Events – Glastonbury Abbey

	December 2019
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1	2 Meditation Meditation December 2, 2019 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Morcone Conference Center, 20 Hull Street, Hingham, MA 02043 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! See more details •	3 Oblate Tuesday Oblate Tuesday December 3, 2019 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Morcone Center, 20 Hull Street, Hingham, MA 02043 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/ See more details Native American Spirituality: The Navajo Native American Spirituality: The Navajo December 3, 2019 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Morcone Center, 20 Hull St, Hingham, MA 02043 Native American Spirituality: The Navajo John Sheff, PsyD After a 19 year absence John will return to Canyon de Chelly – sitting in the middle of the Navajo reservation – to hike and to learn from local guides. This session will discuss what is common to “native religions,” the spirituality of the Navajo, and what we can learn from these people who have lived in Canyon de Chelly since 1400 CE. A clinical psychologist practicing on the South Shore, John Sheff uses both Western and Eastern medicine thinking in the treatment of anxiety and worry. No registration required. Suggested donation $20 See more details • •	4 An Advent Morning of Reflection and Response An Advent Morning of Reflection and Response December 4, 2019 9:30 am - 11:30 am Morcone Center, 20 Hull St, Hingham, MA 02043 An Advent morning of Reflection and Response Spiritual Direction Team of Glastonbury Abbey Suggested Donation: $35. Please register 781-749-2155 ext. 300 “We are all meant to be mothers of God, for God is always needing to be born.” — Meister Eckhart How do I respond to the call to birth God’s love in the world this Advent? During this morning program we will share reflections, periods of silence and mindful dialogue to stir the individual’s unique response to this question. See more details •	5	6 Advent Retreat with Abbot Thomas O'Connor Advent Retreat with Abbot Thomas O'Connor December 6, 2019 Glastonbury Abbey, 16 Hull St, Hingham, MA 02043, USA Advent Retreat – Come to the Stable Facilitator: Abbot Thomas O’Connor, OSB Suggested Offering: $200. Please register 781-749-2155 ext. 300 Will Christmas be different this year? During Advent we continue our search for God and God’s desire for us. This invitation to “Come to the Stable” calls us to journey towards Christmas – waiting in anticipation for the incarnation of God in our lives. If we accept the invitation, what awaits us? See more details •	7 Advent Retreat with Abbot Thomas O'Connor Advent Retreat with Abbot Thomas O'Connor December 7, 2019 Glastonbury Abbey, 16 Hull St, Hingham, MA 02043, USA Advent Retreat – Come to the Stable Facilitator: Abbot Thomas O’Connor, OSB Suggested Offering: $200. Please register 781-749-2155 ext. 300 Will Christmas be different this year? During Advent we continue our search for God and God’s desire for us. This invitation to “Come to the Stable” calls us to journey towards Christmas – waiting in anticipation for the incarnation of God in our lives. If we accept the invitation, what awaits us? See more details Accelerate Your Own Healing with Reiki (Level 1) Accelerate Your Own Healing with Reiki (Level 1) December 7, 2019 9:30 am - 4:30 pm Glastonbury Abbey, 16 Hull St, Hingham, MA 02043, USA Reiki is a gentle and powerful healing technique that anyone can learn. Reiki Level I focuses on self-healing. This holistic energy works to assist your body in reducing the effects of stress, tension, chronic pain and fatigue. After completing level I, you can do Reiki on yourself, your friends, your family, your pets and even your plants. Hand positions are taught for someone sitting in a chair, which makes Reiki Level 1 accessible for everyone. In this class we will: - Become familiar with Reiki - Learn a powerful self-healing tool - Get hands on, practical steps to give Reiki to someone who is seated in a chair - Receive your level 1 Reiki attunement from Reiki Master Teacher, Denise Patts Put the power of healing into your own hands and see for yourself how Reiki can change your life. CLASS DETAILS; Saturday, December 7, 2019 9:30am – 4:30pm Registration is required; 781-749-2155 ext 300 Lunch provided $110.00 per person (includes certificate) See more details • •
8 Advent Retreat with Abbot Thomas O'Connor Advent Retreat with Abbot Thomas O'Connor December 8, 2019 Glastonbury Abbey, 16 Hull St, Hingham, MA 02043, USA Advent Retreat – Come to the Stable Facilitator: Abbot Thomas O’Connor, OSB Suggested Offering: $200. Please register 781-749-2155 ext. 300 Will Christmas be different this year? During Advent we continue our search for God and God’s desire for us. This invitation to “Come to the Stable” calls us to journey towards Christmas – waiting in anticipation for the incarnation of God in our lives. If we accept the invitation, what awaits us? See more details Town Hall Meeting Town Hall Meeting December 8, 2019 10:30 am - 12:30 pm Glastonbury Abbey, 16 Hull St, Hingham, MA 02043, USA See more details Sunday Supper Sunday Supper December 8, 2019 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm Morcone Center, 20 Hull Street, Hingham, MA Monthly supper served by the monks for those living alone or in difficult circumstances. Please join us for a nice, home-cooked meal! No registration required. See more details • • •	9 Meditation Meditation December 9, 2019 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Morcone Conference Center, 20 Hull Street, Hingham, MA 02043 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! See