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Spiritual Direction

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Workshops, Retreats & Events

2019

PROGRAM GUIDE stillpointcsd.org

I The mission of Stillpoint is to provide a

gathering place that is hospitable to

and nourishing of the spiritual life. Our

programs provide opportunities for

spiritual development, personal

growth and social transformation. We

welcome individuals and groups of all

faiths that genuinely seek the Divine,

and those who desire to embrace the

sacred in their lives and world. Our

goal is that all who come to Stillpoint

can experience the invitation:

This October, we begin

Stillpoint’s 15th Anniversary

Year: Boundless Compassion.

This celebratory name

honors our 15th Anniversary

speaker, Fr. Greg Boyle, and

his best-selling book, Tattoos

on the Heart: The Power of

Boundless Compassion. The

name also reflects how Christ

— and we — are called to

live. As Henri Nouwen wrote,

“Jesus' whole life and mission

involve accepting powerless-

ness and revealing in this

powerlessness the limitless-

ness of God's love.”

When have you felt power-

less? Have you experienced

the Divine’s boundless

compassion and caring in

times of feeling powerless?

Join us during our

anniversary year to grow into

a deeper relationship with

the Divine and a more

compassionate way of living.

Discover your Stillpoint.

Connect With Us

Stillpoint Center for Spiritual Development

8072 W. Sahara, Suite D

Las Vegas, NV 89117

Stillpointcsd.org

[email protected]

702.243.4040

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Schedule at a Glance 4-5

Spiritual Direction 6

A Trek of Faith 7

Lectio Divina and Centering Prayer 8-9

15th Anniversary: Boundless Compassion Programs 10-14

Enneagram 15

Companion Programs 16-20

FAQs & Announcements 21

Readers’ Groups Programs & More 22-23

Relationship with The Divine One – a relationship that leads to personal

and social transformation was Stillpoint’s founding focus. This included

Spiritual Direction and Prayer; both traditional and contemporary.

Over the past 15 years, we have grown to offer a vibrant calendar full

of complementary programs such as Enneagram and special offerings

to support this foundation with your soul journey in mind.

As we embark on our 15th Anniversary, our featured speaker, Fr. Greg

Boyle shares "Kinship is the only strength there is.” We invite you to

experience Stillpoint as a welcoming gathering place for individuals

and groups of all faiths seeking the Divine and desiring to embrace the

sacred. Our programs provide nourishing opportunities for your spiritual

development, personal and social transformation.

As a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, Stillpoint’s mission and operations

are funded by fees and donations. Minimal program fees or goodwill

offering suggestions are listed.

For more details about offerings and services, please

peruse the full Fall Program guide. Program updates and

additions are also included on our website and in our

monthly e-newsletters.

DATE SEPTEMBER

3,10,17,24 Centering Prayer

3 Spiritual Directors Peer Supervision

4 Lectio Divina Prayer Training

6-7 2019 LV Diocesan Conference (Texas Station)

9 Violin Sound Healings

9, 23 Dream Circle

10-12, 24-26 Lectio Divina Prayer Groups

12, 26 Tai Chi Series

14 Full Moon Hike

16, 30 Soul Collage 8-Part Series (1 & 2)

16 Desert Cloud Flute Circle

18 Singing Bowls Meditation

19 Writings from Within

20 Desert Day: Lament

24 Vegas Strong: Labyrinth Walk

DATE OCTOBER



3 Fr. Max Oliva: Compassionate Conversations



10 Reader’s Group: C.S. Lewis Screwtape Letters

10, 24 Tai Chi Series

14, 28 Soul Collage 8-Part Series (3 &4)

15 Springs Preserve Spiritual Dig

16 Singing Bowls Meditation


22 Centering Prayer Intro and Celebration of Fr. Keating

22 Mindfulness Self Compassion (MSC) Info Session

23 Tattoo Compassion Cards: Art for “The Other”

25 Nevada Day (closed)

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DATE NOVEMBER





12 Labyrinth Walk

12 Full Moon Hike

11, 25 Soul Collage 8-Part Series (5&6)

14 Readers Group: Wild Mercies

16-17 Enneagram 2-Day Workshop


20 Singing Bowl Meditations

28-29 Thanksgiving Holiday (closed)

DATE DECEMBER





8 Advent Retreat

9, 23 Soul Collage 8 Part Series (7&8)


18 Singing Bowls*

19 Readers Group: Contemplation & Community

21 Going Deeper: Lectio Visio

25-31 Christmas Holiday (closed)

NEXT YEAR!

