PLEASE PUBLISH AUGUST 2010:

Location: Living Water Spiritual Center, 93 Halifax St., Winslow, ME 04901
Fishing for Fallen Light – Poetry and Spirituality
September 10-11, 2010
Friday 7:00 pm - Saturday 4:00 pm
Presented by Marguerite Stapleton and Elizabeth Keene.
In this poem, Pablo Neruda hints at the connection between poetry and spirituality. Participants will sit on the rim of their own wells and receive and celebrate the light of their own spirituality. $85.00. Registration with fee is due 10 business days before the event.
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Location: Living Water Spiritual Center, 93 Halifax St., Winslow, ME 04901
Ten Week Bereavement Series September 21, 2010 - January 11, 2011: Alternate Tuesdays 4:00-5:30 pm
Presented by Sr. Line Rioux, csj; Danielle Bartz, M.Div.; and Jan Osborne
Are you struggling with the loss of a loved one? An on-going support group may be helpful. Join us in a safe environment where you can tell your story, share your thoughts and feelings, ask faith questions, find acceptance and validation, and even just listen. Men and women are welcome. $100.00 INCLUDES BOOK AND MATERIALS. Registration with fee is due 10 business days before the event. Scholarships are available.
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PLEASE PUBLISH SEPTEMBER 2010:

Location: Living Water Spiritual Center, 93 Halifax St., Winslow, ME 04901
An Integral Path to Self-Knowledge October 16, 2010 Saturday 9:30-3:30 pm
Presented by David Peloquin
This workshop introduces Ken Wilber's Integral Theory and its practical applications with an emphasis on the spiritual life. This workshop (or attendance at a previous Wilber program) is a pre-requisite for future days on Integral Theory. $50.00 Registration with fee is due 10 business days before the event.
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Location: Living Water Spiritual Center, 93 Halifax St., Winslow, ME 04901
An Introduction to the Enneagram October 16, 2010 Saturday 9:30-3:30 pm
Presented by Michael Naylor, M.Ed, CCS, LADC
The Enneagram, with roots in ancient spiritual wisdom and modern psychology, is a profound system for identifying our core personality type and dealing with the dynamics of personality that inhibit preferred behaviors. This workshop will provide you with clarity regarding your personality type, and pathways to grow. $50.00 Registration with fee is due 10 business days before the event.
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Location: Living Water Spiritual Center, 93 Halifax St., Winslow, ME 04901
Directed Silent Retreat October 21-24, 2010 Thursday 7:00 pm - Sunday 1:00 pm
Directors: Jeannine Levasseur, CSJ and Jack Seery
Directed retreats are silent with an optional daily meeting with a spiritual director for about ½ hour. The remainder of the day is spent alone in prayer and reflection. $250.00 Registration with a deposit of $125.00 is due 10 business days before the event.
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Location: Living Water Spiritual Center, 93 Halifax St., Winslow, ME 04901
Women's 11th Step Retreat: Meditating on Spiritual Practices and Recovery
October 29-31, 2010 Friday 7:00 pm - Sunday 11:00 am
Presented by Lisa A. Fagerstrom
This weekend retreat will explore various spiritual practices (Lectio Divina, Walking the Labyrinth, Centering Prayer, Meditation, Journaling) and their intersection and relationship with the principles of recovery. $185.00 Registration with a deposit of $100.00 is due 10 business days before the event.
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PLEASE PUBLISH OCTOBER 2010:

Location: Living Water Spiritual Center, 93 Halifax St., Winslow, ME 04901
An Introduction to the Gospel According to St. Matthew
November 5-6, 2010 Friday 7:00 pm - Saturday 4:00 pm Fr.
Mike Seavey will present an introduction to St. Matthew, and the evangelist's major themes. There will be four sessions in this presentation - the Background of St. Matthew's World: the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem and the impact on church/synagogue relationships; the Sermon on the Mount; the Parables of the Kingdom and God's mercy; the Passion Narrative proclaiming the Lord's death and resurrection.
$85.00 Registration with fee is due 10 business days before the event.
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Location: Living Water Spiritual Center, 93 Halifax St., Winslow, ME 04901 Courage and Renewal Retreat November 6, 2010 Saturday 9:30 - 3:30 pm Presented by: Laina Clugston and Jean Haley Courage and Renewal retreats, developed by educator and Quaker Parker Palmer, encourage people to deepen their sense of purpose and meaning, expand their capacity to listen and be present, improve their ability to build trustworthy relationships, and find more courage to live authentically. $50.00 Registration with fee is due 10 business days before the event. FMI: http://retreatinmaine.com/calendar.htm or call 207.872.2370

