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Oct
6
Fri
AGC Silent Retreat Weekend: Sabbath Rest & Benedictine Peace
Oct 6 @ 4:00 pm – Oct 8 @ 2:00 pm

Retreat leader: Br Mark Nelson, OSB

In the prologue to the Rule, St. Benedict invites his readers to “seek after peace”. Amidst the busyness of life, this silent retreat explores the peace that arises from remembering the Sabbath and keeping it holy. Meditations on the Sabbath in Sacred Scripture will prepare our hearts for a prayerful encounter with the One who invites us to rest in his loving presence.

 


 

Pricing: $200 a person.

Retreat costs includes all the meals, a private room with its own bathroom and shower, linen and towels, retreat director fee, handouts and any private spiritual direction time. Prices are set to cover these costs. Anyone unable to pay the suggested amounts may leave whatever offering they can afford.

 

Abbey Guest Center Contact Information:
guests@conception.edu | Phone: (660) 944-2809

Oct
26
Thu
Reflection Days: Reverencing my work
Oct 26 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

Another addition to our 150th Anniversary celebration throughout 2023 is a series of Reflection Days with Fr. Xavier Nacke, OSB. These Reflection Days are tied to Benedictine tradition, specifically themed on reverence.

Blessed of God. Blessed by God, our dignity calls us to base our life on the practice of reverence in the various areas of our lives. “The earth has yielded its fruit for God, our God, has blessed us. May God still give us his blessing that all the ends of the earth may revere him.” Ps.67: 7-8.

Our practice of reverence becomes a structure for living. We want to elicit this reverence in our lives by offering opportunities to join with others in discussing selected reading material on this subject.

  • October 26 | Reverencing my work, both outside and inside of home.

 

Schedule

9:00 a.m.               Coffee, tea and breakfast snacks

9:30 a.m.               Presentation followed by group discussion

Quiet time for personal reflection – adoration of the Blessed Sacrament,
Sacrament of Reconciliation

11:45 a.m.            Eucharist with the monastic community, followed by lunch

2:00 p.m.               Wrap-up session

3:00 p.m.               Depart for home

 

Learn More about this event here.

 

Abbey Guest Center Contact Information:
guests@conception.edu | Phone: (660) 944-2809

Oct
27
Fri
Oblate Retreat
Oct 27 @ 4:00 pm – Oct 29 @ 2:00 pm
Each year the Oblates of Conception Abbey come for days of retreat, spiritual renewal, and community.

Nov
10
Fri
Follow-up Calligraphy Retreat @ Conception Abbey
Nov 10 @ 4:00 pm – Nov 12 @ 2:00 pm

Retreat Leader: Br. Michael Marcotte, OSB

Continuation of daily Lectio Divina practice. Beginners are introduced to the use of ink pens. Friday evening through Sunday noon. 

Prerequisite: Lettering the Word Beginner’s Retreat.

Pricing:
$265 a person

Obedience: Listen with the Ear of Your Heart
Nov 10 @ 4:00 pm – Nov 12 @ 2:00 pm

Retreat leader: Br. Cyprian Langlois, OSB

Reflections on understanding the Benedictine vow and value of obedience understood in its root meaning—listening. Ways to form and incline the ears of our hearts.

 


 

Retreats include three conferences, adoration, and the sacrament of Reconciliation, with silence between sessions and at meals. Private spiritual direction will be available throughout the weekend, along with liturgies with the monastic community. The retreat begins on Friday with evening prayer at 5:15 and concludes after lunch on Sunday.

 

Pricing: $200 a person.

Retreat costs includes all the meals, a private room with its own bathroom and shower, linen and towels, retreat director fee, handouts and any private spiritual direction time. Prices are set to cover these costs. Anyone unable to pay the suggested amounts may leave whatever offering they can afford.

 

Abbey Guest Center Contact Information:
guests@conception.edu | Phone: (660) 944-2809

Nov
16
Thu
Reflection Days: Reverencing news
Nov 16 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

Another addition to our 150th Anniversary celebration throughout 2023 is a series of Reflection Days with Fr. Xavier Nacke, OSB. These Reflection Days are tied to Benedictine tradition, specifically themed on reverence.

