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Our renewal program, A Time of Blessing, is designed for women who are seeking personal renewal, or are in a time of transition, or on leave from mission. We, the staff, are deeply committed to supporting and encouraging the personal freedom and empowerment of the women who come to Berakah. Thus, in recognition of, and respect for the uniqueness and freedom of each individual, our program invites participants to choose from among a variety of courses and weekend workshops, as well as to avail themselves of growth counseling, and spiritual direction, which are offered as part of the program. |
| Each woman thus personalizes her program in accordance with her own particular needs for personal, spiritual, emotional and intellectual renewal and growth. Of equal importance are the choices she makes in response to her needs in the areas of nutrition, exercise, rest and recreation. |
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To provide as much as possible for the differing prayer needs and styles of our participants, a variety of prayer experiences as well as Eucharist are offered on a regular basis. The program concludes with a retreat (directed or private), and an integrative process to assist participants in appropriating more fully the blessings of their renewal time as they continue their life journey. |
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Winter / Spring 2008 Courses |
Winter / Spring 2008 Weekend Workshops |
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Fall
2008 Courses |
Fall 2008 Weekend Workshops |
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Winter / Spring 2009 Courses |
Winter / Spring 2009 Weekend Workshops |
| Additional Notes | |
| Art | Tammy Colby |
| Basic Counseling Skills: Learning To Help and To Be Helped |
Pauline Plante |
| Cosmology: Awakening to Communion in an Emerging Universe | Norman Comtois |
| Cosmology: Reclaiming the Whole Story | Norman Comtois |
| Discernment: Personal Integrity in Decision Making | Claire Coll |
| Discovering and Treasuring the Blessing Within - Who Am I? | Claire Coll |
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Encountering God in Our Experiences:
Approaches to Personal Prayer |
Helene Coté |
| Exploring One's Inner Life Through The World of Images, Symbols, Forms, and Color | Pauline Plante |
| Faith-Filled and Free: A Contemporary Approach to the Creed II | Mary Schneiders |
| God's Word and Our Response: Wisdom, Prophets & Psalms | Mary Schneiders |
| Holistic Growth: Clearing the Way for Inner Freedom and Wholeness | Pauline Plante |
| Holistic Growth: Living Life Fully | Pauline Plante |
| Justice or Mercy? Wisdom in Moral Decision-Making | Claire Coll Mary Schneiders |
| Living a Consecrated Life: A Seminar on Religious Life | Staff |
| Mid-Wives of Our Faith: Women in Scripture | Mary Schneiders |
| Sacred Dance | Beverly Drolet |
| The Wisdom of Women: Mystics, Prophets & Leaders II | Pauline Plante Mary Schneiders |
| Walking with Naomi and Ruth: The Cycles in a Woman's Life | Helene Coté |
| Depth Insights of the Enneagram | Dorothy Landry |
| Faith and Justice | Joseph Nangle, OFM |
| Holy Week Experience | Staff |
| Intimacy | Dorothy Heiderscheit, OSF |
| Spirituality of the Enneagram: Prayer and Transformation | Dorothy Landry |
| Tending the Dream | Patricia Ann Dwyer, CND |
| The Spirituality of Icons | Frances DeMers, CSC |
| The Universe, Its Story / Our Story | Denise Turcotte, CSC, M.S.
