Programs
Custom Silent Directed Retreat
With Lucy Abbot Tucker and Margaret Galiardi, OP
Continue your stay at Genesis with Lucy Abbott Tucker and Margaret Galliardi, OP for a customizable silent-directed retreat. The silent-directed retreat is a transformative journey that invites participants to deepen their connection with the divine, explore their inner selves, and find solace in the silence. With the guidance of a dedicated spiritual director, this customizable […]
May 16-21: 5-Day Journey Through Healing
With Betty Hill Crowson
Many of us are among the walking wounded. Sometimes we know it; oftentimes, we don’t. We just know that we feel driven, drained, and/or chronically distracted, all of which are symptoms of unhealed, unacknowledged, or under-healed pain. In this five-day retreat, Betty Hill Crowson walks us step by step through the process outlined in her […]
ECO-SPIRITUALITY: Living the Gospel in the 21st Century
With Diarmuid O'Murchu, MSC
For almost 2,000 years, our Christian faith advocated separation from the earth in order to save the soul in a life hereafter. The emergence of Eco-Spirituality in the 21st century adopts a very different approach, the implications of which will be explored in this week-long Workshop-Retreat. This retreat will be offered virtually or you can […]
ECO-SPIRITUALITY: Living the Gospel in the 21st Century Commuter
With Diarmuid O'Murchu, MSC
For almost 2,000 years, our Christian faith advocated separation from the earth in order to save the soul in a life hereafter. The emergence of Eco-Spirituality in the 21st century adopts a very different approach, the implications of which will be explored in this week-long Workshop-Retreat. This retreat will be offered virtually or you can […]
ECO-SPIRITUALITY: Living the Gospel in the 21st Century Virtual
With Diarmuid O'Murchu, MSC
For almost 2,000 years, our Christian faith advocated separation from the earth in order to save the soul in a life hereafter. The emergence of Eco-Spirituality in the 21st century adopts a very different approach, the implications of which will be explored in this week long Workshop-Retreat. This retreat will be offered virtually or you […]
Celebrating Summer’s Abundance: Nurturing Joy
With Colleen Mollica and Cary Gaunt
The world comes alive in summer—gardens are blossoming and bearing fruit, children play, and many of us feel freer as the days grow longer and warmer. As the hours of light increase towards their peak at the summer solstice, nature is also at its peak vitality and fertility. Nature is profligate and all our senses […]
Art Journaling Exploration
With Peg Considine BFA, M.Ed.
Welcome to our Art Journaling Exploration program, a unique and creative journey designed to inspire self-expression, mindfulness, and artistic discovery. An art journal encourages a fusion of written and visual elements, providing a unique and introspective way to explore and communicate thoughts and feelings. Using a variety of materials and techniques, you will learn to […]
6-Day Silent Directed Retreat with Nancy Sheridan
With Nancy Sheridan
During a silent-directed retreat, each participant meets daily with an experienced spiritual director who serves as a spiritual companion throughout the retreat. Utilizing their specialized training, conversations with your spiritual director will enhance your prayer experience and help you discern where the Spirit might be leading you. Aside from these daily conversations, you can set […]
6-Day Silent Directed Retreat with Nicki Verploegen, Ph.D.
With Nicki Verploegen, Ph.D.
During a silent-directed retreat, each participant meets daily with an experienced spiritual director who serves as a spiritual companion throughout the retreat. Utilizing their specialized training, conversations with your spiritual director will enhance your prayer experience and help you discern where the Spirit might be leading you. Aside from these daily conversations, you can set […]
5-Day Silent Directed Retreat
With Mary Ann Connolly, SC
During a silent-directed retreat, each participant meets daily with an experienced spiritual director who serves as a spiritual companion throughout the retreat. Utilizing their specialized training, conversations with your spiritual director will enhance your prayer experience and help you discern where the Spirit might be leading you. Aside from these daily conversations, you can set […]
Awakening in the Second Journey
With Don Bisson
Life can disturb, disrupt, and paradoxically can explode into a new way of being. This workshop is for people of all ages who have felt seduced by the under tow of the Reality of God for a greater purpose in life. How do we co-operate with its desires? How do we communicate this Reality to […]
June 27-30: The Privilege and Challenge of Aging
With Betty Hill Crowson
There are many circumstances capable of making a woman aware of the aging process: empty nest syndrome, menopause, the loss of parents, retirement, the death of friends and spouses, the onset of aches and pains and physical limitations, and an increased sensitivity. Living in a culture that values youth, success, and physicality, we are continually […]
Celtic Wisdom for Reawakening to Our Souls and Healing the World Overnight
With John Philip Newell and Cami Twilling
John Philip Newell is coming to Genesis Spiritual Center! In which the wisdom teachings of John Philip Newell and the spiritual practices of Cami Twilling call us to be aware of the sacredness of Earth and every human being as key to the way of transformation and healing in our lives and world. The retreat […]
Celtic Wisdom for Reawakening to Our Souls and Healing the World Commuter
With John Philip Newell and Cami Twilling
John Philip Newell is coming to Genesis Spiritual Center! In which the wisdom teachings of John Philip Newell and the spiritual practices of Cami Twilling call us to be aware of the sacredness of Earth and every human being as key to the way of transformation and healing in our lives and world. The retreat […]
8-Day Silent Directed Retreat with Nancy Sheridan
With Nancy Sheridan
During a silent-directed retreat, each participant meets daily with an experienced spiritual director who serves as a spiritual companion throughout the retreat. Utilizing their specialized training, conversations with your spiritual director will enhance your prayer experience and help you discern where the Spirit might be leading you. Aside from these daily conversations, you can set […]
8-Day Silent Directed Retreat with Nicki Verploegen
With Nicki Verploegen, Ph.D.
