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From the quiet of the inner courtyard garden and adjoining chapel, the spirit of simplicity and tranquility permeates the Center. Dedicated to a "Contemplative Way of Being", Santa Sabina offers a place of quiet and beauty for groups and individuals who come for Center retreat programs or for their own conferences and group retreats. Santa Sabina, Catholic in its history and heritage, is ecumenical in its philosophy and outreach. We welcome people of all faiths to participate in programs or to spend personal retreat time at the Center. The following is the schedule of retreats for 2007: November 15-18 "Entering the Mind of Poetry" II A long weekend of poetry with Jane Hirshfiled, returning to Santa Sabina, callin us to "deep attention through silence and words". December 14-16: Advent Poustinia Retreat with Camaldolese monk, Arthur Poulin, OSBCam A quiet, contemplative weekend in preparation for the celebration of Christmas. Sunday, December 16: , with storyteller, Mary Ellen Hill who will draw on various wisdom traditions in reflecting with us on the birth of the sun, our wondrous Day Star. (4-5pm) February 8-10: , with Camaldolese monks Arthur Poulin and Andrew Colnaghi. Santa Sabina will not be offering a Holy Week Retreat this year. April 24: to be held in collaboration with Book Passage and Dominican University at Angelico Hall on The Dominican University campus. For reservations call Book Passage at 415.927.0960. (7:30-9pm) May 16-18: A weekend of reflection on the works of the poet Rainer Maria Rilke, with translator Anita Barrows. The retreat will include selections from Rilke's Book of the Hours. Monthly Days of Prayer with Camalodolese monks, Thomas Matus, Arthur Poulin, and Andrew Colnaghi: Wednesday, 9:30-2:00, including 1:15 Eucharist ~ October 17, November 14, December 12, January 16, February 13, March 19, April 16, and May 14. Thomas Merton Reflection Evenings: Tuesdays 7-9 PM. Monthly gatherings for quiet and shared reflection on the life and writings of Merton, centering this season on Merton's Mystics and Zen Masters. On the evenings before the above Days of Prayer. Handpapermaking as Meditation with Harriet Hope: Saturdays, 10:30-4:00, October 27, and December 1 , and by appointment. Sunday Afternoons of Music
To receive further information about retreats and/or a Program flier, contact the Center at: Santa Sabina Center, 25 Magnolia Avenue, San Rafael, CA 94901 . 415-457-7727; sntasabina@aol.com |
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