CCR Contemplative Renewal Immersion - Cohort 2024
2024-07-08 - 2024-07-15 | Holy Wisdom Monastery, 4200 County Road M, Middleton, WI, 53562, United States

Kids on the Prairie
2024-06-23 10:30 - 12:00 (America/Chicago)
Explore nature’s beauty and surprises!
Kids on the Prairie 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 23 – Butterflies & Berries
We will search the prairie for butterflies. Our monarch expert will show us some monarch eggs. We will use magnifiers to find interesting insects on prairie plants. Then we’ll explore the woods to find seasonal berries and learn who eats them.

CCR Contemplative Renewal Immersion - Cohort 2023
2024-06-17 - 2024-06-20

Lake Superior Youth Chorus
2024-06-10 15:00 - 16:00
You are invited to the Lake Superior Youth Chorus performance at Holy Wisdom Monastery on Monday, June 10 from 3:00-4:00 pm.

Artistic Director & Cantemus Conductor, Bret Amundson, has visited Holy Wisdom several time with choirs and offered to perform a free concert for our communities on their way from Duluth, MN to Chicago, IL. “It’s always such a treat to perform and be with your community.”

Please join us for the beautiful sounds of the Lake Superior Youth Chorus in the monastery building assembly room and consider staying after for evening prayer at 4:30 pm or hiking through the prairie. There is no need to register, and we hope you bring your friends. All are welcome.

AED Demonstration
2024-05-22 13:00 - 14:00
Learn from the Waunakee EMS how to use the Automated External Defibrillator (AED) at Holy Wisdom Monastery. Contact Toby Grabs, tgrabs@holywisdommonastery.org, 608-836-1631, x108 to register.

Kids on the Prairie
2024-05-19 10:30 - 12:00
Explore nature’s beauty and surprises!
Kids on the Prairie 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 19 – Birds & Binoculars
Kids and adults are invited to look at the world through binoculars. What birds can we see? We will also learn about Eastern Bluebirds and Sandhill Cranes with two experts.
Registration coming soon.

Lupines & Bumble Bees
2024-05-15 10:00 - 12:00
Enjoy the beauty and harmony of nature as bumble bee queens and butterflies forage on a hillside of wild lupine and wild indigo in the Holy Wisdom Monastery Prairie. Join Judy Cardin, Wisconsin Bumble Bee Brigade Educator, and Amy Alstad, Director of Land Management & Environmental Education, Holy Wisdom Monastery for a beautiful spring walk and talk. We will meet at 10:00 am at the trailhead & kiosk at the top of the monastery building parking lot. No registration necessary.
Click here for a trail map

Great Wisconsin Birdathon
2024-05-11
Great Wisconsin Birdathon
The Great Wisconsin Birdathon is Wisconsin’s largest fundraiser for bird conservation. Each year bird enthusiasts from across the state form teams with the goal of finding as many unique bird species as possible while raising important funds for bird conservation.
Holy Wisdom Monastery is participating in this event for the fourth time this year! We hope you’ll support our team Wrens of Wisdom Prairie in our efforts to find as many bird species as possible on our property on May 11th, 2024.
There are several ways to participate:
Join us for a birding tour or ‘sit’
We are offering four walking tours. Group size will be limited to 10 participants. Tour options include 6:30am, 8:00am, 10:00am and noon. Birders of all ages and experience levels are welcome, and the 10:00am tour will be specifically geared towards families. This year, we are also offering a birding ‘sit, at 7:30am in which we’ll make ourselves comfy on a bench or platform overlooking Lost Lake and observe activity from that spot, with minimal walking involved.
Come birding on your own
We invite you to come explore the monastery property Saturday, May 11th on your own, and keep track of the birds you see and hear. Submit your list of species to Amy Alstad aalstad@holywisdommonastery.org or 608-836-1631×123.
Support Wrens of Wisdom Prairie by making a financial contribution
All of the dollars raised will directly support bird conservation. Half of the funds raised will stay at Holy Wisdom Monastery and be used to create and maintain bird habitat here, with the remaining funds going to the Natural Resources Foundation. To make a contribution, donate here: https://charity.pledgeit.org/t/4zaqRmDJFF

Young Adult Community Bonfire
2024-05-09 18:00 - 20:00
The Young Adult Community Bonfire is a social event for people ages 18-35. In the event of rain, we will have indoor activities.
Questions
Contact YoungAdults@holywisdommonastery.org with questions.
Register
Please register below, one week in advance of the event.