January: The Beatitudes & Contemplative Prayer

February: Fr. Greg Boyle: The Power of Boundless Compassion

March: Prophetic Voices Retreat: Thomas Merton & Henri Nouwen

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PRIVATE SPIRITUAL COMPANIONSHIP

» FOR SPIRITUAL SEEKERS

Spiritual Direction offers the

opportunity to notice, reflect

and discern God’s presence

in daily life and to draw

closer to the loving —

ongoing — relationship we

long for. The sacred ministry

and art of Spiritual Direction is

central to Stillpoint’s mission.

Our Spiritual Directors serve

as companions on your soul

journey. They are not

counselors but are individuals

of deep, varied faiths and

have the relevant training to

support you in identifying and

trusting your experience of

God, integrating spirituality

into your daily life, discerning

difficult choices, and living

the essence of faith.

Call for more information.

Stillpointcsd.org

[email protected]

702.243.4040

» FOR SPIRITUAL DIRECTORS

Stillpoint provides Spiritual

Directors who have formal

training or formation — and

are actively engaged in

serving directees — with the

peer supervision and

continuing education that is

an ethical standard in

therapeutic practices.

For more information on

monthly Peer Supervision

meetings and educational

offerings that provide the

nourishment you need to be

present to the soul journeys of

others, contact Stillpoint.

1n 2004, Delise Sartini, Mary

Alice Neilson, and Dr. Roisin

O’Loughlin brought forth Roisin’s

call to found a spiritual

development center in southern

Nevada. Their experience might

be described as a ”trek of faith”

Bringing the Stillpoint mission to

fruition required much

contemplation, conversation,

conceptualizing and planning. It

required discernment and

listening for the Divine’s

direction. Finding the right place

to plant the dream proved quite

challenging and for a time the

dream went dormant.

One day, Delise happened on a

space for lease that looked out

onto a garden. When the three

women walked the space

together, they knew this was the

place for the spiritual oasis

Roisin had envisioned.

For 15 years, our founders, Board

of Trustees, spiritual directors,

instructors, staff, volunteers, and

members have companioned

Stillpoint’s mission of serving as a

hospitable gathering place

nourishing to the spiritual life of

people of all faiths who

A HOSPITABLE PLACE OF RESPITE AND RENEWAL

Stillpoint Board & Staff

genuinely seek the Divine as a

path to personal development

and spiritual transformation.

The trek to Stillpoint is analogous

to the spiritual journey in that it

required deep, difficult internal

work. It required our founders to

patiently wait in liminal space —

the crucial time when the

dream seemed stagnant yet

work happening deep within

them led them here.

Stillpoint has become a place of

personal and community

growth, kinship, and of

individual and shared spiritual

experiences. It is a source of

respite, renewal and living into

the relationships we are all

called to. It is our continued

prayer that your engagement

with Stillpoint has moved you

farther on your spiritual path

and deeper into your knowing

of and relationship with the

loving Divine.

With gratitude as the journey

continues.

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Lectio Divina — or divine reading — is an ancient, Scriptural

prayer form that promotes “An encounter with God”. This

transformative method of prayer includes four steps: lectio

(reading); meditatio (meditation); contemplatio

(contemplation); and oratio (prayer). At Stillpoint, we also

engage in written or art journaling to go beyond our normal

preoccupations and bring forth our prayers.

» LECTIO DIVINA INTRODUCTION

Learn this powerful form of prayer as a new or renewed

personal daily practice, for participation in a prayer group at

Stillpoint or elsewhere.

