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2019
PROGRAM GUIDE stillpointcsd.org
I The mission of Stillpoint is to provide a
gathering place that is hospitable to
and nourishing of the spiritual life. Our
programs provide opportunities for
spiritual development, personal
growth and social transformation. We
welcome individuals and groups of all
faiths that genuinely seek the Divine,
and those who desire to embrace the
sacred in their lives and world. Our
goal is that all who come to Stillpoint
can experience the invitation:
This October, we begin
Stillpoint’s 15th Anniversary
Year: Boundless Compassion.
This celebratory name
honors our 15th Anniversary
speaker, Fr. Greg Boyle, and
his best-selling book, Tattoos
on the Heart: The Power of
Boundless Compassion. The
name also reflects how Christ
— and we — are called to
live. As Henri Nouwen wrote,
“Jesus' whole life and mission
involve accepting powerless-
ness and revealing in this
powerlessness the limitless-
ness of God's love.”
When have you felt power-
less? Have you experienced
the Divine’s boundless
compassion and caring in
times of feeling powerless?
Join us during our
anniversary year to grow into
a deeper relationship with
the Divine and a more
compassionate way of living.
Discover your Stillpoint.
Connect With Us
Stillpoint Center for Spiritual Development
8072 W. Sahara, Suite D
Las Vegas, NV 89117
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702.243.4040
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Schedule at a Glance 4-5
Spiritual Direction 6
A Trek of Faith 7
Lectio Divina and Centering Prayer 8-9
15th Anniversary: Boundless Compassion Programs 10-14
Enneagram 15
Companion Programs 16-20
FAQs & Announcements 21
Readers’ Groups Programs & More 22-23
Relationship with The Divine One – a relationship that leads to personal
and social transformation was Stillpoint’s founding focus. This included
Spiritual Direction and Prayer; both traditional and contemporary.
Over the past 15 years, we have grown to offer a vibrant calendar full
of complementary programs such as Enneagram and special offerings
to support this foundation with your soul journey in mind.
As we embark on our 15th Anniversary, our featured speaker, Fr. Greg
Boyle shares "Kinship is the only strength there is.” We invite you to
experience Stillpoint as a welcoming gathering place for individuals
and groups of all faiths seeking the Divine and desiring to embrace the
sacred. Our programs provide nourishing opportunities for your spiritual
development, personal and social transformation.
As a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, Stillpoint’s mission and operations
are funded by fees and donations. Minimal program fees or goodwill
offering suggestions are listed.
For more details about offerings and services, please
peruse the full Fall Program guide. Program updates and
additions are also included on our website and in our
monthly e-newsletters.
DATE SEPTEMBER
3,10,17,24 Centering Prayer
3 Spiritual Directors Peer Supervision
4 Lectio Divina Prayer Training
6-7 2019 LV Diocesan Conference (Texas Station)
9 Violin Sound Healings
9, 23 Dream Circle
10-12, 24-26 Lectio Divina Prayer Groups
12, 26 Tai Chi Series
14 Full Moon Hike
16, 30 Soul Collage 8-Part Series (1 & 2)
16 Desert Cloud Flute Circle
18 Singing Bowls Meditation
19 Writings from Within
20 Desert Day: Lament
24 Vegas Strong: Labyrinth Walk
DATE OCTOBER
1 Spiritual Directors Peer Supervision
1,8,15,29 Centering Prayer
3 Fr. Max Oliva: Compassionate Conversations
7 Violin Sound Healings
8-10, 22-24 Lectio Divina Prayer Groups
10 Reader’s Group: C.S. Lewis Screwtape Letters
10, 24 Tai Chi Series
14, 28 Soul Collage 8-Part Series (3 &4)
15 Springs Preserve Spiritual Dig
16 Singing Bowls Meditation
21 Desert Cloud Flute Circle
22 Centering Prayer Intro and Celebration of Fr. Keating
22 Mindfulness Self Compassion (MSC) Info Session
23 Tattoo Compassion Cards: Art for “The Other”
25 Nevada Day (closed)
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DATE NOVEMBER
4 Violin Sound Healings
5 Spiritual Directors Peer Supervision
5,12,19,26 Centering Prayer
5-7, 19-21 Lectio Divina Prayer Groups
12 Labyrinth Walk
12 Full Moon Hike
11, 25 Soul Collage 8-Part Series (5&6)
14 Readers Group: Wild Mercies
16-17 Enneagram 2-Day Workshop
18 Desert Cloud Flute Circle
20 Singing Bowl Meditations
28-29 Thanksgiving Holiday (closed)
DATE DECEMBER
2 Violin Sound Healings
3,10,17,24 Centering Prayer
3 Spiritual Directors Peer Supervision
3-5, 17-19 Lectio Divina Prayer Groups
8 Advent Retreat
9, 23 Soul Collage 8 Part Series (7&8)
16 Desert Cloud Flute Circle
18 Singing Bowls*
19 Readers Group: Contemplation & Community
21 Going Deeper: Lectio Visio
25-31 Christmas Holiday (closed)
NEXT YEAR!
