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| DATE |
TIME |
EVENT |
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Celebrating the Seasons of Life---Winter |
| December 2009 |
Saturday, December 5 |
7 pm – 8:30 pm |
13th Annual Live Nativity--In our Belgian cathedral barn
Rejoice in the simplicity. Join the animal residents in welcoming
Mary and Joseph. DRESS WARMLY; BRING BELLS TO RING.
A freewill offering will be dedicated to Caring for Earth and Animals.
Afterwards come to the Farmhouse to enjoy hot cider and home-baked holiday
goodies. |
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Sunday, December 20 |
4 pm –5:30 pm
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Winter Solstice & Bon Fire
Sip a hot cup of soup; share your favorite holiday traditions. Take a
breather, pause and listen to the stars. (weather
permitting) Freewill Offering |
January
2010 |
Saturday, January 16, |
11 am – 2 pm |
A Belated Epiphany –
Intergenerational Ethnic Party
Wear your Favorite Hat (not required!) Bring a friend and an
ethnic dish to share from your family heritage. Call before January 13 to say
you’re coming. Freewill Offering |
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Begin reserving your raffle tickets for the Sept. 16th Fall Kickoff.
Only 300 tickets available. One in ten are winners! Call (920) 864-7230 for
information or if you need tickets to sell. |
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Saturday
January 23rd |
10 am – 2 pm |
Heritage Bread Making
The perfect comfort food for cold winter days. Create wholesome, easy old-world
breads using savory ingredients. Facilitator: Caroline
Sullivan, O.P.
Suggested Donation:
$20 includes tasting |
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Friday – Sunday, January 29 – 31 |
 |
Ground Hog “Spa”
Retreat
Snuggle up in a down quilt — ‘round a crackling fire and steaming kettle. See
your giftedness in the rays of sun and your fire in shadows of snow.
Suggested Donation: $110, Massage: $50 (optional) |
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Retreats require that we set aside only the deadlines and obligations that
besiege our daily lives. |
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February
2010
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Friday – Sunday, February 5 – 7 |
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Hanging Out
Retreat—Rest, Pray, Share
Suggested Donation: $110 |
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Sunday,
February 14 |
6:30 pm  |
Valentine’s Day Candlelight Dinner
Surprise your special someone with a unique and unusually "love"ly dining
experience. Spoil them with a quiet, candlelight dinner in The Bridge's 100 Year
Old Farmhouse. Please call 920-864-7230 for reservations. Suggested
Donations: $50 per couple |
|
Tuesday, February 16 |
6:30 pm— 8:00 |
Celebrate Mardi Gras –
and be a “Change Agent”
Come dressed for Mardi Gras! Bring your filled “change agent” jar, pot or
bucket. |
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Saturday, February 20 |
10 am – 3 pm |
Into the Desert and
Out Again
We all experience times of feeling dry, barren, unsettled, or isolated. Together
we will discover what the desert times in our life may be and how we can
discover Light amid times of darkness.
Facilitator: Brenda Kroinek.
Suggested Donation: $25 includes lunch. |
|
Saturday,
February 27 |
10 am – 12 pm |
Menu For The
Future
Be inspired, amazed, and connected with others as you learn and discuss our
cultural, ecological, and economic relatedness with FOOD. A six-session
discussion course. Facilitator: Mary Failey.
Cost for the Workbook is $25 + Freewill Offering. |
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Saturday,
February 27 |
1 pm – 3 pm |
Jam & Giggles
Make some tasty jam to spread on fresh baked biscuits. Take home your
masterpiece jar! A fun afternoon for an adult and a child 6 yrs. or older.
Recipes included. Facilitators: Diane Eparvier & Joan
Lindahl.
Suggested Donation: $17.50/1 adult + 1 child. |
March
2010 |
Celebrating the Seasons of Life---Spring |
|
Friday – Sunday, March
5- 7 |
 |
Making a U-turn for Young Adults &
Mid-Lifers
Make time to see life through the rear view mirror and to listen to where your
heart is leading. Suggested Donation: $110. Spiritual Direction: $50 |
|
Saturday,
March 13 |
10
am-1 pm |
Savory Soup Making Demo.
Experience what goes into a taste soup. Bring yourself and or a group of
friends. Facilitator: Caroline Sullivan, O.P.
Suggested Donation: $15 includes tasting |
|
Saturday, March 20 |
1:30 pm |
Spring Equinox
Celebrate new dreams.
|
|
Order
your garden share today. 12 weeks or 24 weeks.
