New Year Retreat – Listening to Silence

Facilitator: Br. Matthias Bodnar, OSB
December 28, 2019 - January 1, 2020
Suggested Offering: $200. Please register 781-749-2155 ext. 300

Your year will end and your new year will begin in a monastic setting, guided by Br. Matthias along with his fellow monks. We will attempt to help you tap into the silence that guides our monastic existence in hopes that you will carry this very silence not only into your new year but into your entire year. Guidance in Centered Daily Rhythms, Healthy Food Nourishment & Grounded Meditation Practices will be the focus of your experience during this retreat. If you are searching for new ways to tap into the Spirit to help guide you in the year of 2020, this retreat is just what you need.

This meditation period is a special time as you start your week to gather at the Abbey to center yourself in Our Creator. As you center yourself along with prayer, singing bowls and silence, slowly close your meditation with freshly made herbal tea from the Abbey garden. Meditation coupled with tea is a spiritual practice going as far back as the 9th Century.
Compline at the Abbey Church is optional at 7:45 p.m.
All are welcome!

Change to regular service schedule: Compline at 7:15 p.m.

This year's theme is “Understanding and Living the Rule of St. Benedict as Oblates: Our Stories as Tools for Spiritual Growth.”  Our program consists of speakers, a panel, book sharing and discussions, short films and a retreat day focused on our theme. Through these shared gatherings and readings, we hope to enrich our personal understanding of mercy and challenge ourselves to apply mercy to our daily lives. We look forward to another fruitful year of prayer, study, and fellowship with both the Abbey and the Oblate communities. Check out the website for the year's program:
https://www.glastonburyabbey.org/index.php/abbey/oblates/oblate-news/

Faith Seeking Understanding: Theology for Everyone
A weekly series of videos of Boston College Theology teachers with discussion moderated by Fr. Timothy Joyce, OSBTuesday evenings at 7:00pm
January 7, 2020—February 25, 2020

Morcone Center, 20 Hull St, Hingham, MA.
Donations are welcome.
Jan. 7: The Power of Endless Compassion: An Evening with Fr. Greg Boyle, SJ
Jan. 14: Praying the "Our Father" with Michael Simone, SJ
Jan. 21: In Quest of the Jewish Mary -S. Mary Christine Athans, BVM
Jan. 28: The World Hunger Crisis — Rev. David Beckmann (Bread for the World)
Feb. 4: The Spirituals: An African American Music Idiom and Its Relevance to our Lives Today -Meyer Chambers and Rev. Oscar Pratt
Feb. 11: Evolution and the Primacy of Love — S.llia Delio, OSF
Feb. 18: Thomas Merton: A Prophet for our Time — Colleen M. Griffith
Feb. 25: Young People at Worship in Taize: Insights Into a Transforming Experience - Brother John of Taize

Anam Cara, Glastonbury Abbey's women's spirituality group, has been meeting for more than 15 years. Over the years we have read Richard Rohr, Joyce Rupp, Joan Chittister, Barbara Taylor and many other authors. We have studied the labyrinth, gathered jewelry for The Women's Lunch Place, raised money for mattresses at Stonecrest retreat house, shared our struggles, laughed at our growing pains and enjoyed a pot luck supper or two. New members are welcome! For more info, contact Ellie, ellivine70@gmail.com.

This meditation period is a special time as you start your week to gather at the Abbey to center yourself in Our Creator. As you center yourself along with prayer, singing bowls and silence, slowly close your meditation with freshly made herbal tea from the Abbey garden. Meditation coupled with tea is a spiritual practice going as far back as the 9th Century.
Compline at the Abbey Church is optional at 7:45 p.m.
All are welcome!

Faith Seeking Understanding: Theology for Everyone
A weekly series of videos of Boston College Theology teachers with discussion moderated by Fr. Timothy Joyce, OSBTuesday evenings at 7:00pm
January 7, 2020—February 25, 2020

Morcone Center, 20 Hull St, Hingham, MA.
Donations are welcome.
Jan. 7: The Power of Endless Compassion: An Evening with Fr. Greg Boyle, SJ
Jan. 14: Praying the "Our Father" with Michael Simone, SJ
Jan. 21: In Quest of the Jewish Mary -S. Mary Christine Athans, BVM
Jan. 28: The World Hunger Crisis — Rev. David Beckmann (Bread for the World)
Feb. 4: The Spirituals: An African American Music Idiom and Its Relevance to our Lives Today -Meyer Chambers and Rev. Oscar Pratt
Feb. 11: Evolution and the Primacy of Love — S.llia Delio, OSF
Feb. 18: Thomas Merton: A Prophet for our Time — Colleen M. Griffith
Feb. 25: Young People at Worship in Taize: Insights Into a Transforming Experience - Brother John of Taize

A Brush with God: An Icon Retreat & Workshop

Facilitator: Peter Pearson, MDiv, ThD
Suggested Offering: $520 (All-inclusive Retreat: lodging, use of monastery grounds, prayer with the monks, all meals, workshop with all related materials/supplies).
Commuters Offering: $380(Includes retreat workshop with all related materials/supplies, and lunch & supper meals). ADVANCE REGISTRATION REQUIRED: 781-749-2155 ext. 300

Byzantine Iconography is a highly structured and disciplined art form which combines prayer and painting techniques to create serene images of Christ, Mary, the angels, and the saints following centuries old guidelines. Peter Pearson has been studying and painting icons for nearly fifty years and teaching others to do so for half that time. He has authored three books on the subject and has painted hundreds of icons for churches, monasteries, seminaries, convents, and individuals all over the world. Peter's students number in the thousands and each has walked away with an icon of their very own. No previous experience or natural talent is required. We paint, pray, and follow the simple step-by-step instructions. Peter invites you to journey with him as you paint the image of Our Lady of Glastonbury.

A Brush with God: An Icon Retreat & Workshop

Facilitator: Peter Pearson, MDiv, ThD
Suggested Offering: $520 (All-inclusive Retreat: lodging, use of monastery grounds, prayer with the monks, all meals, workshop with all related materials/supplies).
Commuters Offering: $380(Includes retreat workshop with all related materials/supplies, and lunch & supper meals). ADVANCE REGISTRATION REQUIRED: 781-749-2155 ext. 300

Byzantine Iconography is a highly structured and disciplined art form which combines prayer and painting techniques to create serene images of Christ, Mary, the angels, and the saints following centuries old guidelines. Peter Pearson has been studying and painting icons for nearly fifty years and teaching others to do so for half that time. He has authored three books on the subject and has painted hundreds of icons for churches, monasteries, seminaries, convents, and individuals all over the world. Peter's students number in the thousands and each has walked away with an icon of their very own. No previous experience or natural talent is required. We paint, pray, and follow the simple step-by-step instructions. Peter invites you to journey with him as you paint the image of Our Lady of Glastonbury.