Location: Living Water Spiritual Center, 93 Halifax St., Winslow, ME 04901
A Field Guide to Conscious Loving Presence
November 12-14, 2010 Friday 7:00 pm - Sunday 1:00 pm
Presented by: Paul Weiss
We will look at the practice of conscious loving presence in the teachings of Jesus, the Buddha, and other spiritual traditions. In addition, the retreat will integrate periods of qi gong movement exercises to help relax the energy field and open the heart.
$185.00 Registration with a deposit of $100.00 is due 10 business days before the event.
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Location: Living Water Spiritual Center, 93 Halifax St., Winslow, ME 04901
Fall Trail and Grounds Maintenance Day
November 13, 2010 Saturday 8:30 am - 1:00 pm
We will clear twigs from trails, maintain the labyrinth, and put the perennial gardens to bed for the winter. Bring your boots and work gloves. We will provide the tools and a hearty lunch. This is a great volunteer opportunity for youth and service groups. Free. Call to pre-register for free lunch.
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Location: Living Water Spiritual Center, 93 Halifax St., Winslow, ME 04901
Grateful Awakenings: A Retreat For Women November 19-21, 2010 Friday 7:00 pm - Sunday 1:00 pm
Presented by: Mary-Carol Griffin and Elaine Theriault
This retreat invites us, through prayer and child-like play to discover things, as if for the first time, full of awe at the most ordinary events of life.
$185.00 Registration with a deposit of $100.00 is due 10 business days before the event.
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Location: Living Water Spiritual Center, 93 Halifax St., Winslow, ME 04901
Engaged in the World: From Polarization to Integration
November 20, 2010 Saturday 9:30-3:30 pm
Presented by: David Peloquin
This workshop applies philosopher Ken Wilber's Integral Theory to hotly debated issues including politics, terrorism, science, religion, and global warming. Prior attendance at an introductory Ken Wilber workshop required. $50.00 Registration with fee is due 10 business days before the event.
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PLEASE PUBLISH NOVEMBER 2010:

Location: Living Water Spiritual Center, 93 Halifax St., Winslow, ME 04901
"Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened" Luke 2:15, A Guided Retreat
December 3-5, 2010 Friday 7:00 pm - Sunday 1:00 pm
Presented by: Sr. Line Rioux, CSJ
Focusing on some of the principal figures of the Christmas story, we will reflect on the life-lessons they can teach us for our spiritual journey. Through presentation, personal reflection and sharing, retreatants will deepen their own inner faith journey and open themselves to a meaningful and holy Christmas.
$185.00 Registration with a deposit of $100.00 is due 10 business days before the event.
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PLEASE PUBLISH DECEMBER 2010/JANUARY 2011:

Location: Living Water Spiritual Center, 93 Halifax St., Winslow, ME 04901
The Spirituality of Aging January 21-22, 2011 Friday 7:00 pm - Saturday 4:00 pm Presented by: Barbara Smith What are the spiritual needs of maturing adults? How do we meet these needs? We will spend time together exploring keys to living a vital life each day. To help us do this we will look at some case studies of mature adults who are examples of powerful living. $85.00 Registration with fee is due 10 business days before the event. FMI: http://retreatinmaine.com/calendar.htm or call 207.872.2370

Location: Living Water Spiritual Center, 93 Halifax St., Winslow, ME 04901
The Compassionate Heart of Tonglen
January 22, 2011 Saturday 9:30-3:30 pm
Presented by: Paul Weiss
The ancient Tibetan practice of Tonglen meditation directs and strengthens our heart's capacity to remain compassionately present - even for those things we resist or don't think we can handle. We learn to develop a heart that is able to embrace both the suffering of others and the suffering and conflicts that we feel within ourselves, while enlarging our capacity to integrate, to heal, and to bless. It is integral to Paul's teaching of conscious loving presence. $50.00 Registration with fee is due 10 business days before the event.
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Location: Living Water Spiritual Center, 93 Halifax St., Winslow, ME 04901
Mindful Knitting
Retreat January 28-30, 2011
Friday 7:00 pm - Sunday 1:00 pm
Presented by: Susan Sargent and Sheri Vigue
Explore the parallels of knitting and meditation during a weekend of relaxation and inspiration. Our weekend of knit time will be interspersed with afternoon tea, fantastic meals, and optional in and outdoor activities such as walking, snowshoeing, and yoga. Massage is also available for an additional charge. Don't know how to knit? Join us anyway. We'll teach you.
$185.00 Registration with a deposit of $100.00 is due 10 business days before the event.
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Location: Living Water Spiritual Center, 93 Halifax St., Winslow, ME 04901
The Awakened Heart-Living Beyond Addiction
January 29, 2011
Saturday 9:30-3:30 pm
Presented by: Karen Foley
How do we free ourselves to be present to the love that is always available to us? As we explore these ideas, we will practice some of the exercises offered in The Awakened Heart: Living Beyond Addiction. Prior knowledge of the book is not necessary.
$50.00 Registration with fee is due 10 business days before the event.
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PLEASE PUBLISH JANUARY 2011:

