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The Cenacle is pleased to offer a variety of prayerful formats designed to accommodate most schedules. Included among our program offerings are daytime and evening series, mini-retreats lasting just a few hours, days of prayer, overnight retreats, weekend retreats and workshops, three-night retreats, and individual directed retreats from 3 to 30 days designed especially for you. We invite you or your group to join us for a peace-filled time away for prayer and reflection.

 


"The day of prayer was a welcome and needed break in my life. Thank you."

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Calendar of Ministry Programs
September 2007 – August 2008

The Cenacle’s ministry programs are categorized as “Ongoing Programs”, “Series” and “Retreats, Workshops and Days of Prayer”. The first two categories are in alphabetical order. The offerings within Retreats, Workshops and Days of Prayer are listed in chronological order. Enjoy perusing these wonderful ministries and prayerfully consider the ones that were planned just for you.

Ongoing Programs

Adventure
Sr. Elizabeth Mozina, rc
Saturday, 10 a.m. – 12 Noon October 6, November 10, December 1, 2007 and January 12, March 15, and April 19, 2008
Click here to learn more about Adventure.


Al-Anon Book Study
Thursday (Weekly) 7 – 8 p.m.
Click here to learn more about the Al-Anon Book Study.

Bio-Spiritual Focusing Meditation

Jennifer Rahn
First Wednesday, Beginning August
10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Click here to learn more about Bio-Spiritual Focusing Meditation.


Cenacle Wednesday Day of Prayer
Called to Become: Responding to the Inner Invitation to be a Mystic
Cenacle Ministry Staff
Second Wednesday, October – May

Exceptions:
February will be in conjunction with the Ash Wednesday Day of Prayer.

March will be the first Wednesday of the month.
9:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.
(Register for each individual and unique Wednesday by following the links below.)


March 5, 2008
Click here to learn about the Cenacle Day of Prayer for December.

January 9, 2008
Click here to learn about the Cenacle Day of Prayer for January.

February 6, 2008
Click here to learn about the Cenacle Day of Prayer for February.

March 12, 2008
Click here to learn about the Cenacle Day of Prayer for March

April 9, 2007
Click here to visit the Cenacle Day of Prayer - April page

May 14, 2007
Click here to learn more about the Cenacle Day of Prayer for May.


Individual Directed Day of Prayer
Scheduled with you at least 5 days prior to your arrival
Click here to learn more about an Individual Day of Prayer.


Individual Directed Retreat
An individual directed retreat is a time of relaxation and rest in the presence of God. Scheduled with you at least 5 days prior to your arrival.
Click here to learn more about Individual Directed Retreats.


Inner Healing Days of Prayer
Cenacle Inner Healing Team
Friday, 9:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Sign language interpretation for the hearing impaired and deaf is offered for the Inner Healing Days of Prayer and the Inner Healing Retreat.


December 14, 2007
Where Are My Keys? Unlock Long Held Perceptions through Inner Healing
Click here to learn more about the Inner Healing Day of Prayer: Where Are My Keys.

January 11, 2008
Living with the Camels? Find an Oasis of Healing
Click here to learn more about the Inner Healing Day of Prayer: Living w/ the Camels?

February 8, 2008
Do You Speak Love? Inner Healing through the Five Languages of Love
Click here to learn more about the Inner Healing Day of Prayer: Do You Speak Love?

March 14, 2008
Memory of an Elephant? Forgive & Forget: What It Really Takes
Click here to learn more about the Inner Healing Day of Prayer: Elephant Memory?

April 11, 2008
Recognizing Jesus in the Midst of Our Loss
Click here to learn more about the Inner Healing Day of Prayer: Jesus in Loss page

WWIT Group
(Wise Women in Training – age 65+)
Sr. Mary Dennison, rc
Second Monday, September - May
9:30 – 11:15 a.m.
Click here to learn more about Wise Women in Training.


Series

Contemplative Prayer Through Meditation
Martha Keesecker
Every Monday, Beginning August 20
7 – 8:30 p.m.
Click here to learn more about Contemplative Prayer.


Centering Through Yoga
Dolores Clark, MA
6 sessions in each series
Tuesday, 7 – 8:30 p.m.

