Joyce Rupp's 2008 Schedule |
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About the schedule:
While I do have conferences and retreats scheduled for this year, I continue to focus on writing and on personal renewal. This is essential for me if I am to write with depth and quality. I greatly appreciate the invitations that come my way but I simply cannot accept very many of them due to the time I need for writing. In the meantime, I hope that I will meet many of you who visit this web site when you come to one of the following events in 2008.
- Joyce Rupp
To schedule an event:
My schedule for 2008 is now complete. All requests for 2009 will be considered only through invitations sent through this web site. Please send requests to Webmaster@JoyceRupp.com or use the form on the Response page. Be sure to include both your full email address and your mailing address.
Scheduled events are conferences, workshops, or retreats. Check with the local contact person listed for more details.
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January - September, 2008
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February 9
Omaha, Nebraska
“Begin Lent With A Renewed Approach to Prayer”
Servite Center of Compassion
1:00 - 3:30 p.m.
This afternoon offers added inspiration to enter into the sacred season of Lent and its journey of the heart. Joyce Rupp’s most recently published book, Prayer, will be the focus of this afternoon’s gathering. Her presentation will include an opening and closing prayer experience. A book signing and refreshments will follow.
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Contact: Sr. Charlotte Huetteman
402-951-3026
scc@osms.org
www.osms.org
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March 1
Auckland, New Zealand
“Kindling the Flame of Compassion”
St Mary's College in Ponsonby
The compassionate heart is one that is in deep communion with all of creation. Compassion includes awareness, attitude, and action. This central quality of Christ weds us to each part of the cosmos and challenges us to enter deeply into the suffering of this realm. A deeper and clearer look at compassion teaches and inspires us in accompanying the hurting ones of our personal lives and of our world. Compassion also teaches us how to give ourselves understanding and kindness when we are in the midst of pain and struggle.
Joyce will offer a view of compassion from Christianity and other spiritual and literary sources, as well as her own lived experience. This day will provide inspiration and encouragement. It will offer hope and comfort to those who are hurting. The retreat will also seek to spiritually re-energize those who accompany others who experience life’s difficulties. This day will also nudge all participants to be active sparks of compassion.
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Contact: Rita Vessey
Mercy Retreat Centre
mercycentreauckland@xtra.co.nz
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March 8
Dundin, New Zealand
“Kindling the Flame of Compassion”
The compassionate heart is one that is in deep communion with all of creation. Compassion includes awareness, attitude, and action. This central quality of Christ weds us to each part of the cosmos and challenges us to enter deeply into the suffering of this realm. A deeper and clearer look at compassion teaches and inspires us in accompanying the hurting ones of our personal lives and of our world. Compassion also teaches us how to give ourselves understanding and kindness when we are in the midst of pain and struggle.
Joyce will offer a view of compassion from Christianity and other spiritual and literary sources, as well as her own lived experience. This day will provide inspiration and encouragement. It will offer hope and comfort to those who are hurting. The retreat will also seek to spiritually re-energize those who accompany others who experience life’s difficulties. This day will also nudge all participants to be active sparks of compassion.
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Contact: Sr. Teresa Hanratty
thanratty@xtra.co.nz
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March 28 - 30
Washington, D.C.
Spiritual Directors International Conference
I’m delighted to be presenting a workshop at these events that unite hundreds of people—from all faiths and all parts of the world—in exploring how we can be more present to those we serve. If you are engaged in or intrigued by the ministry of spiritual companionship this is the place for you!
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A Three Hour Workshop
“Becoming a Compassionate Presence”
Compassion for self and others is an integral aspect of spiritual guidance. In this workshop, learn theories and concepts of compassion from various disciplines including psychology, science, spirituality, theology, and sociology. Along with two presentations, processes are incorporated to inspire and develop compassionate presence as well as creative ways to pray compassionately for self and others.
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Contact: http://sdiworld.org
You can get complete information
and registration at the SDI site.
