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SUMMARY:Day's End Meditation
DESCRIPTION:  \nWherever you are\, listen\, breathe\, and be still.\n  \nMove peacefully into your evening each evening. \nWeekdays 5:15 – 5:45 p.m. EST \n  \n  \nFeel free to log in to hear a beautiful prayer or poem followed by just the right amount of quiet meditation time.  \nCome a few minutes early and say hello. \n  \n  \n“It has been a way to honor the shift in the demands of the day\, \nbreathing in God’s Love\, \nbreathing out gratitude for the Divine Mystery…” \nJoin online: https://zoom.us/j/212677840 \nPassword: 944568 \nCall in/Audio only: +1 301 715 8592
URL:https://retreathousehillsboro.org/event/days-end-meditation-8-2-2-2-2/2026-07-22/
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Retreat House":MAILTO:heather@retreathousehillsboro.org
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SUMMARY:Wisdom Café
DESCRIPTION:  \nWisdom Café\n\nAll are welcome to join in this Retreat House gathering –  the Wisdom Café\, held each Monday from 12:00-1:00 p.m. EST on Zoom. \n\nWe usually begin with an inspirational reading\, enjoy a bit of quiet time. Then we take turns sharing what bubbles up and listen to each other’s reflections. It’s an hour of friendly companionship–no commitment\, no charge. \n\n\nCome and go as you please!\n\nIf you would like to receive an email reminder on Monday mornings (which will include the zoom link) please sign up here.\n\nOtherwise please add the date to your calendar for the Wisdom Café on Mondays at 12 Noon. \nHere’s the Zoom link.
URL:https://retreathousehillsboro.org/event/wisdom-cafe-4-3-2-2/2026-07-27/
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SUMMARY:PRAYER GATHERING FOR RESILIENCE IN COMMUNITY
DESCRIPTION:Please join us\n\n\nMonday –  August 10\, 2026\nfor  a\nPRAYER GATHERING FOR RESILIENCE IN COMMUNITY\nwith \nshort readings and poetry\n11:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon EST on Zoom\n\n\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n\n\n\nWith our world in such a time of change\, we invite you to spend an hour among like-hearted people of prayer. We will gather on Zoom for a time of community and silent meditation. Join us to be together\, holding our hearts open to the Great Love of the Divine and listening deeply in the quiet for the guidance\, encouragement and love that we can all lean into as we start walking the long road into the unknown. We invite you to spend an hour among like-hearted people of prayer.  \nCome when you can\, leave when you must.  \nWe will be together from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon EST.  \n\n\n  \n\n\nThe gift of your presence in the circle  \nwill mean so much to all who gather.  \n\n\n  \n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin Zoom Meeting \nhttps://us06web.zoom.us/j/88042304235?pwd=5FQHU5soV0iUi67ginKAodIpAnlQEt.1 \nMeeting ID: 880 4230 4235 Passcode: 427539 \n—\nOne tap mobile\n+13017158592\,\,88042304235#\,\,\,\,*427539# US (Washington DC) +13052241968\,\,88042304235#\,\,\,\,*427539# US\n—\nDial by your location\n• +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)\n• +1 305 224 1968 US\n• +1 309 205 3325 US\n• +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)\n• +1 646 931 3860 US\n• +1 929 205 6099 US (New York)\n• +1 507 473 4847 US\n• +1 564 217 2000 US\n• +1 669 444 9171 US\n• +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n• +1 689 278 1000 US\n• +1 719 359 4580 US\n• +1 253 205 0468 US\n• +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) • +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) • +1 360 209 5623 US \n• +1 386 347 5053 US\nMeeting ID: 880 4230 4235\nPasscode: 427539\nFind your local number: https://us06web.zoom.us/u/kouQUcrCs
URL:https://retreathousehillsboro.org/event/prayer-gathering-for-resilience-in-community-14/
LOCATION:ZOOM
CATEGORIES:Meditation,Prayer Gatherings
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SUMMARY:PRAYER GATHERING FOR RESILIENCE IN COMMUNITY
DESCRIPTION:Please join us\nMonday –  September 14\, 2026\nfor  a\nPRAYER GATHERING FOR RESILIENCE IN COMMUNITY\nwith \nshort readings and poetry\n11:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon EST on Zoom\n\n\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n\n\n\nWith our world in such a time of change\, we invite you to spend an hour among like-hearted people of prayer. We will gather on Zoom for a time of community and silent meditation. Join us to be together\, holding our hearts open to the Great Love of the Divine and listening deeply in the quiet for the guidance\, encouragement and love that we can all lean into as we start walking the long road into the unknown. We invite you to spend an hour among like-hearted people of prayer.  \nCome when you can\, leave when you must.  \nWe will be together from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon EST.  \n\n\n  \n\n\nThe gift of your presence in the circle  \nwill mean so much to all who gather.  \n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin Zoom Meeting \nhttps://us06web.zoom.us/j/88042304235?pwd=5FQHU5soV0iUi67ginKAodIpAnlQEt.1 \nMeeting ID: 880 4230 4235 Passcode: 427539 \n—\nOne tap mobile\n+13017158592\,\,88042304235#\,\,\,\,*427539# US (Washington DC) +13052241968\,\,88042304235#\,\,\,\,*427539# US\n—\nDial by your location\n• +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)\n• +1 305 224 1968 US\n• +1 309 205 3325 US\n• +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)\n• +1 646 931 3860 US\n• +1 929 205 6099 US (New York)\n• +1 507 473 4847 US\n• +1 564 217 2000 US\n• +1 669 444 9171 US\n• +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n• +1 689 278 1000 US\n• +1 719 359 4580 US\n• +1 253 205 0468 US\n• +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) • +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) • +1 360 209 5623 US \n• +1 386 347 5053 US\nMeeting ID: 880 4230 4235\nPasscode: 427539\nFind your local number: https://us06web.zoom.us/u/kouQUcrCs
URL:https://retreathousehillsboro.org/event/prayer-gathering-for-resilience-in-community-15/
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SUMMARY:Cherished Belonging - the divine feminine in our world
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this online book circle exploring the power of love in our divided world.  \nAs we explore Greg Boyle’s latest collection of stories about living and working with the community of Home Boy Industries in Los Angeles\, we will listen contemplatively for the invitations that are for us as individuals navigating our world. What lens do we wear when standing with others who are so very different from us? \nWe will consider notions such as radical inclusion\, finding grace in human brokenness\, and living on the margins of society. Each week we will explore the perspectives and ways of being that play a role in fostering true\, inclusive community. With readings from the mystics and the divine feminine scriptures reflected in Greg Boyle’s ministry\, we will listen deeply to the healing shared both in the stories\, and our very own  personal prejudices and exclusionary labels.  \n\n  \n  \n  \nREGISTER HERE:  \nhttps://tinyurl.com/LOVEintheWORLD \nSuggested donation: $85.\nWe will meet for nine weeks\, with a one week break on 10/13. We will send the Zoom link prior to our first session. \nPlease find the book at your library\, favorite bookseller\, or at the Retreat House Bookshop:\nhttps://bookshop.org/p/books/cherished-belonging-the-healing-power-of-love-in-divided-times-gregory-boyle/37a51edf1b6efb16?ean=9781668061855&aid=19040&listref=community-favorites\nAn E-book is available by purchasing online.
URL:https://retreathousehillsboro.org/event/book-circle-cherished-belonging/2026-09-15/
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CATEGORIES:Book Circle,Retreats,Wisdom Circles
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ORGANIZER;CN="Heather Strang":MAILTO:heather@retreathousehillsboro.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260916T030000
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SUMMARY:Gospel of Thomas Circle
DESCRIPTION:The Gospel of Thomas\n\nWednesdays \nSeptember 16  –  December 9\n3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.\nOn Zoom\n\nGather together as we explore and listen to the Gospel of Thomas.\nEach week we will prayerfully listen to one of Jesus’ sayings from this ancient source and take time to reflect upon what rises for each of us.\n  \n  \n  \n\nSuggested donation for this 12 week series: $95 \nAll of our offerings are supported solely by individual donations. This circle is partially sponsored\, allowing us to offer it at a reduced amount. Please share what you feel led to share\, whether less\, or more to support another. Thank you for being part of a community that doesn’t let finances get in the way.  \nWe are grateful for the generous support of a friend of The Retreat House for partially sponsoring this event. \nRegister here: \n\nhttps://tinyurl.com/THOMASfall26\n\n\nMore about the source:  The Gospel of Thomas was one of the manuscripts discovered in 1945 when the Nag Hamadi texts were discovered in Egypt. The Gospel of Thomas today is considered by many to be a rich resource for the deepening of a person’s relationship with God and Yeshua. Listening prayerfully to the sayings offers us an experience of Jesus as a wisdom teacher. The Gospel is different from the canonical Gospels of Matthew\, Mark\, Luke and John as Thomas does not offer any type of narrative about the life of Jesus. Instead it contains one hundred and fourteen sayings of Jesus or Yeshua.  Each saying stands alone and offers a great deal of wisdom into the sayings of Jesus and is an invitation to the student of Thomas to go deeper into what is being said.