February 5 – March 11, 2008
Click here to learn more about Centering Though Yoga.

April 8 – May 13, 2008
Click here to learn more about Centering Though Yoga.

T’ai Chi Chih
Sr. Carletta LaCour, OP
5 sessions in each series

Level 1, Movements 1 – 10
Wednesday, 7 – 8:30 p.m.
February 13 - March 12, 2008
Click here to learn more about T'ai Chi Chih Level 1.

Thursday, 9:30 – 11 a.m.
February 14 - March 13, 2008
Click here to learn more about T'ai Chi Chih Level 1.

Level 2, Movements 11 – 20
Wednesday, 7 – 8:30 p.m.
March 26 - April 23, 2008
Click here to learn more about T'ai Chi Chih Level 2.

Thursday, 9:30 – 11 a.m.
March 27 - April 24, 2008

Click here to learn more about T'ai Chi Chih Level 2.


To Bind Up the Brokenhearted: Grieving Suicide Death
Carolyn Keating
6 week series
Thursday, 7 – 9 p.m.
November 8 – December 20, 2007
Click here to learn more about the Grieving Suicide Death series.

Advent Mini Retreats
Sr. Mary Dennison, rc & Cenacle Ministry Staff
Sunday, 2 – 5 p.m.
December 2, 9, 16, 2007
Click here to learn more about the Advent Mini Retreats.

Mini Retiro: Contemplando la vida de la Virgen María
María Harvey
domingo, 2 - 5 p.m.
9 de diciembre, 2007
Chasque aquí para aprender más sobre Mini Retiro: Contemplando la vida de la María page

Discernment Series: For all who seek to integrate spiritual values into their life choices
Sr. Roselle Haas, rc
Sunday, 7 - 9 p.m.
January 20, 27, February 10, 17, 2008
Click here to learn more about the Discernment Series series

Cenacle Home Retreat
Cenacle Ministry Staff
Friday, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
8 week series
January 25 - March 14, 2008
Click here to learn more about the Cenacle Home Retreat.

Lenten Mini Retreats
Sr. Mary Dennison, rc & Cenacle Ministry Staff
Sunday, 2 – 5 p.m.
February 10, 17, 24, 2008
Click here to visit the Lenten Mini Retreats page

Mini Retiro: La Espiritualidad del Misterio Pascual
Alicia Pérez
domingo, 2 – 5 p.m.
10 de febrero, 2008
Chasque aquí para aprender más sobre Mini Retiro: Misterio Pascual

Mini Retiro: Una Luz en el Desierto de la Cuaresma
Raymond Viernes
domingo, 2 - 5 p.m.
17 de febrero, 2008
Chasque aquí para aprender más sobre Mini Retiro: Una Luz en el Desierto de la Cuaresma

Yo Te Enseñare A Volar
Vilma Rodríguez, MA, LPC
domingo, 2 – 5 p.m.
2 de marzo, 2008: Cuidando los Polluelos
Chasque aquí para aprender más sobre Cuidando los Polluelos.

9 de marzo, 2008 Explorando Nuestro Territorio
Chasque aquí para aprender más sobre Yo Te Enseñare A Volar 2

16 de marzo, 2008 Verte Volar
Chasque aquí para aprender más sobre Yo Te Enseñare A Volar 3

Walking Jesus’ Easter Journey
Stations of Light - Stations of Joy
Sr. Roselle Haas, rc
4 week series
Sunday, 1:30 – 5 p.m.
March 30 – April 20, 2008
Click here to learn more about the Stations of Light

19th Annotation Internship for Spiritual Directors, Third Saturday, September – May, 10 a.m. – Noon
This specialized training is for spiritual directors who are guiding a directee in the Ignation 19th Annotation Retreat for the first time.
To register, contact Sr. Mary Dennison, 281-497-3131 ext. 133.

