A Taste of the Academy
REGISTRATION March 6-8, 2017 Name: _______________________________ Address: _____________________________ City:_____________ State: __ Zip:________ Phone:(cell) __________________________ Phone:(other) _________________________ E-mail: ______________________________ Sex: Male:________ Female: _________ Local Church: _________________________ Denomination: ________________________ Laity: ___ Clergy: ___ Rates, Single Room: $225. Early Registration, by Dec 14, 2016 $250. Regular registration, by Jan 23, 2017 $275. Late Registration, by Feb. 14, 2017 Or, Couples Room $50 per person discount. First time to attend an Academy? ______ Physician-restricted diet or physical access needs:________________________________ To aid our presenters, please attach a short statement about why you are attending and any aspects of the topics you particularly hope to explore. Make checks out to Rio Texas Conference and note “The Academy” on your check. Please return this form with accompanying statement and payment to: Jackie Heupel, Registrar 208 Frederick Road Fredericksburg, TX 78624-2810
What is the Five-Day Academy®? The Five-Day Academy for Spiritual Formation is a program of Upper Room® Ministries, providing an opportunity for clergy and laity to draw close to a loving God through a daily rhythm of prayer, worship, learning, and reflection. Each day includes teachings by gifted spiritual leaders to deepen our walk with God, periods of silence, morning and evening prayer, Eucharist, and an opportunity to share with and encourage one another. We will experi-
ence a “taste” of this spiritual program.
The Academy for Spiritual Formation presents “A Taste of the Academy”
A spiritual formation renewal program of THE UPPER ROOM®, offered by the Academy Council for Spiritual Formation, South Texas
Befriending: A Celtic Spirituality Experience Oblate Renewal Center is located 1 mile inside Loop 410 on Blanco Rd. only 10 minutes from the airport
Academy Leadership Team Nancy McDougall (Director, nancymcd@nctv. com), Judy Baumann, Michael Harrison, Jackie Heupel, Germaine Mathis, Mary Lou Russell (Musician), Susan Shaw-Meadow, Donna Strieb, and Janet Weatherston. What to Bring: Bible, Personal Journal, Comfortable Casual Clothing. Bed linens & towels are provided.
Guest Presenter:
Rev. Mary Earle Monday, March 6, 3:00 pm to Wednesday, March 8, 5:30 p.m. Oblate Renewal Center San Antonio, Texas
Our Schedule... For a Taste of the Academy, we have adapted the schedule of the Upper Room’s Academy for Spiritual Formation to follow a rhythm along the lines and spirit of a Benedictine pattern. Our time will be marked by elements of worship, rest/free time, study, silence, and community time. Monday, March 6 3:00-5:30 pm Arrival & Check-in 5:30 Orientation 6:00 Dinner 7:00 Presentation I 7:30 Silent Reflection 8:00 Plenary Discussion 8:45 Eucharist 9:45 Great Silence Tuesday, March 7 7:30am Morning Prayer 8:00 Breakfast 9:00 Presentation II 10:00 Silent Reflection 11:00 Plenary Discussion 11:30 Midday Prayer 12:00pm Lunch & Free Time 2:15 Presentation III 3:15 Silent Reflection 4:15 Plenary Discussion 4:45 Transition to Worship 5:00 Eucharist 6:00 Dinner 7:15 Listening Circles 8:45 Transition to Worship 9:00 Night Prayer/Great Silence Wednesday, March 8 Same Schedule as Tuesday but ending following Eucharist at 5:00 pm. If you are interested in staying for dinner and overnight on Wednesday (at additional cost) following the conclusion of the event, please contact Sister Susan at Oblate Renewal Center - [email protected].
Mary C. Earle
is an Episcopal priest, writer, retreat leader and spiritual director, who taught classes in spirituality for the Episcopal Seminary of the Southwest until her retirement. Her home parish is St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in San Antonio. She has authored seven books and co-authored two, among them Celtic Christian Spirituality: Essential Writings—Annotated and Explained and Holy Companions:Spiritual Practices from the Celtic Saints. Mary has also written about the desert mothers, the spirituality of living with illness and the 14th Century English mystic Julian of Norwich. She has enjoyed teaching in both the two year and five day Academies for Spiritual Formation. Mary and her husband Doug, also an Episcopal priest, live with two border collies, a cat and a lot of gardens. Their son Jason is a professor of French at Sarah Lawrence College in New York. Her website is www.marycearle.org. Suggested Reading Prior to the Event The Celtic Way of Prayer by Esther de Waal, ISBN 0385493746 To Bless the Space Between Us by John O’Donohue, ISBN-10: 0385522274 Additonal Suggestions:
Holy Companions: Spiritual Practices from the Celtic Saints by Mary Earle and Sylvia Maddox (Morehouse). Celtic Christian Spirituality by Mary Earle, ISBN 78-1-59473-302-4 For more information, see Mary Earle’s short articles at http://www.explorefaith.org/celtic/
Our Focus Mary Earle will help us better understand both the prayers and theology from the Celtic tradition, how they flourish in such places as the Iona and Lindisfarne communities, and in the Anglican Church in Wales, Scotland, and Ireland, and how they function as a truly living expression of Christian faith and life with real implications for social justice. Although our brief time together can barely touch the surface of this beautiful tradition, our sessions will offer five ways of understanding and living out a Celtic spirituality in today’s world. Session 1--Befriending on the Way: Companionship with others, ourselves, and Christ Session 2--Befriending through Scripture and Creation Session 3-- Befriending the Body: The Incarnation and the Cross. Session 4--Befriending Daily Life. Session 5---Befriending and Blessing. To Learn More...about the Upper Room Ministries’ Five-Day Academy, visit: academy.upperroom.org/about. Offered By...The Academy Council for Spiritual Formation of South Texas, Rio Texas Annual Conference in collaboration with Upper Room Ministries, and funded in part by Methodist Healthcare Ministries.
