Sacred Self,

Sacred Community

A 5-month, in-person program designed to spark awareness of your sacred self and the gift of faith-filled community.  

Starting January, 2025 in partnership with Mercy Center Auburn

Join us for a free informational meeting Thursday, November 14th at 7PM. Email Mary@RetreatReflectRenew.org for the Zoom invite.

Sacred Self,

Sacred Community

 

Discover your life as a special and unique call to wholeness.

This formative program begins with a focus on your sacred self. You will reflect on self-acceptance and God’s grace and consider ways to be true to your inner self when confronted with stress and worries. You will be invited to reflect on your spiritual experiences and deepen your awareness of God in your daily life. 

Experience community as a sacred place that helps you grow in faith.

Appreciate the impact of faith-filled friendships on your spiritual growth and overall well-being. Through the sharing of prayer and the practice of holy listening, you will find community as a place that respects each person’s story as sacred, celebrates one another’s differences, and empowers one another to grow into their true selves.

This program begins with a weekend retreat in January, followed by four Saturday sessions. Christine Jurisich talks more about the purpose of this program.

Session Themes and Dates

 

Session One: (This introductory weekend is required for enrollment)

Self-Esteem, Self-Acceptance, and the Sacred January 17-19, 2025 (Friday 5PM - Sunday 1:00PM)

  • Recognize what influences your self-esteem and self-worth and the importance of self-acceptance.

  • Reflect on God’s Grace as the source of help in balancing love of self and love of others.

Session Two:

Stress, Worries, and Your True Self February 8, 2025 (9-3, lunch included)

  • Reflect on the need for self-care.

  • Consider ways to be true to your sacred self and reduce stress.

Session Three: Everyday Spirituality March 8, 2025 (9-3, lunch included)

  • Recognize, name, and appreciate your experiences of spirituality and awareness of God in daily life.

  • Strengthen your understanding of how your life is special and a unique call to wholeness.

Session Four:

Personal Growth and Friendships April 12th, 2025 (9-3, lunch included)

  • Recognize the value of true friends to help you grow.

  • Discern the choices needed to grow into the person God calls you to be.

Session Five:

The Gift of Community May 10th, 2025 (9-6, lunch and dinner)

  • Recognize how you express your values in friendships.

  • Reflect on the significance of a Christ-centered community.

  • Celebrate with ceremony and dinner

Time Commitment

 

Commitment

  • The first weekend is required for enrollment.

  • Attendance of all five gatherings (one can be missed, as long as it is not the first weekend.)

  • Estimated 1-2 hours of reflection time (reading or watching videos) each month.

  • In between the sessions, you will have the opportunity to share online.

Free informational meeting

Come learn more and ask any questions.

Thursday, November 14th at 7PM. Email Mary@RetreatReflectRenew.org for the Zoom invite.

Register

Sacred Self, Sacred Community

Cost: $885 ($285 to registe, $150 a month for four months.)

If you choose this option, after you register for the weekend retreat, you will be contacted by Mercy Center to set up a payment plan. You can also pay in full.

Scholarship Discounts are available. Email Christine for more information. We want you to attend and do not want finances to get in the way.

Cost includes:

  • One Friday-Sunday weekend retreat

  • Four 9-3 day retreats, lunch included

  • Celebratory ceremony and dinner on the last day

  • Online access to reflections, videos, prayers, and sharing for a year.

  • Certificate of completion 

This link will take you to Mercy Center Auburn for registration.

Facilitator

Christine Jurisich is an author, retreat facilitator, spiritual director, and founder of the Retreat, Reflect, Renew Ministry. She has been working in spiritual growth ministry for the past twenty years and has been an adjunct faciltator at Mercy Auburn for the past ten years. She is a Mercy Associate and is completing her Master's in Theology with an emphasis on Mercy Spirituality.

Many of the themes in “Sacred Self, Sacred Community” come from a successful spiritual growth program, called “Ministry of Mothers Sharing” that is estimated to have touched at least a million women across the country. The program sparked Christine’s spiritual growth journey more than twenty years ago as a participant and then as a leader in the ministry for ten years. Retreat, Reflect, Renew now owns the rights to that life-changing content, and Christine is using some of it as inspiration for this program while creating and writing a new experience that responds to the needs of both women and men in today’s challenging times.

Questions

This program is a partnership between Retreat, Reflect, Renew and Mercy Center Auburn.

For questions regarding content, email Retreat, Reflect, Renew.

For questions regarding registration, email Mercy Center.

Interested and want more information?

Join us for a free informational meeting Thursday, November 14th at 7PM. Email Mary@RetreatReflectRenew.org for the Zoom invite.