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  Come to the Quiet - Centering Prayer
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  Women of Faith - Facilitated by a Women's Gathering
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  Praise God Yoga
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  Intensive Days of Centering Prayer
  Centering Prayer - Come to the Quiet
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  Knitting and Prayer
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  Come to the Quiet - Centering Prayer
  The Labyrinth
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  Six-Day Directed Retreat
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  Six-Day Directed Retreat
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  Six-Day Directed Retreat
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  Six-Day Directed Retreat
  Praise God Yoga
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  Six-Day Directed Retreat
  Centering Prayer - Come to the Quiet
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  Six-Day Directed Retreat
  In the Mystery of the Moment
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  Six-Day Directed Retreat
  Come to the Quiet - Centering Prayer
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  Six-Day Directed Retreat
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  Centering Prayer - Come to the Quiet
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  The Seven Energy Centers: "The Chakras"
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May 1st, 2008 (Thu)
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
  Come to the Quiet - Centering Prayer
Come on Tuesday mornings or Thursday evenings to experience a silent communion with God in a group of pray-ers.

Facilitator: Bunny Scott
Bunny is a Pastoral Associate at St. Frances Cabrini Parish and a Spiritual Director at the Upper Room. She has been practicing Centering Prayer for many years.

Fee: Free Will Offering
Time: 6:30pm - 7:30pm
May 3rd, 2008 (Sat)
10:00 AM
  Women of Faith - Facilitated by a Women's Gathering
A Women’s Gathering
facilitates
Women of Faith

You are invited to join us as we explore the lives of women of faith through the ages. Their holy wisdom can inspire us today. Our monthly Saturday morning gatherings for women offer a time of reflection, prayer and nourishment of body and spirit. A light brunch is served following the gathering for prayer/reflection.

Dates

Saturdays at 10:00 am to 12 noon

October 13, 2007
November 10, 2007
December 1, 2007
January 12, 2008

February 9, 2008
March 8, 2008
April 12, 2008
May 3, 2008

Fee: $10.00

For further information call Cecilia Rahner at 732-223-2880

After the buffet we invite you to walk our newly constructed Labyrinth for further time of meditation and reflection
May 6th, 2008 (Tue)
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
  Centering Prayer - Come to the Quiet
Come on Tuesday mornings or Thursday evenings to experience a silent communion with God in a group of pray-ers.

Facilitator: Bunny Scott
Bunny is a Pastoral Associate at St. Frances Cabrini Parish and a Spiritual Director at the Upper Room. She has been practicing Centering Prayer for many years.

Fee: Free Will Offering
May 8th, 2008 (Thu)
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
  Come to the Quiet - Centering Prayer
Come on Tuesday mornings or Thursday evenings to experience a silent communion with God in a group of pray-ers.

Facilitator: Bunny Scott
Bunny is a Pastoral Associate at St. Frances Cabrini Parish and a Spiritual Director at the Upper Room. She has been practicing Centering Prayer for many years.

Fee: Free Will Offering
Time: 6:30pm - 7:30pm
May 12th, 2008 (Mon)
  Praise God Yoga
PRAISE GOD YOGA

DE-STRESS AND BE BLESSED! Escape from the pressures of daily life on a mini vacation through yoga and relaxation. Try something new that is good for your body, mind, spirit and soul.
“Praise God Yoga” is a combination of Hatha Yoga, scripture, spiritual music and meditation. Let go of stress as you move through yoga postures and relax the body with your breath. As God inspired music is played, you are invited to surrender your worries to God and experience the closeness of God’s presence.

Presenter: Catherine Larsen
A Padme Yoga Instructor, Cathy integrates Christian Spirituality with Yoga.

Date: Mondays: April 21st and 28th , May 12th and 19th

Time: 6:00 – 7:30 pm

Place: Upper Room Spiritual Center
3455 W. Bangs Avenue, Building 2
Neptune, NJ 07753
(Behind Holy Innocents Church)

Fee: $60 (4 week sesson) or
$20 (per week)
May 13th, 2008 (Tue)
10:00 AM - 2:30 PM
  Intensive Days of Centering Prayer
INTENSIVE DAYS OF CENTERING PRAYER - COME TO THE QUIET

A special day of silent retreat for those practicing centering prayer on a regular basis. The day will consist of two periods of Centering Prayer, Lectio Divina and instruction on deepening our Centering Prayer.