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April 18
Davenport, Iowa
Parish Nurse Symposium
Keynote Address
“A Time to Renew, Reflect, and Relate ”
Contact: Mary Slutz
slutzm@ihs.org
309-779-5122
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July 19
Maryknoll, New York
Author Lecture series
Presented by Maryknoll/Orbis Press
7:00 p.m. - No Charge
Spiritual Transformation: growing
deeper,
stronger, freer and more loving
Joyce Rupp speaks to the heart of each of us in her exploration of spiritual transformation. She leans back and shares the seeds in her beginnings of spiritual endeavor and then invites her listeners into the heart of how she currently views and experiences this challenging journey. Expect to hear poetry and story weave through her insights as she shares her reflections on the mystery and discovery of one’s authentic self. Come prepared to be affirmed, challenged, inspired and encouraged about your own path of spiritual growth. |
Contact: Patti Byrns
pbyrns@maryknoll.org
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August 30
North Bay, Ontario
A Retreat Day
“Open the Door, A Journey to the True Self ”
| This retreat, based on Joyce Rupp’s latest book, (due out in late August) offers both inspiration and encouragement for personal growth. Opening the “door” is a way of speaking about an invisible passageway through which we enter the endless territory of beauty and truth secluded in our interior world. This symbolic door of the heart bears a similarity to physical doors in that it, too, opens and closes. Our heart-door opens inward to the deepest, truest part of who we are. There we find the inherent goodness seeded in us at our birth. The door then opens outward to the world where we bring this giftedness and share it with others. The retreat day will include conferences on the journey of discovering one’s authentic self, quiet times of reflection, small group dialogue, and creative prayer experiences. |
Contact: Nona Dennis, csj
Phone 705 474- 3800 ext. 213
Email - csjnonad@ontera.net
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September 12
Omaha, Nebraska
Servite Center of Compassion
7400 Military Avenue
Omaha, NE 68134
Second Friday of Each Month
September 2008 - April 2009
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Overview of Compassion
# 1 of 8
The Institute of Compassionate Presence (ICP) is a program of the Servite Center of Compassion in Omaha, NE. This eight-month program, from September to April, is offered to professional and non-professional persons who wish to deepen the living of compassion in their personal and professional lives. Once a month participants come together for a day of input, sharing of experiences, and integration activities. A different facet of compassion is explored in each session. Presenters are local and national professionals with expertise in their fields. Participants can receive college credit or CEUs for the program through the College of St. Mary in Omaha. This enrichment opportunity both enhances the participants' lives and brings a deepened sense of compassion to our world. (Program is limited to 50 participants.) |
Details available on Registraion Form
Download Registration Information (pdf)
Contact: Margaret Stratman
stratman@osms.org
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October 10
Omaha, Nebraska
Servite Center of Compassion
7400 Military Avenue
Omaha, NE 68134
Compassion for Self
# 2 of 8
The Institute of Compassionate Presence (ICP) is a program of the Servite Center of Compassion in Omaha, NE. This eight-month program, from September to April, is offered to professional and non-professional persons who wish to deepen the living of compassion in their personal and professional lives. Once a month participants come together for a day of input, sharing of experiences, and integration activities. A different facet of compassion is explored in each session. Presenters are local and national professionals with expertise in their fields. Participants can receive college credit or CEUs for the program through the College of St. Mary in Omaha. This enrichment opportunity both enhances the participants' lives and brings a deepened sense of compassion to our world. (Program is limited to 50 participants.) |
Download Registration Information (pdf)
Contact: Margaret Stratman
stratman@osms.org
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October 4
Omaha, Nebraska
Servite Center of Compassion
7400 Military Avenue
Omaha, NE 68134
“Open the Door”
Retreat Day
Our truest self cries out to be known and integrated into the way we live. The “door” of the heart is a way of speaking about an entry to the deeper self. The Sufi poet, Rumi, describes this soul-space as a magnificent cathedral. St. Teresa of Avila notes, “I can find nothing with which to compare the great beauty of a soul…we can hardly form any conception of the soul’s great dignity and beauty.” The central purpose for opening the door inward is to discover and claim authenticity so this goodness and union with the divine can be expressed in every part of our life.