more details •	10 Spiritual Enrichment: "Hiking in the Wilderness" Spiritual Enrichment: "Hiking in the Wilderness" December 10, 2019 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Morcone Center, 20 Hull St, Hingham, MA 02043 Hiking in the Wilderness: A Metaphor for the Spiritual Journey John Sheff, PsyD In this session, John suggests that hiking in “wild places” can be thought of as part of one’s spiritual practice. Using examples as distant as the Grand Canyon, the Sonoran Desert, the Grand Tetons, or more locally World’s End, the Blues Hills Reservation or the Norris Reservation, John reflects on the spiritual benefits that are revealed by being present. He suggests that prior to attending, you might wish to visit one of our local “wild places.” A clinical psychologist practicing on the South Shore, John Sheff uses both Western and Eastern medicine thinking in the treatment of anxiety and worry. See more details •	11	12 7:45 p.m. Taize Service 7:45 p.m. Taize Service December 12, 2019 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Glastonbury Abbey, 16 Hull St, Hingham, MA 02043, USA Join us in the Abbey church for music, prayer, Scripture and reflection. All are welcome! No registration required. See more details •	13 Anam Cara Anam Cara December 13, 2019 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Morcone Center, 20 Hull Street, Hingham, MA 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. See more details •	14
15 Annual Christmas Carol Singing Annual Christmas Carol Singing December 15, 2019 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm Glastonbury Abbey, 16 Hull St, Hingham, MA 02043, USA Join the monks in song at the Abbey's annual Christmas caroling (outdoors) in the arbor. Refreshments will be served. All are welcome! See more details •	16 Meditation Meditation December 16, 2019 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Morcone Conference Center, 20 Hull Street, Hingham, MA 02043 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! See more details •	17	18	19	20 Learning and Loving the Labyrinth Learning and Loving the Labyrinth December 20, 2019 9:30 am - 11:30 am Morcone Center, 20 Hull St, Hingham, MA 02043 Learning and Loving the Labyrinth Brother James Crowley, OSB Suggested Donation: $25. Please register 781-749-2155 ext. 300 As the winter solstice takes place, come and learn to love the Labyrinth as a spiritual practice. If weather permits, we will walk the lovely outdoor Abbey Labyrinth. If the weather does not cooperate, we will stay inside and develop our knowledge with the use of finger labyrinths. Either way, you will leave having learned to love the labyrinth as part of your spiritual practices. Bother James Crowley, OSB, a monk at Glastonbury Abbey was one of the original builders of the Abbey Labyrinth several years ago, and he has continued to study and share his love of labyrinths with those looking to add walking mediation to their spiritual practices. See more details •	21
22	23 Meditation Meditation December 23, 2019 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Morcone Conference Center, 20 Hull Street, Hingham, MA 02043 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! See more details •	24 Christmas Eve Services Christmas Eve Services December 24, 2019 Glastonbury Abbey, 16 Hull St, Hingham, MA 02043, USA No morning Vigils Mass at 9:30 a.m. Vespers at 6 p.m. Vigils with First Mass of Christmas at 8 p.m. See more details •	25 Christmas Day Services Christmas Day Services December 25, 2019 Glastonbury Abbey, 16 Hull St, Hingham, MA 02043, USA No Vigils Lauds at 8 a.m. Mass at 11 a.m. Vespers at 5:15 p.m. See more details •	26 Change to Regular Schedule Change to Regular Schedule December 26, 2019 Glastonbury Abbey, 16 Hull St, Hingham, MA 02043, USA No Vigils Lauds at 8 a.m. See more details •	27 Change to Regular Schedule Change to Regular Schedule December 27, 2019 Glastonbury Abbey, 16 Hull St, Hingham, MA 02043, USA Mass at 9:30 a.m. No Midday Prayer The rest of the schedule is the same See more details •	28 New Year Retreat: Listening to Silence New Year Retreat: Listening to Silence December 28, 2019 Glastonbury Abbey, 16 Hull St, Hingham, MA 02043, USA New Year Retreat – Listening to Silence Facilitator: Br. Matthias Bodnar, OSB 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. See more details •
29 New Year Retreat: Listening to Silence New Year Retreat: Listening to Silence December 29, 2019 Glastonbury Abbey, 16 Hull St, Hingham, MA 02043, USA New Year Retreat – Listening to Silence Facilitator: Br. Matthias Bodnar, OSB 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. See more details •	30 New Year Retreat: Listening to Silence New Year Retreat: Listening to Silence December 30, 2019 Glastonbury Abbey, 16 Hull St, Hingham, MA 02043, USA New Year Retreat – Listening to Silence Facilitator: Br. Matthias Bodnar, OSB 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. See more details Meditation Meditation December 30, 2019 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Morcone Conference Center, 20 Hull Street, Hingham, MA 02043 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! See more details • •	31 New Year's Eve Services New Year's Eve Services December 31, 2019 Glastonbury Abbey, 16 Hull St, Hingham, MA 02043, USA Vigils at 8 p.m. See more details New Year Retreat: Listening to Silence New Year Retreat: Listening to Silence December 31, 2019 Glastonbury Abbey, 16 Hull St, Hingham, MA 02043, USA New Year Retreat – Listening to Silence Facilitator: Br. Matthias Bodnar, OSB 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. See more details • •

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