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Programs and Retreats at the OSH Convent in Augusta GA |
Telephone: 706-798-5201
Fax: 706-796-0079
Email: augustaconvent@comcast.net
Sisters of the Order of St. Helena have maintained a convent in Augusta since 1962. Everyone is welcome at all services of worship and at all St. Helena programs. The Eucharist is celebrated daily (except Wednesdays) at the convent: Mon., Tues., Thurs., and Fri. at 7:30 a.m.; Sat. and Sun. at 8:00 a.m.
Costs for Guest Services and Programs
We may feel that in the process of surviving life, we abandon our intimate and present connection with self and God. The future and past become our homes away from home, and we spend our time trying to argue with what is, rather than live in what is. This experiential workshop will present tools to safely bring us back into presence, to accept the reality of what is, with graciousness. Program flyer
$60 includes program and lunch. A deposit will be required for all attendees.
The Hagioritic Tome, a 13th century manifesto of the monks of Mount Athos, is widely recognized as expressing the very heart of Hesychasm, the mystical path of the Christian East. Anyone wishing to penetrate to the center of the Christian heart will appreciate knowing about and plumbing this demanding but rewarding text (to be provided in advance). Dr Cutsinger will lead the group in a Socratic conversation, guiding the group into the depths of this classic work.
A Responsive Heart: Dr Schwartz will present a combined Tibetan Buddhist and mystical Jewish perspective on the heart of responsibility and responsiveness. He will demonstrate simple practices for exercising and deepening our call to grow evermore into the responsive heart of love. These two paths, when taken up in earnest, are complementary in helping us grow into authentic compassion that we may love the neighbor as self.
$60 includes program and lunch. A deposit will be required for all attendees.
This weekend is for any who are interested in learning more about becoming a sister of the Order of Saint Helena. Our time together will include sisters' stories of our own discernment and vocation processes, group discussion, and individual meetings with sisters.
Contact our reservations manager, Liz Peacock, for registration information by phone 706-798-520, ext 1, or by email: augustaconvent@comcast.net.
This is a unique opportunity to be creative, unwind and reflect in the beauty and quiet of the Convent of Saint Helena. Lynn, Selly and Pam will facilitate this retreat centered on the spiritual side of the ancient creative craft called knitting. All three of these ladies are very involved in the Prayer Shawl ministries in their respective churches, and they will also introduce that ministry to anyone interested.
This weekend is not for beginner knitters seeking instruction, although all three teach and will leave references for that instruction at the convent. Come explore your spiritual growing edges through contemplative knitting. Please bring yarn and needles. Maximum number of guests for this retreat is 12.
$80 includes program, meals and lodging. A deposit will be required for all attendees.
NOV 7-9 – Uncovering the Wisdom Within, led by Mary Bea Sullivan, author of Dancing Naked Under the Moon: Uncovering the Wisdom Within
Filled with information yet starved for wisdom?
Mary invites you to deepen your connection to the internal wisdom which calls for:
“During Mary’s retreats I am reminded of the exquisite, powerful beauty of the Creator around us and within us.” Carol Ann Vaughn
Mary Bea Sullivan is a retreat leader, spiritual companion, and inspirational writer. Having offered small group facilitation and public speaking in her various careers for over 20 years, Mary is a gifted facilitator who enjoys “getting out of the way” to allow the wisdom of the group to unfold. She is a spiritual seeker who has studied under a Tibetan Buddhist Lama, received Tao, and returned home to her Christian roots with a renewed appreciation for her heritage and a respect for all Wisdom Traditions. For more information go to www.marybeasullivan.com
$160 full weekend program, meals, lodging; $80 commuters, some scholarship funding available. A deposit will be required for all attendees.
Whatever the seeming opposites – mother and child, divine and human – “in Christ” all things hold together. Come experience the integrating practices of breathwork, incubation, emotional welcoming, and tonglen in the wintery-warm womb of the convent and your heart.
$160 full weekend program, meals, lodging; $80 commuters, some scholarship funding available. A deposit will be required for all attendees.
WED JAN 7, EVENING through SUN JAN 11, 2009 – Icon Writing Workshop, led by Fr. Damian Higgins and assisted by Sr. Ellen Francis, OSH
Wednesday evening through Sunday mid-day will give us three full days and two partial days to complete an icon and to learn about the symbolism and prayerful practice of icon "writing". No experience necessary, and all the supplies you will need will be provided at the workshop.
OSH associate Nancy Claflin has written this article about the experience of attending an icon writing workshop with Fr. Damian.
$440, including all workshop materials, overnight accommodations, and meals. A deposit will be required for all attendees.