Date: 6 pm to 8:30 pm

Time: Wednesday, September 4

Cost: $15 to $30 Freewill Donation

RSVP: stillpointcsd.org or 702.243.4040

» LECTIO DIVINA PRAYER GROUPS

Experience this transformative encounter with God in a small

circle of individuals committed to both the prayer practice

and to the sacred gift of routinely meeting as a group.

Dates: Bi-weekly meetings

Tuesday Prayer Groups begin September 10

Wednesday Prayer Groups begin September 11

Thursday Prayer Groups begin September 12

Call Stillpoint at 702.250.4405 for information on joining a

prayer group or additional Lectio Divina Introduction dates.

INDIVIDUAL & IN COMMUNITY

Centering Prayer is a meditative method of cultivating the

interior silence that prepares us for contemplative prayer —

prayer in which we experience God within.

Centering Prayer is a method of prayer and a discipline to foster

a deeper relationship with the Divine. Centering Prayer does not

replace other kinds of prayer, it adds depth of meaning to all

prayer — and facilitates resting in God.

» CENTERING & CELEBRATING THOMAS KEATING

Learn or renew your appreciation of Centering Prayer with an

introductory practice and gathering to break bread and share

reflections on the life of Trappist monk, Fr. Thomas Keating as

we mark the first year since his passing.

Dates: Tuesday, October 22

Time: 11:30 pm to 1 pm

Cost: Freewill donation

» CENTERING PRAYER IN COMMUNITY

Centering together quiets the mind more easily, forms sacred

community, and provides support for one’s individual practice.

Dates: Tuesdays

Time: 12 pm to 1 pm


» CENTERING PRAYER & BEATITUDES PROGRAM

By: Gard Jameson

Date: Saturday morning, January 11

More: Full details will be in the WINTER program guide

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STILLPOINT CENTER FOR SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT’S

15TH ANNIVERSARY SPEAKER

FR. GREG BOYLE

NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING AUTHOR

FOUNDER OF HOMEBOY INDUSTRIES

WHITE HOUSE CHAMPION OF CHANGE

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2020

TICKETS ON SALE OCTOBER 2019!

EVENT & TABLE SPONSORSHIPS NOW AVAILABLE!

‘Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion’

Books available at Stillpoint

Coming!

CENTERING PRAYER INTRODUCTION,

REMEMBERING THOMAS KEATING,

&Enjoying Fruits of Contemplation

Join in a brief introduction to Centering Prayer

followed by a prayer sit

Enjoy breaking bread together (served with Trappist

jam made at St. Joseph’s Abbey )

Reflect on Trappist monk Fr. Thomas Keating’s visit to

Stillpoint and his influence of contemplative living as

we mark one year since his passing

By: Marvin Gawryn & Francyl Gawryn

Date: Tuesday, October 22

Time: 11:30 am to 1 pm


RSVP: 702.243.4040 or stillpointcsd.org

By: Sr. Sharon Becker

Date: Sunday, December 8, 2019

Time: 1 pm to 4 pm

Cost: $30—$40 suggested donation

welcome! ADVENT HOSPITALITY: A LOVING RESPONSE

FALL PROGRAMS DIVINE COMPASSION

SELF COMPASSION

COMPASSION FOR OTHERS

STILLPOINT’S 15TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR

Tradition. Important to Stillpoint’s

mission is our tradition of bringing

great spiritual thought leaders

such as Richard Rohr, Thomas

Keating, Helen Palmer, Joan

Chittister, Brian Swimme, and the

Interfaith Amigos to southern

Nevada.

We are excited to continue our

tradition with our 15th Anniversary

speaker — Gregory Boyle, SJ. —

who is coming on Saturday,

February 8, 2020 (see page 11).

As a Jesuit priest, best-selling

author, and founder of Homeboy

Industries, Fr. Greg’s timely,

simple, and powerful message of

compassion for ourselves and for

the other can positively affect our

lives and the lives of others.

This Fall, we will explore Boundless

Compassion through book

readings, contemplative

gatherings, and art.

TATTOOS ON THE HEART: READING & REFLECTING TOGETHER

Read Fr. Greg’s powerful Book,

Tattoos on the Heart: The

Power of Boundless

Compassion.