What is the Five-Day Academy®? The Five-Day Academy for Spiritual Formation is a program of Upper Room® Ministries, providing an opportunity for clergy and laity to draw close to a loving God through a daily rhythm of prayer, worship, learning, and reflection. Each day includes teachings by gifted spiritual leaders to deepen our walk with God, periods of silence, morning and evening prayer, Eucharist, and an opportunity to share with and encourage one another. We will experi-
ence a “taste” of this spiritual program.
The Academy for Spiritual Formation presents “A Taste of the Academy”
A spiritual formation renewal program of THE UPPER ROOM®, offered by the Academy Council for Spiritual Formation, South Texas
Befriending: A Celtic Spirituality Experience Oblate Renewal Center is located 1 mile inside Loop 410 on Blanco Rd. only 10 minutes from the airport
Academy Leadership Team Nancy McDougall (Director, nancymcd@nctv. com), Judy Baumann, Michael Harrison, Jackie Heupel, Germaine Mathis, Mary Lou Russell (Musician), Susan Shaw-Meadow, Donna Strieb, and Janet Weatherston. What to Bring: Bible, Personal Journal, Comfortable Casual Clothing. Bed linens & towels are provided.
Guest Presenter:
Rev. Mary Earle Monday, March 6, 3:00 pm to Wednesday, March 8, 5:30 p.m. Oblate Renewal Center San Antonio, Texas
Our Schedule... For a Taste of the Academy, we have adapted the schedule of the Upper Room’s Academy for Spiritual Formation to follow a rhythm along the lines and spirit of a Benedictine pattern. Our time will be marked by elements of worship, rest/free time, study, silence, and community time. Monday, March 6 3:00-5:30 pm Arrival & Check-in 5:30 Orientation 6:00 Dinner 7:00 Presentation I 7:30 Silent Reflection 8:00 Plenary Discussion 8:45 Eucharist 9:45 Great Silence Tuesday, March 7 7:30am Morning Prayer 8:00 Breakfast 9:00 Presentation II 10:00 Silent Reflection 11:00 Plenary Discussion 11:30 Midday Prayer 12:00pm Lunch & Free Time 2:15 Presentation III 3:15 Silent Reflection 4:15 Plenary Discussion 4:45 Transition to Worship 5:00 Eucharist 6:00 Dinner 7:15 Listening Circles 8:45 Transition to Worship 9:00 Night Prayer/Great Silence Wednesday, March 8 Same Schedule as Tuesday but ending following Eucharist at 5:00 pm. If you are interested in staying for dinner and overnight on Wednesday (at additional cost) following the conclusion of the event, please contact Sister Susan at Oblate Renewal Center - [email protected].
Mary C. Earle
is an Episcopal priest, writer, retreat leader and spiritual director, who taught classes in spirituality for the Episcopal Seminary of the Southwest until her retirement. Her home parish is St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in San Antonio. She has authored seven books and co-authored two, among them Celtic Christian Spirituality: Essential Writings—Annotated and Explained and Holy Companions:Spiritual Practices from the Celtic Saints. Mary has also written about the desert mothers, the spirituality of living with illness and the 14th Century English mystic Julian of Norwich. She has enjoyed teaching in both the two year and five day Academies for Spiritual Formation. Mary and her husband Doug, also an Episcopal priest, live with two border collies, a cat and a lot of gardens. Their son Jason is a professor of French at Sarah Lawrence College in New York. Her website is www.marycearle.org. Suggested Reading Prior to the Event The Celtic Way of Prayer by Esther de Waal, ISBN 0385493746 To Bless the Space Between Us by John O’Donohue, ISBN-10: 0385522274 Additonal Suggestions:
Holy Companions: Spiritual Practices from the Celtic Saints by Mary Earle and Sylvia Maddox (Morehouse). Celtic Christian Spirituality by Mary Earle, ISBN 78-1-59473-302-4 For more information, see Mary Earle’s short articles at http://www.explorefaith.org/celtic/
Our Focus Mary Earle will help us better understand both the prayers and theology from the Celtic tradition, how they flourish in such places as the Iona and Lindisfarne communities, and in the Anglican Church in Wales, Scotland, and Ireland, and how they function as a truly living expression of Christian faith and life with real implications for social justice. Although our brief time together can barely touch the surface of this beautiful tradition, our sessions will offer five ways of understanding and living out a Celtic spirituality in today’s world. Session 1--Befriending on the Way: Companionship with others, ourselves, and Christ Session 2--Befriending through Scripture and Creation Session 3-- Befriending the Body: The Incarnation and the Cross. Session 4--Befriending Daily Life. Session 5---Befriending and Blessing. To Learn More...about the Upper Room Ministries’ Five-Day Academy, visit: academy.upperroom.org/about. Offered By...The Academy Council for Spiritual Formation of South Texas, Rio Texas Annual Conference in collaboration with Upper Room Ministries, and funded in part by Methodist Healthcare Ministries.