URL:https://retreathousehillsboro.org/event/gospel-of-thomas-circle/2026-09-16/
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CATEGORIES:Book Circle,Meditation,Prayer Gatherings,Wisdom Circles
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SUMMARY:Seeking Wisdom - a mindful\, intuitive\, and creative approach to prayer
DESCRIPTION:  \nSeeking Wisdom – a mindful\, intuitive\, and creative approach to prayer \nMonday evenings\, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. ET \non Zoom \n9/21 – 10/26\, 2026 \n  \n  \n  \nWe will explore together Julia Camerson’s Seeking Wisdom: A Spiritual Path to Creative Connection and delve into the spiritual practices from her seminal book The Artist’s Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity: \n“Creativity is God’s gift to us. Using our creativity is our gift back to God.”  \nToo often\, we look for answers from others and wait for their approval. What if we had a simple process of seeing with clarity that is authentic\, mindful\, intuitive\, and heart-felt? \nIn our book for this series\,  the author offers a vision of prayer as a creative process\, rather than a religious act. Along the way\, this spiritual process sparks our creativity and deepens our spirituality. \nAs we journey through her 6-week program\, we apply the tools for self-discovery and mental decluttering that she’s shared with over 5 million readers: morning pages\, artists’ dates\, contemplative walks\, and listening for that still small voice of God. \nPlease note that this process is welcoming to all\, regardless of your faith tradition or practice of prayer. Likewise\, no “creativity” needed. Join us to deepen your connection with yourself and your Creator. \nYour leader for this journey is Heather Hall\, a lifelong seeker who guide you to listen for your inner wisdom. \nThough not required\, it’s recommended that you get a copy of Julia Cameron’s Seeking Wisdom: A Spiritual Path to Creative Connection. You can purchase it at your favorite bookseller or through The Retreat House’s Bookshop. \nSUGGESTED DONATION: $90. \nREGISTER HERE: https://tinyurl.com/SEEKING-WISDOM \n  \nEnjoy this podcast about the author and the book: \nhttps://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2022%2F02%2F21%2F1082079065%2Fjulia-camerons-seeking-wisdom-goes-deeper-than-the-artists-way&data=05%7C02%7C%7Cda69246aaff940b29e7108deda0d9a4d%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639187949117183130%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=JtV7CO3E%2BBXbxUGDTFjai0DOfGlfMqjPK99vQeHywoQ%3D&reserved=0 \n 
URL:https://retreathousehillsboro.org/event/seeking-wisdom-a-mindful-intuitive-and-creative-approach-to-prayer/2026-09-21/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Heather Strang":MAILTO:heather@retreathousehillsboro.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261009T160000
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SUMMARY:Women's Weekend Retreat - Harvesting Presence
DESCRIPTION:Harvesting Presence\n“God has made everything beautiful in its time.”  –  Ecclesiastes 3:11\n  \nWomen’s Weekend Retreat at the Foehliage \nGalena\, Maryland \nOctober 9 – 11\, 2026 \n  \n  \n  \n“Beauty especially occurs in the meeting of time with the timeless; \nthe passing moment framed by what has happened and what is about to occur\, \nthe scattering of the first spring apple blossom\,\n the turning\, spiraling flight of a curled leaf in the falling light[.]\nBeauty is the harvest of presence.   David Whyte\n\nJoin us for a weekend away at the Foehliage along the Sassafras River. The beauty of the river\, the trees and their changing colors\, and the warmth of the firepit – each offer a timelessness to our busy lives. For this weekend away\, we will take time to be present to the beauty that surrounds us and to rest in both quiet and loving community. \nThis retreat will include time for silence\, reflection\, and heart-enriching conversation. We will be invited to reflect on the seasons of our lives\, to notice the Light of God’s presence there\, and to receive the wisdom and grace that is rising through this companionship with our own heart. \nThe retreat begins with dinner on Friday evening and ends with a parting ceremony and breakfast on Sunday. The cost of the retreat includes five nutritious meals\, lodging\, and all materials.\nOur retreat will be guided by Heather Strang and Fracie Thayer\, with support in facilitation from other Retreat House leaders. As always\, this retreat is small\, and we encourage you to register as you are ready.\n$395 individual room\n$345 shared room  \nRegister HERE.                         \n 
URL:https://retreathousehillsboro.org/event/womens-weekend-retreat-harvesting-presence/
LOCATION:The Foehliage Retreat Center\, 31450 Sassafras River Ave\, Galena\, 21635\, United States
CATEGORIES:Weekend Retreat
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SUMMARY:A Mini-Retreat for this Time of Waiting  -  The Lord's Prayer in Aramaic
DESCRIPTION:  \nGather with the Lord’s Prayer in Aramaic\na mini-retreat for this time of waiting \n\nDec 1 and 8\, 2026\n3:00 to 4:30 p.m. ET\n  \non Zoom \n  \n  \nJoin us for this two-week series on Zoom for the beginning of Advent. We will explore together the Lord’s Prayer as translated directly from the original Aramaic spoken by Jesus. The first language of Jesus of Nazareth and those who would have been his early followers is a vastly nuanced language—earthy\, sensual\, and rich in meaning. We will be guided by Dr. Neil Douglas-Klotz’s translation and commentary-rich book Prayers of the Cosmos\, whose subtitle is “Reflections on the Original Meaning of Jesus’ Words.” Join us and listen for new breath\, new meaning\, and new energy when praying “The Lord’s Prayer.” \nREGISTRATION OPENS SOON. \n  \nFind Neil Douglas-Klotz’s Prayers for the Cosmos at your favorite bookseller\, or at The Retreat House Bookshop: \nhttps://bookshop.org/p/books/prayers-of-the-cosmos-reflections-on-the-original-meaning-of-jesus-s-words-neil-douglas-klotz/78b63457472a22d3?ean=9780060619954&aid=19040&listref=prayer-meditation
URL:https://retreathousehillsboro.org/event/a-mini-retreat-for-this-time-of-waiting-the-lords-prayer-in-aramaic/2026-12-01/
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