Click on the month below for events and retreats during that time.

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AUGUST EVENTS

St. Gaspar del Bufalo – Apostle of the Blood of Christ
Saturday, August 28

Time: 9:00 am—1:30 pm
Presented By: Reverend Angelo P. Anthony, C.PP.S.
Donation: $15.00 per person, includes lunch
RSVP: August 20

God stirred within the heart of St. Gaspar a love for the Precious Blood of Jesus and gifted him with the ability to move hearts to conversion through a ministry of preaching. Our day of reflection will highlight some of the significant events in the life of St. Gaspar and how his missionary efforts to proclaim the reconciling love of God can speak to the challenges we face today, giving hope and healing through the Blood of Christ. Reverend Angelo P. Anthony, C.PP.S., will be the presenter for this day retreat. Rev. Anthony has recently completed serving his third term as the Provincial Director of the Cincinnati Province of the Missionaries of the Precious Blood. Ordained a Catholic priest in 1989, Rev. Anthony has served in parish ministry and as Director of Vocations. Originally from Wapakoneta, Ohio, he earned his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Philosophy from Saint Joseph’s College and a Master of Divinity Degree with a specialization in Liturgy from Catholic Theological Union in Chicago, Illinois.

An Encounter Reunion to “Celebrate the Individual”
August 28, Saturday

Time: 4:00 pm - ?
Donation: $14 per person, bring your favorite refreshment
RSVP: August 20
To reserve your spot or for more information please contact Jerry & Kathleen Pulskamp at 419-629-2891, Charles & Erna Voisard at 937-295-2856 or Joe & Judie Presar at 419-738-8858 or Dick & Ann Falkner at 419-629-9950 by August 20th.

Whether you are a couple or single, this evening is meant for you. Please come! Fr. Jim Dugal will celebrate Mass at 5:00 pm. Dinner and social time will follow.

SEPTEMBER EVENTS

Prayer and Benediction
September 5, Sunday

Time: 6 pm

Held in the Chapel at the Spiritual Center of Maria Stein.

Piecemakers
September 7, Tuesday

Time: 9 am to 3 pm

Piecemakers craft group meets the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month. Come ready to share the day with friends while using your talents of sewing, cutting, painting, and quilting to make beautifully crafted items and quilts.

Women’s Recovery Retreat
September 10-12, Friday - Sunday

Time: Friday 7 pm—Sunday noon
Call the Spiritual Center for registration information at 419-925-7625.

The Stages of Spiritual Growth
September 16, Thursday

Time: 10 am—1 pm
Presented By: Dr. Jane Steinhauser
Donation: $15, includes lunch
RSVP: September 10

Our spiritual lives are deeply personal and each of us has a particular doorway that is guiding our spiritual life at any given time. As we grow and change, these doorways change. Saints like Teresa of Avila and John of the Cross recognized and knew how to navigate spiritual life changes. Join Dr. Jane Steinhauser for an engaging three hours of presentation, discussion and luncheon. Dr. Jane Steinhauser is the director of Campus Ministry for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati and is one of the campus ministers currently serving Sinclair Community College. A licensed counselor, Jane has worked thirty years in higher education and human services, and trains mental health, pastoral counseling and ministerial professionals. For catechist, 1.5 CEU’s will be given.

Healing Mass
September 14, Tuesday

Time: 7 pm

Father Jim Trick will officiate at this evening Mass which will include Anointing of the Sick and Laying on of Hands. Free will offering.

Piecemakers
September 21, Tuesday

Time: 9 am to 3 pm

Piecemakers craft group meets the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month. Come ready to share the day with friends while using your talents of sewing, cutting, painting, and quilting to make beautifully crafted items and quilts.

Lunch, Laughter and Learning
September 21, Tuesday

Time: 11:00 am
Donation: $7.50, includes lunch
RSVP: September 20

The Spiritual Center is happy to announce the second season of Lunch, Laughter and Learning from September 2010 through May of 2011.This luncheon series is sponsored by the Family Life Office, St. Mary’s Deanery, Miami Valley Pastoral Counseling, Schwieterman’s Pharmacy and the Spiritual Center. The schedule has changed somewhat, as the presentation will begin at 11:00 am with lunch at Noon and social time afterwards. Mark your calendars now for September 21. Dale Bertke from Schwieterman’s Pharmacy will be presenting a brief talk on “To Your Good Health.”