Reflect on the book with Fr.

Max (See page 14), with other

Stillpoint members (add your

name to our Readers List), your

class, faith group, or circle of

friends and family with our

customized Reading &

Reflecting Together Guide.

Call 702.243.4040 or email

[email protected] for

your copy.

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In the midst of the world's

sorrows and our own

difficulties, honest complaint

to God as modeled in the

Psalms is a tool toward healing

and hope. We are invited to a

deeper relationship with the

Divine as we wrestle with

disorienting events.

Come spend some time being

present to God and to your-

self, as we explore lament

through Psalms, thoughtful

writings, and contemplative

exercises. Leave with a vision

of hope and the awareness of

God’s compassion and work

in our lives and in the world

around us.

With: Kathy Ruud

Date: Friday, September 20

Time: 9:00 am to 1 pm

Cost: $25 to $50 Donation

RSVP: 702.243.4040

Spiritual Director Kathy Ruud

recognizes that the Divine seeks

deep, transformative relation-

ships with each one of us.

The circumstances that lead us

to transformative encounters

can be difficult as Kathy knows.

After presenting a retreat on the

power of Lament in late 2017,

she was to present it at Stillpoint

in early 2018 when her husband

unexpectedly passed away. Her

program was postponed.

Learning to live a new normal,

Kathy saw how developing a

lament program had prepared

her to pray through sorrow —

and, how her own unfolding un-

derstanding of living with loss

informs her in how to take others

deeper in their journey to live a

whole, healing spiritual life.

With: Stillpoint and guest facilitators

Date: Wednesday, October 23

Time: 11am to 12:30 pm


RSVP: 702.243.4040

Join in the compassionate work of “tattooing” messages of hope in

pen and paint on greeting cards for our vulnerable and

disenfranchised community members who need to be reminded

that they are the Divine’s beloved. Cards will be distributed through

local not-for-profit agencies. No art experience necessary.

TATTOO COMPASSION ON GREETING CARDS

LAMENT: A PATH TOWARD HOPE

FR. MAX OLIVA: ON BOUNDLESS

COMPASSION

Spend an evening of

community and conversation

with Fr. Max Oliva, SJ during his

visit to Las Vegas.

Fr. Max will lead contemplative

discussion on the qualities of

compassion. With genuine

simplicity and directness, he will

inspire a deeper look at how

we have experienced

compassion and how the

Divine opens up spaces that

allow us to enter into more

loving, compassionate

relationships with ourselves and

with others.

With: Fr. Max Oliva

Date: Thursday, October 3


Cost: $10 to $50 Freewill

donation

Note: Small bites and

beverages served

RSVP: 702.243.4040 or

Fr. Max Oliva is a friend of

Fr. Greg Boyle and a fellow

Jesuit. He is also a friend of

many Stillpoint members and

the southern Nevada

community having ministered

here for several years.

Now residing in Spokane, WA,

Fr. Max returns to town for one

week each month to provide

spiritual companionship and

fellowship to many seekers,

including men and women in

the workplace.

The author of seven books, Fr.

Max reminds us, “At one time

we may be in dire need of

God's mercy, at another, of

God's power to heal.

Sometimes we need to be

reassured of God's

providential love. When

difficult times come, we

depend on God to strengthen

and protect us. Each

experience comes from a

God of many loves.”

“Inching ourselves closer to

creating a community of

kinship such that God

might recognize it. …”

— Greg Boyle 15

First-time and long-time

journeyers, join in discover-

ing the deeper wisdom

found in exploring the

powerful Enneagram tool.

Gain greater self-awareness

and understandings —

including “ah-ha” insights

into the creative energies

and destructive behaviors

that hold us back from the

fullness of life we are called

to.

The Enneagram tool can

help you integrate healthy

life strategies, including

prayer forms, that enable

you to claim the freedom,

authenticity and wholeness

that grace offers.