Come visit The Bridge 9 am-3 pm. |
|
Wed., March 31 |
12
– 1:30 pm &/or 5:30 – 7pm |
Blessed, Broken &
Shared (Reflection on the Last Supper)
As Jesus gathered with his disciples to share the Last Supper meal, we will
gather to share a meal and reflect on how w are bread in the world – blessed,
broken and shared. Facilitator: Brenda Kroinek
Suggested Donation: $15 |
April
2010 |
Thursday, April
1 |
6:30 pm-8 pm |
A special Prayer & Feasting
Supper
Last suppers and eternal banquets. Call by March 29
Freewill Offering |
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Friday – Sunday, April 9-11 |
 |
The Bread is Rising Retreat
Experience how bread making relaxes your life and gives rise to your soul.
Suggested Donation: $110 + Bread Making $25 |
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Saturday, April 10 |
10 am
– 2 pm |
Heritage Bread
Making-demo and recipes
Facilitator: Caroline Sullivan, O.P.
Suggested Donation: $20 tasting included. |
|
Saturday, April 17 |
10 am – noon |
Just My Size
Gardening
We’ll show you how to “tunnel” your way to harvesting in your own backyard 2’ x
3’ (or larger) garden plot. Facilitator: Caroline
Sullivan, O.P.
Suggested Donation: $15 |
|
Tuesday, April 20 |
1 pm – 2:30 pm |
Awakening
After a long winter’s rest, Spring arrives with the bright promise of new sights
and sounds of life. We will explore how the re-immergence of nature’s life is
linked to the energizing of our spirit and soul.
Facilitator:
Brenda Kroinek.
Suggested Offering: $12 |
|
Saturday, April
24 |
9 am - 4pm |
Building A
Greenhouse—Learn By Doing
Suggested Donation: $15 (lunch included) |
May
2010 |
Friday – Sunday |
May 7 - 9 |
Celebrating the
Arts Retreat
Bring yourself and your art. Share it freely in creation with music, poetry,
writing, and dance. Suggested Donation: $110 |
|
Wednesday, May 12 |
9 – 11:30 am |
When the Well
Runs Dry
At times our usual or preferred way of praying becomes lifeless and dry
and we wonder if our prayers are really “doing” anything. Through various
and creative prayer forms and conversation discover ways to breathe new life
into our prayer practices. Facilitator: Brenda
Kroinek.
Suggested Donation: $12 |
|
Thursday, May 20 |
1 - 2:30 pm |
When the Well
Runs Dry
At times our usual or preferred way of praying becomes lifeless and dry and
we wonder if our prayers are really “doing” anything. Through various and
creative prayer forms and conversation discover ways to breathe new life into
our prayer practices. Facilitator: Brenda Kroinek.
Suggested Donation: $12
|
|
Saturday May 22 |
10 am – 3 pm |
A Day of Remembering
A gathering of folks who wish to plant seeds, flowers, bushes, in memory and
celebration of a loved one. Bring a picnic dish to share. Freewill Offering. |
Friday – Sunday
May 28 - 30 |
|
A Stroll with Your Soul
Prayer walking is not a new idea, but it’s one which has been relatively
under-developed. Join in the re-discovery of taking a walk with God. Refresh
your body and your spirit while exploring the wonders of the interaction of body
and spirit.
Suggested Donation: $110 |
|
When it’s time to step
away from the distractions of everyday life and get back in touch with your
spiritual core, you don’t have to go far to go deep. |
| June 2010 |
Friday – Sunday
June 4 – 6 |
 |
Threading the Loom of Your
Life through Story Telling
Weave your life
stories into the fabrics of community while sharing meals and conversation.
Suggested Donation: $110. |
|
Saturday June 12 |
9 am - 4
pm |
Edible Shade, Raising
Beds, & Sq. ft. Gardening-Learn by doing
Suggested Donation: $20 |
Friday-Sunday
June 18 – 20 |
|
Restorative Living —
Creating Balance
Come see how it’s working Nature, allow her to companion you.
Suggested Donation: $110 |
|
Saturday
June 26 |
10 am –
2 pm |
Finding Your Inner
Poet-Writing Workshop
For all writers, seasoned or novice. Enjoy a day of listening to your inner
voice through quiet time and writing exercises in the beautiful setting of
The Bridge-Between Retreat Center. Facilitator: Lisa
Vihos
Suggested Donation: $25 (includes lunch) |
|
Celebrating the Seasons of Life---Summer |
July
2010 |
Friday-Sunday, July 2-4 |
 |
Silent
Retreat
Discover the benefits of a silent retreat. Tread softly. No words, just the
natural setting of the country in its simplicity. Enjoy our 100 year old working
farm and experience it’s teachings about inner life. If you wish, gather around
the banquet table to share your insights.
Suggested Donation: $110 |
|
Thursday, July 15 |
6:30 –
8:30 pm |
Fitting a Square Peg into
a Round Hole
As we grow, so too our spirituality develops. We come to find our vision of the
Sacred has evolved. We’ll look at stages of faith development, finding spiritual
practices that “fit” who we are today. Facilitator:
Brenda Kroinek.