January: The Beatitudes & Contemplative Prayer
February: Fr. Greg Boyle: The Power of Boundless Compassion
March: Prophetic Voices Retreat: Thomas Merton & Henri Nouwen
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PRIVATE SPIRITUAL COMPANIONSHIP
» FOR SPIRITUAL SEEKERS
Spiritual Direction offers the
opportunity to notice, reflect
and discern God’s presence
in daily life and to draw
closer to the loving —
ongoing — relationship we
long for. The sacred ministry
and art of Spiritual Direction is
central to Stillpoint’s mission.
Our Spiritual Directors serve
as companions on your soul
journey. They are not
counselors but are individuals
of deep, varied faiths and
have the relevant training to
support you in identifying and
trusting your experience of
God, integrating spirituality
into your daily life, discerning
difficult choices, and living
the essence of faith.
Call for more information.
Stillpointcsd.org
702.243.4040
» FOR SPIRITUAL DIRECTORS
Stillpoint provides Spiritual
Directors who have formal
training or formation — and
are actively engaged in
serving directees — with the
peer supervision and
continuing education that is
an ethical standard in
therapeutic practices.
For more information on
monthly Peer Supervision
meetings and educational
offerings that provide the
nourishment you need to be
present to the soul journeys of
others, contact Stillpoint.
1n 2004, Delise Sartini, Mary
Alice Neilson, and Dr. Roisin
O’Loughlin brought forth Roisin’s
call to found a spiritual
development center in southern
Nevada. Their experience might
be described as a ”trek of faith”
Bringing the Stillpoint mission to
fruition required much
contemplation, conversation,
conceptualizing and planning. It
required discernment and
listening for the Divine’s
direction. Finding the right place
to plant the dream proved quite
challenging and for a time the
dream went dormant.
One day, Delise happened on a
space for lease that looked out
onto a garden. When the three
women walked the space
together, they knew this was the
place for the spiritual oasis
Roisin had envisioned.
For 15 years, our founders, Board
of Trustees, spiritual directors,
instructors, staff, volunteers, and
members have companioned
Stillpoint’s mission of serving as a
hospitable gathering place
nourishing to the spiritual life of
people of all faiths who
A HOSPITABLE PLACE OF RESPITE AND RENEWAL
Stillpoint Board & Staff
genuinely seek the Divine as a
path to personal development
and spiritual transformation.
The trek to Stillpoint is analogous
to the spiritual journey in that it
required deep, difficult internal
work. It required our founders to
patiently wait in liminal space —
the crucial time when the
dream seemed stagnant yet
work happening deep within
them led them here.
Stillpoint has become a place of
personal and community
growth, kinship, and of
individual and shared spiritual
experiences. It is a source of
respite, renewal and living into
the relationships we are all
called to. It is our continued
prayer that your engagement
with Stillpoint has moved you
farther on your spiritual path
and deeper into your knowing
of and relationship with the
loving Divine.
With gratitude as the journey
continues.
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Lectio Divina — or divine reading — is an ancient, Scriptural
prayer form that promotes “An encounter with God”. This
transformative method of prayer includes four steps: lectio
(reading); meditatio (meditation); contemplatio
(contemplation); and oratio (prayer). At Stillpoint, we also
engage in written or art journaling to go beyond our normal
preoccupations and bring forth our prayers.
» LECTIO DIVINA INTRODUCTION
Learn this powerful form of prayer as a new or renewed
personal daily practice, for participation in a prayer group at
Stillpoint or elsewhere.
