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MONTHLY PROGRAMS |
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Taize Prayer song First Wednesday of the month. September 1, October 6 and November 3, 2010. Hear the Mount choir sing simple chants, made glorious with harmonies in our majestic chapel. All sung in candlelight only. Donations Accepted. |
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“BASIC CHRISTIANITY” with FR. Charlie Tuesdays, September 21, October 12, November 16, 2010. 9:30am-3pm. Fr. Charles Brinkman brings these insightful days of presentation and prayer, continuing his series of presentations from the Spring of 2010. Using the Catechism as a guide, you’ll get a historical perspective of various topics. Cost $25, includes lunch. Click here to reserve online or click here to download a printable reservation form. |
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PROGRAMS AND RETREATS |
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Private Retreat Private Retreats can be taken at the Mount at various times when there is space available. An application, copy of your driver’s license (or non-driver ID) and reference is needed to make a private retreat. Cost is $90 per night weekdays, $105 per night weekends, meals included. Please contact our reservation office at (845) 384-8000 for more information or to schedule a private retreat. |
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ALFONSIAN SPIRITUALITY SERIES Tuesdays, September 28, October 26, and November 30, 2010 from 9:30am-3pm. This new program will focus on major themes in the spirituality of St .Alphonsus. “Union with Jesus” (9/28), “The Meaning of the Cross in our Lives” (10/26), and “Devotion to Mary (11/30). Also included will be the Sacraments of Reconciliation and Eucharist. Great for Deacons that need Continuing Ed credits too! Given by Deacon Paul Gallagher, Pauline Founier and Julia Masseso. Cost $25, includes lunch. Click here to reserve online or click here to download a printable reservation form. |
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ALSO HAPPENING AT THE MOUNT: Please call or email for more details |
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Matt Talbot MEN Recovery RetreatS September 10-12 October 1-3, October 8-10 October 15-17, October 22-24 October 29-31 |
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NATURE WEEKEND: SLABSIDES DAY & MOHONK MOUNTAIN HOUSE October 1-3, 2010. Celebrate Slabsides Day with John Burroughs, guest speaker, Hudson River School presentation on the divinity of nature expressed in art, hike the grounds of the Mohonk Mountain House. |
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SENIOR CITIZEN RETREAT: GLEAM (Golden Learning Experiences at the Mount) Monday-Thursday, September 13-16, 2010. GLEAM is a four day program for seniors (55 and older) combining the spiritual, emotional and physical aspects of aging. In the serene and beautiful setting provided by our castle on over 400 acres, participants will be offered presentations on all aspects of our health. Included with the scheduled activities is time for solitude, prayer and socializing. Join us for four days of enlightenment and spiritual renewal in a peaceful and relaxing atmosphere. Our GLEAM Staff includes: Fr. Thomas Travers, C.Ss.R, Fr. Thomas Martin, C.Ss.R, Pauline Fournier, D.Min, Michael Sweeney, Dr. Ann Ramsey, Theresa Stewart, Maryann Skelly, James and Eleanor Sweeney and Bruderhof singers and musicians. Cost: $225 per person, includes accommodations and meals. Optional massages are available for an additional $60 (paid directly to massage therapist). Click here to reserve online or click here to download a printable reservation form. |
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Brother Don Bisson, FMS, presents: Soulful Workshops 9:30am -3:30pm. Cost $60 (each), includes lunch. Reservation and $10 deposit required. Click here to reserve online or click here to download a printable reservation form.
Soulful Friends: October 2, 2010: The soul awakens through human interaction. This workshop will illustrate the significance of multiple forms of human relationships such as mentors, directors, companions and intimate soul friends. These allow the capacity to grow, heal, awaken and live in assurance of love and joy in God.
Soulful Suffering: November 20, 2010: Suffering awakens us to depth, compassion and the experience of God. It can also cause us to withdraw, deny and cause pain to others. This workshop will use Jungian-Christian insights to help us be in deep suffering for spiritual transformation.
Soulful Pilgrims: February 5, 2011: Spiritual Growth is the art of consciously choosing the pilgrim journey to the Divine. Form a Jungian archetypal understanding of pilgrim, this workshop will focus on the challenges and opportunities for us in moving towards the Center, which has heart and meaning for the journey.