MANY PATHS TO GOD: ENNEAGRAM EXPLORATIONS FOR FULLNESS OF LIFE

With: Sr. Jane DeLisle,

Co-Director of Emmaus

Spiritual Ministries in

Orange, CA

Date: Saturday & Sunday,

November 16 & 17

(please plan to attend

both days so that the

Program can follow

format and flow)

Time: 9:30 am to 3 pm;

coffee at 9:30 am;

program begins

promptly at 10 am

Cost: $100

Lunch: $15 per day or bring

your own

RSVP: 702.243.4040 or

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TWO-DAY WORKSHOP WEEKEND

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Rebecca Sabine has lived a

rigorous, rewarding work life

as lead violinist for stars such

as Hugh Jackman, Bocelli,

and Frank Sinatra. At

Stillpoint, she’s explored and

exercised a musical ministry

that nurtures healing in

others. As her 8-year

engagement with Celine Dion

comes to a close, Rebecca is

expanding her Violin Sound

Sanctuaries work to spas and

retreat centers nationally and

internationally.

With gratitude, Rebecca

continues her Violin Sound

Sanctuaries ministry at

Stillpoint to support our

not-for-profit mission of

providing spiritual nourishment

for those seeking the Divine.

Come unwind and embrace

the sacred through her

musical brilliance!

VIOLIN SOUND SANCTUARIES

Experience a luxuriously

supportive cocoon of music that

provides the place of respite

and renewal that the body,

mind, and soul long for.

Connect to your inner self and

the sacred through guided,

visual meditation, and breathing

exercises while absorbing

aromas and Sabine’s original

music composed to companion

spiritual seekers and wanderers.

By: Rebecca Sabine

Date: 1st Mondays of month*

Time: 7 pm to 8 pm, no late entry

Cost: $20 per session

RSVP: Advised

Call: 702.243.4040

*2nd Monday in September based

on holiday

COMPLEMENTARY PROGRAMS

“When God put music in

the human heart, God put

prayer there.”

— Joan Chittister

DESERT CLOUD FLUTE CIRCLE

SHARE & LEARN

Learn to use your soul breath to

express your inner spirit song.

Come to listen. Come to learn.

Come to share the song that

resides in your soul.

All ages are invited and no

musical experience is needed.

Hand-crafted Native American

flutes are available for use and

purchase.

By: Desert Cloud Flute Circle

Date: 3rd Mondays of month*


Cost: $5 to $10 Freewill

offering suggested

SINGING BOWL MEDITATIONS

Experience how ancient

meditation art uses rhythm and

sound to open the body’s

energies, distress systems, and

create balance of spirit, mind

and body.

By: Healing Hearts

Date: 3rd Wednesdays of month*

Time: 7 pm to 8 pm, no late entry


RSVP: Advised

*Check schedule for changes.

SOULCOLLAGE®

EIGHT-PART SERIES

Is your soul napping? Does it lack

energy, curiosity, creativity, and

direction? Join an 8-part,

SoulCollage® opportunity for

spiritual awakenings through

creating image--based, 5” x

8”cards. Contemplate and

dialogue with the cards — and,

journal about how your cards

give voice to your conscious and

unconscious mind as a source of

knowing, support, and guidance

on your spiritual path.

By: Amanda West

Date: Bi-Monthly, Mondays,

September 16 - December

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Time: 9:00 am to 12 noon

Cost: $120 for series (can be

paid in $15 installments

every week)

RSVP: 702.243.4040

“Art is not an end in itself.

It introduces the soul into a

higher spiritual order,

which it expresses and in

some sense explains. —

Thomas Merton

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SPIRITUAL WAYFINDING

LABYRINTH WALKS

Across centuries, continents,

cultures, and belief systems

labyrinths have been an

enduring tool used to help

bring harmony between the

movement of our mind, body,

and soul on the path to

wholeness. Join Stillpoint to

learn to walk the labyrinth in

ways that support your journey

or the journey of a group.

With: Phyllis Murray

By: Stillpoint & St. Rose

Date: Tuesday, November 12

Time: 9:30 am to 11:00 am

Call: 702.243.4040 for place,

directions and car-

pooling

Cost: $10 suggested donation

VEGAS STRONG: LABYRINTH WALK.