Location: Living Water Spiritual Center, 93 Halifax St., Winslow, ME 04901
Ten Week Bereavement Series
February 1-June 7, 2011 Alternate Tuesdays 4-5:30 pm
Presented by: Sr. Line Rioux, CSJ; Danielle Bartz, M.Div; and Jan Osborne
Are you struggling with the loss of a loved one? An on-going support group may be helpful. Join us in a safe environment where you can tell your story, share your thoughts and feelings, ask faith questions, find acceptance and validation, and even just listen. Series closes with dinner on June 7.
$100.00 includes book and materials. Registration with fee is due 10 business days before the event. Scholarships are available.
FMI: http://retreatinmaine.com/calendar.htm or call 207.872.2370

Location: Living Water Spiritual Center, 93 Halifax St., Winslow, ME 04901
The Dynamics of Silence and Compassion in the Spiritual Journey
February 8, 2011
Saturday 9:30-3:30 pm
Presented by: Jack Seery
This workshop will explore silence and compassion as two essential components of the spiritual journey. How are these dimensions of the journey experienced in our daily lives? Where do we find resistance to these movements? How might we respond? We will utilize the Gospel of John and the insights of Ken Wilber to answer these questions. $50.00 Registration with fee is due 10 business days before the event.
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Location: Living Water Spiritual Center, 93 Halifax St., Winslow, ME 04901
Men's 11th Step Retreat: Using The Enneagram as a Spiritual Tool
February 11-13, 2011
7:00 pm Friday - 11:00 am Sunday
Presented by: Michael Naylor, M.Ed, CCS, LADC
Michael will guide men to a greater understanding of 11th Step Work and optimal spiritual growth by utilizing knowledge of their personality type as defined by the Enneagram (Ennea means "nine", and gram means "types.") This weekend will provide men with numerous tools for expanding 11th step work.
$185.00 Registration with a deposit of $100.00 is due 10 business days before the event.
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Location: Living Water Spiritual Center, 93 Halifax St., Winslow, ME 04901
Men's 11th Step Retreat: Discovering Power in Meditation/Prayer
February 18-20, 2011
7:00 pm Friday - 11:00 am Sunday
Presented by: Donald W. Banton M.Div.
Let's improve our conscious contact with our Higher Power through group discussion and personal reflection. Developing our relationship with a power greater than ourselves will contribute to closer relationships with family and friends.
$185.00 Registration with a deposit of $100.00 is due 10 business days before the event.
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PLEASE PUBLISH FEBRUARY/MARCH 2011:

Location: Living Water Spiritual Center, 93 Halifax St., Winslow, ME 04901
Scrapbooking Retreat March 11-13, 2011
Weekend, overnight or for a day
Presented by: Kerri Oliver
Faithbook photo albums help you to see God's work in your life through pictures and stories. Learn about crafting faith-themed albums and ways to introduce "faithbooking" into the albums you've already created. Bring your album project and all your supplies. Products will also be available for purchase. 
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Location: Living Water Spiritual Center, 93 Halifax St., Winslow, ME 04901
Directed Silent Retreat
March 17-20, 2011
Thursday 7:00 pm - Sunday 1:00 pm
Presented by: Jeannine Levasseur, CSJ
Directed retreats are silent with an optional daily meeting with a spiritual director for about ½ hour. The remainder of the day is spent alone in prayer and reflection.
$250.00. Registration deposit $125.00 Registration with fee is due 10 business days before the event.
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Location: Living Water Spiritual Center, 93 Halifax St., Winslow, ME 04901
Directed Silent Retreat
March 18-20, 2011
7:00 pm Friday - 1:00 pm Sunday
Presented by: Janet Blakeley
Directed retreats are silent with an optional daily meeting with a spiritual director for about ½ hour. The remainder of the day is spent alone in prayer and reflection.
$185.00 Registration with a deposit of $100.00 is due 10 business days before the event.
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Location: Living Water Spiritual Center, 93 Halifax St., Winslow, ME 04901
Seeking the Sacred in Scripture and Poetry: An Experience with Lectio Divina
March 19, 2011
Saturday 9:30-3:30 pm
Presented by: Karen Foley
Lectio Divina, or "Sacred Reading," is a way of being engaged with a text. It is a practice both ancient and modern. We will explore a variety of texts from the world's religions as well as "secular" poetry, where spirit often runs deep. We will seek out how these passages speak particularly to who we are and where we are at this time in our lives. This retreat will be experiential. You may bring writing materials if you wish.
$50.00 Registration with fee is due 10 business days before the event.
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Location: Living Water Spiritual Center, 93 Halifax St., Winslow, ME 04901
Befriending Our Losses March 19, 2011
Saturday 9:30-3:30 pm
Presented by: James Gill, L.M.F.T.
Judith Viorst writes of "Necessary Losses" in life, and that we have the power to choose how we meet them. In contrast to a world that often asks us to deny the darker emotions in our lives, such as grief, fear, anger and despair, we will explore ways in which to befriend and even to surrender to them as our teachers. Mindfulness and meditation exercises, along with centering prayer, all offered in a quiet and supportive setting, will help us to gain inner peace.
$50.00 Registration with fee is due 10 business days before the event.
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Location: Living Water Spiritual Center, 93 Halifax St., Winslow, ME 04901
Using the Enneagram for Spiritual Transformation
March 26, 2011
Saturday 9:30-3:30 pm
Presented by: Michael Naylor, M.Ed, CCS, LADC
The Enneagram, with roots in ancient spiritual wisdom and modern psychology, is a profound system for identifying our core personality type. This workshop will work with a key transformation issue called the "Wake-Up Call" of each type. The Wake-up call reveals the pivotal unconscious mechanism that moves each Type away from their strengths and capacities. In addition, the path of transformation for each Type will be presented.
$50.00 Registration with fee is due 10 business days before the event.
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PLEASE PUBLISH MARCH 2011:

Location: Living Water Spiritual Center, 93 Halifax St., Winslow, ME 04901
Co-Ed 11th Step Retreat: Living the Spiritual Life!
April 1-3, 2011
Friday 7:00 pm - Sunday 11:00 am
Presented by: Richard Downe and Rev. Sharon Stover
Come join your companions in recovery as we explore our spiritual lives! We will share times of prayer & meditation, conversation, play, and laughter, as we look at different ways to stay spiritually fit and connected to the God of our understanding.
$185.00 Registration with a deposit of $100.00 is due 10 business days before the event.
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Location: Living Water Spiritual Center, 93 Halifax St., Winslow, ME 04901
Spirituality, Creativity, and Artistic Expression: An Integral Perspective
April 9, 2011
Saturday 9:30-3:30 pm
Presented by: David Peloquin
This workshop takes a fresh look at the joy of personal expression from the perspective of philosopher Ken Wilber's Integral Theory. Whether you are a practicing artist, crafter, musician, or writer, or a tentative artistic beginner, you will find new inspiration for your creative endeavors. You do not have to be a 'practicing' artist to participate. (Prior attendance at an introductory Ken Wilber workshop required).
$50.00 Registration with fee is due 10 business days before the event.
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PLEASE PUBLISH APRIL 2011:

Location: Living Water Spiritual Center, 93 Halifax St., Winslow, ME 04901
"...and Grace Will Lead us Home" A weekend retreat for women in recovery
May 6-8, 2011
7:00 pm Friday - 1:00 pm Sunday
Presented by: Elaine Deasy, RSM,
Together, we will focus on the 11th step through input, prayer, quiet reflection and prayer experiences. The power and beauty of God's grace alive within us and among us will be reverenced as we share our experience, strength and hope in a safe and sacred space.
$185.00 Registration with a deposit of $100.00 is due 10 business days before the event.
FMI: http://retreatinmaine.com/calendar.htm or call 207.872.2370