Suggested Donation: $15 |
|
Saturday, July 17 |
9 am – 4
pm |
Creating in the
Country
Once again award-winning artist Bonnita Budysz
will share tips and techniques for painting on location (all mediums
welcome) with a morning demonstration. Participants will then have the
opportunity to paint together with a personalized critique at the end of the
session. This special offering is open to anyone regardless of ability. Bonnita
is a member of the American Impressionist Society, Pastel Society of the West
Coast, Oil Painters of America, California Art Club and the Portrait Society of
America. Call early to reserve your place and to obtain a supply list.
Facilitator: Bonnita Budysz www.bonnitabudysz.com Suggested Donation:
$50 (includes a special artists’ luncheon) |
|
Friday – Sunday, July 23 –
25 |
|
Star
Gazing
Come stay and star gaze to your “night’s” content. Enjoy “thyme” to rest and
relax in the country air.
Suggested Donation: $110. |
|
Friday – Sunday, July 30 - August 1 |
|
Give Us Today Our Daily
Bread
What is the bread you’ve been given? Create a loaf that reflects your life.
Suggested Donation: $110 + Bread Making $25 |
| August 2010 |
Saturday, August 14 |
11 am -
2 pm |
Simply Taste The Goodness
of Food
Walk the paths. Bring chairs and blankets. Veggie salad boats available to
share.
Suggested Donation: $7.50/adult includes beverage |
|
Saturday, August 21 |
1
pm – 3 pm |
Creative Journaling
Whether we are new or seasoned journalers or have a desire to begin journaling,
there are several ways to record what is on our minds and in our hearts. Come
learn a new way to dig deeper and enhance journal writing. Please bring your own
journal and pens. Facilitator: Brenda Kroinek.
Suggested Donation: $12 |
| September 2010 |
Celebrating the Seasons of Life---Fall |
|
Friday – Sunday, September 3 – 5 |
|
Counting
Blessings in Your Sleep Retreat
Come away and pause.
Suggested Donation: $110 |
|
Thursday, Sept. 16 |
6 pm – 9 pm |
5th
Annual Fall Kickoff Raffle & Party Come
join us at the Stadium View Bar & Grill, Green Bay.
YOU could be added to our list of WINNERS! Participate in the Live & Silent
Auctions, Wheel, Bucket Raffles, and enjoy great food! Bring friends & family.
All are welcome. |
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Wednesday, September 22 |
|
Autumn Equinox
Breathe in the oneness of all life where you are. |
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Friday – Sunday, September 24 – 26 |
|
Slowing Down I want to Get Off
Suggested Donation: Retreat $110 |
| October 2010 |
Friday – Sunday, October 1– 3 |
|
Spirituality of Simpler Living
Includes soup making!
Suggested Donation: Retreat $110 + Soup Making $15 |
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Friday – Sunday,
October 8 – 10 |
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Lavish Living on a Shoestring
Learn how to preserve and can and more.
Suggested Donation: Retreat $110 + Preserving $25 |
|
Saturday, October 16 |
1 pm – 3 pm |
Come Away to a Deserted Place
In the midst of our busy lives do we overlook our own need to intimately connect
with the sacred space dwelling in and around us? Let’s gather to consider ways
to make room in our lives for rest, renewal and refreshment of our spirit.
Facilitator: Brenda Kroinek.
Suggested Donation: $12 |
|
Saturday, October 23 |
1 pm – 3 pm |
Simple Style Holiday
Making
Let go of the hectic stress of the Season and create more joy, peace, and
simplicity in your holidays and special events. Facilitator:
Mary Failey.
Suggested Donation: $15 |
| November 2010 |
Friday
– Sunday, November 5 – 7 |
|
Gratitudinal Living
Count your blessings in an out-cropping of field stone.
Suggested Donation: $110 |
| December 2010 |
Saturday, December 4 |
7 pm – 8:30 pm |
Annual Live Nativity  |
|
Tuesday,
December 21 |
6:30 pm – 8 pm |
Winter Solstice, Supper & Bon Fire
|
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PLEASE CALL 920-864-7230 TO REGISTER FOR ALL
PROGRAMS |
|
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Year Round On-going Programs |
|
Tuesday Morning Book
Club
4th Tuesday of each month, 9-10 am
Call for more information. Facilitator: Carrie
Arnold
920-497-4981.
Freewill Offering |
Circle of Prayer & Feasting
1st Thursday of each month
6:30-8:30 pm
Join us for prayer and conversation.
Call 920-864-7230 for more information
Freewill Offering |
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If you are unable to make the suggested
donation, The Bridge-Between will accept a donation within your means. No
one should stay away because of inability to pay.
We humbly accept contributions beyond
the suggested donation. |
|
PLEASE CALL
920-864-7230 TO REGISTER FOR
ALL THE BRIDGE-BETWEEN EVENTS |
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