“The Holy Christ is  born in me today.” ( Les.#303)

Three buildings to be aware of :

1) Francis Place Bldg….check-in & pick up your room keys  (The Woodmen Meeting Room for all classes is also in Francis Place)

2) Marian Hall Bldg …This building has  most of our sleeping rooms (some are in Francis Place) and includes the Bonzel Living Room on the ground floor for socializing

3) Guest Dining Room Bldg: all meals

 

Please print out a copy of the schedule below and bring it with you..thanks! Plan to check in at the posted check in times below*, otherwise call Tim @ 720-391-9294 to arrange a key pick up time.

 

Friday

*1:45- 3:45 pm….check in and key pick up are at Main Office in Francis Place Bldg…. Barb, Carrie, and Jeanne will be there to register you, hand out keys, show you the buildings, and where to park during the retreat. Temporary parking in Francis Place Parking area is fine during check in.*

2:30-3:45 pm… videos on Helen Schucman in Woodmen Room

4-5:30 pm…. First Session in Woodmen room: We will review Ken Wapnick’s Chart of Course Metaphysics. Please do not miss this opening session if possible. This gets us all on the same page about the basics, and will set the framework for the rest of all our sessions.

*5:30- 6:00 pm…late check-ins at Francis Place, look for Tim.*

6-7 pm….dinner in Guest Dining Room

*7:00- 7:15 pm…latest check-ins @ Francis Place, look for Tim.*

7:15 pm… orientation and announcements in Woodmen room

7:30-9:00 pm…panel discusssion (with Lyn, Whitney, and Susan) on Lesson 182  “I will be still an instant and go home”, in Woodmen room

9:00-10:00 pm…social gathering, tea and cookies, in Bonzel room (Marian Hall)

10 pm-7 am….quiet time (no talking please in your rooms or hallways on the sleeping floors of Marian Hall and Francis Place; Bonzel Room on ground floor of Marian Hall is available for socializing at any time)

Saturday

7:30 am….20 minute  meditation ( on Les. #182 )  in Woodmen Room

8-9 am….breakfast in Guest Dining Room

9:25 am… morning announcements, Woodmen Room

9:30-11:45 am…“Christmas: The End Of Sacrifice” with Susan Dugan, in Woodmen Room

Noon-1 pm… lunch

1:00-2:00 pm… Ken’s video on “Unconscious Mind” in Woodmen Room

2:15 pm…annoucements in Woodmen Room

2:30-4:45 pm….“Christmas: Going Home” with Tim Wise, in Woodmen Room

5:00- 5:50 pm… Continuation of video “Unconscious Mind” in Woodmen Room

6-7 pm….dinner

7:15 pm ….announcements in Woodmen Room

7:30-9 pm….”Christmas Giving: We who are one cannot give separately” with Lyn Corona, in Woodmen Room

9-10 pm….social gathering with tea and cookies in Bonzel Room

9:15 pm… Movie “Joyeux Noel” (beautiful true life drama about forgiveness and letting go of differences at Christmas time in WWI trenches, 2hrs. long), Woodmen Room

10 pm-7 am….quiet time (no talking please in your rooms or hallways on the sleeping floors of Marian Hall and Francis Place)

Sunday (need to be checked out of rooms and keys returned by 9:30 am)

7:30 am….20 minute meditation (on Les# 303)  in Woodmen Room

8-9 am….breakfast

9:25 am… morning announcements, Woodmen Room

9:30-1145  am…. Final Session: “The Holy Christ is born in me today” with Lyn and Tim in Woodmen Room

12:00 pm….lunch

 

(all meals are in Franciscan Center cafeteria, called the “Guest Dining Room”)

(all classes, meditations, and videos are in the Woodmen Room in Francis Place)

(Bonzel Room in Marian Hall is available for ‘hanging out’ at any time during the retreat, including the two evening Socials @ 9pm)

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Carpooling:

Carpooling will be offered on Friday afternoon leaving from the RMMC parking lot around 1:00pm and returning Sunday afternoon after the retreat’s final lunch. Barnes has volunteered to cooridinate the carpools.  If interested in driving your own car and sharing it , or riding with others in their car, give him a call @ 720-434-0982.

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Suggested Course readings before the retreat:

Text: Chapt. 15, sections IV, X, XI ( Three sections on Christmas)

WB: Lessons 182 & 303 (Two Lessons on Christmas)

Song of Prayer: 2. Forgiveness I, II, III ( What Forgiveness is, what it isn’t)

Gifts of God… Prose Poem (Ego’s gift vs Holy Spirit’s gift)

Suggested Listenings: any of Ken Wapnick’s CD sets on Christmas (with links to FACIM descriptions): 

1) “Sign of Christmas is a Star”

 2) “Holy Christ Self is Born in me Today”

3) “Watching with Angels”

4) “Love, and Be Silent”

We do have the above 4 CD sets available in our Wapnick Library.

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Retreat to be held at the Franciscan Retreat Center:

in northwest Colorado Springs area, just a couple miles west of I 25 (exit 149), on Woodmen Rd.

It is a beautiful setting (right up against the mountains in the foothills), with a wonderful atmosphere. We loved the happy presence of St. Francis in all the statues and paintings, as well as in the deer and baby fawns (with spots even) frolicking on the lawn. The retreat’s rooms are simple, clean and very well appointed, and the prices great!

Visit their website at www.franciscanretreatcenter.org for some pictures and description of their place. Groups as diverse as Mile High Church, Self Realization Fellowship, and DU have taken advantage of this facility.

Purpose:

The purpose of the retreat is the celebration of the true meaning of Christmas (in our minds) with our brother, teacher, and dearest friend Jesus. Before the world’s mistaken version of “special giving” overtakes us, we come together to understand and experience Jesus and his message in Chapter 15 “We who are one cannot give separately.”  We then can carry that awareness (that the holy Christ is born in you, me, and Jesus together today) throughout the season and the new year.

We are planning to have six sessions led by different facilitators throughout the retreat. The line up includes Lyn Corona, Tim Wise, and Susan Dugan. Our first session is currently scheduled on Friday from 4:00 to 5:30pm, with dinner following at 6:00pm.

Lodging:

The retreat price includes the entire program, 6 meals (Friday dinner through Sunday lunch), and lodging. We have rented out the entire Marian Hall residence building for the retreat.

*The retreat is only open to those staying overnight both Fri.(12/4) and Sat.(12/5). *

We will be able to begin arriving and checking in at 1:45pm on Fri., Dec.4, well before Friday rush hour traffic.

Meals:

Six meals are provided: Dinner on Friday; Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner on Sat. ; Breakfast and lunch on Sunday

Cost:

The price includes the entire retreat program (with all six sessions), all meals, and lodging for two nights.

 

 

We would like everyone attending the retreat to have a basic understanding of the Course teachings on true forgiveness at the level of the mind, and also be familiar with Kenneth Wapnick, his chart, and some of his insightful and prolific teachings on the Course. You can see many of  Ken’s brief 10 minute ACIM presentations on youtube.

 

Registration:

Please do not call the Franciscan Center about registration, because we, not the Franciscan Center, are handling those details.

Any questions about the retreat , please call Tim @ 720-391-9294….thanks!

Sorry, NO MORE OPENINGS.

Many thanks to everyone who registered! Thirty-six retreatants total (including the facilitators) are coming from Boulder to Pueblo in Colorado, and South Dakota and California. We are really excited to have this opportunity for us all to get together and look at this Christmas through the lens of  Jesus’ Course, with him as our guide and teacher.