Get to Know the Spiritual Center
September 28, Tuesday

Time: 11 am—2 pm
RSVP: September 24

All Pastors, Associate Pastors, Deacons, Pastoral Ministers and DRE’s are invited to a lively presentation, delicious lunch and informative tour at the Spiritual Center Retreat House on Tuesday, September 28, 2010. Learn about the possible ways the Spiritual Center may assist your parish ministries, from Catechetical instructions and retreats to Pastoral Counseling and Christmas Staff Dinners, as well as Spiritual Direction. Then enjoy the marvelous lunch prepared by our exceptional kitchen staff, and top off lunch with a detailed tour of all the nooks and crannies that make up the Spiritual Center Retreat House.

OCTOBER EVENTS

A Day with Steve Warner and the Notre Dame Folk Choir—
Music Conference
October 2, Saturday

Time: 9 am—4 pm
Donation:
Overnight/Conference:
- Friday Night, Saturday Conference, Saturday Breakfast & Lunch: $121
- Friday Night, Saturday Conference, Saturday Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner: $130
- Friday & Saturday Nights, Saturday Conference, Saturday Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner: $177
- Friday & Saturday Nights, Saturday Conference, Saturday Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner,
  Sunday Breakfast: $184
Commuter/Conference:
- Conference, Saturday Lunch: $75
- Conference, Saturday Lunch & Dinner: $85
There will be a free will offering for the Concert held at St. Johns Church in Maria Stein.
RSVP: September 22

Steve Warner is the Director of the Notre Dame Folk Choir (NDFC). He has composed and arranged many pieces for the NDFC which are now in print through World Library Publications. Mr. Warner will be leading this special day of liturgical music for Directors of Music, organists, choir directors, choir and folk choir members, cantors and anyone interested in sacred music. Plan now to attend this special day! Overnight accommodations are available for those attending the conference. This event is co-sponsored by World Library Publications.

Notre Dame Folk Choir Concert
October 2, Saturday

Time: 7:30 pm
Donation: Free will donation.

Enjoy the beautiful sacred music of the Notre Dame University Folk Choir. This concert will be held at St. Johns Church in Maria Stein. The choir will sing numerous selections, many composed or arranged by their director, Mr. Steve Warner. This concert is open to the public.

Time: 6 pm

Held in the Chapel at the Spiritual Center of Maria Stein.

Piecemakers
October 5, Tuesday

Time: 9 am to 3 pm

Piecemakers craft group meets the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month. Come ready to share the day with friends while using your talents of sewing, cutting, painting, and quilting to make beautifully crafted items and quilts.

Healing Mass
October 12, Tuesday

Time: 7 pm

Father Jim Trick will officiate at this evening Mass which will include Anointing of the Sick and Laying on of Hands. Free will offering.

October 19, Tuesday, 11:00 am: Lunch, Laughter and Learning. (See a full description with a list of the sponsors on September 21.) Father Ron Wilker, a retired Priest from the Cincinnati Diocese, will share “Stories from my Youth.” at 11:00 am. Lunch will be served at Noon and social time will follow lunch. Plan now to attend!
$7.50 donation, includes lunch RSVP at least one day prior to the date of the program.

Piecemakers
October 19, Tuesday

Time: 9 am to 3 pm

Piecemakers craft group meets the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month. Come ready to share the day with friends while using your talents of sewing, cutting, painting, and quilting to make beautifully crafted items and quilts.

For Teachers, Counselors, Priests and Pastoral Ministers…
Dealing with Emotions
October 27, Wednesday

Time: 10 am—1 pm
Presented By: Dr. Jane Steinhauser
Donation: $15, includes lunch
RSVP: October 22

Come spend three hours at the Spiritual Center Retreat House and learn the Five Stage Emotional Energy Cycle, and how Emotional Dysfunction blocks the energy cycle. Dr. Jane Steinhauser will lead participants through this process and discuss useful interventions as well as healthy and unhealthy support for encounters found frequently in educational settings. Dr. Jane Steinhauser is the director of Campus Ministry for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati and is one of the campus ministers currently serving Sinclair Community College. A licensed counselor, Jane has worked thirty years in higher education and human services, and trains mental health, pastoral counseling and ministerial professionals. 2 CEU’s will be given for this event.