Anytime we decrease our hurrying and rushing or deliberately choose to stop and consider what is happening (or not happening) in our life, we prepare ourselves to open the door of our heart. Come and join in this “slowing down” day led by Joyce Rupp. It is based on her forthcoming book of the same title. The retreat includes conferences, creative ritual, quiet reflective times, and opportunities for group dialogue. Silence that nourishes growth and deepens wisdom will be honored and respected during this day. |
Contact: Sr. Charlotte Huetteman
402-951-3026
scc@osms.org
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October 25
Leavenworth, Kansas
Marillac Center
“Becoming a Compassionate Presence”
The compassionate heart is one that is in deep communion with all of creation. Compassion includes awareness, attitude, and action. This central quality of Christ weds us to each part of the cosmos and challenges us to enter deeply into the suffering of this realm. A deeper and clearer look at compassion teaches and inspires us in accompanying the hurting ones of our personal lives and of our world. Compassion also teaches us how to give ourselves understanding and kindness when we are in the midst of pain and struggle.
Joyce will offer a view of compassion from Christianity and other spiritual and literary sources, as well as her own lived experience. This day will provide inspiration and encouragement. It will offer hope and comfort to those who are hurting. The retreat will also seek to spiritually re-energize those who accompany others who experience life’s difficulties. This day will also nudge all participants to be active sparks of compassion.
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Contact: Noreen Walter, SCL
(913) 758-6552
www.MarillacCenter.org
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November 7
Omaha, Nebraska
Servite Center of Compassion
7400 Military Avenue
Omaha, NE 68134
Compassion for Others
# 3 of 8
The Institute of Compassionate Presence (ICP) is a program of the Servite Center of Compassion in Omaha, NE. This eight-month program, from September to April, is offered to professional and non-professional persons who wish to deepen the living of compassion in their personal and professional lives. Once a month participants come together for a day of input, sharing of experiences, and integration activities. A different facet of compassion is explored in each session. Presenters are local and national professionals with expertise in their fields. Participants can receive college credit or CEUs for the program through the College of St. Mary in Omaha. This enrichment opportunity both enhances the participants' lives and brings a deepened sense of compassion to our world. (Program is limited to 50 participants.) |
Download Registration Information (pdf)
Contact: Margaret Stratman
stratman@osms.org
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November 22
Omaha Nebraska
St. Pius X parish
Pre-Advent Retreat
Morning only
“Open the Door, Welcome Christ”
"O Key of David, opening the gates of God's eternal Kingdom, free the prisoners of darkness!" (O Antiphon for December 20)
Each of us has a Sacred Door which allows us entrance into the dwelling place of God. Like Mary of Nazareth, who opened her heart to be the dwelling place of Jesus, so each of us is invited to open the door of our heart and welcome the Holy One with fuller faith and greater love. This retreat is an invitation to seek and re-discover this mystery of Emmanuel, God-with-us, as we delve deeper into the Advent season. During this retreat we will open the door of our heart inward in order to look within our deepest self, to discover the Treasure abiding there. We will also open the door of our heart outward in order to look beyond our self, to be more ready to welcome those in whom God dwells.
The retreat will include a conference by Joyce Rupp, creative ritual, quiet reflective time, and an opportunity for group dialogue.
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Contact: Rosalie Riccobono, osm
roricosm@hotmail.com
402-932-4519
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December 12
Omaha Nebraska
Servite Center of Compassion
7400 Military Avenue
Omaha, NE 68134
Compassion in Loss and Suffering
# 4 of 8
The Institute of Compassionate Presence (ICP) is a program of the Servite Center of Compassion in Omaha, NE. This eight-month program, from September to April, is offered to professional and non-professional persons who wish to deepen the living of compassion in their personal and professional lives. Once a month participants come together for a day of input, sharing of experiences, and integration activities. A different facet of compassion is explored in each session. Presenters are local and national professionals with expertise in their fields. Participants can receive college credit or CEUs for the program through the College of St. Mary in Omaha. This enrichment opportunity both enhances the participants' lives and brings a deepened sense of compassion to our world. (Program is limited to 50 participants.) |
Download Registration Information (pdf)
Contact: Margaret Stratman
stratman@osms.org
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Looking Ahead:
Servite Center of Compassion
7400 Military Avenue
Omaha, NE 68134
Compassion and the Marginalized
January 9, 2009
Compassiong Within Organizations
February 13, 2009
Compassion and Healing
March 13, 2009
Compassion for the Environment
April 17, 2009
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