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Retreat House & Conference Center
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Winslow, Maine
Offering Retreats and Programs
since June 1994 |
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Retreat...Refresh...Renew
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MISSION STATEMENT
With care and love,
we offer sacred space for all --
to seek the Divine
and to embrace the
interconnectedness
of all creation. |
You are invited to visit us on Sunday,
September 7, 2008
between 2 and 4 pm
Tour the Center's building and grounds.
Preview our upcoming programs.
Meet the new Director of Living Water Spiritual Center
Claudette Darisse, SASV.
Refreshments will be served.
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Living Water Spiritual Center in Winslow offers
you the hospitality of comfortable gathering space, cheerful private rooms,
home-cooked and healthy food, and time apart from the busyness of daily life to
retreat, renew, and reconnect with all you hold sacred.
The Center's clean meeting rooms and well-stocked library delight first-time and
returning guests. Located on 61 acres along the Sebasticook River, with a
network of four well-maintained woodland trails, a gazebo, an outdoor pool, a
labyrinth, and the beauty of open space and perennial gardens, the Center is a
safe and peaceful setting to enjoy nature, unwind and feel revitalized. |
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We offer...book studies, day-long programs, and overnight retreats of varying lengths.
To learn
more, please click on the "Upcoming Programs & Retreats" link on the menu.
If your group... is looking for space for a daytime meeting or a comfortable place for your
overnight program, please click on the "Meeting Space" link to learn more.
Living Water Spiritual Center welcomes people of all faiths to our
Center. Please feel welcome to join us for one of our programs, or
to bring your own program to our Center.
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Wisdom from the Well |
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Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day
is the rest we take between two deep breaths,
or the turning inwards in prayer
for five short minutes.
--Etty Hillesum
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New This Year
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 Eckhart Tolle: A
Day of Stillness and Insight..............October
18, 2008
Learning Circle:
Choices for Sustainable Living..........October
20-December 8, 2008
Introduction to
Zen Meditation..................................November
2, 2008
The Faith Club
book discussion retreat.......................November
21-22, 2008
A Mindful
Introduction to Drawing............................January
16-17 , 2009
A Balm in Gilead:
Forgiving and Letting Go...............February
6-7, 2009
Dreams and
Revelations
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13-14, 2009
Compassion,
Integration, Healing-and the Tibetan Practice of Tonglen...
March 21, 2009
Spirituality of
the Hours: Finding the Holy in Daily Living....
March 27-28, 2009
Exploring Our
Spiritual Landscapes through Poetry........May
15-16, 2009 |
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Returning Favorites |
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Women's Outdoor
Adventure
...................................October
15-19, 2008
A Heart to
Listen-a Retreat for Women....................October
17-19, 2008
Taize Prayer
..................Sept
25, 2008; Nov 20, 2008; Jan 15, 2009; March 19, 2009; May 21, 2009
Qi Gong
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22, 2008
Scrapbooking
Weekend
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16-18, 2009
Men's 11th Step
Retreats
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13-15, 2009; Feb 20-22, 2009
Women's 11th Step
Retreats
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24-26, 2008; May 8-10, 2009 |
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Notables |
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The Thinking Heart: Variations of Etty
Hillesum's Writing. Through Etty Hillesum's spiritual and
emotional journey from Nazi-occupied Amsterdam to Westerbork and
Auschwitz, she prayed to become "the thinking heart" and "to act as a balm
for all wounds." In words and music, Martin Steingesser, Judy Tierney and
Robin Jellis present this original interpretation of Etty Hillesum's life
story based on her writing. Colby History professor Raffael Scheck will
offer an overview of modern European history following the performance. September 28, 2008, 2-4pm. Fee: $15.
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Different Drummers Joyful Hearts Club
Band--Back by popular demand! Celebrate spring with this open
freestyle drum community. The group will perform with Native American
flute, blues harmonica, Celtic vocalizations, and performance poetry with
Martin Steingesser, first poet laureate of Portland. In the second hour you are
welcome to join the drum circle. March 22, 2009, 2-4 pm. Fee: $15.
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Introducing |
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"Engaged in the World" a new program category
that grows out of our commitment to promote cross cultural and
inter-religious dialogue and understanding. Programs include:
Before the
National Election: An Open Day of Prayer
...........................................Nov
1, 2008
Walking with God:
Reflections on the Camino de Santiago de Compostela
...........Nov
23, 2008
Christian-Buddhist
Dialogue.....................................
Jan 24, 2009
Immigration and
the Spirituality of Hospitality ......Feb
1, 2009
Building Power for
Change: Basics of Faith-and Values-Based Community Organizing
........Feb
22, 2009
Aardvark Alley and
the Korando Faith Widows and Orphans Group
........March
8, 2009
Traditional
Chinese Medicine.................
May 3, 2009
Introduction to
Baha'i Faith....................
May 17, 2009 |
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Upcoming
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