Retreats, Workshops, Days of Prayer 2007

December January February March April May June

December
Saturday, December 8

De-Stressing the Holidays: Taking a Spiritual Spa Day of Prayer
Elaine Butler, Lorrie Kehoe, Sandy Smith & Cenacle Ministry Staff
9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
4 p.m. Celebration of Eucharist

Click here to learn more about De-Stressing the Holidays

domingo, 9 de diciembre

Contemplando la vida de la Virgen María
María Harvey
2 - 5 p.m.
Chasque aquí para aprender más sobre Contemplando la vida de la Virgen María

December 14 - 15

Posadas del Corazon: Pilgrimage to the Inns of our Heart
Rev. Flavio Bravo, SJ
7 p.m. Friday – 5 p.m. Saturday
Click here to learn more about Posadas del Corazon: Pilgrimage to the Inns of our Heart

Monday, December 24

Christmas Eve Mass

Rev. Roy Oggero, CSB

5 pm
Click here to learn more about Christmas Eve Mass

Monday, December 31
New Year’s Eve Vigil Retreat
Rev. Roy Oggero, CSB

Evening only: 7 p.m. Monday – 1 a.m. Tuesday
Overnight: 7 p.m. Monday – 10 a.m. Tuesday

Click here to visit the New Year's Eve Vigil Retreat page

Retreats, Workshops, Days of Prayer 2008

January 4 – 6, 2008
Effective Living I Workshop
Sr. Elizabeth Mozina, rc & Judith Arceneaux
7 p.m. Friday – 3 p.m. Sunday
Click here to learn more about Effective Living I.

January 11 – 13, 2008
Retreat for Women in Mid-Life
Sr. Mary Dennison, rc & Lalor Cadley
7 p.m. Friday – 2 p.m. Sunday
Click here to learn more about Retreat for Women In Midlife

January 11 – 13, 2008
The Universe In You
Sr. Lois Dideon, rc, Jan Casey & Sr. Linda Jaye Gibler, OP, Ph.D.
7 p.m. Friday – 2 p.m. Sunday
Click here to learn more about The Universe In You

Friday, January 18, 2008
Professional Day for Spiritual Directors: Understanding Depression
Maureen Bacchi, LMSW
9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Click here to learn more about Professional Day for Spiritual Directors: Understanding Depression

Sunday, January 20, 2008
Workshop for Healthcare Professionals: When Intimacy Suffers
Anne Storey Carty & Paul Carty, M.Ed., LPC, LMFT

1:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Click here to learn more about the Workshop for Healthcare Professionals

January 22 – 31, 2008
Pre-Lenten Individual Directed Retreats
Return to me with your whole heart (Joel 2:12)
Click here to learn more about Pre-Lenten Individual Directed Retreats

January 25 – 26, 2008
Overnight Retreat: Good Dreams in a Dark World
Colleen O’Grady
7 p.m. Friday – 5 p.m. Saturday
Click here to learn more about Overnight Retreat: Good Dreams in a Dark World

February 1 – 3, 2008
Silent Pre-Lenten Retreat: St. Francis and The Wolf of Gubbio
Bro. Robert Lentz, ofm
7 p.m. Friday – 2 p.m. Sunday
Click here to learn more about St. Francis and The Wolf of Gubbio

Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Ash Wednesday Day of Prayer: Prayer, Fasting & Almsgiving; Tools for the Lenten Pilgrimage
Rev. David Shields, SJ
9:30 - 2:30 p.m.
Click here to learn more about the Ash Wednesday Day of Prayer

February 8 – 10, 2008
Silent Lenten Retreat: What Are You Looking for?
Rev. David Shields, SJ
7 p.m. Friday – 2 p.m. Sunday
Click here to visit the Silent Lenten Retreat: What Are You Looking For? page

February 15 – 17, 2008
Silent Lenten Retreat: Questions Jesus Asks
Bro. Joel Giallanza, CSC
7 p.m. Friday – 2 p.m. Sunday
Click here to learn more about Questions Jesus Asks

jueves, 21 de febrero, 2008
Día de Oración en Cuaresma: Dos hombres quieren ver a Jesús.
Rev. Francisco (Paco) Domínguez y Rev. José Narvez
9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Chasque aquí para aprender más sobre Dia De Oracion en Cuaresma

February 22 – 24, 2008
Silent Lenten Retreat: Putting My Life in Perspective
Rev. Richard Buhler, SJ
7 p.m. Friday – 2 p.m. Sunday
Click here to learn more about Putting My Life in Perspective

Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Lenten Day of Prayer: See and Believe - Spending the Day with John’s Jesus
Rev. Mark Thibodeaux, SJ
9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Click here to learn more about See and Believe - Spending the Day with John's Jesus

February 29 – March 2, 2008
Silent Lenten Retreat: Satis Facere: To Do Enough – the Paschal Mystery
Rev. Donald Nesti, CSSp
7 p.m. Friday – 2 p.m. Sunday
Click here to learn more about the Silent Lenten Retreat: Satis Facere – To Do Enough – The Paschl Mystery

March
March 7 – 9, 2008
Silent Lenten Retreat: The Life, Death and Resurrection of Jesus as the Non-Violent Coming of God
Rev. Richard Wahl, CSB
7 p.m. Friday – 2 p.m. Sunday
Click here to learn more about The Life, Death & Resurrection of Jesus

March 14 – 16, 2008
RCIA Retreat
Sr. Mary Dennison, rc & Cenacle Ministry Staff
7 p.m. Friday – 2 p.m. Sunday
Click here to learn more about the RCIA Retreat

March 20 – 23, 2008
Holy Week Triduum Retreat: Walking the Road Less Traveled
Rev. Paul Mast
7 p.m. Thursday – 10 a.m. Sunday
Click here to learn more about Holy Week Triduum Retreat

Thursday, March 20, 2008
Holy Thursday – Mass of the Lord’s Supper
Rev. Paul Mast
7:30 p.m.
Click here to learn more about Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord's Supper

Friday, March 21, 2008

Good Friday Day of Prayer
Rev. Paul Mast
9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Click here to learn more about Good Friday Day of Prayer

Saturday, March 22, 2008
Easter Vigil Liturgy
Rev. Paul Mast
8:30 p.m.
Click here to learn more about Easter Vigil Liturgy

Sunday, March 23, 2008
Easter Sunday Sunrise Service
Rev. Paul Mast
7:30 a.m.
Click here to learn more about Easter Sunrise Service

March 28 - 29
Parenting Overnight Retreat
Catherine & Joseph Garcia-Prats

7 p.m. Friday – 5 p.m. Saturday

Click here to learn more about the Parenting Overnight Retreat

March 28 - 30
Effective Living II Workshop
Sr. Elizabeth Mozina, rc & Judith Arceneaux
7 p.m. Friday – 2 p.m. Sunday
Click here to learn more about Effective Living II Workshop

April
April 2 – 3, 2008
Grace-ful Aging Retreat
Sr. Mary Dennison, rc
1:30 p.m. Wednesday – 3 p.m. Thursday
Click here to learn more about Grace-ful Aging

April 4 – 6, 2008
Silent Retreat: Seven Sacred Pauses; the Medicine of Deep Listening
Sr. Macrina Wiederkehr
7 p.m. Friday – 2 p.m. Sunday
Click here to learn more about Seven Sacred Pauses

Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Springtime in the Garden
Loretta Coussirat & Leedell Scott
9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Click here to learn more about Springtime in the Garden

April 11 – 13, 2008
Retreat for Cenacle Affiliates & Partners in Ministry
Srs. Mary Dennison, rc & Lois Dideon, rc
7 p.m. Friday - 2 p.m. Sunday
Cenacle Affiliates and Partners in Ministry may call the Cenacle to Register (281) 497-3131.


Thursday, April 17, 2008
Wholly Mothering: A Day of Prayer for Young Moms
Nancy Lubrano & Tina Forster
9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Click here to learn more about Wholly Mothering

April 18 – 20, 2008
Artist’s Way Retreat
Quita Carmouche, Eileen Colleton & Jacque Darragh
7 p.m. Friday – 2 p.m. Sunday
Click here to learn more about Artist's Way Retreat

April 18 – 20, 2008
Enneagram I: A Journey Toward Wholeness
Sr. Lois Dideon, rc
7 p.m. Friday – 2 p.m. Sunday
Click here to learn more about Enneagram I

Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Professional Day for Spiritual Directors: Applying the Spiritual Exercises for Today – Have We Gone Too Far or Not Far Enough?
Rev. Joseph A. Tetlow, SJ
9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Click here to learn more about Applying the Spiritual Exercises for Today

Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Ignatian Spirituality in our Self-Help World
Rev. Joseph A. Tetlow, SJ
7 – 9 p.m., Strake Jesuit College Preparatory, 8900 Bellaire Blvd., Houston
Click here to learn more about Ignatian Spirituality in Our Self-Help World

Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Spring Luncheon
11:30 am – 1:30 p.m.
Honoring the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits), collaborators in the Cenacle’s ministry through decades and across the world. Rev. Joseph A. Tetlow, SJ, Guest Speaker
Click here to learn more about the Spring Luncheon

April 25 – 27, 2008
Peace Be With You: Recovering Serenity & Freedom
Rev. Matt Linn, SJ
7 p.m. Friday – 2 p.m. Sunday
Click here to learn more about Peace Be With You

Sunday, April 27, 2008
Music with the Mystics
David Joseph Rofrano
6 – 8 p.m. followed by reception
Click here to learn more about Music with the Mystics

May
Friday, May 2, 2008

Professional Day for Spiritual Directors: Spiritual Direction with Young Adults
Sr. Kathleen Dolphin, PBVM, PhD
9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Click here to learn more about Spiritual Direction with Young Adults

May 2 – 4, 2008
How is God inviting me into my future?
Sr. Roselle Haas, rc &
Sr. Alice Weckerle, rc

7 p.m. Friday – 2 p.m. Sunday
Click here to learn more about How is God inviting me into my future?

Saturday, May 3, 2008
Time Out for Young Adults: “I’m Not Religious, but I am Spiritual”
Sr. Kathleen Dolphin, PBVM, PhD
10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Click here to visit the Time Out for Young Adults page

sábado, 3 de mayo 2008
Pentecostés en la Vida de Maria y En Nuestra Vida
Fanny Pedraza, D. Min
9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Chasque aquí para aprender más sobre Pentecostés en la Vida de Maria y En Nuestra Vida

Saturday, May 10, 2008
Mother’s Day of Prayer: Soul Spa for Mothers and Daughters
Pat, Kris, Natalie Kerlin & Amy (nee Kerlin) Conacher
9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Click here to learn more about the Mother's Day of Prayer

May 21 – 22, 2008
Catholic Charities Retreat
10 a.m. Wednesday - 2 p.m. Thursday
A retreat sponsored by Catholic Charities Community Services for Independence. Call 713-874-6624 for information and registration.

May 30 - June 1, 2008
Inner Healing Retreat: Living with the Swine? Coming Home to Your True Self
Cenacle Inner Healing Team
7 p.m. Friday - 2 p.m. Sunday
Click here to learn more about the Inner Healing Retreat

June
June 6 – 8, 2008

Silent Retreat: The Holy Spirit and the Spiritual Gift of Healing
Rev. Emmanuel Ayo Efodigbue, MSP
7 p.m. Friday – 2 p.m. Sunday
Click here to learn more about The Holy Spirit & the Spiritual Gift of Healing silent retreat

Friday, June 13, 2008
Professional Day for Spiritual Directors: Spiritual Direction in our Multicultural World
Sister Mary Ann Clifford-Rodriguez, RSM
9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Click here to learn more about the Professional Day for Spiritual Directors

13 - 15 de Junio 2008
Jesús, Nuestro Compañero Cotidiano
Hna. Mariana Clifford-Rodriguez, RSM
viernes, 7p.m. - domingo 2 p.m.
Chasque aquí para aprender más sobre Jesús, Nuestro Compañero Cotidiano

June 13 – 15, 2008
Wolves II: Women Who Run with Wolves Revisited
Sr. Lois Dideon, rc
7 p.m. Friday – 2 p.m. Sunday
Click here to learn more about Wolves II

June 20 – 21, 2008
Cenacle Ministry Staff Retreat
Leslie A. Hay, D.Min
1:30 p.m. Friday – 6:30 p.m. Saturday
Click here to learn more about the Cenacle Ministry Staff Retreat

Saturday, June 28, 2008
Blessed are the Peacemakers: How to be a Peacemaker in the 21st Century
Deacon Gene Festa, M. Ed.

10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Click here to learn more about Blessed Are the Peace Makers