Soulful Service: March 19, 2011: The Soul awakens when we have the capacity to both give and receive. This workshop will illustrate the necessity to develop a rhythm, where I can freely serve others, and where I am transformed by receiving from both God and others. The workshop will integrate both Christian and Jungian insights. |
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FUNDRAISING CANTATA Wednesdays, December 1st and 8th at 7:30pm. Hear great Christmas songs like O Holy Night, We Three Kings, O Come All Ye Faithful and many others, all sung by the Mount’s choir. Suggested donation $5 per person. Please arrive early as large crowds are expected. Seating is first come, first serve. |
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Mount Saint Alphonsus PO Box 219 / 1001 Broadway Esopus, NY 12429
Phone (845) 384-8000 Fax (845) 384-8088
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CHRISTIAN MORAL DECISION MAKING Thursdays, October 7, 14, 21, 28, November 4, 11, 2010, 7pm-8:30pm. This new course for the Fall of 2010 is given by Dr. Pauline Fournier, D.Min. The course will focus on a case method approach, and will look at the following topics: The Case for “Preference for the Poorest”, A Christian Approach to the Environment, Conflicts with Limited Natural Resources, A Matter of Life or Death, and other moral issues. Cost $10 per session. Reservation required. Click here to reserve online or click here to download a printable reservation form. |
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ALPHONSUS IN FAMILY AND FRIENDSHIP Saturday, October 23, 2010. 9:30am-3:30pm. This one day program is being given by Sr. Hildegard Pleva, O.Ss.R. The program will look at insights into St. Alphonsus’ personality, relationships and spirituality. Cost $40, includes lunch. Reservation required. Click here to reserve online or click here to download a printable reservation form. |
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THE SPIRITUALITY OF HOSPITALITY Saturday, September 25, 2010 9:30am-3:30pm. Hospitality is a spiritually based tradition that welcomes the mystical presence of God in each person. It is in both the giving and receiving that we can come to new awareness of ourselves and of God’s love. The program is being given by Nancy George. Reservation and $10 deposit required. Click here to reserve online or click here to download a printable reservation form. |
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Freedom in Sobriety Retreat November 5-7, 2010 |
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Matt Talbot WOMEN Recovery RetreatS December 3-5, 2010 |
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SPIRITUALITY IN A STRESSFUL TIME Saturday, October 2, 2010. 10am-3pm. This workshop will help us understand the role that stress plays in our lives and the many challenges it poses to our inner harmony and peaceful existence. Participants will be offered ways and means to deal with the particular stresses that currently occupy their lives. Presented by Dr. Pauline Fournier and Ann Pomeroy. Cost $40, includes lunch. Reservation required. Click here to reserve online or click here to download a printable reservation form. |
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WOMEN’S RETREAT Friday-Sunday, October 8-10, 2010. This retreat, with the theme “Angels: Messengers of Grace”, includes time for solitude, prayer and sharing to encourage us on our life’s journey as women. The retreat ends with a Celebration of the Eucharist. Cost $180, includes accommodations and meals. Reservation and $$25 deposit required. Click here to reserve online or click here to download a printable reservation form. |
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AUTUMN DAY FOR GOLDEN AGERS Thursday, October 21, 2010, 10am-3pm. This day for Senior Citizens includes presentations, free time and time for solitude and sharing. The theme is “Thanksgiving to God” for the many graces we have received, and for the many times we have experienced the compassion, mercy and forgiveness of God. The day will end with celebration of the Eucharist. Presented by Pauline Fournier. Cost $25, includes lunch. Reservation required. Click here to reserve online or click here to download a printable reservation form. |
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BIRTHRIGHT RETREAT Monday, October 25, 2010. 9:30am-3:00pm. All those in “Birthright” programs are invited and welcome to attend this day program. The program will focus on the theme of “Fullness of Life” from a Biblical and Christian Perspective. Emphasis will be given to the value of all Life. Cost: $30, includes lunch. Presented by Pauline Fournier. Click here to reserve online or click here to download a printable reservation form. |
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SPIRITUALITY OF QUILTING Saturday, November 6, 2010. 9:30am-3:30pm. Throughout the history of many cultures, including our own American culture, there has been a long tradition of women coming together to weave into fabric those experiences in their lives that have touched them and that have added meaning to their lives. This day is for both beginners and experienced quilters. Focus will be placed on how quilting can be integrated into our spiritual journey. Presented by Anne Pomeroy. Cost $40, includes lunch. Click here to reserve online or click here to download a printable reservation form. |
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FALL MIGRATION, RESPECT & LOVE FOR OUR WORLD Friday-Sunday, October 1-3, 2010. Come from the entire weekend, of just for parts. This weekend is for lovers of birds, butterflies, trees, flowers and nature. Saturday Program: (begins at 9am) At the height of “Fall Bird Migration” Fr. Tom Martín Deely invites nature and bird enthusiasts to spend a very active weekend walking the length and breadth of Mt. St. Alphonsus´s 412 acres. Besides indentifying by ear and sight the various migrating birds, butterflies, raptors etc., we will visit some interesting ecological and historical sites on our propery with Mr. Brian McPhillips, long time Central Park Birder and naturalist and Mr. Rusty Johnson, falconer, Amazon Tour Guide and author “The Twilight of the Wild “. will accompany the group along with Fr. Tom Martín Deely. Sunday Program: . After Sunday Breakfast at 8am, Fr. Deely will share an ecological perspective from the Roman Catholic tradition. Others will be invited to share their perspective on nature and the environment from Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist or their own personal perspectives. Also on Sunday Morning just before lunch there will be an interfaith worship and praise service on the property. Cost: Full Weekend (including Friday night) $180. Weekend (minus Friday night) $140. Saturday/Sunday with lunch (commuters) $70. Saturday or Sunday with lunch (commuters) $35. Reservations required. Reservation required. Click here to reserve online or click here to download a printable reservation form. |
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Family Faith Formation Day for Hispanics (a Spanish Program). Sept 19th from 9am till 4 pm with an open air Mass in the beautiful Mount surroundings on 9W in Esopus. The day will be an opportunity to celebrate our love for Christ and Mary and enjoy the stunning surroundings of the Mount. We will speak of our Baptismal mission in the Church. Families will prepare posters on those human and Christian values they endeavor to live as a Catholic family. Fr. Travers and Deely have worked over 35 years in the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. We invite families to bring their favorite foods. We will have coffee, juice, pastry, soda, sándwiches and cookies. To take care of the day´s expenses there will be both free will offerings and a collection at the closing Mass. The expenses would involve about $5 pers person. You may sign up calling Fr. Deely at 845-384—8053 or his cellphone at 917-971-7843. |