Dr. Timothy O.T. Ts’o was born in Hong Kong where he was baptized as an infant into the Anglican Church. He received a medical degree at the University of Hong Kong in 1959. He also has a Ph.D. in Neuropharmacology and Psychopharmacology from the Stanford University in Palo Alto, California in 1968. He has done basic research in these fields, and is also certified in Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine.
From 1983 to the present time, he has been in private practice in the Chicago Metropolitan area in general psychiatry, and also as a consultant in Neuropharmacology in several hospitals in the northern Illinois area.
He continues his religious affiliation with the Anglican Community, and has interests in the study of theology, spiritual literature, and comparative religion.
$160 full weekend program, meals, lodging; $80 commuters, some scholarship funding available. A deposit will be required for all attendees.
$160 full weekend program, meals, lodging; $80 commuters, some scholarship funding available. A deposit will be required for all attendees.
$160 full weekend program, meals, lodging; $80 commuters, some scholarship funding available. A deposit will be required for all attendees.
The Rt. Rev. Neil Alexander, Bishop if Atlanta, celebrant and preacher.
This weekend is for any who are interested in learning more about becoming a sister of the Order of Saint Helena. Our time together will include sisters' stories of our own discernment and vocation processes, group discussion, and individual meetings with sisters.
Contact our reservations manager, Liz Peacock, for registration information by phone 706-798-520, ext 1, or by email: augustaconvent@comcast.net.
| Matins (morning prayer) | 7:00 a.m. | We are silent from Vespers until Compline on all nights except the first night a group arrives. |
| Holy Eucharist | 7:30 a.m. | |
| Breakfast | Follows Eucharist | |
| Diurnum (noon prayer) | 12:00 noon | |
| Lunch | 12:30 p.m. | |
| Vespers (Evening Prayer) | 5:00 p.m. | ** We serve supper in the dining room when large groups are present. Otherwise, please help yourself to supper items in the guesthouse. |
| Supper ** | 6:15 p.m. | |
| Compline (prayer at close of day) | 7:00 p.m. | |
| Saturday / Sunday / Monday changes in schedule | ||
| Matins | 7:30 a.m. | Silence is observed all day/eve on Monday. |
| Holy Eucharist | 8:00 p.m. | |
| Breakfast | Follows Eucharist | |
| Wednesday is the sisters' Sabbath. There are no Offices, Eucharist, or served meals on Wednesday. | ||
Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by doing that some have entertained angels without knowing it. Hebrews 13:2
It is the privilege and joy of the Sisters of St Helena to offer hospitality to women and men of all faith traditions.
Our guesthouse has eleven single rooms with separate bath facilities for women and men, and includes a suite of two single rooms with connecting bath. One additional bath accessible for persons with handicaps is available on advance request. The guesthouse has a comfortable sitting room and small adjoining kitchenette. There is a nearby house, Ascension House, which may also be reserved for daytime or evening gatherings of up to 25 people.
Reservations may be made by calling the guest office, 706-798-5201, ext 1, Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. At other times, please leave a message on the voice mail or send an email message to: AugustaConvent@comcast.net.
All reservations require a non-refundable deposit in advance. Registration deadline for programs is three days prior to the program.
INDIVIDUAL OVERNIGHT:
Overnight accommodation includes room and board for $60 per person per night. Because this income supports our ministry of hospitality and we do not turn away anyone because of their inability to pay, we are grateful to all who can give more than this to help us provide hospitality for those who cannot give as much. If you are unable to pay $60 a night, please speak to the reservations coordinator or to a sister to make special arrangements.
An advance deposit covering your first night’s stay is required to hold a reservation. The deposit may be made by cash, check, VISA or MasterCard.
Because of the high demand for accommodations during the week of the Masters Golf Tournament, space is limited. Rooms are $75 per person per night during Masters Week and must be reserved and paid for in advance.
SPIRITUAL DIRECTION:
Spiritual direction may be available while you are staying with us. Separate leaflets describe this service and its associated cost. If you desire spiritual direction, please ask for an appointment when you make your reservation.
GROUP BOOKINGS:
The cost for accommodations for groups is $60 per person per night. If a group reserves the entire weekend (Friday night and Saturday night), the group is financially committed to $120 per person for the weekend, even if people decide to leave early. A deposit will be required to hold your reservation.
If a group wishes to have a sister lead a program for them, the sister’s honorarium is in addition to the accommodations charge. We ask $50 honorarium per participant with a minimum of $300. A deposit covering the first night’s stay for the entire group is required to hold the reservation. This may be made by cash, check, VISA or MasterCard. A complete list of names of attendees needs to be provided three days before the group’s arrival.
DAY OR EVENING USE OF FACILITY:
With advance booking, groups are welcome to use the convent facilities for day or evening programs, with or without meals. Please call for information on fees and availability of space. A deposit will be required to hold your reservation.