Facilitator: Bunny Scott

Date: Tuesdays, Sept. 18th, Nov. 20th, Jan 15th, Mar. 18th, and May 13th

Time: 10:00 am - 2:30 pm

Fee: $30 each day

Light Lunch is Provided

Registration with a $15 deposit required on week in advance.
May 13th, 2008 (Tue)
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
  Centering Prayer - Come to the Quiet
Come on Tuesday mornings or Thursday evenings to experience a silent communion with God in a group of pray-ers.

Facilitator: Bunny Scott
Bunny is a Pastoral Associate at St. Frances Cabrini Parish and a Spiritual Director at the Upper Room. She has been practicing Centering Prayer for many years.

Fee: Free Will Offering
May 14th, 2008 (Wed)
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
  Knitting and Prayer
KNITTING AND PRAYER

Learn how to combine your knitting/crocheting skills, prayer and compassion and be rewarded with the satisfaction of creating a prayer shawl. Little or no experience required.

Presenter: Lois Dougherty
A spiritual director of the Upper Room and a very experienced knitter.

Dates: Wednesdays: September 19th, October 10th, November 14th, December 12th, January 16th, February 13th, March 12th, April 16th and May 14th.

Time: 1:30 - 3:30pm

Place: The Upper Room Spiritual Center
3455 W. Bangs Avenue
Neptune, New Jersey 07753
(Behind Holy Innocents Church)
phone: 732-922-0550
e-mail: office@theupper-room.org

Fee: $10 per session

Participants do not need to attend all sessions.
May 15th, 2008 (Thu)
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
  Come to the Quiet - Centering Prayer
Come on Tuesday mornings or Thursday evenings to experience a silent communion with God in a group of pray-ers.

Facilitator: Bunny Scott
Bunny is a Pastoral Associate at St. Frances Cabrini Parish and a Spiritual Director at the Upper Room. She has been practicing Centering Prayer for many years.

Fee: Free Will Offering
Time: 6:30pm - 7:30pm
May 15th, 2008 (Thu)
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  The Labyrinth
THE LABYRINTH AND MARY

May is traditionally the month dedicated to Mary. Let us take a reflective walk along the sacred path of Mary’s life. We will use the labyrinth, as it was intended in medieval times, as a pilgrimage… walking the journey so that we too may say “YES” to God.

Presenter: Maureen Christensen, RSM
Co-Director of the Upper Room Spiritual Center

Date: Thursday, May 15, 2008

Time 7:00 – 9:00 pm

Place: The Upper Room Spiritual Center
3455 W. Bangs Avenue, Building 2
Neptune, New Jersey 07753
(Behind Holy Innocents Church)

Fee: $20

Registration with a $10 deposit required by May 8th
May 16th, 2008 (Fri) -- May 23rd, 2008 (Fri)
7:00 PM - 10:30 AM
  Six-Day Directed Retreat
SIX-DAY DIRECTED RETREAT

An opportunity for solitude, prayer with Scripture, and daily spiritual direction, this retreat is offered in the spirit of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola.

Date: Friday, May 16th - Friday, May 23, 2008

Time: 7:00 Arrival - 10:30 am Departure

Fee: $350 (seven nights)

Registration with a $100 non-transferable and non-refundable deposit required by May 4th
May 19th, 2008 (Mon)
  Praise God Yoga
PRAISE GOD YOGA

DE-STRESS AND BE BLESSED! Escape from the pressures of daily life on a mini vacation through yoga and relaxation. Try something new that is good for your body, mind, spirit and soul.
“Praise God Yoga” is a combination of Hatha Yoga, scripture, spiritual music and meditation. Let go of stress as you move through yoga postures and relax the body with your breath. As God inspired music is played, you are invited to surrender your worries to God and experience the closeness of God’s presence.

