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Benedictine Spiritual Formation
Program 2009 - 2010
under the Direction of Sr. Anne Stedman, OSB
For information please contact either Patty Degen
(Colorado Springs) or Sr. Marilyn Carpenter (Denver).
Online classes also available.
The Benedictine Spiritual Formation Program
was created to
deepen each participant’s inner journey and to open new pathways of spiritual
service. This two-year program open to people of all faith traditions is rooted
in the Benedictine tradition and focuses on spiritual growth and personal transformation.
The Program:
- deepens understanding of Christian
foundations and beliefs
- broadens understanding of other faith
traditions
- provides a means for deepening one's
prayer life
- enables participants to share their
spiritual journeys with others
- educates participants to be spiritual
directors
- enriches the lives of all participants
YEAR I—Starting Fall of 2009
Advanced Training for Spiritual Direction:
Cost: $120 ($20 nonrefundable
registration fee)
Date: Tuesdays, October 6 - November 17, 2009, 9:30 -
11:30 a.m. or 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Place: Benet Pines Ministry Center
3190 Benet Lane
Colorado Springs, CO 80921
Lead by Margie Arms, Ph.D., and open to
spiritual directors of all faith traditions, this class takes a more in-depth
look at spiritual and faith development concepts of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Click here for a detailed class description.
Class size is limited. To register,
please complete the attached
Registration Form
or call (719) 633-0655.
Spiritual Formation Program:
This program will be offered in Colorado Springs in the new
Ministry Center at Benet Pines and in
Denver at St. George's in the Glenn Episcopal Church. Day
or evening classes meet weekly for two
and a half hours September through May.
YEAR I - Denver Campus:
(pdf file
Application for Denver/North Site applicants only)
Place: Englewood United
Methodist Church
3885 S. Broadway
Englewood, CO 80113
Day/Time: Tuesdays, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Date: Beginning September
15, 2009
YEAR I - Colorado Springs Campus: (pdf file
Application
2009 for Colorado Springs/South
Site applicants only)
Place: Benet Pines
Ministry Center
3190 Benet Lane
Colorado Springs, CO 80921
Day/Time: Wednesdays, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Dates:
Beginning September 9, 2009
YEAR I -
***NEW*** Online Program - Grand Junction: (pdf file
Application
2009 for Online applicants only)
Place: Immaculate Heart of
Mary
790 - 26 1/2 Road
Grand Junction, CO 80506
Day/Time: Wednesdays, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Dates:
Beginning September 9, 2009
The two-year program is composed of three trimesters per year:
Year I:
(at a glance...) .
Christian Foundations
. Images of God
. Faith: Journey of Transformation
. Bible: The Transformative Word
. Jesus: Who do you say that I am?
. The Mystery of Suffering and Evil
. Christianity & Religions of the World
. Church Models
. Care of Creation - Justice Spirituality
. End of the World, Heaven & Hell
. Nonviolence
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Christian Spirituality
. Introduction to Spirituality
. Making All Things New
. Contemplative Living with Heart
. Rhythms of Reflective Living
. Feminine Spirituality
. Holistic Spirituality
. Masculine Spirituality
. Focusing and Bio-spirituality
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Lectio Divina
. Movement as Prayer
. The Emmaus Journey
. Conjugal Spirituality
. Spirituality of Aging
. Caring for your Soul |
Formative Spirituality
. Making Moral Decisions
. Theological Reflection
. My Sexual Self
. Family Systems: Genograms
. Journaling: A Way into Our Story
. Journal Dialogues
. Dreams: A Part of Discernment |
Year II
(Prerequisite - completion of Year I):
Ministry and Topics of
Spiritual
Direction
Prayer and Discernment in Spiritual Direction
Practicum
Denver
Place: Englewood United
Methodist Church
3885 S. Broadway
Englewood, CO 80113
Day/Time: Mondays, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Date: Beginning September
14, 2009
Colorado Springs
Place: Benet Pines Ministry
Center
3190 Benet Lane
Colorado Springs, CO 80921
Day/Time: Thursdays, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Dates:
Beginning September 10, 2009
Class time will consist of:
input from professionally-trained facilitators.
participation in small group sessions and processes.
monthly meetings with a spiritual director.
weekly reading and writing assignments, including a personal
journal.
summer reading assignment and written report due in September of the
second year of the program.
