Holy Wisdom Monastery

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4200 County Road M
Middleton, WI 53562 United States Get Directions
Website https://holywisdommonastery.org

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  • wisdom prairie spring tour

    Wisdom Prairie Spring Tour

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

    Join us for an experience for everyone to explore the seasonal beauty found on the monastery grounds in spring. Knowledgeable tour guides will share the story of caring for the earth and help participants deepen their relationship with this land. Tour will cover 1-1.5 miles on walking trails at a leisurely pace. Meet at the kiosk in the monastery building parking lot (take the right fork in the driveway). Tours will take place in small groups. We will proceed with the tour in the event of light to moderate rain or snow but will cancel for thunderstorms or other severe ...

    Free

  • Centering Prayer Groups – 4th Wednesday

    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, 608-577-3243 We feel the presence of the Holy One even more strongly than when we center ...

    Free
  • contemplative cooking

    Contemplative Cooking Class – Spring 2026

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

    Join us for a contemplative cooking class that teaches how to cook with seasonal ingredients, while slowing down and being present to what we are creating. We will have fun learning from Chef Felipe and working together to create a delicious spring meal. Spring is a time of awakening and growth. Together we prepare a light, vibrant menu featuring steamed vegetables, a crisp green salad and steamed cod wrapped in zucchini ribbons served with a silky celeriac puree. Program Leader – Chef Felipe Saint-Martin Felipe Saint-Martin is the esteemed Culinary Director and Chef de Cuisine at Holy Wisdom Monastery in ...

    $65

  • 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 19 – Signs of Spring Join us as we look for emergent plants, animals and insects. Depending on the weather, we may find nectar sources for emerging bumble bees and hear frogs calling around Lost Lake. Together we will share in an action to celebrate Earth ...

    Free
  • Family gathering around a table doing arts and crafts

    Family Gathering

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

    All families with children are invited to Family Gathering on Saturday, April 18, 3:00-6:00 pm. Join us for a Family Gathering to experience the joy of anticipation in community. At this event, school-age children will gather to learn and play together, and childcare for the littlest ones is provided. Parents and caregivers will have some free-choice time to enjoy all the Monastery has to offer. The gathering will conclude with a shared meal. Children ages 6-9 are invited to join Sarah Wilkin Gibart for prayer and creative work time. Parents, this is an opportunity to enjoy the monastery and catch ...

    $25

  • Spring Emergence: A Seasonal Retreat

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

    A faint gauze of spring green is appearing on the prairie's winter browns, welcoming you to look for your own signs of new growth. What is emerging can't be hurried, but calls for patient restraint and holding a space for quiet wonder. This spring retreat invites you sit with the first indications of a new season of life - on the prairie and in your own life and heart. It will hold space for your hushed anticipation and gentle tending. Conversations about the season, walks on the prairie, naps, art, movement, journaling, great meals, and welcoming accommodations will all be ...

  • Volunteer Appreciation Lunch

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

    Have you volunteered with Holy Wisdom Monastery? We want to thank you! Please join us for our Volunteer Appreciation Lunch at Holy Wisdom Monastery on April 9, 2026. This is the sisters’ and coworkers’ way of expressing our gratitude 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. This lunch is open to all monastery volunteers, including those who support our communities (Oblates, Friends of Wisdom Prairie, Sunday Assembly, Center for Clergy Renewal) and those who support our ...

    Free

  • Sacred Thresholds

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

    Sacred Thresholds is a contemplative prayer gathering. We are living through a unique chapter in American history when our most cherished values seem threatened, indeed, our whole way of life. Each of us, in our own way, is asking, What can I do?, and the answers, so far, seem woefully inadequate to the challenge. It is in that same spirit of humility that we are offering Sacred Thresholds as our answer to that question. Woefully inadequate, yes, small, but genuine, offered in a communal spirit, coming together to make a circle, to pray, in old ways and in new ways, ...

    Free

  • Holy Week Silent Retreat

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

    Anyone who would like to experience a deep and sustained silence in the quiet companionship of others is invited to the Holy Week Silent Retreat. For some, this retreat will be an opportunity to contemplate and participate in – with greater intention – the texts, liturgies and prayers of Holy Week. For all, it is an invitation to live the rhythms of monastic life in an extended retreat experience. Optional contemplative engagements (e.g. journal prompts, walking meditations and opportunities for artistic expression) will add depth to the experience, as will opportunities for lectio divina and shared reflections on the meaning ...

    $360

  • poetic contemplation

    Poetic Contemplation and the Divinity Within

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

    Anchored to a conversation between carpenter-priest William Beers and philosopher poet John Koethe, participants will explore the meanings of being human in the contemporary world. Physics, the social sciences, philosophy and theology provide the cultural and personal context for contemplating the imagination, memory and mourning in the creation of meaning. No experience needed, just a willingness to stretch your knowledge, imagination and awareness. We will inhabit the poems of John Koethe and others to deepen our contemplative awareness of the world and the divinity within. Please join us for this deep dive into modernity and modern poetry. It is highly ...

    $87