The Quest for Healing and Home – The Great Search 2
2024-05-09 16:00 - 2024-05-11 13:00
The Quest for Healing and Home – The Great Search 2
We hope you can join us at Holy Wisdom Monastery for The Quest for Healing and Home – The Great Search 2 from May 9-11, 2024.
In 2022 John Philip Newell began a second series of annual retreats to address the deep spiritual yearnings of this moment in time and to help give birth to new beginnings in our lives and world.
The Great Search 2 is the second of a three-part series of annual retreats led by the Celtic teacher John Philip Newell and his colleague Cami Twilling in which we explore the search for awareness, the search for spiritual and physical wellness and the search for love.
The teachings of this retreat are based on John’s forthcoming book The Great Search: Turning to Earth and Soul in the Quest for Healing and Home, especially Chapters 4, 5, and 6, drawing on the wisdom of Carl Jung, Julian of Norwich and Jelalludin Rumi. Until the book is published, The Rebirthing of God is the recommended reading and Praying with the Earth is the shared prayer book for this retreat.
The Great Search 2 can be taken as a stand-alone retreat or in conjunction with The Great Search 1 and The Great Search 3 which can be attended in any order and at any of the participating retreat centers across the country or online.
For more information about John Philip Newell, Earth and Soul or The Great Search initiative, visit https://www.earthandsoul.org.
For more information about the retreat at Holy Wisdom Monastery, contact Pam Shellberg at pshellberg@holywisdommonastery.org or 608-836-1631, x126.
Schedule
Thursday

4:00-5:00 pm
Check-in/Getting Settled

5:15 pm
Dinner
Monastery Guest Dining Room

6:30 pm
Evening Prayer (please enter in silence)
Monastery Assembly Room

7:15 pm
Session 1: Introductory Presentation
Monastery Assembly Room

8:30 pm
Sacred Silence (until breakfast)

Friday

7:00-8:30 am
Breakfast (continental for those staying at Holy Wisdom Monastery)
Retreat & Guest House (RGH) Dining Room

8:45 am
Morning Prayer (enter in silence)
Monastery Assembly Room

9:15 am
Break

9:30 am
Session 2: Teaching I (enter in silence)
Monastery Assembly Room

10:30 am
Morning Break

10:45 am
Session 3: Spiritual Practice I (enter in silence)
Monastery Assembly Room

12:00 pm
Lunch
Monastery Guest Dining Room

1:30 pm
Silence (siesta/reading/walking)

3:30 pm
Session 4: Spiritual Practice II (enter in silence)
Monastery Assembly Room

4:45 pm
Afternoon Break

5:15 pm
Dinner
Monastery Guest Dining Room

6:30 pm
Session 5: Teaching II (enter in silence)
Monastery Assembly Room

7:30 pm
Wine & Cheese Reception and Book Signing
Monastery Gathering Area

Saturday

7:00-8:30 am
Breakfast (continental for those staying at Holy Wisdom Monastery)
RGH Dining Room

8:30 am
Morning Prayer (enter in silence)
Monastery Assembly Room

9:00 am
Break

9:15 am
Session 6: Teaching III (enter in silence)
Monastery Assembly Room

10:15 am
Morning Break

10:45 am
Session 7: Thanksgiving (enter in silence)
Monastery Assembly Room

12:00 pm
Lunch
Monastery Guest Dining Room

Dates/Times
4:00 pm, May 9 – 1:00 pm May 11, 2024
Cost
$340/person, includes program and meals, Thurs. dinner, Fri. lunch and dinner, Fri. book signing and reception, Sat. lunch; does NOT include lodging.
Limited scholarships are available. Please contact Pam Shellberg at pshellberg@holywisdommonastery.org or 608-836-1631, x126.
Lodging
Lodging is NOT included in the price of the retreat.

Lodging at Holy Wisdom Monastery during the retreat is now full.
We have a block of rooms for the retreat reserved at the Baymont Inn, 8102 Excelsior Dr, Madison, WI, seven miles away from the monastery. The rooms will be held until Apr. 9, 2024.

$199/night + tax, includes continental breakfast (it is graduation weekend at UW Madison, so rates are high, and many hotels are full this weekend).
To reserve your room at the Baymont Inn, call 608-831-7711 and ask for the Holy Wisdom – The Great Search block.