During a silent-directed retreat, each participant meets daily with an experienced spiritual director who serves as a spiritual companion throughout the retreat. Utilizing their specialized training, conversations with your spiritual director will enhance your prayer experience and help you discern where the Spirit might be leading you. Aside from these daily conversations, you can set […]
Guided BioSpiritual Focusing Weeklong Retreat
With BioSpiritual Focusing Leadership Team
In this silent guided retreat, we will explore the practice of BioSpiritual Focusing as based on the work of Eugene Gendlin and further developed by Frs. Pete Campbell and Ed McMahon. Participants will attend morning group sessions of learning and discussion, and each afternoon will meet one-on-one with a Focusing Companion. There will be two […]
Genesis Wine Tasting Event
Our annual Wine Taste allows us to pause and take an evening to spend time with and enjoy our friends and neighbors. Proceeds from the Wine Taste enable us to continue our mission of hope and healing and to help with the upkeep of our beautiful grounds. To learn more on ways you can support […]
Restore, Explore, Ignite
With Marguerite Haugh
A 3-day retreat for women who, through self-care, exploration, and intention, will create what they desire or shift through a stuck point in life. Examples of activities will include a sound healing event and time to create a vision board. Some of our time will be spent taking part in Trauma Center Trauma Sensitive Yoga […]
Praying with Hearts and Hands Prayer Shawl Ministry
With Connie Bartelson, Janet Young and Jayne Romanek
Join us for a warm and welcoming gathering as we come together to knit and crochet with purpose. This unique program combines the art of knitting and crocheting with the power of prayer to create beautiful shawls that serve as tangible symbols of comfort, support, and healing. During each session, participants will gather in a […]
Gathering Fall’s Harvest
With Cary Gaunt and Colleen Mollica
Summer’s abundance gives way to fall and we notice the days growing shorter. Ecologically, the natural world begins preparing for the coming winter, and this reminds us it is time to sort our harvest, keeping what we need and shedding that which no longer serves. The harvest time also reminds us of the importance of […]
September 27-30: Aging – A Privilege and A Challenge.
With Betty Hill Crowson
There are many circumstances capable of making a woman aware of the aging process: empty nest syndrome, menopause, the loss of parents, retirement, the death of friends and spouses, the onset of aches and pains and physical limitations, and an increased sensitivity. Living in a culture that values youth, success, and physicality, we are continually […]
Soul-Tending through Dreams
With Liz Walz, MA
What do you make of your nighttime dreams? Some people dismiss them as the effects of a spicy meal from the previous evening. But for thousands of years in cultures around the world, nighttime dreams have carried significance for individuals and for communities. In his famous The Red Book, Swiss psychiatrist Carl G. Jung said, “Dreams are the […]
Finding Hope Watch Party
With Joan Chittister, O.S.B.
Genesis will be partnering with Sacred Threads Center in Boston to sponsor this workshop with Sr. Joan. Both on-site and virtual options will be available. Details such as time, location, and price will be released later in 2024. Joan Chittister is one of the most influential religious and social leaders of our time. For over […]
Poetry Retreat Day
With JoAnn Bourquard
Are you feeling the need to pray differently? Are looking for new ways to do this? Poems are intense expressions which use unusual combinations of words, images, and metaphors which jolt us out of our everyday experiences. Reading poetry can be a doorway into deeper prayer, a prayer that leaves room for the divine to […]
5-Day Silent Directed Retreat with MaryAnne Davey
With MaryAnne Davey
During a silent-directed retreat, each participant meets daily with an experienced spiritual director who serves as a spiritual companion throughout the retreat. Utilizing their specialized training, conversations with your spiritual director will enhance your prayer experience and help you discern where the Spirit might be leading you. Aside from these daily conversations, you can set […]
5-Day Silent Directed Retreat with Shevaun Low
With Shevaun Low
During a silent-directed retreat, each participant meets daily with an experienced spiritual director who serves as a spiritual companion throughout the retreat. Utilizing their specialized training, conversations with your spiritual director will enhance your prayer experience and help you discern where the Spirit might be leading you. Aside from these daily conversations, you can set […]
Come to the Table: A Day to Refuel Our Souls
With Michele Suhocki & Val Liptak
Does my lamp have oil? In the hustle and bustle of our daily lives, it’s easy to get caught up in the busyness of the world and forget to take time to slow down and to reflect on our spiritual lives. This day will be an opportunity to look at what scripture says about our […]
Wrap Yourself in Stillness
With Nancy Sheridan
An Annual Advent Guided Retreat: our gathering will include guided reflection, ample quiet moments, ritual and faith sharing. The retreat leader will be available for individual conversations on Saturday and early Sunday. Come to celebrate this season of stillness and hope.
Reverencing Winter’s Journey
With Cary Gaunt and Colleen Mollica
How often do you honor nature’s winter rhythm of slowing down, getting still, and quieting body and mind to rest and prepare for spring’s emergence? We live in a time and culture antithetical to quiet reflection and rest. This season is a paradox. It is dark and cold. Many if us feel anxious, disoriented and […]