Marlene Bosch, CSC |
| Using Our Gifts to Minister in the Spirit of Jesus | Pauline Plante Mary Schneiders |
| Vows: Ties That Bind . . . Winds That Free | Nancy Schreck, OSF |
| Art | Tammy Colby |
| Awakening to the Cosmic Christ in an Emerging Universe | Norman Comtois |
| Invitation to Mystery: Introduction to the New Cosmology | Norman Comtois |
| Who Am I? Discover the Potential for Growth in the Person | Claire Coll Pauline Plante |
| Encountering God in Our Experiences: Approaches to Personal Prayer | Helene Coté |
| Faithfilled and Free: A Contemporary Approach to the Creed | Mary Schneiders |
| Gospel Values I | Rosina Bechard |
| Holistic Growth: Discovering the Positive Power of Negative Emotions | Pauline Plante |
| Journaling & Dream Analysis - Pathways to Living More Fully | Pauline Plante |
| Living a Consecrated Life Today | Staff |
| Mid-Wives of Our Faith: Women in Scripture | Mary Schneiders |
| Sacred Dance | Beverly Drolet |
| The Spirituality of the Beatitudes | Helene Coté |
| The Wisdom of Mystics, Prophets & Leaders | Staff |
| Who Do You Say I Am? Images of Jesus, Old and New | Mary Schneiders |
| Advent Themes | Michael Crosby, OFM, cap. |
| Centering Prayer | Bill Sheehan |
| Communication and Listening Skills: Pathways to Healing and Wholeness | Helene Coté |
| Day of Enrichment: Weaving a Spirituality of Wholeness and Hope | Helene Coté |
| Personality Differences: Source of Conflict or Vitality? | Pauline Maurier, CSC |
| Roots and Wings: Past, Present, & Future of Religious Life | Nancy Schreck, OSF |
| Seasons of Our Lives: Seasons to Remember, to Cultivate, to Transform, to Celebrate | Marge Burkle, OSF |
| Spirituality, Ministry, & Future Church | John Walsh, MM |
| The Gift of Sexuality | Dorothy Heiderscheit, OSF |
| Art | Tammy Colby |
| Awakening to Communion in an Emerging Universe | Norman Comtois |
| Who am I? Discover the Potential for Growth in the Person | Claire Coll |
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Encountering God in Our Experiences:
Approaches to Personal Prayer |
Helene Coté |
| Finding My Place in Groups: Explore the Influence of Group Phenomena on Personal Growth | Pauline Plante |
| God's Word and Our Response: Wisdom, Prophets & Psalms | Mary Schneiders |
| Gospel Values II | Rosina Bechard |
| Holistic Growth: Clearing the Way for Inner Freedom and Wholeness | Pauline Plante |
| Holistic Growth: Living Life Fully | Pauline Plante |
| Invitation to Mystery: Introduction to the New Cosmology | Norman Comtois |
| Justice or Mercy? Wisdom in Moral Decision-Making | Claire Coll Mary Schneiders |
| Living a Consecrated Life Today | Staff |
| Mid-Wives of Our Faith: Women in Scripture | Mary Schneiders |
| Sacred Dance | Beverly Drolet |
| The Wisdom of Women: Mystics, Prophets & Leaders II | Pauline Plante Mary Schneiders |
| Walking with Naomi and Ruth: The Cycles in a Woman's Life | Helene Coté |
| Depth Insights of the Enneagram | Dorothy Landry |
| Faith and Justice | Joseph Nangle, OFM |
| Holy Week Experience | Staff |
| Intimacy | Dorothy Heiderscheit, OSF |
| Spirituality of the Enneagram: Prayer and Transformation | Dorothy Landry |
| Tending the Dream | Patricia Ann Dwyer, CND |
| The Spirituality of Icons | Frances DeMers, CSC |
| The Universe, Its Story / Our Story | Denise Turcotte, CSC, M.S.
Marlene Bosch, CSC |
| Using Our Gifts to Minister in the Spirit of Jesus | Pauline Plante Mary Schneiders |
| Vows: Ties That Bind . . . Winds That Free | Nancy Schreck, OSF |
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RENEWAL SESSION |
Winter/Spring 2008 January 18 - May 16 |
Fall 2008 August 29 - December 12 |
Winter/Spring 2009 January 23 - May 15 |
Berakah offers the four to eight month renewal program described above as well as accommodations for shorter, personalized programs for women religious and all women who are seeking to foster deeper fidelity to self, God and world. If you are looking for an opportunity to renew yourself, yet cannot be free for four months, please contact us about attending part of our program.
Persons in pre-novitiate and novitiate formation may wish to use our four-month program as a component of their community's program. Our courses in scripture, theology, spirituality, religious life and personal growth can help provide a solid foundation for persons in the early stages of religious life, as well as enriching those seeking current updating at a later stage in their on-going formation.
For registration information and an information
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BERAKAH
96 Fairview Road
Pittsfield, NH 03263-3817
Phone: (603)435-7271
FAX: (603)435-6670
E-mail:
Berakah@aol.com
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