Leaders
John Philip Newell is a Celtic teacher and author of spirituality who calls the modern world to reawaken to the sacredness of Earth and every human being.
Canadian by birth, and a citizen also of Scotland, he resides with his family in Edinburgh and works on both sides of the Atlantic. In 2016 he began the Earth & Soul initiative and teaches regularly in the United States and Canada as well as leading international pilgrimage weeks on Iona in the Western Isles of Scotland.
His PhD is from the University of Edinburgh and he has authored over 15 books, including his latest award-winning publication, Sacred Earth Sacred Soul, which was the 2022 Gold Winner of the Nautilus Book Award for Spirituality and Religious Thought of the West. His forthcoming book (August 2024), also with Harper One, is The Great Search, in which he looks at the great spiritual yearnings of humanity today in the context of the decline of religion as we have known it.
Newell speaks of himself as ‘a wandering teacher’ following the ancient path of many lone teachers before him in the Celtic tradition, seeking the wellbeing of the world. He has been described as having ‘the heart of a Celtic bard and the mind of a Celtic scholar’, combining in his teachings the poetic and the intellectual, the head as well as the heart, and spiritual awareness as well as political and ecological concern.
Cami Twilling, based in Colorado, is the Director of Earth & Soul (a Celtic initiative of study, spiritual practice and compassionate action inspired by the teachings of John Philip Newell). As well as heading up the overall work of Earth & Soul, she facilitates the spiritual practice component of the Earth & Soul Annual Retreats. In addition to leading mountain and urban retreats, she has led international pilgrimage groups to Iona in the Western Isles of Scotland and work teams to Guatemala to build houses in communities that have suffered from political strife and economic hardship. Cami is passionate about the relationship between spirituality and action and believes that spiritual vision and practice can play a vital role in helping to heal and transform our lives both individually and together.
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Register
Please register by May 1, 2024.
There is a 75% refund for cancellations until May 1, and a 50% refund for cancellations after May 1 until May 9, 2024.

Transfer of Leadership
2024-05-05 09:00 - 11:30
Come to a Transfer of Leadership to honor and recognize Sister Mary David Walgenbach’s many years of creative and transformative leadership as prioress of the sisters’ community at Holy Wisdom Monastery.
Celebrate and support Sister Lynne Smith as she becomes the new prioress of the sisters’ community. The celebration includes:

9:00 am – Sunday Assembly Eucharist and Transfer of Leadership
10:15 am – Brunch

Register
Please register by April 28, 2024.

Luther College Choir Concert
2024-04-20 15:00 - 16:15
Holy Wisdom will welcome the wonderful sounds of the Luther College Collegiate Chorale for a performance on Saturday, April 20, at 3:00 pm in the assembly room. This choir is made up of 30 talented soprano and alto voices, including Sunday Assembly member, Grace Rosholt, who is a sophomore music education major at Luther College. The choir will share a program of diverse and exquisitely sung music in this beautiful concert. The concert is free and open to the public. We hope you will join us on April 20!
Register
Please register for the Luther College Choir Concert below.

Wisdom Prairie Spring Tour
2024-04-17 14:15 - 15:45
Experience the seasonal beauty of Wisdom Prairie by coming out to explore the spring landscape. Knowledgeable tour guides will lead small groups on routes of varying length through the restored prairies, savannas and woodlands of Holy Wisdom Monastery. Guides will share our story of caring for the earth and help participants deepen their relationship with this land. All are welcome. Must be able to safely navigate spring trails. Please meet at the front doors of the monastery at 2:15 pm on the date of the tour. If the event is canceled due to inclement weather, we will email you by the morning of the tour.

Event leader

Dr. Amy Alstad is the Director of Land Management and Environmental Education at Holy Wisdom Monastery. She has a PhD in prairie ecology from UW Madison, almost a decade of professional experience in the field of restoration ecology, and a deep-rooted family tradition of restoring and tending prairies that spans four generations. In addition to Dr. Amy Alstad there will be several volunteer tour guides from the Friends of Wisdom Prairie.

Date
Please note the date of this event has changed. It will now take place on Wednesday, Apr. 17 from 2:15-3:45 pm.
Register
Please register below by Apr. 16, 2024.