The two-year Benedictine Spiritual Formation Program
includes several workshops and retreats at no additional charge for the
students.
Application Process:
Ideally, we like to begin the application process in
early spring in order to allow enough
time for an in-depth interview to determine each applicant's readiness and
commitment to spiritual service. However, we will accept applications up through
the beginning of August.
A non-refundable registration fee of $50.00
that does not apply to the program fee, is required to secure a place in the
program. Apply now; space is limited.
Program Fee:
The program fee is $1,250 per year and includes all class
sessions, retreats, workshops, days of reflection, and supervision.
Work scholarships may be available on a
limited basis. Credit Cards accepted.
If you are interested in this program and would like further
information, please contact:
Colorado Springs / South Site Coordinator
Patty Degen, BSN, RN - Director, Colorado
Spring Campus
Phone: (719) 528-5303
Email:
patty@bsfp.org
Facilitator Year I: Sister Mary Colleen Schwarz, OSB
Facilitator Year II: Patty Degen
Denver / North Site Coordinator
Sister Marilyn Carpenter, OSB
Phone: (719) 429-7500 (cell)
Email: smarilync@juno.com
Facilitator Year I: Sister Marilyn
Carpenter, OSB
Facilitator Year II: Rev. Michele Danson
Staff:
(Full credentials can be found on the Staff
page)
Link to
Spiritual
Direction Colorado
Student comments:
The Benedictine Spiritual Formation Program helped me
explore my artistic and imaginative talents through classes such as 'Images of
God', 'The Mandala,' and 'Introduction to Dreams.' Because we studied many
topics in spirituality, I found myself in a different place, a prayerful space
that opened me to new ways of praying and interacting. Still, I feared the idea
of being responsible for someone else's growth in the spirit. Imagine how
relieved I was to find that God's spirit is the responsible party; I simply pray
that the spirit will be heard through me. Finally, BSFP helped create deep
friendships that last. -Peter Michelin (South Site)
My participation in the Benedictine Spiritual Formation Program has born much
fruit. After graduating from the BSFP program, I have had the privilege of
accompanying others on their faith journeys and serving the program as an intern
and then teacher and supervisor of second year students. The personal and
spiritual growth that I experienced through my association with the program
contributed in no small part to my completing a Masters in Divinity at the Iliff
School of Theology in Denver which has enabled me to answer a call to serve as
Pastoral Associate at Light of Christ Ecumenical Catholic Community in Longmont.
-Toni Stone (North Site)
Since my graduation from BSFP, I have begun working as a chaplain at an alcohol
and drug rehabilitation center near Denver. In that position, I have the
opportunity to teach in a classroom setting and to provide spiritual direction
for addicts in early recovery. The BSFP has helped me to approach this
non-denominational ministry with openness and enthusiasm, and it has allowed me
to connect with persons of varying spiritual inclinations who long to know a
power greater than themselves without being subjected to heavy-handed
evangelism. Through my BSFP adventures, I am better able to meet folks where
they are and to walk with them on their spiritual paths. -Dale Lee (North Site)
When I entered the Spiritual Formation Program in the fall of 2005 I had no idea
of all that was ahead for me. As a life coach and lay counselor I felt there was
more learning for me as I walked the journey of life with my clients. I would
say I'm possibly only beginning to realize "the fruit" of what this program
meant to me. I've noticed a new freedom to bring all that I am--not hold
back--the freedom to say "yes" to new opportunities God has opened up for me. I
entered the program terrified of speaking to a group. Somewhere along the way
that terror just left and I'm able to share with groups in a way that was never
possible for me before. I have also shifted in the way I welcome people--can it
be the Benedictine hospitality that was shown and modeled to me? I have deeper
awareness of the inherent worth and value of all of God's creation. Four of my
friends have enrolled in the program during the past three years, not so much
because of what I said about the program, but I think it's more like that great
movie line in When Harry Met Sally, “I'LL HAVE WHAT SHE'S HAVING!” What a gift
to have been part of the Benet Hill community. -Nancy Metz (South Site)
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BENET PINES MINISTRY CENTER
3190 Benet Lane
Colorado Springs, CO 80921
(719) 633-0655
Fax: (719) 471-0403
E-MAIL:
info@BenetHillMonastery.org
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