All participants must REGISTER in advance or RSVP
Spring: Season of Rebirth and New Beginnings
Introduction to Permaculture
March 19-21 (Friday 6:30 to 9:00pm) (Saturday 9:30am to 5:00pm) (Sunday 9:30 to 11:30pm)
Facilitator: Beth Blissman
Cost: $125.00 (covers all materilas and meals) $110.00 (Register by February 15)
Saturday-only option avaiable for $70.00
This workshop provides an opportunity to engage in the act of working with Mother Nature--creating an ecosystem by putting together communities of plants that work together, building and maintaining healthy soil, conserving water naturally, creating habitat for animals alongside your garden, and being able to eat your bounty, too. Through interactive discussion and activities, we will delve into the theory, ethics and principles of permacuture (permanent agriculture). This weekend will focus on the providing individuals with practical tools for moving from social change to positive, creative ways for ecosocial transformation. Workshop topics include 'Permaculture and Social Justice' (Friday) and 'Permaculture and Spirituality (Sunday). Participants will be given supporting materials based on the day's presentations and will also have access to an extensive web-based information and links. Flyer Register here
Saturday schedule includes (optional) Spring Equinox celebration. Indicate in registration if you are attending the Spring Equinox gathering.
Please make separate reservation for overnight accommodations ($40.00/night).
Spring Equinox Celebration
March 20, Saturday (6:00 pm to 8:00 pm)
Cost: Donation (with potluck supper)
Mark the beginning of spring (northern hemisphere) and the time when day and night are of equal length. Please RSVP. More
Spring Botanizing
March 27, Saturday (9:00 am to 11:30 am)
Facilitator: Marty Vogt
Cost: Donation.
Explore the plant life of Rockhaven in Spring! Identify the common (and not so common) plants found in the Big River (Jefferson County) watershed area. Bring a magnifying/field glass, notepad and water bottle. We'll have a potluck lunch after the botanizing experience. RSVP
Rebirthing Oneself: A Month-Long Personal Spring Renewal
April 1 to 30, 2010
Facilitator: Rockhaven Team
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Holy Week Triduum Celebration
Holy Thursday (April 1)
Good Friday (April 2)
Easter Celebration (April 3)
Cost: Donation (Saturday includes a potluck feast)
Join the Rockhaven community in celebrating Holy Week's most sacred days. The rituals commemorate Jesus' pashcal story in the context of the New Story - our sacred common story of origin. All events start at 6:00pm. Please bring a dish to share for the Easter potluck dinner (Saturday event). RSVP
Praying the Path of Spring: A Medicine Wheel Gathering
April 10, Saturday (2:00pm to 5:00pm)
Facilitator: Gail Prichard and Diza Velasco
Cost: Donation.
A Native American ceremony, learn how the Medicine Wheel (Sun Bear) can be a practical tool for creating harmony among all creatures, personal growth and a means to honor and celebrate the changing seasons. You will learn about your birth totem animal, walk the Medicine Wheel, make a prayer stick, and join a praying community celebrating the gift of Native American spirituality. Bring food to share at the potluck feast after the ceremony. RSVP
Rockhaven Trivia Night
April 17, Saturday (6:30 to 10:00pm)
Venue: St. Pius V Church (Singler Hall), 3310 South Grand Blvd. 63118
Cost: $120/table (8 persons/table) or $15.00/person.
It's simply Trivia... we're putting the FUN in fundraising!
Join us for a night of fun and games - Mulligans, Dead or Alive, Heads or Tails, 50/50 Drawing, gift baskets raffle and many groovy attendance prizes. There will be prizes for 1st, 2nd, 3rd and LAST place teams. Soda and snacks will be provided. No alcohol will be sold but feel free to bring your own. Space is limited and tables will sell out quickly, reserve your table today! If you are interested in attending and need to be hooked up with a table, please let us know. For more information, email Lou Platten or call (314)963-2073. Download registration form here.
