Servant Leader Retreat: May 28-31, 2020 -

When

05/28/2020 - 05/31/2020

All Day

This program has been postponed due to the current period of social distancing. If you are already registered, you will be offered the choice of a full refund or full credit towards the rescheduled event. Thank you for your patience while we sort out the details and consider scheduling options.

DEEPENING THE CONTEMPLATIVE DIMENSION OF SERVANT LEADERSHIP

“Fostering the Integrity and Movement to Contemplative Service”

What is Servant Leadership?

What is Authentic Service?

Whom Are We Serving?

This program is offered in the context of a retreat setting for persons who are currently engaged in serving Contemplative Outreach or other spiritual networks, employed in service vocations, or those who may envision exploring the experience of offering loving service to others with a deeper level of understanding. All are welcome.

What is the essence of this program?

The four day program entitled “Deepening the Contemplative Dimension of Servant Leadership” was inspired by Fr. Thomas Keating who envisioned providing a unique opportunity to deeply reflect on the nature and essence of authentic service, exploring the impact of Centering Prayer which gently cultivates an interior call to service and movement to a contemplative dimension of spirituality and service.

What is included in the 4-day experience?

In community, we will explore topics that move us from a mythic to mystic expression of contemplative service and other topics to enrich and support our contemplative journey. The retreat program will include periods of Centering Prayer in community, silence, chant and wisdom circles.

When and Where?

The Servant Leadership Retreat will take place Thursday through Sunday, May 28-31, 2020 at the Portiuncula Center for Prayer in Frankfurt, Illinois. Nestled in a lovely wooded 55-acre campus of the Franciscan Sisters of the Sacred Heart, the Center provides a peaceful environment for renewing body, mind, and soul. It is a place where you can enter your heart’s center to rest, refresh, and meet again the God who loves you. The Center is located 45 minutes south of Chicago near the intersection of Route 45 and I-80 and is accessible from Chicago airports by shuttle services: Portiuncula Center for Prayer, 9263 W. St. Francis Road, Frankfort, IL 60423. Phone: (815) 464-3880. Fax: (815) 469-4880. Please visit the Portiuncula Center’s website for additional information.

Presenters:

Susan Komis (St. Louis, MO) Susan is a former Director of Chapter Programs & Services for the Contemplative Outreach, Ltd. organization. She began as a volunteer for the St. Louis, Missouri Chapter and was appointed as Coordinator for the St. Louis, Missouri region in 1994 through 1999. Susan was then employed by Contemplative Outreach and served the Contemplative Outreach spiritual network for 20 years as a faculty member, member of the Board of Directors, and commissioned presenter. Her primary role was supporting the leadership of Contemplative Outreach chapters by developing and offering formations, retreats, spiritual enrichment and organizational support until she retired at the end of 2016. Susan continues to offer on site programs on contemplative spirituality and leads Intensive, Post-Intensive and themed Centering Prayer retreats. She is a certified Pastoral Minister and has served in Adult Faith Development, spiritual direction and interspiritual dialogue.

Susan Rush (Santa Fe, NM) Susan has been serving in the field of health care throughout her adult life. She has been involved with Contemplative Outreach for about three decades. Susan was the founding coordinator of Contemplative Outreach of New Mexico, and served on the governing board of CO, Ltd for ten years. Currently she serves as a spiritual director and retreat facilitator. Susan is a presenter for the Living Flame program and serves on the Retreat Service team. The opportunity to serve in CO communities has been a great gift in her life.

Accommodations and Costs

Check-in for the retreat is 3:00pm-5:00pm Thursday at the Port, with the first session to begin at 7:00pm. The event will end with lunch on Sunday.Retreat materials and nine meals will be provided starting with dinner on Thursday and including lunch on Sunday. (There is also a designated refrigerator for those who bring their own dietary foods.)Accommodations will include both single and double rooms, as well as the option to participate as a “commuter,” without staying overnight. The rooms are private with shared bathrooms. The facilities are air-conditioned and handicapped accessible.

The costs are:

Single room – $430

Double room – $370 per occupant

Commuter – $310

There is a $50 cancellation fee. No cancellations can be accepted after May 15, 2020.

Two ways to Register

This program has been postponed due to the current period of social distancing. If you are already registered, you will be offered the choice of a full refund or full credit towards the rescheduled event. Thank you for your patience while we sort out the details and consider scheduling options.

Questions?

Please contact the registrar at registrar@centeringprayerchicago.org.