Exploring Community
One year after returning to in-person worship, community building is a major challenge on the minds of Congregation leadership. How does worshipping together help us experience the fact that we are the Body of Christ? What about the worshipping that occurs on-line through live streaming, or the various ZOOM communities we participate in? How are these Christian communities that make up the Body of Christ different from the surprising communities that arise on Facebook and other social media? What will the presence of an intentional community on the close (the Community of the Crossing) mean for the community that makes up Saint Saviour?
A retreat for the Congregation of St. Saviour, Cathedral of St. John the Divine
Where: Holy Cross Monastery, West Park, N.Y.
When: Friday, October 28, 2022 - Sunday, October 30, 2022
Leader: Brother Ephrem
Cost: $325, includes private room with shared bath, and six meals (Friday supper-Sunday lunch). Some scholarships are available. Check with the Vicar.
Available Slots: 15
How to Register: Please register and pay in Realm (Deadline: Sept. 30)
Contact Person: Marsha Ra
(Mobility Issues and Climbing Stairs: The rooms are on the second and third floors of the guesthouse and there is no working elevator, so you must be able to negotiate at least one flight of stairs several times a day. )
(Covid Policies: Masking in the Guesthouse is optional. However, each person attending the retreat must show proof of vaccination and at least one booster. Details will be sent to everyone who signs up for the retreat. )
A new brother here at Holy Cross Monastery, Brother Ephrem recently transferred from St. Joseph Abbey in Louisiana where he spent ten years as a monk. Originally from Louisiana, He holds a PhD in Spirituality from The Catholic University of America in DC. An experienced retreat leader, his publications include Intimacy in Prayer: Wisdom from Bernard of Clairvaux and In the School of Prophets: The Formation of Thomas Merton’s Prophetic Spirituality. His hobbies include reading; film; hiking; playing and listening to classical music.
Holy Cross Monastery (https://holycrossmonastery.com), located in West Park, NY, is the mother house of the Order of the Holy Cross, an Anglican religious order inspired by the Benedictine tradition. The main building was completed in 1904 and sits on 26 acres overlooking the Hudson River, across from Hyde Park. It can be reached by taking Metro North to Poughkeepsie followed by a cab ride. Driving directions as well as additional information about accommodations, meal times, and the service schedule is available on the Holy Cross website. There is no food available after dinner at 6:00 p.m. but a small refrigerator is available for use by guests if needed.