CONFERENCE THEME:
WITNESSING LOVE IN THE INTERIM TIME
We witness by the way we live our lives, by what we show up for and by what seizes our imagination. Our love, as Maryknollers, is global, even cosmic — encompassing all others on earth, most particularly those on the margins. It also extends to the earth itself, the home we strive to embrace and protect. The interim time is an epoch, historical and psychological, wherein we presently find ourselves. It is a time between paradigms, when a new level of consciousness is breaking forth but the old one has not yet died out. We can see glimpses of it in churches, governments, and world social structures. We, most of us, can feel it in our bones, in our own level of consciousness.
Welcome!
Something important happens at a MAC. Individuals are transformed. The movement gains new insights, maybe even redirects its priorities. The theme, keynote, and workshops contribute significantly in this regard, but in the end, it is the coming together (a conversation in the dining room, a walk together on the grounds, being present to another during a reflection time) that makes for the deepest impression. At this moment, we don’t yet know what will happen at MAC 2020. We do know that a portrait of people witnessing love in this interim time will emerge.
Coming Together at MAC 2017 in Guatemala (Click to Enlarge Photo)
“Take your life firmly in your two hands,
(Gently…you are trusted with something precious)
While you search your heart’s yearnings:
What am I seeking? What is my quest?
When your star rises deep within,
Trust yourself to its leading.
You will have the light for first steps.
This is Trasna, the crossing place.”
Event Information
Location:
GRAYMOOR SPIRITUAL CENTER
40 Franciscan Way, Garrison,
New York 10524
when:
POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
DUE TO COVID-19 & GLOBAL TRAVEL BANS
Graymoor Spiritual Center
Nancy Sylvester, IHM
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Nancy Sylvester, IHM is founder and director of the Institute for Communal Contemplation and Dialogue. She served in leadership of her own religious community, the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary of Monroe, Michigan, as well as in the presidency of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious. Prior to that, she was national coordinator of NETWORK, the national Catholic social justice lobby. Check out one of Nancy’s programs, The Institute for Communal Contemplation and Dialogue program, "Enter the Chaos: Engage the Differences to Make a Difference." To learn more, go to www.iccdinstitute.org.
THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF LOVE
Synopsis: How do we witness to Love in a time of chaos when all our structures and systems are breaking down? How do we witness to Love in a time when polarities continue to separate us—as family, friends, citizens and members of the planetary community? How do we witness to Love at this time in our evolutionary journey? Believing that responding to these questions needs to emerge from a new consciousness, Nancy’s presentation integrates how consciousness develops with the transformative practice of contemplation. She explores the unique call we have as Maryknoll Affiliates, as persons committed to the spiritual dimension of our lives, to witness to Love in ways that are so needed at this time.
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Helpful Information
BOOK & GIFT CENTER
Located on the 4th floor | Store Hours: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Closed Mondays)
BEDROOM FLOOR RULES
Silence on the bedroom floors and chapel floors is most important - esp. after 9:00 PM
NO SMOKING WITHIN THE BUILDING
In accordance with state law
Retreat Center
Dorm Room Tips & Info
Please keep your door locked & your key in your possession at all times. Lost or unreturned keys will result in a $25.00 key replacement charge.
EXTRA BLANKETS/LAUNDRY
Extra blankets are located in the bottom drawer of the dresser.
At the end of the conference: Please place top sheet, bottom sheet, and towels in the pillow case and leave outside your door along with your trash can. Please close your windows and turn off your lights and fan.
BATHROOM LOCATIONS
Women’s Large Bathrooms: Floors 3 and Floor 5.
Men’s Large Bathrooms: Floor 4
Dining Information
BREAKFAST
Breakfast is served from 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
LUNCH
Lunch is served from 12 noon - 1:00 PM
DINNER
Dinner is served from 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
COFFEE
Early morning coffee will be served daily at 6:30 AM in the 4th floor lounge
SNACKS
Snack machines are located in the 4th floor lounge area, 4th floor bookstore, and 5th floor dining room foyer.
Graymoor Book Store
Spiritual Life Center Rules
Main doors open at dawn and close at 10:00 PM
No password is required for the Internet.
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY
Please call 911
Coffee & Snacks