Workshops & Classes
Monthly Book Talk via Zoom
Free • 3rd Saturday • 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
The group currently meets via Zoom. Contact Sr. Dorothy Jean to join. Click here for a complete book list with meeting dates.
February 18, 2023 @ 9:30 a.m. via Zoom
Dream Group: Language of the Soul
$20 • 3rd Saturday • 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Listening to dreams in a group can help us pay attention to God's presence in image and word in our awakened life. Presenter is Clara Jean Dawson.
February 18, 2023 @ 10:00 a.m. Agatha Hall
Please Note
Vaccination, masks and social distancing
required for all attending retreats and workshops in-person at Queen of Angels Monastery.
We greatly appreciate your help and support in keeping the sisters and guests safe.
Prayer of the Heart
Free • 3rd Tuesday • 3:30 - 4:30 pm
All are welcome to join this contemplative prayer group. Meetings take place in the Chapel, located on the second floor of the Hospitality Center.
February 21, 2023 @ 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
The Creative-Spiritual Life Circle via Zoom
Free • 3rd Saturday • 1:15 - 2:30 pm • Zoom
A Benedictine-centered discussion group whose concept is simple: people who gather together on a regularly scheduled basis to share -- without interruptions or cross-talk -- whatever is gratifying us or amazing us or troubling us or puzzling us about the intersection of creativity and spirituality.
Click here to learn more and to register.
February 18, 2023 @ 1:15 p.m. via Zoom
Supervision for Spiritual Directors via Zoom
$20 • 2nd Friday • 9:30 - 11:30 am
All spiritual directors are welcome to attend the monthly supervision meetings for on-going formation and education featuring lively discussions of pertinent spirituality topics, prayer and skills of the ministry. Meetings taking place via Zoom.
February 10, 2023 @ 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. via Zoom
Retreats & Events
February 11, 2023
9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Chapter Room
$50, includes lunch / Scholarships Available
"Living the Beatitudes" presented by Nancy Hendricks
Jesus' most important instruction to us is to love one another. In this retreat, we will delve into the Beatitudes of Jesus. We will explore how to live this teaching of love in our everyday, ordinary lives with the Beatitudes as our guide.
About the Presenter
After a career farming vegetables and berries for over thirty years, Nancy Hendricks discerned to shift from feeding people’s bodies with food to journeying with people on their spiritual paths by leading retreats. Nancy received her Master’s in Pastoral Ministry in 2020 from the University of Portland. Nancy has been attending retreats at Shalom since the 1980s and is happy now to be able to lead retreats on a variety of topics.
To register and/or more information, call 503 845-2556 or send a check payable to Benedictine Sisters, Attn. Sister Dorothy Jean Beyer, 840 S. Main St., Mount Angel, OR 97362, or email dorothyjeanb7@gmail.com. Please register 4 days before the retreat.
March 3-5, 2023
3:30 p.m. Friday – 1 p.m. Sunday
Via Zoom
$99 / Scholarships Available
"Teilhard de Chardin's The Divine Milieu presented by Stephen Coffey, OSB Cam
This weekend retreat will focus on Teilhard de Chardine's masterpiece, The Divine
Milieu. We will consider the major themes of this seminal work, which the Jesuit
scientist and mystic wrote during his exile in China. Special attention will be paid to his
cosmic Christology and the centrality of the mystery of the Incarnation in his thought.
The retreat will include extended periods of lectio divina on key texts from the The
Divine Milieu.
Stephen Coffey, OSB Cam, is an ordained monk of the Camaldolese community of California. He is engaged in extensive retreat ministry as well as spiritual direction for priests, religious, and laity. He formerly served on the staff of Shalom Prayer Center.
To register, call Benedictine Sisters, 503 845-2556 or send a check payable to Benedictine
Sisters, Attention: Sister Dorothy Jean, 840 S. Main St., Mt. Angel, OR 97362, two days before the retreat.
May 6, 2023
1:00pm
Outdoor Labyrinth, West End of Shalom Building
FREE
World Labyrinth Day: Take Steps Together for Peace
The Benedictine Sisters at Shalom at the Monastery invite you to walk with them their outdoor labyrinth on Saturday, May 6, 2023 at 1 p.m. Please gather at the labyrinth at the west end of the Shalom building.
At 12:45 p.m., there will be a brief explanation of the Peace Walk on the labyrinth. We will then walk the 20-minute Silent Peace Walk, using the format of Benedictines For Peace. Following the walk, refreshments will be served in the Benedictine Sisters' dining room. All are welcome!
To register, call Sister Dorothy Jean Beyer, (503) 845-2556 or email her here.
June 3, 2023
9:30 am - 3:30 pm
Chapter Room
$50, includes lunch and materials
Scholarships Available
Developing and Sustaining a Practice of Contemplative Prayer: What I Have Learned from Thomas Merton
Thomas Merton is a widely recognized spiritual writer of the 20th century and still carries a marked influence today. In this retreat, citations from Merton’s extensive writings will be used as a resource for developing and sustaining a practice of contemplative prayer. Opportunities to engage in contemplative prayer, as taught by Merton, will be included.
Presenter: Geoff Colvin, Ph.D, is a retired research associate, lecturer, and national consultant from the University of Oregon in the department of Education. He now devotes his time to spiritual writing, conducting retreats, leading gatherings on contemplative prayer, and enjoying retirement with his wife Nola and daughter Kylee in Eugene, Oregon.
To register, call 503 845-2556 or send a check payable to Benedictine Sisters, 840 S. Main St., Mount Angel, OR 97362, Attn: Sister Dorothy Jean Beyer, three days before the retreat.
June 24, 2023
Save the Date: Watch for More Details...
Watch for More Details for the retreat presented by Susan Black scheduled for Saturday, June 24, continuing the theme of JOY, plus SURPRISE. Susan, an artist and writer, presented the retreat on January 7, on JOY, which was very well attended and received. Don't miss this upcoming wonderful opportunity to experience joy.