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Between Heaven & Earth: Lives of the Christian Mystics
Step into the world of the Christian mystics — women and men whose lives were filled with profound faith, deep prayer, and a burning desire for union with God.
Each month, this series invites you to explore the life and legacy of mystics who helped shape the spiritual landscape of Christianity. From the desert fathers and medieval visionaries to modern contemplatives, we will uncover their stories, struggles, and spiritual insights that continue to inspire today.
Together, we’ll learn who these mystics were, what they experienced, and how their courage and devotion transformed both their times and ours. Whether you’re new to Christian spirituality or have long been drawn to the mystical path, you’ll find this series both enriching and illuminating.
Facilitators: Allison Murphy, Lisa Lickona,
Susan DiVita, and Susan Ward
Date: Fourth Monday of the month
July 27 - Sue W. - Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
August 31 (moved due to retreat)
- Lisa - Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque
Time: 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Location: Mercy Spirituality Center
Cost: $25 per session
Register to attend via Zoom
* Membership eligible program
Saturdays with the Spirit
Each gathering of Saturdays with the Spirit is designed to help you grow closer to God, deepen your prayer life, or inspire new spiritual reflection. Facilitators will include Fr. Ed Palumbos, Rev. Harry Heintz, Sr. Elaine Englert, SSJ, Rev. Cindy Rasmussen, among others.
August: "Mindful Table"
Jesus is the bread of life. Have you ever stopped to think about that statement? Join us as we bring together baking and our spiritual journey and how the two can work simultaneously in our lives. Come knead your spiritual journey and delight as it bakes.
August Facilitator: Erin Monagan,
MSC's Hospitality Coordinator
Date: Saturday, August 29
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Location: Mercy Spirituality Center
Cost: $60 per session (lunch included)
* Membership eligible program
September 12th: "Growing Older Gracefully with Grace" - Facilitated by Sr. Elaine Englert, SSJ.
Writer by day, Erin’s passion for cooking and baking is what gives her joy. Over the years, she has found how meditative and spiritual certain cooking tasks can be and wants to enrich others in the spirit
with her cooking experience.
Day To Call Your Own
Come and enjoy a day to yourself in your own, private, comfortable room at Mercy Spirituality Center. You will be able to pray, contemplate, read and relax without being disturbed. A simple lunch of soup and bread is included. Morning prayer is optional.
Facilitator: Sr. Gert Erb, RSM
Dates: 2nd Thursday of each month:
August 13, September 10
Time: 9:00 am-4:00 pm
Location: Mercy Spirituality Center
9:30 am: Morning Prayer (optional)
Cost: $25
* Membership eligible program
Men's Spirituality Group
Our four-part fall study, September thru December, will be "The Sermon on the Mount," by Emmet Fox. This is a classic look at Matthew 5-7, the most known and comprehensive collection of the teachings of Jesus we have, but with plenty of surprises
we may overlook or forget.
January will be our half-day retreat, with a look at "The Return of the Prodigal," by Henri Nouwen. We will begin with breakfast and conclude with lunch.
More details to come.
Our February-May four-part study will be the Old Testament book of Ruth, one of the most beautiful pieces of literature in the Bible, a hauntingly thrilling study of friendship, grief, love, loyalty, and redemption.
Coordinated by: Ed Redmond, Rev. Harry Heintz,
and Michael Salamone
Dates: Third Saturday of the month:
September 19, October 17
November 21, December 19
Location: Mercy Spirituality Center
Time: 8:30 - 10:00 a.m.
Cost: $20 per individual session
$150 for the series
* Membership eligible program
Where Two or More Are Gathered
When two or more of us are gathered in his name, Jesus is there among us. We know prayer works, and when we pray God will give us what we need.
We will gather monthly via Zoom and pray collectively for a group or petition in which our world needs prayers.
Facilitated by: MSC Team
Date: third Tuesday of each month:
August 18
September 15
Time: 6:00 - 6:30 p.m.
Place: Zoom
Cost: FREE!
Centering Prayer
Join us this fall for our centering prayer group. If you are unfamiliar with centering prayer, it is a contemplative form of Christian prayer, designed to center awareness on the presence of God.
Prayer begins with a reading by Thomas Keating, followed by a 20-minute quiet and seated contemplation. This is followed by walking and then another 20 minutes of seated contemplation. Prayer ends this hour long gathering.
Dates: Second Tuesday of each month
except for July and August
September 8, October 13
November 10, December 8
Time: 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Location: Mercy Spirituality Center
Facilitator: Mary Coughtry
Suggestion donation: $10 per session
* Membership eligible program
Grief Circle
Are you feeling grief over a loss of any kind?
This monthly, guided Grief Circle will be a space
to come as you are, a space where
sorrow, love, anger, and remembering
all have a place.
Together, we will honor what has been lost, what is breaking, and what still longs to live through us. You do not have to carry this alone!
Based on the work of psychotherapist and grief expert Francis Weller.
Dates: Third Wednesday of each month (through May)
September 16, October 21,
November 18, December 16
Time: 2:00-3:30 p.m.
Location: Mercy Spirituality Center
Facilitator: Mary Gleason and Eleanor Newton
Cost: $25 per session or $200 for the series
* Membership eligible program
Eleanor Newton, PhD, is a retired clinical psychologist who specializes in group process.
Mary Gleason is an experienced grief circle leader
who was trained by grief healing
expert Francis Weller.
Third Annual
Sipping to Celebrate
Join us for this tradition to honor Catherine McAuley.
Sipping to Celebrate recognizes our founder Catherine McAuley's birthday and we'll raise a teacup in her honor as we celebrate with a traditional afternoon tea.
Catherine believed strongly in the education of young women.
As a way of educating others, this is an incredible opportunity to bring a friend to our house for tea. Maybe it is someone who would benefit from a program,
or someone in need of Mercy in her life.
So, bring a friend, come for tea,
and stay for the conversation.
Date: Sunday, September 27
Time: 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Location: Mercy Spirituality Center
Cost: $25 or 2 for $40
* Membership eligible program
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Learn By Doing
Our retreats and programs go beyond good teaching. When you join us, you will be invited to enter into experiences to discover or deepen your spiritual practice—and bring it into your daily life.
Ignatian Spirituality
Exercises of St. Ignatius In All of Its Forms
The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius in all of its forms, create an awareness of God in all things—all people, all creation, every human experience, and especially in the person of Jesus. We offer a model of the Spiritual Exercises designed by St. Ignatius for use in daily life which takes place over 30 weeks, rather than 30 days. This program is currently being offered virtually.