or phone., WI

Please join us for this five-session series, with one session per week during Lent offered on Thursday evenings via Zoom. It will be a deep immersion into the story of Paul's encounter with Christ as told in Acts 9 – part Bible study, part meditation, parts lectio and visio divina, part small group sharing and reflection. Participants are invited into an observance of the Lenten season as a threshold time. The focus will be on "liminal spaces" – those times when we are in-between, in-between "how things used to be" and "how things are yet to be," in-between the persons ...

Free

Lent: At the Threshold of Transformation (Online, Thursdays)

Zoom Connect to the program with computer or phone., WI

Please join us for this five-session series, with one session per week during Lent offered on Thursday evenings via Zoom. It will be a deep immersion into the story of Paul's encounter with Christ as told in Acts 9 – part Bible study, part meditation, parts lectio and visio divina, part small group sharing and reflection. Participants are invited into an observance of the Lenten season as a threshold time. The focus will be on "liminal spaces" – those times when we are in-between, in-between "how things used to be" and "how things are yet to be," in-between the persons ...

Free
Event Series Children’s Ministry

Children’s Ministry

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

Children ages 6-9 are invited for some learning and prayer time during Sunday Assembly's Liturgy of the Word. If you have questions or you are an adult interested in listening to God with the children (willing to sit along as a second adult), contact Sarah Wilkin Gibart.

Climate Action: Food Sovereignty

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

This year's theme for the Communities of Holy Wisdom Monastery is balance. How we balance our preparation and consumption of earth resources affects the balance throughout creation and with our own human mind/body/spirit. Our guest speaker, Paul DeMain, will review recent events in the Indigenous community that enhance protections and production of Indigenous agricultural and treaty protected food in the quest for community self-sufficiency – and in preparation for the next Great Flood. The movement toward food sovereignty extends traditional knowledge to provide healthier food for tribal members with sustainable food production. It will be our privilege to hear from ...

Free
Event Series Centering Prayer Groups

Centering Prayer Groups

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

Centering Prayer Groups All are welcome to join our two centering prayer groups which meet on alternating Wednesdays. Both incorporate a short reading and time for silent prayer or meditation. 1st and 3rd Wednesdays 7:00-8:00 pm Retreat & Guest House Room 10 Includes a short walking meditation in between periods of seated meditation For more information contact Barb Abbott, 608-284-7424 2nd and 4th Wednesdays 2:30-3:30 pm Monastery Oratory – Two, 20 minute periods of seated meditation with a 5 minute break For more information contact Carole Kretschman, 608-233-7390 We feel the presence of the Holy One even more strongly than when ...

Free

Dinner & Dialogue: Food for the Journey

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

Are you curious about what goes on in a monastery? Are you searching for a place to share questions of meaning and spirituality with other women? If you aren't familiar with the sisters, come to evening prayer and dinner at Holy Wisdom Monastery. Explore how the monastery can support you in your faith journey and offer spiritual practices as you strive for balance in your life. Schedule 4:15 pm – Arrival4:30 pm – Evening Prayer4:55 pm – Centering Prayer5:15 pm – Dinner and Conversation6:30 pm – Departure Cost There is no cost charged to participants for this event. Who can ...

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Holy Wisdom Monastery
4200 County Road M
Middleton WI 53562
608-836-1631, x100
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