Blessed of God. Blessed by God, our dignity calls us to base our life on the practice of reverence in the various areas of our lives. “The earth has yielded its fruit for God, our God, has blessed us. May God still give us his blessing that all the ends of the earth may revere him.” Ps.67: 7-8.

Our practice of reverence becomes a structure for living. We want to elicit this reverence in our lives by offering opportunities to join with others in discussing selected reading material on this subject.

  • November 16 | Reverencing the impact of news in my life.

 

Schedule

9:00 a.m.               Coffee, tea and breakfast snacks

9:30 a.m.               Presentation followed by group discussion

Quiet time for personal reflection – adoration of the Blessed Sacrament,
Sacrament of Reconciliation

11:45 a.m.            Eucharist with the monastic community, followed by lunch

2:00 p.m.               Wrap-up session

3:00 p.m.               Depart for home

 

Learn More about this event here.

 

Abbey Guest Center Contact Information:
guests@conception.edu | Phone: (660) 944-2809

Dec
30
Sat
Annual New Year’s Retreat @ Conception Abbey
Dec 30 2023 @ 4:00 pm – Jan 1 2024 @ 2:00 pm

Details coming soon! 

Apr
5
Fri
Calligraphy Retreat: Preparatory @ Conception Abbey
Apr 5 – Apr 7 all-day

Preparatory retreat for weeklong Bible Scripts retreat in May. Continuation of Lectio Divina practice and introduction to the Half-Uncial (Celtic) style of lettering.  Friday evening through Sunday noon. Prerequisite: Lettering the Word Beginner’s Retreat.

Apr
12
Fri
Oblate Retreat
Apr 12 @ 4:00 pm – Apr 14 @ 2:00 pm
Each year the Oblates of Conception Abbey come for days of retreat, spiritual renewal, and community.

May
24
Fri
Calligraphy: Lettering the Word Beginner’s Retreat
May 24 – May 27 all-day

Introduction to the use of calligraphy as a means of Lectio Divina.  Daily Lectio sessions. Throughout the weekend the retreatants will learn the Foundational hand (based on 10th century Carolingian script) using a felt-tipped calligraphy marker. Friday evening through Monday noon. 

Oct
6
Fri
AGC Silent Retreat Weekend: Sabbath Rest & Benedictine Peace
Oct 6 @ 4:00 pm – Oct 8 @ 2:00 pm

Retreat leader: Br Mark Nelson, OSB

In the prologue to the Rule, St. Benedict invites his readers to “seek after peace”. Amidst the busyness of life, this silent retreat explores the peace that arises from remembering the Sabbath and keeping it holy. Meditations on the Sabbath in Sacred Scripture will prepare our hearts for a prayerful encounter with the One who invites us to rest in his loving presence.

 


 

Pricing: $200 a person.

Retreat costs includes all the meals, a private room with its own bathroom and shower, linen and towels, retreat director fee, handouts and any private spiritual direction time. Prices are set to cover these costs. Anyone unable to pay the suggested amounts may leave whatever offering they can afford.

 

Abbey Guest Center Contact Information:
guests@conception.edu | Phone: (660) 944-2809

Oct
26
Thu
Reflection Days: Reverencing my work
Oct 26 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

Another addition to our 150th Anniversary celebration throughout 2023 is a series of Reflection Days with Fr. Xavier Nacke, OSB. These Reflection Days are tied to Benedictine tradition, specifically themed on reverence.

Blessed of God. Blessed by God, our dignity calls us to base our life on the practice of reverence in the various areas of our lives. “The earth has yielded its fruit for God, our God, has blessed us. May God still give us his blessing that all the ends of the earth may revere him.” Ps.67: 7-8.

Our practice of reverence becomes a structure for living. We want to elicit this reverence in our lives by offering opportunities to join with others in discussing selected reading material on this subject.

  • October 26 | Reverencing my work, both outside and inside of home.

 

Schedule

9:00 a.m.               Coffee, tea and breakfast snacks

9:30 a.m.               Presentation followed by group discussion

Quiet time for personal reflection – adoration of the Blessed Sacrament,
Sacrament of Reconciliation

11:45 a.m.            Eucharist with the monastic community, followed by lunch

2:00 p.m.               Wrap-up session

3:00 p.m.               Depart for home

 

Learn More about this event here.