Spring Solar Tilt
2024-04-17 13:15 - 14:15
Be the first to tilt the new solar panels
Holy Wisdom Monastery is on track to become a fully net-zero energy campus by the end of 2024.
You are invited to participate in the Spring Solar Tilt, a hands-on, inaugural community event where we gather together to celebrate solar energy, honor the changing seasons and pray for the earth.
The 30-panel array can be tilted vertically or horizontally, depending on the season. The panels are currently in their more vertical position which helps to shed snow and catch the lower winter sun more efficiently. They must be manually hand-cranked by teams of three people into their flat spring/summer orientation. Individuals and teams from the community and local businesses are invited to be part of the inaugural tilt event as participants or spectators.
Join us as one of 90 volunteers who will be the first to tilt Holy Wisdom’s solar panels! Or come watch and join us in prayer for climate change. Register below to let us know you’ll be coming.
We will begin in the Monastery Assembly Room at 1:15 pm before going outside to begin the Tilt. In case of heavy rain or storms, the event will be moved to Monday, April 22nd. Parking space may be limited, so bring your friends, but please carpool if you can.
Watch below to see how we will be tilting the panels

Wait, there’s more! After the Tilt you can join us for the Wisdom Prairie Spring Tour, led by Friends of Wisdom Prairie. Come learn about Holy Wisdom’s ongoing initiatives to restore native prairie, wetland and savanna ecosystems. If so, check the box within the form below that says “I will stay for the prairie tour at 2:15 pm” to also register for the tour.
Register
Please register below by April 16, 2024.

Volunteer Appreciation Lunch
2024-04-17 11:45 - 13:00
Have you volunteered with Holy Wisdom Monastery in the last year? We want to thank you!
Volunteers are essential at Holy Wisdom Monastery and the sisters and coworkers wish to show our appreciation for all the time and effort you have generously given to our communities. We hope you can join us for a delicious meal and some well-deserved recognition for your hard work.
Schedule

11:45 am – Midday prayer in the oratory (optional)
12:00-1:00 pm – Lunch is served in the monastery guest dining room

Stay for the Spring Solar Tilt and the Wisdom Prairie Spring Tour
After the Volunteer Appreciation Lunch, we are looking for volunteers to help us tilt our new ground solar panels.
Click here to learn more and register for the Spring Solar Tilt.
But wait, there’s even more! After the Spring Solar Tilt join us for the Wisdom Prairie Spring Tour, a guided walk on the grounds at Holy Wisdom.
Click here to learn more and register for the Wisdom Prairie Spring Tour.
Register
Please register below for the Volunteer Appreciation Lunch by April 10.

Kids on the Prairie
2024-04-14 10:30 - 12:00
Explore nature’s beauty and surprises!
Kids on the Prairie 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 14 – Signs of Spring
We will look for signs of emergent plants, animals and insects. Depending on the weather, we may find nectar sources for emerging bumble bees.
Register
Please register below so we know how many will join us.

Native Plant Sale
2024-04-05 - 2024-05-05
Buy native plants between March 21 and May 5, 2024, from Johnson’s Nursery. Pick up plants at Holy Wisdom Monastery on May 10. Fifteen percent of total sales gets split 50/50 between Holy Wisdom Monastery and Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance.
Click here to learn more

Easter Worship
2024-03-31 09:00 - 11:30
9:00 am Eucharist, followed by coffee and conversation.
The day of resurrection continues the joy of the Vigil. We proclaim the Risen Christ
in scripture, song, baptismal renewal and Eucharist.

Easter Vigil
2024-03-30 19:00 - 21:00
Service at 7:00 pm, followed by social
We gather to hear the stories of salvation history. The liturgy continues with the lighting of the new fire and the Easter candle. The Exsultet is sung followed by the Liturgy of the Word, culminating in the great “Alleluia” and the Easter Gospel. The Easter water is blessed, then all join in the profession of faith. The Liturgy of the Eucharist follows

Good Friday Worship
2024-03-29 15:00 - 16:00
Service at 3:00 pm
All gather in silence. The liturgy features the Passion of John. With simple chant, the cross is brought into the midst of the community. Through the veneration of the cross and prayers of intercession, we respond to the Passion of Jesus.

Holy Thursday Worship
2024-03-28 17:00 - 19:30
5:00 pm Social with hors d’oeuvres, 6:00 pm Service
We gather to share the Word, serve each other in the washing of feet and share in the Eucharist. Our collection will assist local food pantries. The liturgy concludes with time for silent prayer.