How do you, your family, your

friends, or faith community

seek healing, hope, and

peace? Join Stillpoint for a

Vegas Strong prayer labyrinth

experience at Journey United

Methodist Church.

Pray sole to soul while contem-

platively walking with intentions

of creating a path toward

hope and healing that

resonates within, out into our

community, and beyond its

borders.

With: Phyllis Murray

Date: Tuesday, September 24

Time: 9:30 am to 11:00 am and

6:00 pm to 7:30 pm

Place: Journey United Methodist

6450 E. Stewart Ave, 89110

Call: 702.243.4040 for directions

or carpooling

Cost: $10 suggested donation

FULL MOON HIKE

Walk by the moon’s light, take in

its magic and begin again to

experience the joy of a moonlit

night.

Join us for a contemplative

exercise and an easy to moderate

hike by the light of the full moon in

Calico Basin.

By: Sharon Brashear

Date: Saturday, September 14;

Tuesday, November 12

Time: Late afternoon to early

evening. Call for prompt

Meet Up time.

Place: Meeting location is

provided with pre-

registration.

Cost: $15. Pre-registration

required. Call 702.243.4040

STILLPOINT SPIRITUAL DIG @

SPRINGS PRESERVE

Join a guided walking tour of the

Spring’s Preserves to learn what

archeological discoveries have

been made about our home’s

early history in a Spring’s

Preserve dig. Then, meander the

preserve’s paths, contemplate

what artifacts you’ve dug up on

your spiritual path, and offer a

prayer of praise or appeal

through journaling or some other

form of expression.

By: Stillpoint

Date: Thursday, October 15

Time: 9:00 am to 11 a.m.

Place: Meet at Springs Preserve

ticket office

Cost: Freewill donation to

Stillpoint or Springs

Preserve suggested.

RSVP: 702.243.4040

“I am like the heaven, like a

candle ,by your glow; I am

all reason, all love, all soul,

by your soul.” - Rumi

TAI CHI MEDITATION SERIES

Explore this moving form of meditation that relaxes and deepens the

breath, reduces mental and physical stress (loosens muscles and joints),

restores energy levels and improves balance, and provides gentle, slow

exercise without strain.

By: Master Amin Balil

Date: Bi-Monthly Thursdays, September 12 & 26, October 10 & 24

Time: 11:30 am to 12:30 pm

Cost: $10

Master Amin has taught Tai Chi since 1973 and is also a

Native American Flute instructor.

Coming! PRAY & POTLUCK LUNCHEON

Join in contemplation and

celebration of the nourishment

received in sharing prayer and

a bounty of food in community.

Sign up to make your favorite

dish or to bring a pre-made item

that reflects nutritional

goodness; and, learn about

new opportunities to explore

intentional, nourishing

relationships with food.

By: Stillpoint

Date: Thursday, November 7

Time: 11:30 am to 1:00 pm

Cost: $5-$15 suggested donation

RSVP: 702.243.4040

“How sweet are Your words

to my taste! Sweeter than

honey to my mouth!”

- Psalms 119:103

GOING DEEPER: ADVENT

Experience Advent through

Visio Divina (divine seeing), a

method for praying with images.

By: Ken Larson

Date: Saturday, December 21

Time: 9 am to Noon

Cost: Freewill Donation

RSVP: 702.243.4040

DREAM CIRCLE

Explore and discern the flow of

the universe’s sacred energy

and wisdom revealed through

our dreams. Empower emo-

tional, social and spiritual heal-

ing and growth through listen-

ing to your dreams and others.

By: Janet Frischmon, MA

Date: Every other Monday;

begins April 1



Note: Circle group; call

702.243.4040 about

openings

MINDFUL SELF-COMPASSION

INTRODUCTION (MSC)

Mindful Self-Compassion is an

empirically supported 8-week

program to cultivate self com-

passion. Based on pioneering

research of Kristen Neff, Ph.D.

and the clinical perspective of

Christopher Germer, Ph.D.,

MSC provides emotional

strength and resilience.

