2021 Event Schedule
June 20-24, 2021
“Boundless Compassion” Retreat
Sunday 4:00 p.m. – Thursday 4:00 p.m.
St. Benedict Center, Schuyler Nebraska
Led by: Patty Forsberg, Jeanne Johnson
(Certified facilitators of Boundless Compassion)
(Joyce will give a presentation Thursday afternoon)
Compassion is a necessity, not a luxury. Without it, humanity cannot survive.” (Dalai ama)
Compassion can change a heart, change a life, change a world. You are invited to explore the depth of the many-layered components of compassion, the central quality of the life and teachings of Jesus. The retreat is an opportunity to expand and deepen your understanding of compassion from both a personal and professional perspective. You will glean insights for many dimensions including theology, spirituality, science, sociology and psychology. This retreat is offered as a catalyst for a renewed commitment to be a compassionate
presence to yourself and to others who are in the midst of pain and struggle.
(Participants in this retreat are eligible to attend the Boundless Compassion Facilitators Training with Joyce on June 25.)
June 25, 2021
Boundless Compassion Facilitators Training Workshop
Friday, 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
St. Benedict Center, Schuyler Nebraska
Led by: Joyce Rupp
Registration/Information
The workshop involves the practical application of the program and assists participants in how to use their individual talents and experiences to bring the Boundless Compassion aspects into their sphere of life. The workshop offers the opportunity to become a certified facilitator of the program. Participants of this event are required to attend the four-day Boundless Compassion retreat that precedes the training workshop. Along with the requirement of full attendance at the four-day retreat, each participant of the workshop must request an application form to be completed and sent for review before being accepted into the training workshop. (Request this application form from Joyce Rupp. (joycerupposm@yahoo.com)
Boundless Compassion Events
All presenters and leaders of the Boundless Compassion retreats are certified facilitators. They have studied with Joyce Rupp and have been trained to lead the program in its various formats, including the four day retreat. Joyce continues to lead the training workshops that follow the four day retreats.
Boundless Compassion Book Study
This six-week study on Thursdays will use Boundless Compassion by Joyce Rupp. It is a definitive Christian guide to compassion. Through this six-week personal transformation process for developing and deepening compassion, will nudge, encourage, and inspire you
in becoming ever more compassionate.
Introductory meeting: Thursday, Jan. 21, 6:30 pm.
At this meeting we will set dates for daytime and nighttime sessions for 6 weeks.
Zoom link will be sent at time of registration.
Contact information:
Sr. Bobbi Bussan, OSB
rbussan@smmsisters.org
309-283-2109
Cost: 6 week/$30. Plus purchase of the book, Boundless Compassion.
February 19, March 19, April 16, 2021
Sacred Connections: 3 Evenings of SoulTending
(Space for breathing, opening, grounding, remembering, reconnecting to the Sacred within and holding all)
1 Friday eve a month at 4 pm and at 7 pm PST
Information/Registration
Erin Matteson
erin@soultending.net
209-484-5937
309-283-2108
February 23, 2021
Self-Compassion Retreat
11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. (CST)
For information and to register
Kevin Pokorny, Pokorny Consulting
Questions:
515-205-5513
kevin@pokornyconsulting.com
Cultivating Compassion: Four Spiritual Qualities
Wednesdays, February 24; March 3, 10, and 17, 2021
Virtual Series
9 – 10 a.m. CST
During four online gatherings, we’ll explore how four spiritual qualities of compassion—mindfulness, non-judgment, forgiveness, and nonviolence—invite us to engage all aspects of life with a deeper sense of meaning and connection.
Facilitators:
Mary Ann Anichini and Wendy Mospan
February 27, 2021
Season of Letting Go: Pause & Breathe in Compassion to Release
Saturday 10:00 AM- 12:00 PM CST
Sinsinawa Mound Center (on Zoom)
Presenter: Stella DeVenuta, OSF
Information: Janice DeMuth
608-748-4411, ext. 811
jdemuth@sinsinawa.org
Registration: www.sinsinawa.org/moundcenter
February 27, 2021 (Online retreat + in-person option)
Becoming Compassion: How Suffering Shapes Us
9 a.m. – 2 p.m. PST
Mission San Luis Rey Retreat Center
Sr. Mary Dean Pfahler SND
Information:
Mercedes Matthews
mercedes@sanluisrey.org
760-757-3659 ext. 123
March 5 – 7, 2021
Compassion: It Makes All the Difference
Lenten Virtual Retreat for Young Adults
Friday 7 pm to Sunday 3 pm EST
Sister Mary Dean Pfahler SND
Information/Registration
Sister Val Roxburgh SND
valroxburgh@msn.com
805-452-9699
April 10, 2021
Season of Hope: Pause & Breathe in Compassion for “Renewal”
Saturday 10:00 AM- 12:00 PM CST
Sinsinawa Mound Center (on Zoom)
Presenter: Stella DeVenuta, OSF
Information: Janice DeMuth
608-748-4411, ext. 811
jdemuth@sinsinawa.org
Registration: www.sinsinawa.org/moundcenter
June 3–6, 2021
“Becoming a Compassionate Prayerful Presence”
Thursday 7 p.m. – Sunday noon
Mercy by the Sea
Madison, CT 06443
Sisters Cynthia Bauer and Madeleine Tacy will co-facilitate
Registration
203-245-0401, Ext 114
www.mercybythesea.org