Location: Living Water Spiritual Center, 93 Halifax St., Winslow, ME 04901
Spring Trail and Grounds Maintenance Day
May 14, 2011
8:30 am - 1:00 pm
We will clear twigs from trails, maintain the labyrinth, and weed and mulch the perennial gardens. Bring your boots and work gloves. We will provide the tools and a hearty lunch followed by a hammered dulcimer concert with Harry Vayo. This is a great volunteer opportunity for youth and service groups. Free. Pre-register for free lunch.
FMI: http://retreatinmaine.com/calendar.htm or call 207.872.2370

Location: Living Water Spiritual Center, 93 Halifax St., Winslow, ME 04901
A Day for Newly Initiated in the Catholic Church
May 21, 2011
Saturday 9:30-3:30 pm
Presented by: Sr. Line Rioux, CSJ
Join us to share and deepen your "Easter" experience and to explore an understanding of the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist from your personal experience of them at the Easter Vigil. How do we live out these sacraments in daily life? Through scripture, reflection and sharing we will unpack and enrich our experience of the Easter Vigil and what it means to live fully our Baptismal commitment. $40.00 Registration with fee is due 10 business days before the event. FMI: http://retreatinmaine.com/calendar.htm or call 207.872.2370

Location: Living Water Spiritual Center, 93 Halifax St., Winslow, ME 04901
Relationships and the Enneagram
May 21, 2011
Saturday 9:30-3:30 pm
Presented by: Michael Naylor, M.Ed, CCS, LADC
This workshop will identify the patterns in each Enneagram Type which inhibit people from having deeper and more meaningful relationships with their loved ones. Participants will leave with the insight necessary to transform these patterns of their personality.
$50.00 Registration with fee is due 10 business days before the event.
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PLEASE PUBLISH MAY 2011:

Location: Living Water Spiritual Center, 93 Halifax St., Winslow, ME 04901
Minding the Ministry
June 2-5, 2011
Thursday 5:30pm - Sunday 11:00am
Presented by: Elizabeth Rosson
A Retreat Honoring Kay Gill (1931-2008) Kay was a creative women, gentle, wise and capable of deep love. She saw in the beauty of nature and her loved ones God’s artistic masterpiece, a belief that informed her spirituality. In addition to being a part of Living Water Spiritual Center's planning committee for a number of years. Kay was the creator of our Earth Stations which she facilitated with her husband Jim every year.
"Come join us on retreat as we explore more fully the transformation that occurs when we move from having a vision to working with a vision. All this we will do through the soul's language of art. Materials included.
$225.00 Registration with deposit of $125.00 is due 10 business days before the event.
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Location: Living Water Spiritual Center, 93 Halifax St., Winslow, ME 04901
"Sweet Life Café"® for Women June 10-12, 2011
7:00 pm Friday - 1:00 pm Sunday
Presented by: Sr. Line Rioux, CSJ
Come to the Sweet Life Café® for a weekend with women of all ages to savor time with God and with one another. Come with a friend, women in your church, or come alone and make new friends. At Sweet Life Café you'll satisfy your cravings for companions, God, and spiritual growth. It's a retreat you don't want to miss! Together we will experience meaningful bible study, flavor-filled activities, and scrumptiously delicious fun.
$185.00 Registration with a deposit of $100.00 is due 10 business days before the event. ®Group
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Location: Living Water Spiritual Center, 93 Halifax St., Winslow, ME 04901
7-Day Directed Retreat
June 22-29, 2011
5:30 pm Wednesday - following Wednesday 11:00 am
Presented by: William Clark, SJ and Sr. Line Rioux, CSJ
Directed retreats are silent with an optional daily meeting with a spiritual director. The remainder of the day is spent alone in prayer and reflection. Daily liturgy is celebrated.
$425.00 Registration with deposit of $125.00 is due 10 business days before the event.
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PLEASE PUBLISH JUNE 2011:

Location: Living Water Spiritual Center, 93 Halifax St., Winslow, ME 04901
Caring for the Caregiver
July 16, 2011
Saturday 9:30-3:30 pm
Presented by: Danielle Bartz, M.Div.
Is the joy of caring for another clouded by fatigue, stress, or weariness? Spiritual fulfillment can be experienced in the midst of caring for another. In a day-long program, we will explore the implications and experiences of care-giver "burnout." From these mutual and shared experiences, we will move forward to examine how our Spirits can be nurtured as caregivers.
$50.00 Registration with fee is due 10 business days before the event.
FMI: http://retreatinmaine.com/calendar.htm or call 207.872.2370