LARC Ecumenical Retreat: "Calm Beneath the Chaos"

Tuesday, October 5 at 1:00 PM to Thursday, October 7 at 1:00 PM
Cost
$240

“Calm Beneath the Chaos”
Tuesday, October 5, (1:00pm) to Thursday, October 7 (1:00pm)
at the Augustine Center of the Sacramentine Monastery
2798 North US 31, Conway, Michigan 49722 (Petoskey area)

Our Retreat Leader for 2021 is Sister Nancy Brousseau,OP
Sister Nancy Brousseau, OP, is a Dominican Sister of Grand Rapids. Nancy served eight years as Advisor to the Bishop for Spiritual Formation in the North/West Lower Michigan Synod (ELCA), the Director of the Dominican Center at Marywood in Grand Rapids for five years, Director of Spirituality Programs there for six years. Prior to those years, she was Director of St. Joseph Educational Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Sr. Nancy has an MA in Religious Education, a M.Div. from St. John’s (now Sacred Heart) Seminary in Detroit and a D.Min. in Spiritual Direction from the Graduate Theological Foundation and the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN.

“Calm Beneath the Chaos”
We are in a time of chaos: Political divisions, social unrest, and tensions between and within our denominations. We seek together to be well-grounded in our faith and our several callings, so that we might hold a calm presence within our-selves and bring it to others. We remember Jesus rising from sleep to calm the storm, and Elijah emerging from a cave to hear the sheer silence of God. Join us for an ecumenical retreat of reflection, sharing, and conversation.

Update on August 31, 2021: The event Planning Committee has been monitoring current health and safety concerns. We ask and expect that all participants will be vaccinated before the Retreat. We will wear masks when indoors and in close proximity. And we invite you to bring a lawn chair: weather permitting, we will hold some prayer services and sessions outdoors.