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Be/Still

Be/Still is our monthly contemplative prayer gathering. Our goal is for it to be a shared time in quiet and listening. So, as you enter the time, you will be invited to quiet your heart and be present to God’s presence with you. We will have a short reading/quiet meditation on Scripture followed by a 20 minute time of Centering Prayer. At the end, we will leave the space quietly and bless one another as we go. There are times for a more talkative connection with one another and our heart for Be/Still is to protect this space from talking and chatting so that we can be present to God with one another. The time of our gathering will be approximately 45 minutes.

Location: Canaan in the Desert – 9849 N 40th St, Phoenix, AZ 85028 in the chapel

Time: 6:30pm

Cost: No cost

Be Still Dates in 2023:

Mar 28

Apr 25

May 23

June 27

Let us know you’re coming each month using this registration form.

Online Soul Care Retreat | Exploring Resistance and Freedom

May 18, 2023 // 9:00am-11:30am
Explore together how resistance can hamper our experience of God’s presence. Rest in prayer that opens our hearts and minds in the freedom of God’s grace. This time will involve sharing, teaching, prayer, and reflection. Led by Ted Wueste.

Location: ONLINE – Register for link

Cost: No cost – donations accepted

Spiritual Direction & Serious Illness

June 10, 2023 // 8:00am-10:00am
Come enjoy a time with other spiritual directors over a meal for a facilitated discussion about a topic related to spiritual direction as well as sharing and supporting one another in the ministry of spiritual direction. Breakfast will be provided.

Location: Ravenscroft – 8445 E Hartford Dr, Scottsdale, AZ 85255

Cost: No cost

a retreat: Living as the Beloved

August 18-20, 2023
A weekend of reflecting on what the Song of Songs tells us about living as the beloved. Jesus was called beloved at his baptism and the people of God have looked at the Song as a reflection of this beautiful truth for millennia.

Location: Franciscan Renewal Center 5802 E Lincoln Dr, Scottsdale, AZ 85253

Cost: Regular Registration $300, General Membership $270 and Full and Professional Membership $255

Cost includes room, any materials, snacks and the following meals Friday dinner, Saturday breakfast, lunch, dinner and Sunday breakfast and lunch.

Spiritual Direction & Sin

October 17, 2023 // 6:30pm-8:30pm
Come enjoy a time with other spiritual directors over a meal for a facilitated discussion about a topic related to spiritual direction as well as sharing and supporting one another in the ministry of spiritual direction. Dinner will be provided.

Location: Ravenscroft – 8445 E Hartford Dr, Scottsdale, AZ 85255

Cost: No cost

Silent Prayer Retreat

November 3-5, 2023

Jesus said to them, `Come away with me. Let us go alone to a quiet place and rest for a while.’

Spend time alone with God in prayer. We will meet to begin and then begin the silence. We will end together with optional sharing on Sunday.

Location: Franciscan Renewal Center 5802 E Lincoln Dr, Scottsdale, AZ 85253

Cost: Regular Registration $389, General Membership $369 and Full and Professional Membership $339

Cost includes room, any materials, snacks and the following meals Friday dinner, Saturday breakfast, lunch, dinner and Sunday breakfast and lunch.

Enneagram Coach Training Certificate

Enneagram training is no longer taking applications for this session but will hold any new application for a future offering.

Companioning Others With the Enneagram

This training program is designed for spiritual directors, pastors, and ministry leaders desiring to utilize the Enneagram within their ministry context through a virtues-based approach. This 15-hour training, conducted online via Zoom, includes five large group sessions, two small group coaching sessions, and a one-on-one coaching session with an instructor. Participants must offer consultations with at least two clients, under the supervision of their instructor, in order to receive a certificate of completion in this program.

Enneagram training is no longer taking applications for this session but will hold any new application for a future offering.

Location: ONLINE

Cost: No cost

Limited to 16 participants

Refund Policy

In-person events: 30 days or more prior to event: 100%, 14-29 days before event: 90%, 7-13 days before event: 60%, 1-6 days before event: 30%

No refunds available after an event.

Other Offerings

Renew

Renew: individual private retreats designed by our SFSAZ team to fit who you are and where you are in your life with God. Retreats include accommodations and meals at a retreat center as well as time with a Spiritual Director and Pastoral Counselor to help process all that you are experiencing as you spend time with God. Retreats can be anywhere from 2-5 days. Let us know and we can consult with you in designing a retreat. Great for times of discernment, transition, and/or simply needing the space to reflect and be renewed in your life with God and the ministry to which He has called you.

Please fill out this form to initiate the process https://sfsaz.breezechms.com/form/0f32fd

FORMATIO: the art of caring for souls

A two-year cohort journey in learning the art of soul care. Based around six retreats, participants will learn to more fully care for their own soul as well as coaching others in the ways and rhythms of Jesus. The art of caring for souls is companioning someone in their journey of experiencing God in awakening to the love of God, growing awareness of self and God, increasing attentiveness to His presence and voice, and abiding in/with God. This invites a lifestyle of intentional practices and rhythms that form us in the image of Christ. Some of those practices include: silence and solitude, prayer and listening, and discernment and detachment in the context of Scripture and community.   Click here for more program information.