 

Abbey Guest Center Contact Information:
guests@conception.edu | Phone: (660) 944-2809

Oct
27
Fri
Oblate Retreat
Oct 27 @ 4:00 pm – Oct 29 @ 2:00 pm

Each year the Oblates of Conception Abbey come for days of retreat, spiritual renewal, and community.

Nov
10
Fri
Follow-up Calligraphy Retreat @ Conception Abbey
Nov 10 @ 4:00 pm – Nov 12 @ 2:00 pm

Retreat Leader: Br. Michael Marcotte, OSB

Continuation of daily Lectio Divina practice. Beginners are introduced to the use of ink pens. Friday evening through Sunday noon. 

Prerequisite: Lettering the Word Beginner’s Retreat.

Pricing:
$265 a person

Obedience: Listen with the Ear of Your Heart
Nov 10 @ 4:00 pm – Nov 12 @ 2:00 pm

Retreat leader: Br. Cyprian Langlois, OSB

Reflections on understanding the Benedictine vow and value of obedience understood in its root meaning—listening. Ways to form and incline the ears of our hearts.

 


 

Retreats include three conferences, adoration, and the sacrament of Reconciliation, with silence between sessions and at meals. Private spiritual direction will be available throughout the weekend, along with liturgies with the monastic community. The retreat begins on Friday with evening prayer at 5:15 and concludes after lunch on Sunday.

 

Pricing: $200 a person.

Retreat costs includes all the meals, a private room with its own bathroom and shower, linen and towels, retreat director fee, handouts and any private spiritual direction time. Prices are set to cover these costs. Anyone unable to pay the suggested amounts may leave whatever offering they can afford.

 

Abbey Guest Center Contact Information:
guests@conception.edu | Phone: (660) 944-2809

Nov
16
Thu
Reflection Days: Reverencing news
Nov 16 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

Another addition to our 150th Anniversary celebration throughout 2023 is a series of Reflection Days with Fr. Xavier Nacke, OSB. These Reflection Days are tied to Benedictine tradition, specifically themed on reverence.

Blessed of God. Blessed by God, our dignity calls us to base our life on the practice of reverence in the various areas of our lives. “The earth has yielded its fruit for God, our God, has blessed us. May God still give us his blessing that all the ends of the earth may revere him.” Ps.67: 7-8.

Our practice of reverence becomes a structure for living. We want to elicit this reverence in our lives by offering opportunities to join with others in discussing selected reading material on this subject.

  • November 16 | Reverencing the impact of news in my life.

 

Schedule

9:00 a.m.               Coffee, tea and breakfast snacks

9:30 a.m.               Presentation followed by group discussion

Quiet time for personal reflection – adoration of the Blessed Sacrament,
Sacrament of Reconciliation

11:45 a.m.            Eucharist with the monastic community, followed by lunch

2:00 p.m.               Wrap-up session

3:00 p.m.               Depart for home

 

Learn More about this event here.

 

Abbey Guest Center Contact Information:
guests@conception.edu | Phone: (660) 944-2809

Dec
30
Sat
Annual New Year’s Retreat @ Conception Abbey
Dec 30 2023 @ 4:00 pm – Jan 1 2024 @ 2:00 pm

Details coming soon! 

Apr
5
Fri
Calligraphy Retreat: Preparatory @ Conception Abbey
Apr 5 – Apr 7 all-day

Preparatory retreat for weeklong Bible Scripts retreat in May. Continuation of Lectio Divina practice and introduction to the Half-Uncial (Celtic) style of lettering.  Friday evening through Sunday noon. Prerequisite: Lettering the Word Beginner’s Retreat.

Apr
12
Fri
Oblate Retreat
Apr 12 @ 4:00 pm – Apr 14 @ 2:00 pm

Each year the Oblates of Conception Abbey come for days of retreat, spiritual renewal, and community.

May
24
Fri
Calligraphy: Lettering the Word Beginner’s Retreat
May 24 – May 27 all-day

Introduction to the use of calligraphy as a means of Lectio Divina.  Daily Lectio sessions. Throughout the weekend the retreatants will learn the Foundational hand (based on 10th century Carolingian script) using a felt-tipped calligraphy marker. Friday evening through Monday noon.