NOVEMBER EVENTS

Grief...To Everything There is a Season
November 2, 9 & 16, Tuesdays

Time: 7:00—8:30 pm
Presented By: Bob Skipper and Chris Killian
Donation: $30 donation, includes all sessions
RSVP: October 29

The experience of grief is actually much more common than perhaps we are willing to admit. Along with death and dying with the loss of a loved one, we experience grief in many other ways with sorrow, annoyance, frustration or anguish that come with: loss of work, a child or close friend moving away, changes in our congregational life, the closing of a business, the loss of a pet, a friend’s divorce, tending to a friend or relative in a medical care center, and local and global events beyond our control. This workshop will offer opportunity to “normalize” our experiences with grief, honor the pain we experience and claim our hope in living and living more fully in the hope given us by God in the gift of life. The workshop will use the resources of our life experiences in a welcoming, safe and Spirit filled setting toward celebrating life as children of God. The three evening sessions will provide opportunity for mutual growth, support and care. The workshop leaders will be Bob Skipper and Chris Killian. Bob is an ordained Lutheran Pastor for 35 years as well as being a clinical therapist and manager of the Pastoral Counseling Center with the Department of Pastoral Care and Counseling of Miami Valley Hospital. Bob provides this practice in Dayton as well as in an office at the Spiritual Center in Maria Stein. He currently also serves part time as Pastor of two Lutheran churches in Clinton and Highland County. He enjoys life especially with travels to Ireland, Italy and France. Chris Killian, Licensed Pastoral Counselor has been married for thirty-two years and has three adult children. He has lived in New Bremen, Ohio for the past seventeen years. Chris has a Master of Arts degree in Pastoral Counseling from the Athenaeum of Ohio and brings thirty years of life experience from a technical/engineering background to work in counseling.

Piecemakers
November 2, Tuesday

Time: 9 am to 3 pm

Piecemakers craft group meets the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month. Come ready to share the day with friends while using your talents of sewing, cutting, painting, and quilting to make beautifully crafted items and quilts.

Mansions of Teresa
November 4, Thursday

Time: 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Presented By: Dr. Jane Steinhauser
Donation: $15 donation, includes lunch
RSVP: November 1

The great mystic Saint Teresa of Avila introduced the world to the stages of the spiritual journey through her image of the mansions of an interior castle where God dwells within the human soul. To hear more about her understanding of the journey of the soul and to hear her advice on what is needed to go deeper with God, join us for this presentation. Dr. Jane Steinhauser is the director of campus ministry for the archdiocese and serves as campus minister to the Sinclair College Community. A licensed counselor and trained spiritual director, Jane’s professional interests include spiritual and ministerial formation, personal growth and development and ministry to alienated Catholics.

Prayer and Benediction
November 7, Sunday

Time: 6 pm

Held in the Chapel at the Spiritual Center of Maria Stein.

Healing Mass
November 9, Tuesday

Time: 7 pm

Father Jim Trick will officiate at this evening Mass which will include Anointing of the Sick and Laying on of Hands. Free will offering.

Rejoice in Hope...Persevere in Prayer
November 11, Thursday

Time: 10 am to 3 pm
Presented By: Fr. Jim Dugal
Donation: $15 donation, includes lunch
RSVP: November 5

In these difficult times, where do we turn? Fr. Jim Dugal will discuss Romans 12:12 and how Paul’s letter to the Romans is an applicable message for all of us today. Fr. Jim Dugal is a Precious Blood Priest serving the Parish of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Montezuma, Ohio. Fr. Dugal’s knowledge and presentation of the word continue to bring many people closer to God. We are pleased to have him return to the Spiritual Center for this day of recollection.

Lunch, Laughter and Learning
November 16, Tuesday

Time: 11 am
Presented By: Pastor Doug Meyer
Donation: $7.50 donation, includes light lunch
RSVP: November 15

The Spiritual Center is happy to announce the second season of Lunch, Laughter and Learning from September 2010 through May of 2011.This luncheon series is sponsored by the Family Life Office, St. Mary’s Deanery, Miami Valley Pastoral Counseling, Schwieterman’s Pharmacy and the Spiritual Center. The day will begin at 11:00 am. Pastor Doug Meyer from Celina will give a presentation on “Going Home.” Lunch will be served at Noon and social time will follow lunch. Mark your calendars now for this special day!

Piecemakers
November 16, Tuesday

Time: 9 am to 3 pm

Piecemakers craft group meets the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month. Come ready to share the day with friends while using your talents of sewing, cutting, painting, and quilting to make beautifully crafted items and quilts.

