Ongoing Programs

Centering Prayer

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with Greg Johnson and Herb Kaighan
Second & Fourth Wednesdays
7:30 to 9:00 pm

Please come and join us in prayer. No reservation needed.
COST: Donation.

 

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Taize Prayer
Every Fifth Wednesday:
June 30 and Sept 29, 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm

Taize is a Christ-centered form of prayer. Evenings of Taize prayer include silence, meditative prayer, candles and soft music. Cost: Donation.

Contemplative Path:
Silent Meditation

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with Cecilia Soriano
Third Sunday
of each month,
1:30 pm to 4:30 pm  

The Contemplative Path program is open to people of all religious backgrounds. All are invited to join us for an afternoon of sitting, walking, and movement meditation in the Zen format (zazen). COST: $10.00 Donation.

 

Peace and Comfort ~ The Art of the Quilt
Tuesday classes begin on January 11, 2011, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Please join us for our 3rd annual class, learning the piece-ful art of quilting. Bring a notebook, pencil and ruler to the first class.

 


Special Programs at Mary & Joseph

belleMary & Joseph’s Annual Fundraiser
Saturday, July 31, 2010
5:00 pm to 11:30 pm
Dinner, Dancing & Riverboat Gambling on the Paradise Belle
Spend an evening with us at the retreat center and enjoy elegant dinner, dancing to live music by ‘The Time Machine’, entertainment by strolling Banjo Minstrel, Jim Jones, silent auctions and riverboat style gaming. There will be an opportunity drawing for a trip for 2 to
New Orleans, a handmade, queen size quilt or
a suite retreat at Mary & Joseph.
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Click here for the form to make a donation.

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“Christ”mas at Mary & Joseph!
Join us to share the joy of “Christ”mas at Mary & Joseph.

“A Renaissance Christmas”
Enjoy afternoon tea followed by Carols & Choruses with The Schola Cantorum of the Pacific
Sunday December 5, 2010
Tea 3:00pm then Concert at 4:00pm
followed by English Mass with Gregorian Chant
Now in their 34th year, The Schola Cantorum of the Pacific is a cantorale of men, women, boys and girls and many languages, "From Gregorian to Gospel”. The highlight of the concert will be the golden age of choral music in, "A Renaissance Christmas," by lute, viola da gamba, recorder and other period instruments including works by, Tschaikowsky, Brahms & Britten and Gregorian chant.
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Fourth Annual Nativity Exhibit  - Our Gift to You!
Sunday, December 5 - Sunday, December 19, 2010
Limited hours December 6-12, call to confirm availability.  Open 9am-9pm through December 19.
Our Fourth Annual Nativity Exhibit will open with a special preview following “A Renaissance Christmas” on Sunday, December 5. The 2010 special exhibit of nativities is from Latin America. Tours and field trips for schools are available with advance request. Admission is free.
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annaEpiphany Celebration
Sunday, January 2, 2011
3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Celebrate the Epiphany and the gifts of the Christmas season with music, prayer, friends and family. January 2 will mark our fourth annual Epiphany celebration. Msgr. Joe Brennan, Anna and Michael Betancourt will present our concert. Following the concert, we will bless the retreat center for 2011. Take home holy water, chalk and prayers to bless your home for the new year.  Festive refreshments will be served.
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To register for any of these events contact Irma at (310) 377-4867 ext 234 or email Irma