By: Leanne Earnest, Ph.D &

Gregory Pergament

Date: Tuesday, October 22

Time: 6 pm to 7 pm

Cost: Free. Information

Introduction required to

enroll in paid program.

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& Facility Rentals

What is Stillpoint? Stillpoint is a center for spiritual development

and personal growth. We offer spiritual direction, prayer groups,

classes, retreats, guest speakers and a place to be still.

Do I have to belong to a church, parish, synagogue, mosque or

other place of worship? No. Stillpoint is open to people of all

faiths who are genuinely seeking a relationship with The Divine.

We do not exist for conversion but to support one’s soul journey.

May children or teenagers attend a program? Most Stillpoint

programs are designed for attendees 18 or older. However, we

do offer periodic programs for younger people, and

attendance by children may be possible on a program-specific

basis. Please contact Stillpoint to inquire.

How do I enroll in a program or class? To ensure a quality

experience for our attendees, most programs require or suggest

an RSVP or preregistration. Some require pre-payment.

What is the registration, payment and refund policy?

Registration can be done online, by phone or at the center.

Refunds may be granted, but are not possible for special

events with material fees or specific participation number limits.

»FACILITY RENTALS

Stillpoint rooms, or the entire center, can be reserved for a day,

evening or weekend with advance reservations including a

facility fee. Our center includes a large program room,

conference rooms, a library, and prayer and meditation room.

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Join others as Fr. Boyle’s book is

used in programs such as Fr. Max

(see page 14) and various dis-

cussion groups this Fall.

Fr. Boyle’s book and Reading

and Reflecting Guide are availa-

ble at Stillpoint. Call 702.243.4040

for a copy of the book or the

guide.

WRITINGS FROM WITHIN: A

WRITINGS, READINGS &

REFLECTIONS CIRCLE

Has your journey compelled you

to write something — a book, a

poem or perhaps a reflection —

that evidences your spiritual

exploration, your journey toward

a deeper relationship with the

Divine, or the road to healing

and wholeness for you or

others?

Share one of your short writings

(or an excerpt of a longer

writing) with others and allow

them to quietly reflect on it. You

may also bring the work of

another author whose writing

has spoken to you.

This is a program of sharing and

participant reflection rather

than a workshop for critiquing or

brainstorming an author’s

writing or spiritual ideas.

With: Carrie Lahain

Time: 5 pm to 7 pm

Date: Thursday, September 19


RSVP: 702.243.4040

Journaling with words or art is a

foundational practice at Stillpoint.

The practice of opening one’s self

up through pen and paper can

help us get out our “now” — our

preoccupations — so we can go

deeper in our contemplation,

conversations (and writings), and

communion with the Divine.

During our 15th Anniversary Year,

we will welcome best-selling

author Fr. Greg Boyle, and spend

time reading and retreating on

two of the most prophetic voices

— and prolific writers — of the

20th century: Thomas Merton and

Henri Nouwen. Decades after

passing, their words feel fresh and

ring true to spiritual seekers.

TATTOOS ON

THE HEART by Fr. Greg Boyle

THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS MOVIE & BOOK

By C.S. Lewis

Explore how the author and lay theologian who

gave us The Chronicles of Narnia satirizes strategies

demons might use to ruin souls. How might the

themes and thoughts of this book, published in 1942,

resonated with readers then? And, is the book purely

entertainment (or enlightening) now?

With: Carrie Lahain

Date: Thursday, October 10 (movie);

Thursday, October 17 (book)


Cost: Freewill donations accepted

RSVP: 702.243.4040

WILD MERCIES by Mirabai Starr

Explore different facet of feminine mysticism through

a tapestry of teachings, reflections, and stories, along

with a practice for integrating the chapter’s themes

into your own life.

With: Carrie Lahain

Date: Thursday, November 14



RSVP: 702.243.4040

CONTEMPLATION & COMMUNITY

Explore themes such as silence, imagination,

meditation, embodiment, community and social

action through new voices who reflect globally on

the gifts, challenges, differences and commonalities

of Christian contemplation today for communities

and people of faith.

With: Carrie Lahain

Date: Thursday, December 19



RSVP: 702.243.4040

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