Date: 6 pm to 8:30 pm
Time: Wednesday, September 4
Cost: $15 to $30 Freewill Donation
RSVP: stillpointcsd.org or 702.243.4040
» LECTIO DIVINA PRAYER GROUPS
Experience this transformative encounter with God in a small
circle of individuals committed to both the prayer practice
and to the sacred gift of routinely meeting as a group.
Dates: Bi-weekly meetings
Tuesday Prayer Groups begin September 10
Wednesday Prayer Groups begin September 11
Thursday Prayer Groups begin September 12
Call Stillpoint at 702.250.4405 for information on joining a
prayer group or additional Lectio Divina Introduction dates.
INDIVIDUAL & IN COMMUNITY
Centering Prayer is a meditative method of cultivating the
interior silence that prepares us for contemplative prayer —
prayer in which we experience God within.
Centering Prayer is a method of prayer and a discipline to foster
a deeper relationship with the Divine. Centering Prayer does not
replace other kinds of prayer, it adds depth of meaning to all
prayer — and facilitates resting in God.
» CENTERING & CELEBRATING THOMAS KEATING
Learn or renew your appreciation of Centering Prayer with an
introductory practice and gathering to break bread and share
reflections on the life of Trappist monk, Fr. Thomas Keating as
we mark the first year since his passing.
Dates: Tuesday, October 22
Time: 11:30 pm to 1 pm
Cost: Freewill donation
» CENTERING PRAYER IN COMMUNITY
Centering together quiets the mind more easily, forms sacred
community, and provides support for one’s individual practice.
Dates: Tuesdays
Time: 12 pm to 1 pm
Cost: Freewill donation
» CENTERING PRAYER & BEATITUDES PROGRAM
By: Gard Jameson
Date: Saturday morning, January 11
More: Full details will be in the WINTER program guide
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STILLPOINT CENTER FOR SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT’S
15TH ANNIVERSARY SPEAKER
FR. GREG BOYLE
NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING AUTHOR
FOUNDER OF HOMEBOY INDUSTRIES
WHITE HOUSE CHAMPION OF CHANGE
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2020
TICKETS ON SALE OCTOBER 2019!
EVENT & TABLE SPONSORSHIPS NOW AVAILABLE!
‘Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion’
Books available at Stillpoint
Coming!
CENTERING PRAYER INTRODUCTION,
REMEMBERING THOMAS KEATING,
&Enjoying Fruits of Contemplation
Join in a brief introduction to Centering Prayer
followed by a prayer sit
Enjoy breaking bread together (served with Trappist
jam made at St. Joseph’s Abbey )
Reflect on Trappist monk Fr. Thomas Keating’s visit to
Stillpoint and his influence of contemplative living as
we mark one year since his passing
By: Marvin Gawryn & Francyl Gawryn
Date: Tuesday, October 22
Time: 11:30 am to 1 pm
Cost: Freewill donation
RSVP: 702.243.4040 or stillpointcsd.org
By: Sr. Sharon Becker
Date: Sunday, December 8, 2019
Time: 1 pm to 4 pm
Cost: $30—$40 suggested donation
welcome! ADVENT HOSPITALITY: A LOVING RESPONSE
FALL PROGRAMS DIVINE COMPASSION
SELF COMPASSION
COMPASSION FOR OTHERS
STILLPOINT’S 15TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR
Tradition. Important to Stillpoint’s
mission is our tradition of bringing
great spiritual thought leaders
such as Richard Rohr, Thomas
Keating, Helen Palmer, Joan
Chittister, Brian Swimme, and the
Interfaith Amigos to southern
Nevada.
We are excited to continue our
tradition with our 15th Anniversary
speaker — Gregory Boyle, SJ. —
who is coming on Saturday,
February 8, 2020 (see page 11).
As a Jesuit priest, best-selling
author, and founder of Homeboy
Industries, Fr. Greg’s timely,
simple, and powerful message of
compassion for ourselves and for
the other can positively affect our
lives and the lives of others.
This Fall, we will explore Boundless
Compassion through book
readings, contemplative
gatherings, and art.
TATTOOS ON THE HEART: READING & REFLECTING TOGETHER
Read Fr. Greg’s powerful Book,
Tattoos on the Heart: The
Power of Boundless
Compassion.
Reflect on the book with Fr.
