Upcoming Offerings

“I feel as though I have discovered a secret garden, a place well prayed in”  –these words are spoken often by those who come through gates of Bethany and enter the garden and Chapel.  Come and find a place of  prayer and hospitality, beauty, worship and the companionship and witness of others.

EVENING CONTEMPLATIVE EUCHARIST
St. Anne’s Chapel, February 15, 7:00 pm.  Join us every 3rd Wednesday evening September – June.
Our theme this month is on Healing.  Join us for an evening service of song, silence, readings, prayers, and Eucharist.  Celebrant: The Rev. Susan Richmond.  Music: Cathy Okhuysen.  All are welcome.

 Illuminations: Art Exhibit, featuring drawings by Cathy Comstock.
The exhibit will be offered through February 15. Please come by or contact the office to view the exhibit.

Click the link, Artist’s Statement, to read the artist’s words about her work, Illuminations.

                                                                                                                                  In your halo (detail), Cathy Comstock

REFRESHMENT DAYS:  for more information click here
February 7, 9:00  am – 2:00 pm
Earthy Transparency in Celtic Spirituality: quiet care and awe for all living things.
Led by The Rev. Lisbeth Hall, priest, sculptor, spiritual director.
Morning meditation followed with individual silence, shared reflections, noonday prayers and midday dinner at the Convent of St. Anne’s-Bethany.  Suggested Fee: $50 Registration required.

GROUPS: See Groups and Workshops for more information
Contemplative Prayer Group: Awaken to Mystery 
A weekly gathering for contemplative prayer,  Thursday mornings 10:00- 11:30 am, resumes Jan. 19, join us every week or as you can.  We resume in the new year on January 19. Led by Bethany House of Prayer Colleagues and Associates.  Registration appreciated.

Evening Groups, please click here for more complete information:
A Singing Presence led by Ellen Oak, conductor, composer, singer.  On Thursday evenings beginning Sept. 29 -Nov.3, six sessions. (Completed for the fall)
Paying Attention: Writing Poems as Spiritual Practice led by Kimberly Green,poet, spiritual director, collaborating artist.  On  First Wednesdays Oct-May. (currently full)

We welcome having your parish or group on retreat at Bethany House.  We have some dates available this Lent and Easter.  Please call or email to explore possibilities.

Individual Quiet Days and Retreats for your Parish or Group:
Bethany House of Prayer offers an exceptional space for retreats for individuals and groups.  Please contact us if you wish to arrange a day of retreat which can be self – directed,  meeting with a spiritual director or facilitated by Bethany House of Prayer. We now have space that can accommodate both smaller and larger groups.

Register online or call or email to inquire or reserve retreat opportunities.

“Catch the Vision” Celebrating a Century of the Order of Saint Anne
This handsome book of 112 pages and 123 full-color illustrations, offers us glimpses of OSA, past and present, together with reflections written by some of the Order’s many friends, including a preface from Desmond Tutu. The book can be ordered from the Sisters by email.

Join us as we bring our lives and souls into the transforming reality of God’s spirit in the world.