Holy Week Silent Retreat
2024-03-28 16:00 - 2024-03-31 11:30
Join us for an extended silent retreat in which people have opportunities to:

Attend the Holy Week liturgies with the sisters and others.
Explore the theme of ‘they hear my voice’ through optional meetings for lectio divina (prayerful reading of scripture) and other contemplative engagements with the texts, liturgies and prayers of the week.
Rest in the freedom from social expectations to speak or otherwise be engaged.
Share a depth experience of the mysteries of Holy Week in a community of people seeking the same.

Facilitator
Pam Shellberg is the director of spiritual nourishment at Holy Wisdom Monastery and facilitates the Holy Week Silent Retreat.
As a scripture scholar and educator, she is eager to invite people into a deeper appreciation of the texts that shape the Holy Week liturgies. As someone with a contemplative spirit, she is eager to co-create with retreatants a rich and meaningful experience of silence.

Cost
$340/person, includes overnights on Thursday, Friday and Saturday; dinners on Thursday, Friday and Saturday; lunches on Friday and Saturday; and breakfasts on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Registration
Register by March 21, 2024.
A limited number of rooms are available for this retreat and registration will close once the rooms are full.
There is a 75% refund for cancellations before the March 21 registration deadline, a 50% refund after the registration deadline until March 28, 2024.

Palm Sunday Worship
2024-03-24 09:00 - 10:00
The Blessing of Palms & Procession begins our Sunday Assembly Eucharist. The Passion reading of the Gospel of Matthew is proclaimed.

Children's Ministry
2024-03-24 09:00 - 09:30
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.

Saving Our Songbirds Together
2024-03-21 09:00 - 11:30
Saving Our Songbirds Together: 3 Ways to Help at Home
In North America, nearly 30% of birds have vanished in the past 50 years, and songbirds are among the hardest hit. The good news is that we can all help by take several simple steps at home.
This workshop will cover how adding bird-friendly plants, reducing threat of window collisions, and buying bird-friendly coffee can directly reduce threats to birds. As part of their registration, participants will get:

meaningful information about three of the most significant ways you can positively affect birds at home, with examples and links to resources,
one native plant to take home, as well as information about our native plant sale/fundraiser through Johnson’s Nursery (plants will be delivered to Madison in May),
a box of Feather Friendly window dots, good for trying out a window treatment at home right away,
a sample pack of Birds & Beans bird-friendly coffee,
and more!

Speakers/Leaders
Brenna Marsicek is the Director of Communications & Outreach with Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance, coordinator of the Bird Collision Corps, and a member of the Friends of Wisdom Prairie Council.
Laura Rathmell is the Bird Friendly Outreach & Engagement Specialist with the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center. She will present on Zoom.
Lisa Gaumnitz is the coordinator for SOS: Save Our Songbirds, and a member of the Friends of Wisdom Prairie Council.
Amy Alstad is the Director of Land Management and Environmental Education at Holy Wisdom Monastery.
Dates/Times
March 21, 2024, 9:00-11:30 am
Cost
$25/person
Location
In-person at Holy Wisdom Monastery
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Register
Please register below by March 13, 2024. There are no refunds for cancellations.

Go Without Hesitation: Lent Series (Online)
2024-03-20 18:30 - 20:00
Go Without Hesitation: Lent Series with Pam Shellberg (online)
This online series is full. There is still room in the in-person series on Tuesdays from 10:00-11:30 am. Register below.
Join us for a 5-week study of a gripping tale from the New Testament book of Acts where Peter, Jesus’ disciple, and Cornelius, a Roman centurion, present us with a historical diorama of conflicts mirroring back to us how perceiving God’s will and knowing how to respond is rarely straightforward.
The story guides us in the ways of discerning God’s purposes, asking us to bravely sit with questions we might have about God’s purposes and our faith commitments in the midst of change and transition.
It marks out ways that we can, together, discern truth in our doubts and confusions and hear God’s wisdom in our more vulnerable times. The Spirit directs Peter – and us – to go without hesitation! And so, we will go, unhesitatingly, to live and love in the power and promise of the Holy One.
We’ll meet one time per week (Tuesday mornings in-person or Wednesday evenings via Zoom). The sessions will be part study, part small group sharing and reflection and part lectio divina and contemplation.
Schedule

6:30 – 8:00 pm for the virtual session on Wednesday nights via Zoom

Leader
Pam Shellberg is the director of spiritual nourishment at Holy Wisdom Monastery. She is presenting this event because:

It is a good story for times of change and transition when God’s purposes are not so clear and when doubts, confusions, vulnerabilities cast shadows across one’s faith commitments.
Bible study is part of the balance of Benedictine life.
Lent is a season of preparation for new life in Christ, and it is well for us to turn to sacred texts to examine the unexpected paths to that new life, challenges and demands.
Pam has been an assistant professor of New Testament and eager share from her learning and experience.

