APRIL 2019
- Monday, April 1, 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. OR 6:30-8:00 p.m. - Living Compassion in a Toxic World, a three-part series with Sister Lois Barton, CSJ, Rev. Elizabeth Ewing, and Cheryl Lyon, CPC. The Sophia Center for Spirituality, 30 Main St., Binghamton.
April 1: Communicating to Connect. Communicating with compassion when we disagree; speaking and listening with love when the going gets tough.
No registration required. A free-will offering will be accepted for benefit of The Sophia Center for Spirituality.
For more information, call 607-644-0736 or email hrtcenter12@gmail.com - Wednesday, April 3 & 17, 6:30 p.m. - Centering Prayer, Sophia House, 719 W. Main St., Endicott.
- Friday-Saturday, April 5-6, 7:00 p.m. -7:00 p.m. - Come Away to a Quiet Place, a 24-hour Lenten retreat, with spiritual director & life coach Cheryl Lyon, CPC. Sophia House, 719 W. Main St., Endicott.
In the Gospels, we often find Jesus going off alone or with a small group of friends to pray and rest. If Jesus himself needed quiet time, how much more do we? Come away from your daily obligations to rest, restore and re-connect to yourself and to the living Christ.
Sit by the fireplace, nap, walk in the garden (weather permitting), and enjoy both ample time for solitude and (optional) group activities.
To register, call 607-644-0736 or email hrtcenter12@gmail.com. Your donation of $80 includes overnight accommodations, program presentations and three meals on Saturday.
Please register by Tuesday, April 2.
- Tuesday, April 9, 12:15 - 12:45 p.m. - Lunch With the Psalms, Sophia Center office, 2nd floor, First Congregational Church, 30 Main St., Binghamton, NY.
- Sunday, April 28, 6:00 p.m.: Taizé Sophia Center for Spirituality, 30 Main St., Binghamton, park in the Front Street lot.
ONGOING 2019
- Wednesdays (bimonthly), Jan. 16 - May 22, 12:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m. or 6:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m. - Book Group/Women's Circle: The Wisdom of the Body with Sister Lois Barton, CSJ and Cheryl Lyon, CPC, The Sophia Center for Spirituality, 30 Main St., Binghamton.
At this time of year, many of us resolve to pay more attention to our eating and exercise habits. Often this comes from a place of self-criticism. We get internal and external messages all the time telling us that our bodies are somehow lacking – that we are not the perfect size, shape, or age, or that we are not in the perfect health. This book takes a different approach – it invites us to use the wisdom of our bodies to find not only greater ease in our bodies (whatever their limitations or challenges) but also more equanimity of mind and a deeper connection to Spirit - to use the wisdom of the body to move toward greater wholeness and integration, spaciousness and peace.
Book: The Wisdom of the Body: A Contemplative Journey to Wholeness for Women by Christine Valters Paintner
For more information, call 607-644-0736.
Winter/Spring 2019
The Sophia Center for Spirituality
30 Main St., Binghamton, NY
Sophia House
719 West Main St., Endicott, NY
The Sophia Center for Spirituality
MAY 2019
- Wednesday, May 1 & 15, 6:30 p.m. - Centering Prayer, Sophia House, 719 W. Main St., Endicott.
- Saturday, May 11, 9 a.m. - noon - Quiet Saturday Morning: with Lois Barton, CSJ, Sophia House, 719 W. Main St., Endicott. Details to follow.
- Tuesday, May 14, 12:15 - 12:45 p.m. - Lunch With the Psalms, Sophia Center office, 2nd floor, First Congregational Church, 30 Main St., Binghamton, NY.
- Sunday, May 26, 6:00 p.m.: Taizé, Sophia Center for Spirituality, 30 Main St., Binghamton, park in the Front Street lot.