May-Day Bonfire
May 1, Saturday (5:00apm to 11:00pm)
Cost: $10.00 (Please make advance reservations if you plan to stay overnight.) Register here
A Womans Gathering
May 20 - 23 (Thursday to Sunday)
Cost: $450 (includes accomodation, meals, materials...and more)
Come join women whose intention is to create a stronger connection to the sourceof their Divine Feminine. We will create a sacred environment in which to do this work. We will work with the four elements: Air for cleansing, Fire for releasing, Water for healing, and Earth for grounding. Through music, art, and laughter, we will celebrate who we are and the sisterhood we share!
For more information and/or to register, email Lynda McHugh or call (239)472-3276
Summer: Season of Growth and Maturity
Awakening the Dreamer, Changing the Dream Symposium
A gathering to commemorate the 1st year anniversary of Thomas Berry's death
June 5, Saturday (9:30 pm to 3:30 pm)
Venue: Maria Center (School Sisters of Notre Dame Motherhouse) 336 East Ripa Avenue, St. Louis, 63125
Cost: $25.00. Please bring your own (preferably zero-waste) lunch; coffee and tea will be available.
The 'Old Dream,' rooted in acquisition and putting personal gain above communal good, is dying. The 'New Dream' is emerging! It's community and collaboration; it's life-enhancing and earth-honoring. Join us and experience an inspiring exploration into the links between the three facets if a new dream for humanity and planet Earth: environmental sustainability, social justice, and spiritual fulfillment. Together we'll go on a journey of planetary inquiry and what's possible for the future. This symposium combines leading edge information, live presentation, animated facilitation, video clips, and group interaction. You will come away with new and deeper levels of both awareness and readiness for effective action, with a profound sense of hope and purpose. This symposium is part of a rapidly expanding global initiative--nearly 70,000 people in 40 countries on six continents have participated so far!
Register/pay online here or send-in your registration and check to: La Vista Center, 4300 Levis Lane, Godfrey, IL 62035.
This event is co-sponsored by La Vista Ecological Learning Center, SSND Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation Office, and St. Joseph Woods.
Summer Solstice: Celebrating the Sacred Fire and the Green Earth
June 19, Saturday (6:00 pm to 8:00 pm)
Cost: Donation. Bring a dish to share.
As the coolness of spring shifts to the brilliant heat of summer, we come together again to mark the longer days and celebrate the magic of the fire that sustains us and Earth, our Mother. The long days and warm weather are vital for long hours on the fields and gardens, for young animals to grow strong and for crops to begin to ripen. RSVP
Medicine Wheel: Praying the Path of Summer
July 3, Saturday (2:00 pm to 5:00 pm)
Facilitator: Gail Prichard and Diza Velasco
Cost: Donation.
A Native American ceremony, learn how the Medicine Wheel (Sun Bear) can be a practical tool for creating harmony among all creatures, personal growth and a means to honor and celebrate the changing seasons. Bring food to share at the potluck feast after the ceremony. RSVP
Ecology, Cosmology and Self: An Ecozoic Retreat Experience
July 9-10, Friday (7:00 pm) to Saturday (4:30 pm)
Facilitator: Diza Velasco
Cost: $75.00 (includes lunch)
The Universe Story is celebrated as our common creation story. As you reconnect with the story of your origin, you're invited to creatively engage in the coming of the Ecozoic Age, answer the prophetic call to deep ecological conversion, and learn ways to live sustainably. Join us and take part in the radical shift taking place in our understanding of the nature of the Universe and our human place in it. Register here
Sexuality, Intimacy and Friendship
July 16-18, Friday (7:00 pm) to Sunday 11:30 am
Facilitator: Maco Cassetta, cnd
Cost: $135.00 (includes Saturday lunch)
To live is to be in relationship. This workshop looks at stages of relationship with emphasis on intimacy needs and behaviors; reviews stages of psycho-sexual development, some pitfalls of delayed development and some ideas for continuing growth. This workshop also addresses gender differences and sexual orientation. Register here
Taste of Rockhaven
July 24-25, Saturday (9:00 am) to Sunday (12:00 pm) Registration starts at 8:30 am
Cost: $25.00 (Saturday only); $50.00 (Saturday and Sunday events plus overnight accommodations)
For those who want to know more about Rockhaven and experience its program offerings, we are hosting a special event to introduce you to Rockhaven's spirit and misson. Come and have a taste of Rockhaven's offerings... workshops, activities, rituals, etc. Meet the Rockhaven staff, volunteers, supporters and friends. Register here
Summer Botanizing
July 31, Saturday (9:00 am to 11:30 am)
Facilitator: Marty Vogt
Explore the plant life at Rockhaven in summer! Identify the common plants found in the Big River (Jefferson County) watershed area. Bring your water bottle, magnifying/field glass, camera, and notepad. We'll end with a potluck lunch. RSVP
Serenity - A Journey or a Destination
August 28, Saturday (8:30 am to 4:00 pm)
Facilitator: Mary Jordan and the woman'Space Team
Cost: $75.00
As summer begins to hand over to Autumn and the life force of Earth begins to turn inward, we invite you to gahter with other women as we explore together ways to deepen that inner peace which so often escapes us in daily life. To register, visit woman'Space or email Mary.