The Story of Mother Brunner
November 20, Saturday

Time: 9:00 am to 1:30 pm
Donation: $15 donation, includes light lunch
RSVP: November 12

You will enjoy the story of Maria Anna Brunner, a married woman, and mother of six who founded the Sisters of the Precious Blood. Maria Anna Brunner’s story serves as an inspiration and model for women of all ages. Sister Martha Bertke, who says “it is wonderful to be a Sister of the Precious Blood and it is a privilege to share my faith with others,” is originally from Maria Stein, Ohio. After graduating from Marion Local High School, she was employed by Celina Mutual Insurance Company for two years and then joined the Sisters of the Precious Blood. Sister Martha taught in Catholic Schools for ten years, was Director of Religious Education for twenty-one years and served as Pastoral Associate for nine. Although she did work in Ft. Wayne, Indiana and Flint, Michigan, most of her years were spent in parishes in the Diocese of Toledo; the latter being at Sts. Peter and Paul in Sandusky. In 2004, Sister Martha participated in a Sabbatical Program at Sangre De Cristo Center near Santa Fe. Presently she is the manager of Saint Charles Senior Living Community, in Carthagena. Sister Maryann Bremke, is a Sister of the Precious Blood and has spent most of her professional life in the classroom. She was a teacher in elementary school and was an elementary principal. She taught Christian Scriptures to high school students and during that same time served as Assistant Principal and Dean of Academics at Carroll High School in Dayton, Ohio. In 1999 she was elected President of the Sisters of the Precious Blood and served in that administration capacity for eight years. After leadership, she spent a sabbatical year during which time Sister Maryann attended the Hesburgh Sabbatical at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. She now gives talks and days of retreat to parishes and other groups.

DECEMBER EVENTS

Prayer and Benediction
December 5, Sunday

Time: 6 pm

Held in the Chapel at the Spiritual Center of Maria Stein.

Piecemakers
December 7, Tuesday

Time: 9 am to 3 pm

Piecemakers craft group meets the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month. Come ready to share the day with friends while using your talents of sewing, cutting, painting, and quilting to make beautifully crafted items and quilts.

National Night of Prayer
December 8—9, Thursday

Time: 9 pm—1 am

The 21st annual National Night of Prayer for Life will again be held in the chapel at the Spiritual Center to atone for the sins of abortion and euthanasia and to restore the sanctity of life in our country. Over 600 parishes and chapels across the United States and Canada will unite in prayer of reparation in an effort to end abortion and all the crimes against life. The hours of Eucharistic Adoration will be from 9:00 pm, Wednesday, December 8th until 1:00 am, Thursday, December 9th. Each hour will be opened with a hymn and prayers including the rosary. Come and join us anytime during the four hours or for the entire time. For more information contact Marge at 419-375-4352.

Jubilee Singers—Advent by Candlelight
December 12, Sunday

Time: 7 pm
Donation: $5 donation for adults, $2 for children 12 and under

Don’t miss the return visit of The Jubilee Singers from Dayton, Ohio who will present Advent by Candlelight on Sunday, December 12 at 7:00pm. Start a family tradition and make this wonderful evening of sacred music and readings a part of your family’s Advent and Christmas celebration.

Lunch, Laughter and Learning
December 14, Tuesday

Time: 11 am
Donation: $7.50 donation, includes light lunch
RSVP: November 14

The Spiritual Center is happy to announce the second season of Lunch, Laughter and Learning from September 2010 through May of 2011.This luncheon series is sponsored by the Family Life Office, St. Mary’s Deanery, Miami Valley Pastoral Counseling, Schwieterman’s Pharmacy and the Spiritual Center. This day of entertainment and social time will begin at 11:00 am when Paul Mizer, Music Director at St. Johns Church in Maria Stein will play his favorite music for this special musical day. Lunch will be served at noon with social time afterwards.

Piecemakers
December 21, Tuesday

Time: 9 am to 3 pm

Piecemakers craft group meets the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month. Come ready to share the day with friends while using your talents of sewing, cutting, painting, and quilting to make beautifully crafted items and quilts.

New Year’s Gathering—Looking Back to 2010 BC
December 31—January 1, Friday - Saturday

Time: Friday, 5 pm to Saturday, noon
Donation: $145 Couple Donation $85 Single Donation $35 Evening Only Commuter
RSVP: December 23

At the end of 2010 A.D. we will tap some of the perduring spiritual wisdom of the ancients. Fr. Al Naseman returns to lead this annual retreat. Fr. Naseman is a Precious Blood Priest currently staying at St. Charles in Carthagena, Ohio. Come with friends—or meet some new friends at the overnight retreat to celebrate the New Year. Couples and singles are all welcome for this overnight gathering. The dinner on New Year’s Eve will be prepared by Romer’s Catering. Guests will enjoy the traditional German meal of Sausage and Kraut on New Year’s Day prepared by our own Spiritual Center Staff. Father Al will have Eucharist on New Years Eve and New Years Day.