Max (See page 14), with other
Stillpoint members (add your
name to our Readers List), your
class, faith group, or circle of
friends and family with our
customized Reading &
Reflecting Together Guide.
Call 702.243.4040 or email
your copy.
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In the midst of the world's
sorrows and our own
difficulties, honest complaint
to God as modeled in the
Psalms is a tool toward healing
and hope. We are invited to a
deeper relationship with the
Divine as we wrestle with
disorienting events.
Come spend some time being
present to God and to your-
self, as we explore lament
through Psalms, thoughtful
writings, and contemplative
exercises. Leave with a vision
of hope and the awareness of
God’s compassion and work
in our lives and in the world
around us.
With: Kathy Ruud
Date: Friday, September 20
Time: 9:00 am to 1 pm
Cost: $25 to $50 Donation
RSVP: 702.243.4040
Spiritual Director Kathy Ruud
recognizes that the Divine seeks
deep, transformative relation-
ships with each one of us.
The circumstances that lead us
to transformative encounters
can be difficult as Kathy knows.
After presenting a retreat on the
power of Lament in late 2017,
she was to present it at Stillpoint
in early 2018 when her husband
unexpectedly passed away. Her
program was postponed.
Learning to live a new normal,
Kathy saw how developing a
lament program had prepared
her to pray through sorrow —
and, how her own unfolding un-
derstanding of living with loss
informs her in how to take others
deeper in their journey to live a
whole, healing spiritual life.
With: Stillpoint and guest facilitators
Date: Wednesday, October 23
Time: 11am to 12:30 pm
Cost: Freewill donation
RSVP: 702.243.4040
Join in the compassionate work of “tattooing” messages of hope in
pen and paint on greeting cards for our vulnerable and
disenfranchised community members who need to be reminded
that they are the Divine’s beloved. Cards will be distributed through
local not-for-profit agencies. No art experience necessary.
TATTOO COMPASSION ON GREETING CARDS
LAMENT: A PATH TOWARD HOPE
FR. MAX OLIVA: ON BOUNDLESS
COMPASSION
Spend an evening of
community and conversation
with Fr. Max Oliva, SJ during his
visit to Las Vegas.
Fr. Max will lead contemplative
discussion on the qualities of
compassion. With genuine
simplicity and directness, he will
inspire a deeper look at how
we have experienced
compassion and how the
Divine opens up spaces that
allow us to enter into more
loving, compassionate
relationships with ourselves and
with others.
With: Fr. Max Oliva
Date: Thursday, October 3
Time: 5:00 pm to 8 pm
Cost: $10 to $50 Freewill
donation
Note: Small bites and
beverages served
RSVP: 702.243.4040 or
Fr. Max Oliva is a friend of
Fr. Greg Boyle and a fellow
Jesuit. He is also a friend of
many Stillpoint members and
the southern Nevada
community having ministered
here for several years.
Now residing in Spokane, WA,
Fr. Max returns to town for one
week each month to provide
spiritual companionship and
fellowship to many seekers,
including men and women in
the workplace.
The author of seven books, Fr.
Max reminds us, “At one time
we may be in dire need of
God's mercy, at another, of
God's power to heal.
Sometimes we need to be
reassured of God's
providential love. When
difficult times come, we
depend on God to strengthen
and protect us. Each
experience comes from a
God of many loves.”
“Inching ourselves closer to
creating a community of
kinship such that God
might recognize it. …”
— Greg Boyle 15
First-time and long-time
journeyers, join in discover-
ing the deeper wisdom
found in exploring the
powerful Enneagram tool.
Gain greater self-awareness
and understandings —
including “ah-ha” insights
into the creative energies
and destructive behaviors
that hold us back from the
fullness of life we are called
to.
The Enneagram tool can
help you integrate healthy
life strategies, including
prayer forms, that enable
you to claim the freedom,
authenticity and wholeness
that grace offers.