Fall: The Season of Harvest and Color
Sisters' Annual Fall Retreat
September 12-18, Sunday to Saturday
Please call Rockhaven for more information and registration/reservations.
Autumn Equinox
September 18, Saturday (6:00 pm to 8:00 pm)
Cost: Donation. Bring food to share at our harvest feast. More info. RSVP
Medicine Wheel: Praying the Path of Autumn
October 9, Saturday (2:00 pm to 5:00 pm)
Facilitator: Gail Prichard and Diza Velasco
Cost: Donation.
A Native American ceremony, learn how the Medicine Wheel (Sun Bear) can be a practical tool for creating harmony among all creatures, personal growth and a means to honor and celebrate the changing seasons. You will learn about your birth totem animal, walk the Medicine Wheel, make a dream catcher, and join a praying community celebrating the gift of Native American spirituality. Bring food to share at the potluck feast after the ceremony. RSVP
Hallowed Be the Turning Into Darkness: A Samhain Celebration
October 31, Saturday (6:00 pm to 8:30 pm)
Cost: Donation. Bring a dish to share.
Celebrate All Hollow's Eve, the Celtic "summer's end," and honor our ancestors. Please RSVP: call (636)375-3159 or email Diza. More
Bonfire at Rockhaven: A Fall Fundraiser
November 6, Saturday (5:00 pm to 11:00 pm)
Cost: $10.00 (includes warm drinks, homemade soup, healthy snacks and lots of fun). Please make advance reservations if you plan to stay overnight.
'Tis the season to once again gather around the fire! We will light the fire (the Barn fire pit) a bit before dusk. The fireplace in the Barn will also be lit, so have no fears about the cold. All are welcome to come earlier to walk the land and spend some quiet time. Register here
Meditation Sundays
November 8 and 22 (2:00 pm to 4:00 pm)
Facilitator: Carol Robinson
Cost: Dana (donation)
This meditation practice is mainly centered around the Shambhala meditation where we calm and focus the mind by bringing sustained awareness. Awakening and opening, we discover the world to be naturally sacred--pure and full of beauty. Though the teachings are rooted in the Shambhala tradition, our practice is essentially non-religious and secular and open to practitioners of any tradition. We practice together in order to cultivate peace and compassion into our daily lives. RSVP
Rockhaven Volunteers' Thanksgiving Gathering
November 20, Saturday (By Invitation Only)
The Rockhaven Ecozoic community of volunteers, supporters, family and friends gathers for a day of work, play, ritual and a thanksgiving harvest dinner. We celebrate and give thanks for the year's journey at Rockhaven! More
Winter: Season of Hibernation & Introspection
Celebrating the Sacred Fire: A Winter Solstice Gathering
December 18, Saturday (5:00 pm to 7:00 pm)
Cost: free-will donation. Bring a dish to share for the potluck supper.
Once again, the season turns... winter is here! Celebrate the longest night (for us living in the northern hemisphere). From now till the summer solstice, the sun reaches its rays for a few moments longer everyday. In this celebration, we will honor the SUN-source of energy and life-with the blessing of the Winter Fire. More info RSVP
Participants must REGISTER or RSVP for the events.
Please make advance room reservations if you plan to stay overnight for any of the events above.
Scholarships may be available for some events. Call Rockhaven for more information.
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