Dates/times

Wednesdays, 6:30-8:00 pm on Zoom
Feb. 21, 28; March 6, 13, 20

Cost
$25/person
Register
Please register by Wed., Feb. 14, 2024. The capacity for this series is 40 people and registration will close when we reach 40 people. There is no refund for cancellations.
Register for the in-person (Tuesdays, 10:00-11:30 am) series below.

Taizé Prayer
2024-03-13 11:00 - 12:00
Taizé Prayer
Join us for contemplative, meditative Taizé style common prayer, incorporating simple sung refrains, scripture and a brief spoken meditation in the monastery assembly room.
This prayer and meditation will take the place of midday prayer on March 13, 2024 at Holy Wisdom Monastery.
Leaders
Patti LaCross, Sunday Assembly member and Bill Frederick, director of prayer & worship, will lead the Taizé Prayer.
Patti will give a brief meditation on the Lenten season, and the positive life-giving experience that leads to the ‘resurrection’ and the resurrection of Creation around us.
Location
Join us in-person at Holy Wisdom Monastery or online via livestream.
Click here to watch the livestream (on or after the date of the event).

Young Adult Group Hangout
2024-02-27 17:50 - 20:00
Build community
Come to the first Young Adult Group Hangout of the year on February 27, 2024. Participants can expect a mix of engaging discussions, activities and moments of reflection as we come together to share our experiences and support one another on our respective paths. In addition, we are always accepting new members, so please share this opportunity with young adults you know.
In an age where the hustle and bustle of daily life can be overwhelming, finding a space for community is invaluable. Holy Wisdom Monastery, a beacon of Benedictine spirituality and contemplative living, has been fostering a sense of connection among young adults through its new Young Adult Group. Throughout 2023, the group organized a potluck, 11 hangouts and a memorable retreat, providing a haven for community building and spiritual exploration.
Schedule
5:50 pm – Arrive (if you have to arrive a bit later, that’s okay)6:00 pm – Dinner is served
7:00 pm – Contemplative conversation questions (use suggested questions or bring your own). > What is something new you want to do this year? > How has your life changed OR how have you changed as a person since last year?
Location
We will meet at the monastery building gathering area. It’s too far out for us to know what the weather will be like. If the weather is good, we might go to the patio for a bonfire! You will get an update from us closer to the time of the event about where exactly we’ll meet.
Food
Dinner will be provided by the monastery at no cost to you.
Questions
If you have any questions, contact Lara and Allie at YoungAdults@holywisdommonastery.org.
Upcoming events
Mark your calendars for our March events.

Thursday, March 14 at 6:00 pm
Tuesday, March 26 at 6:00 pm (Holy Week)

Register
Please register below by Feb. 19, 2024.

Wisdom Prairie Winter Tour
2024-02-22 13:00 - 15:00
Wisdom Prairie Winter Tour
Experience the seasonal beauty of Wisdom Prairie as we explore the winter landscape. Knowledgeable tour guides will lead small groups on routes of varying length through the restored prairies, savannas and woodlands of Holy Wisdom Monastery. Guides will share our story of caring for the earth and help participants deepen their relationship with this land. If snow conditions permit, we will have some snowshoes available to borrow.

All are welcome. Must be able to safely navigate winter trails.

Please meet at the front doors of the monastery building at 1:00 pm. If the event is cancelled due to inclement weather, we will email you by the morning of the tour (please register below).

Leader

Dr. Amy Alstad is the director of land management and environmental education at Holy Wisdom Monastery. She has a PhD in prairie ecology from UW Madison, almost a decade of professional experience in the field of restoration ecology and a deep-rooted family tradition of restoring and tending prairies that spans four generations.

In addition to Dr. Amy Alstad, there will be several volunteer tour guides from the Friends of Wisdom Prairie.

Cost
There is no fee to participate.
Register
Please register below by Feb. 21, 2024

Ash Wednesday
2024-02-14 17:30 - 18:30
You are invited to join us for an Ash Wednesday service with distribution of ashes at 5:30 pm in the assembly room on the main floor of the monastery building.
In addition, we will also distribute ashes at midday prayer at 11:45 am in the oratory on the lower level of the monastery building.
All are welcome.