MANY PATHS TO GOD: ENNEAGRAM EXPLORATIONS FOR FULLNESS OF LIFE
With: Sr. Jane DeLisle,
Co-Director of Emmaus
Spiritual Ministries in
Orange, CA
Date: Saturday & Sunday,
November 16 & 17
(please plan to attend
both days so that the
Program can follow
format and flow)
Time: 9:30 am to 3 pm;
coffee at 9:30 am;
program begins
promptly at 10 am
Cost: $100
Lunch: $15 per day or bring
your own
RSVP: 702.243.4040 or
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TWO-DAY WORKSHOP WEEKEND
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Rebecca Sabine has lived a
rigorous, rewarding work life
as lead violinist for stars such
as Hugh Jackman, Bocelli,
and Frank Sinatra. At
Stillpoint, she’s explored and
exercised a musical ministry
that nurtures healing in
others. As her 8-year
engagement with Celine Dion
comes to a close, Rebecca is
expanding her Violin Sound
Sanctuaries work to spas and
retreat centers nationally and
internationally.
With gratitude, Rebecca
continues her Violin Sound
Sanctuaries ministry at
Stillpoint to support our
not-for-profit mission of
providing spiritual nourishment
for those seeking the Divine.
Come unwind and embrace
the sacred through her
musical brilliance!
VIOLIN SOUND SANCTUARIES
Experience a luxuriously
supportive cocoon of music that
provides the place of respite
and renewal that the body,
mind, and soul long for.
Connect to your inner self and
the sacred through guided,
visual meditation, and breathing
exercises while absorbing
aromas and Sabine’s original
music composed to companion
spiritual seekers and wanderers.
By: Rebecca Sabine
Date: 1st Mondays of month*
Time: 7 pm to 8 pm, no late entry
Cost: $20 per session
RSVP: Advised
Call: 702.243.4040
*2nd Monday in September based
on holiday
COMPLEMENTARY PROGRAMS
“When God put music in
the human heart, God put
prayer there.”
— Joan Chittister
DESERT CLOUD FLUTE CIRCLE
SHARE & LEARN
Learn to use your soul breath to
express your inner spirit song.
Come to listen. Come to learn.
Come to share the song that
resides in your soul.
All ages are invited and no
musical experience is needed.
Hand-crafted Native American
flutes are available for use and
purchase.
By: Desert Cloud Flute Circle
Date: 3rd Mondays of month*
Time: 6:30 pm to 9 pm
Cost: $5 to $10 Freewill
offering suggested
SINGING BOWL MEDITATIONS
Experience how ancient
meditation art uses rhythm and
sound to open the body’s
energies, distress systems, and
create balance of spirit, mind
and body.
By: Healing Hearts
Date: 3rd Wednesdays of month*
Time: 7 pm to 8 pm, no late entry
Cost: $20 per session
RSVP: Advised
*Check schedule for changes.
SOULCOLLAGE®
EIGHT-PART SERIES
Is your soul napping? Does it lack
energy, curiosity, creativity, and
direction? Join an 8-part,
SoulCollage® opportunity for
spiritual awakenings through
creating image--based, 5” x
8”cards. Contemplate and
dialogue with the cards — and,
journal about how your cards
give voice to your conscious and
unconscious mind as a source of
knowing, support, and guidance
on your spiritual path.
By: Amanda West
Date: Bi-Monthly, Mondays,
September 16 - December
23
Time: 9:00 am to 12 noon
Cost: $120 for series (can be
paid in $15 installments
every week)
RSVP: 702.243.4040
“Art is not an end in itself.
It introduces the soul into a
higher spiritual order,
which it expresses and in
some sense explains. —
Thomas Merton
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SPIRITUAL WAYFINDING
LABYRINTH WALKS
Across centuries, continents,
cultures, and belief systems
labyrinths have been an
enduring tool used to help
bring harmony between the
movement of our mind, body,
and soul on the path to
wholeness. Join Stillpoint to
learn to walk the labyrinth in
ways that support your journey
or the journey of a group.
With: Phyllis Murray
By: Stillpoint & St. Rose
Date: Tuesday, November 12
Time: 9:30 am to 11:00 am
Call: 702.243.4040 for place,
directions and car-
pooling
Cost: $10 suggested donation
VEGAS STRONG: LABYRINTH WALK.
How do you, your family, your
friends, or faith community
seek healing, hope, and
peace? Join Stillpoint for a
Vegas Strong prayer labyrinth
experience at Journey United
Methodist Church.
Pray sole to soul while contem-
platively walking with intentions
of creating a path toward
hope and healing that
resonates within, out into our
community, and beyond its
borders.
