If you would like to attend an event, please register using our online form. You are not officially registered until your deposit is received. If you are paying by credit card a staff member will contact you for credit card information. If you are paying by check, please mail as soon as possible. To pay by credit card call 907-346-2343. Make checks payable to Holy Spirit Center, mail to 10980 Hillside Dr., Anchorage, AK 99507. Please note: Deposits are non-refundable.
Led by Fr. Armand Nigro, S.J., Fr. Vincent Beuzer, S.J. and Rosemary Insley, LCSW.
This eight-day Ignatian individually-directed retreat costs $625, with registration and a $200 deposit due no later than July 18, 2008. Register online or call 907-346-2343.
Led by Kess Frey and Fran Victor. During this retreat, participants will have the opportunity to experience centering prayer sessions, group prayer services, view videos from Contemplative Outreach, and take walks in an atmosphere of silence and beauty. Retreat begins Friday, August 15 at 6:30 for check-in and ends Tuesday, August 19 1:00pm. Fee for full retreat is $325; attending Friday through Sunday is $195. A deposit of $50 is due with registration by Friday, August 8. Register here or call 907-346-2343. Partial scholarships are available for those for whom the fee would be a hardship.
+ What are the Church's scriptural and theological
understandings of the sacraments of Baptism,
Eucharist, Confirmation, Penance, Annointing of the Sick
along with the Rite of Christian Burial? + What are the
stories of their development through history from the
early days of the Church to the forms we now have?
These questions will be explored in a four-session
series offered on Saturday mornings at Holy Spirit
Center from 9:00am - 12:00noon by a variety of
presenters from around the diocese.
September 6: Baptism and Confirmation; October 18:
Eucharist; November 1: Reconciliation;
December 6: Annointing of the Sick and the Rite of Christian Burial. Fees: $85 for the entire series when pre-registered; $25 per individual session. Register at this site or call 907-346-2343. Advance registration preferred, and registration will be taken at the door.
September 26 - September 28, '08
6:00 PM
- 1:00 PM
This retreat will be led by Dick Dunphy, S.J. and Alison King, MS, MAC and co-sponsored by the Providence Breakthrough Program. Based on the 12 Steps, there will be a special emphasis on the way in which they present us with a spiritual solution to addiction. The weekend will have conferences, quiet time for reflection and rest, sharing, and the opportunity to participate in 12 Step meetings. Friday 6:00pm check-in for overnight guests and first gathering is at 7:00pm.
Fees: $185 single, $165 double, $145 commuter
Partial scholarships are available for those for whom the fee is a hardship.
Register on this site or call 907-346-2343
Scripture And Leadership Training meets weekly and presents participants with a holistic course of study integrating Scripture, spirituality, and leadership training through large group presentation and small group sharing of personal reading and reflection.
Paraticipants are able to more clearly understand the context of the biblical writings, so as to better connect them to their lives and share their faith and insights with others.
Fees: $150 (less than $75 scholarship) Workbook: $10
Register at this site or call 907-346-2343
This weekend, which is offered for all adults, concentrates on the Paschal mystery: the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus. Koinonia (a Greek term meaning community) emphasizes that the Church is a community of baptized believers who know they are set apart to proclaim the Gospel and to serve all people in a healing way. This concept of Church is communicated to the group not only through talks, discussions and activities, but also through the team and participants being Church. If interested, please make reservations on this website or by calling Holy Spirit Center at 346-2343. For more information contact Sr. Lorene Griffin at 248-9881.
Check-in at 6:00 (snacks available); first session at 7:00.
Fees: Single $175; Double $155; Commuter $145 Registration deposit (non-refundable): $50. Partial scholarships are available for those for whom the fee is a hardship.
The Eucharist - its meaning, history and catechesis in the Catholic tradition. Fee: $25 for individual session. Register at this site or call 907-346-2343.
Advance registration preferred, and registration will also be taken at the door.
Reconciliation - its meaning, development in history and catechsis. Fee: $25 for individual session. Register at this site or call 907-346-2343. Advance registration preferred, and registration will also be taken at the door.
Annointing of the Sick and the Rite of Christian Burial. Prayer for those who are seriously ill and the Rite of Christian Burial are two events in which families, friends and faith communities can be involved in way that comfort and help bring meaning to these difficult events. This session will explore the teaching of the Catholic tradition and open up the role of those around the person who is ill or deceased. Fee: $25 for individual session.
Register at this site or call 907-346-2343.
Advance registration is preferred, and registration will also be taken at the door.
February 26 - March 1, '09
6:00 PM
- 1:00 PM
Learning How to Be: Teachings on the Eight Beatitudes with Meditation in the Christian Tradition
This retreat will be led by Bernie Owens, S.J. Fr. Bernie has a doctorate in Christian Spirituality and taught for 13 years at the University of Detroit. Since 1994, he has been the director of the Internship in Ignatian Spirituality out of Manresa Jesuit Retreat House in Bloomfield, MI.
During this extended weekend beginning Thursday evening, Fr. Bernie will lead participants through the 8 beatitudes as guides for how we are to be as Christians. Interspersed will be optional group meditation sessions, daily Mass and time for rest and exercise.
Fees: Single: $255 Double: $225 Commuter: $200
Registration Deposit: $50 Partial scholarships are available for those for whom the fee is a hardship.
Register here or call Holy Spirit Center at 907-346-2343
Holy Spirit Center
10980 Hillside Drive,
Anchorage, AK 99507
Tel: (907) 346-2343 Fax: (907) 346-2140
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