Events

Taizé Monthly Prayer Service

December 7, 2023

Taizé is an ecumenical, meditative prayer experience using music, chants and scripture. We gather on the first Thursday of every month. Each month we explore a different theme.

One-Day, Individual Retreats

December 7, 2023

Could you use a few hours away from the hurly burly of everyday life? Take some time for yourself at the Renewal Center. Schedule one-day or half-day quiet retreats. Spiritual directors are available or you can spend the time with your own thoughts and prayers.

St. Lucy Day Celebration

December 13, 2023

Prepare for Christmas by sharing stories, songs and poems while planting wheat. Join us for a traditional celebration of St. Lucy Day. If you are not familiar with this ancient tradition as part of your Christmas rituals, join us and learn more about it. Register now.

Hope Beyond Hope: A Winter Solstice Celebration

December 21, 2023

We gather on the Winter Solstice to remember how God transcends the bitter divisions that cause us to despair and offers us the opportunity to “hope beyond hope.”

Introduction to Centering Prayer

June 10, 2023 – June 17, 2023

Learn more about how to practice this form of silent prayer rooted in ancient Christian tradition. It is a remarkably simple method, related to meditation, that opens one to God’s gift of contemplative prayer. A two-part workshop.

Holocaust Day of Remembrance & Resistance

May 1, 2023

Join the Renewal Center for a service to memorialize those who were killed during the Holocaust and to resist hatred in all forms, prevent genocide, and promote human dignity.

Savor the Moments: Patience

March 1, 2023 – March 29, 2023

Savor the Moments is your totally relevant five-week scripture series for women that helps you develop relationships with other women as you grow in your relationship with God.

God’s Healing Love: Annual Healing Service

February 11, 2023

The Light of God’s Healing Love pervades the areas of our deepest need. Join us in this sacred healing chalice to receive whatever is offered via Divine Grace in your own heart, mind, body and spirit. We’ll practice gentle singing, drumming, journaling, sharing, anointing and blessing.

Winter Solstice Celebration: A Winter’s Dream

December 21, 2022

Fr. Joe Nassal will lead us on our annual Winter Solstice celebration, the theme is “A Winter’s Dream: Waking up to the Promise of Peace.” We will take a contemplative walk to the Reconciliation Labyrinth with luminaries to light the way and conclude with a simple supper.

Advent Prayer Experience: Let every heart prepare him room

December 3, 2022 – December 6, 2022

These 90 minutes will teach you how to take full advantage of this Advent Season, not by doing more but by pausing, listening and refocusing on Jesus’ invitation to meet him anew this Christmas.