PSDP Offerings
Personal Spiritual Deepening Program Offerings
After 15 years of offering this program as a year-long program based in Washington, DC, Shalem is offering PSDP in a format customized to your local setting. Our trained associate-faculty are providing this program in their communities. Details about each offering are listed below. Please contact the program leaders for the program you are interested in to learn more or to register.
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| New Mexico | Ohio | Washington, DC |
| New York | Virginia | South Africa |
Two new leadership teams from Baltimore, MD, and Mobile, AL, will be starting PSDP in the fall of 2010.
The next full PSDP Leadership Conference will be held in September 2011.
Look for details coming soon on Shalem's web site.
New Mexico
Dates:
Opening Retreat Weekend - September 28-30, 2010 (begin and end at 1pm)
Monthly gatherings - October 21, November 18, 2010; January 20, February 17, March 17, 2011 (9am-1pm)
Closing Retreat - April 12-14, 2011 (begin and end at 1pm)
Place: Norbertine Hermitage Retreat Center, Albuquerque, NM
Leaders: Sue Joiner and Tim Schumacher
Sue Joiner directs Called Back to the Well, a spiritual renewal program for church leaders and a minister in the United Church of Christ.
Tim Schumacher is an Oblate with the Norbertine Community and a Chaplain at Presbyterian Hospital.
Cost: $890 (includes retreats, meals for all gatherings and tuition)
Registration: $100 deposit, balance due September 1, 2010
For more information or to register contact: Sue Joiner,
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or 505.332.8020
New York
Dates:
Opening Retreat Weekend - September 30-October 1, 2010
Saturday Sessions - November 6, 2010 & January 22, 2011
Closing Retreat Day - February 25-26, 2011
Place Notre Dame Retreat Center, Foster Road, Canandaigua, NY
Leaders: Rev. Al Keeney and Rev. Tim Hamlin
Cost: $750
Registration: TBA
For more information or to register contact: Rev. Tim Hamlin,
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Ohio
Dates:
Opening Retreat Weekend - October 1-2, 2010
Saturday Sessions - 8:30am-12:00pm, October 30, November 20,
2010; January 25, February 12, March 12, 2011
Closing Retreat Day - 8:30am-4:00pm, April 9, 2011
Place:
Opening Retreat: Proctor Camp and Conference Center in London, Ohio
Saturday Sessions: First Community Church, South Campus, Columbus,
Ohio
Closing Day Retreat: Shepherd's Corner, Blacklick, Ohio
Leaders: Nancy Nikiforow and Nan Weir
Nancy Nikiforow is a spiritual director, retreat leader, and workshop
facilitator on contemplative prayer and contemplative living. She is a
graduate of Shalem's Spiritual Guidance Program.
Nan Weir facilitates small groups and retreats and is an architect with
special interest in community building and sacred space. She is a
graduate of Shalem's Leading Contemplative Prayer Groups & Retreats
and Facilitating Group Spiritual Direction programs.
Cost: $650
Registration: $200 deposit will hold your spot. Deadline is
August 31, 2010. Full payment is due September 15, 2010.
For more information or to register contact: Nan Weir,
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Virginia
Dates:
Opening Retreat Weekend - September 24-26, 2010
Evening Sessions: 6-9pm Thursday Nov. 11th and Dec. 2nd of 2010; and 6-9 pm Thursday January 27, March 17 and April 14 of 2011
Closing Retreat Day - Saturday, May 14, 2011
Place The Bellfry Retreat Home, Lexington, VA
Leaders: Anne Grizzle and Dawn Peck
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Dawn Peck is a spiritual director, developmental pediatrician, and retreat leader; interested in theology and interfaith dialogue.
Cost: $500
Registration: Space is limited, but there is room for a few more people. Full payment is due by September 13, 2010.
For more information or to register contact: Anne Grizzle,
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Washington, DC
Fall 2010
Dates:
Opening Retreat Day - September 18, 2010, 9:00am-4:00pm
Saturday Sessions - October 16, November 20, 2010; January 15, February 19, 2011, 9:00am-12:00pm
Closing Retreat Day - March 19, 2011, 9:00am-4:00pm
Place The Library at the Hecker Center, 3015 Fourth Street NE, Washington, DC
Leaders: Margot Eyring and Elizabeth Tuckermanty
Margot Eyring, BFA, Ph.D., Associate Faculty at the Shalem Institute, hosted her first retreat on her family farm over 30 years ago. Since then, she has delighted in creating spaces for lives to deepen and be transformed. For Margot, hospitality is a vehicle for promoting justice and shalom. As a coach, she helps her clients get to where they need to be by focusing on their lives and paying attention to what is important. Like a magnifying glass in the sun, this focused attention can start a fire for something new. Elizabeth Tuckermanty, Ph.D. Associate Faculty at the Shalem Institute. She has been connected to contemplative work for over 30 years. She has led retreats focusing on food, labyrinth walking, centering and meditation. She is a nutritionist, gardener and an avid foodie. She is eager to help seekers find that wisdom within themselves through contemplative practices.
Cost: $550 early bird registration by August 10. $595 regular registration by September 10, 2010.
Registration: $100 deposit will hold your spot. Early bird full tuition due August 10. Regular registration full tuition due September 10. 2010. Space is limited.
For more information or to register contact:
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Winter 2011
Dates:
Saturday Sessions - TBA
Retreat Weekend - January 21-23, 2011
Place TBA.
Leaders: Rev. Dr. Kendrick E. Curry and Therese Taylor-Stinson
Cost: TBA
Registration: TBA
For more information or to register contact: Therese
Taylor-Stinson,
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South Africa
Dates: July 12 - October 18, 2010
Place University of the Western Cape (Department of Religion & Theology)
Leaders: Mimi Saayman and Carel Anthonissen
Cost & Registration: This program is being offered through the University. If you are interested in applying and are not enrolled in the University of the Western Cape, please contact The Centre for Christian Spirituality at
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For more information contact: Mimi Saayman, The Centre for Christian Spirituality,
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