 Sabbatical Program for Priests, Religious and Laity Personal Growth, Healing and Renewal
Our Sabbatical Program provides a unique program design of personal and professional growth opportunities that envelopes a whole person approach for growth, healing and renewal. The eclectic blend of spirituality, psychology, theology, education, therapeutic experiences, inner healing, spiritual direction, art and mandala exploration and integration, dream work, body/breath work, and healing touch provides a dynamic and innovative opportunity for personal growth and renewal.
Our community life evolves around shared prayer, Eucharist, meals, outings to local sites throughout the state of Colorado, reading, study time, small group sharing, class time and various retreat experiences.
- Non-smoking facility.
- Exercise room and hot tub.
- Meals are wholesome with an emphasis on nutrition and health care.
- Bedroom suites, each room will have a private/personal bathroom.
- Our way of life reflects our dedication to healing the whole person.
- Each week the participant meets with his/her Spiritual Director.
- Additional sessions in spiritual direction, inner healing, counseling, mandala assessment, breath/body work and massage therapy are available for $50 per session.
For more information contact: Mercy Center at 719-633-2302 or email at: mercyctr@aol.com.
Completion of the Program Application is required to begin the admittance process.
The schedule includes actual content but may be adapted based on presenters availability.
Monday through Friday
* Breakfast
* 8:30 Morning Prayer
* 9:00 - 11:00 am Morning Conference
* 12:00 pm Lunch
* 1:30 - 3:00 pm Wednesday Conference
* 5:30 pm - Mass
* 6 pm Dinner
First Tuesday of each month - Veneration of the Cross
Friday noon, Saturday and Sunday are open for personal or group excursions.
Limited to 18 participants
Tuition: For three months $7,150.00 US
Excursions, books, personal spending not included.
Our Campus Includes:
- Mercy Center, 5 bedrooms, and 2 bathrooms. Offices & Classrooms, TV Room
- St Joseph's - 3 bedroom suites, 5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, exercise room, wireless internet service, pool table, hot tub & 2 TV Rooms
- St. Brigets - 5 bedroom suites, St. John Hermitage, TV room.
- Pope John Paul II - Chaple of the Exaulted Cross, Dinning Room
- St. Francis Courtyard and Hermitage
For more information contact: Mercy Center at 719-633-2302 or email at: mercyctr@aol.com.
Completion of the Program Application is required to begin the admittance process.
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Design Your Own Sabbatical In Beautiful Colorado
Many professional men and women who desire personal and professional growth need flexible time and adjustable schedules that provide the opportunity to tailor a sabbatical program to meet their specific needs. The Mercy Center offers individuals to design your sabbatical program in both length of time and variety of topics.
You may choose from any variations of our 13-week sabbatical program or from the four-semester program that includes The National Institute for Inner Healing. These NIIH four semesters include: Healing The Whole Person; Healing Family Relationships; Healing Scars of Abuse; and Healing Childhood Wounds. The Rich in Mercy Institute has four semesters you may include in your personally tailored sabbatical program. These include Beyond Guilt to Giftedness; Madness or Mysticism; Healing Our Images of God; Healing Spiritual Shame. You may also choose from any of the content from our Spiritual Directors Training Program or the Vocation/Formation Training Program.
If you desire to explore advance training programs at the Mercy Center you may choose from the following areas: Mandala Exploration and Integration; Conscious Eating and Inner Healing; Exploring Family Systems Through the Genogram; Myers-Briggs Type Indicator; Enneagram Explorations and Healing Compulsions; Dreams, Archetypes and Shadow Explorations.
Additional personal growth sessions can be included in your sabbatical design. These may include individual counseling; spiritual direction; mandala assessment; dream and archetype exploration; body/breath work; massage therapy includes craniosacral therapy, deep-tissue massage, trigger point therapy, therapeutic touch, and balancing therapy; grief counseling; life transitions counseling; career counseling; couples counseling; trauma resolution that includes EMDR-Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing; Adult Children of Alcoholics; Survivors of Sexual Abuse; Art Expressions; and Mission Re-Entry.
Recreation opportunities include our exercise and workout room, 200+plus videos, and 4,000 books in our library, hot tubs, and local tourist sites.
Retreats may include: a 30-day guided or directed retreat, special themes for private retreats, and hermitage experience at the St. John of the Cross Hermitage (length of retreats can be tailored to your needs) mission re-entry, life transitions and mid-life directions.
Program Fees are $2200 per month, includes one daily session or participation in a scheduled program for more information Call Tim Fogle at 719-633-2302 or email to mercyctr@aol.com to discuss how you can “Design Your Own Sabbatical”.
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CREATIVE EXPRESSIONS SABBATICAL
“The very act of art and design can heal and mend the mind and soul.”
CREATIVE EXPRESSIONS has been designed as a one to four week sabbatical for men and women who are longing for a personal time to heal and mend their mind and soul. Through the use of art expressions we invite each participant to “come away and rest your weary mind.” Creative Expressions will provide a learning environment that will invigorate your personal desire for wellbeing and restoration.
Each of the four-weeks will provide an experiential learning opportunity for creative expressions.
* Week One: Weavings – Through the use of looming, wall hangings, mobiles, quilting and yarn creations each participant will explore the use of weavings to find their center and enjoy the solitude of weaving creative expressions.
* Week Two: Clay – Sculpting, pottery, imprints and clay expressions will encourage each participant to gather together their intimate relationship with the earth and all of creation so that being grounded becomes second nature.
* Week Three: Color – Watercolor, acrylics, sketching and oil pastels will awaken the sensuality and sexuality of being alive and connected to the beauty of all creation.
* Week Four: Design – Stamping, Scrap-booking, Masks, Collage will help each participant organize their personal life continuum and explore their blessings and burdens, life losses and the abbas (fathers) and ammas (mothers) that have contributed to his/her center point.
Any one-week $950 (includes supplies) All four-weeks $2,500 (includes supplies)
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