Presenter: Catherine Larsen
A Padme Yoga Instructor, Cathy integrates Christian Spirituality with Yoga.

Date: Mondays: April 21st and 28th , May 12th and 19th

Time: 6:00 – 7:30 pm

Place: Upper Room Spiritual Center
3455 W. Bangs Avenue, Building 2
Neptune, NJ 07753
(Behind Holy Innocents Church)

Fee: $60 (4 week sesson) or
$20 (per week)
May 20th, 2008 (Tue)
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
  Centering Prayer - Come to the Quiet
Come on Tuesday mornings or Thursday evenings to experience a silent communion with God in a group of pray-ers.

Facilitator: Bunny Scott
Bunny is a Pastoral Associate at St. Frances Cabrini Parish and a Spiritual Director at the Upper Room. She has been practicing Centering Prayer for many years.

Fee: Free Will Offering
May 21st, 2008 (Wed)
7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
  In the Mystery of the Moment
IN THE MYSTERY OF THE MOMENT

Through the use of Scripture and poetry we will reflect on the experience of the Presence of God in our lives. It is a time to ponder WHOSE we are, how we are loved by God, and how we love in response.

Presenter: Mary Catherine Walton, SSJ
Mary Catherine is an experienced spiritual director and retreat director. She has been published in various spiritual journals.

Date: Tuesday, May 21, 2008

Time: 7:00 – 9:00 pm

Place: Upper Room Spiritual Center
3455 W. Bangs Avenue
Neptune, NJ 07753
(Behind Holy Innocents Church)

Fee: $20

Registration with a $10 deposit required by May 13th
May 22nd, 2008 (Thu)
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
  Come to the Quiet - Centering Prayer
Come on Tuesday mornings or Thursday evenings to experience a silent communion with God in a group of pray-ers.

Facilitator: Bunny Scott
Bunny is a Pastoral Associate at St. Frances Cabrini Parish and a Spiritual Director at the Upper Room. She has been practicing Centering Prayer for many years.

Fee: Free Will Offering
Time: 6:30pm - 7:30pm
May 27th, 2008 (Tue)
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
  Centering Prayer - Come to the Quiet
Come on Tuesday mornings or Thursday evenings to experience a silent communion with God in a group of pray-ers.

Facilitator: Bunny Scott
Bunny is a Pastoral Associate at St. Frances Cabrini Parish and a Spiritual Director at the Upper Room. She has been practicing Centering Prayer for many years.

Fee: Free Will Offering
May 28th, 2008 (Wed)
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
  The Seven Energy Centers: "The Chakras"
THE SEVEN ENERGY CENTERS:
“CHAKRAS”

“Energy” is the life force that flows through the human body, the earth and the whole universe. This session will ponder the wonderful gift of this energy and explore a major source of this energy in human beings—the seven “charkas” or energy “centers”. You will learn the physical, psychological, and spiritual dimensions of these energy centers and experience ways to keep your “vital life force” balanced and nourished.

Presenter: Maureen Conroy, RSM, D.Min.
Co-director of the Upper Room, Spiritual
Director, Practitioner of Holistic Healing
Modalities, and Author of five books.

Dates: Wednesday, May 28th and Wednesday June 4, 2008

Time: 7:00-9:30 pm

Place: The Upper Room Spiritual Center
Rt. 33 and W. Bangs Avenue
Neptune, NJ 07753
732 922 0550

Fee: $40

Registration with a $15 deposit required by May 18th
May 29th, 2008 (Thu)
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
  Come to the Quiet - Centering Prayer
Come on Tuesday mornings or Thursday evenings to experience a silent communion with God in a group of pray-ers.

Facilitator: Bunny Scott
Bunny is a Pastoral Associate at St. Frances Cabrini Parish and a Spiritual Director at the Upper Room. She has been practicing Centering Prayer for many years.

Fee: Free Will Offering
Time: 6:30pm - 7:30pm
 

P.O. Box 1104 W. Bangs Ave. Neptune, NJ 07754 office@theupper-room.org
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