With: Phyllis Murray
Date: Tuesday, September 24
Time: 9:30 am to 11:00 am and
6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
Place: Journey United Methodist
6450 E. Stewart Ave, 89110
Call: 702.243.4040 for directions
or carpooling
Cost: $10 suggested donation
FULL MOON HIKE
Walk by the moon’s light, take in
its magic and begin again to
experience the joy of a moonlit
night.
Join us for a contemplative
exercise and an easy to moderate
hike by the light of the full moon in
Calico Basin.
By: Sharon Brashear
Date: Saturday, September 14;
Tuesday, November 12
Time: Late afternoon to early
evening. Call for prompt
Meet Up time.
Place: Meeting location is
provided with pre-
registration.
Cost: $15. Pre-registration
required. Call 702.243.4040
STILLPOINT SPIRITUAL DIG @
SPRINGS PRESERVE
Join a guided walking tour of the
Spring’s Preserves to learn what
archeological discoveries have
been made about our home’s
early history in a Spring’s
Preserve dig. Then, meander the
preserve’s paths, contemplate
what artifacts you’ve dug up on
your spiritual path, and offer a
prayer of praise or appeal
through journaling or some other
form of expression.
By: Stillpoint
Date: Thursday, October 15
Time: 9:00 am to 11 a.m.
Place: Meet at Springs Preserve
ticket office
Cost: Freewill donation to
Stillpoint or Springs
Preserve suggested.
RSVP: 702.243.4040
“I am like the heaven, like a
candle ,by your glow; I am
all reason, all love, all soul,
by your soul.” - Rumi
TAI CHI MEDITATION SERIES
Explore this moving form of meditation that relaxes and deepens the
breath, reduces mental and physical stress (loosens muscles and joints),
restores energy levels and improves balance, and provides gentle, slow
exercise without strain.
By: Master Amin Balil
Date: Bi-Monthly Thursdays, September 12 & 26, October 10 & 24
Time: 11:30 am to 12:30 pm
Cost: $10
Master Amin has taught Tai Chi since 1973 and is also a
Native American Flute instructor.
Coming! PRAY & POTLUCK LUNCHEON
Join in contemplation and
celebration of the nourishment
received in sharing prayer and
a bounty of food in community.
Sign up to make your favorite
dish or to bring a pre-made item
that reflects nutritional
goodness; and, learn about
new opportunities to explore
intentional, nourishing
relationships with food.
By: Stillpoint
Date: Thursday, November 7
Time: 11:30 am to 1:00 pm
Cost: $5-$15 suggested donation
RSVP: 702.243.4040
“How sweet are Your words
to my taste! Sweeter than
honey to my mouth!”
- Psalms 119:103
GOING DEEPER: ADVENT
Experience Advent through
Visio Divina (divine seeing), a
method for praying with images.
By: Ken Larson
Date: Saturday, December 21
Time: 9 am to Noon
Cost: Freewill Donation
RSVP: 702.243.4040
DREAM CIRCLE
Explore and discern the flow of
the universe’s sacred energy
and wisdom revealed through
our dreams. Empower emo-
tional, social and spiritual heal-
ing and growth through listen-
ing to your dreams and others.
By: Janet Frischmon, MA
Date: Every other Monday;
begins April 1
Time: 6:30 pm to 9 pm
Cost: $20 per session
Note: Circle group; call
702.243.4040 about
openings
MINDFUL SELF-COMPASSION
INTRODUCTION (MSC)
Mindful Self-Compassion is an
empirically supported 8-week
program to cultivate self com-
passion. Based on pioneering
research of Kristen Neff, Ph.D.
and the clinical perspective of
Christopher Germer, Ph.D.,
MSC provides emotional
strength and resilience.
By: Leanne Earnest, Ph.D &
Gregory Pergament
Date: Tuesday, October 22
Time: 6 pm to 7 pm
Cost: Free. Information
Introduction required to
enroll in paid program.
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& Facility Rentals
What is Stillpoint? Stillpoint is a center for spiritual development
and personal growth. We offer spiritual direction, prayer groups,
classes, retreats, guest speakers and a place to be still.
Do I have to belong to a church, parish, synagogue, mosque or
other place of worship? No. Stillpoint is open to people of all
faiths who are genuinely seeking a relationship with The Divine.
We do not exist for conversion but to support one’s soul journey.
May children or teenagers attend a program? Most Stillpoint
programs are designed for attendees 18 or older. However, we
do offer periodic programs for younger people, and
attendance by children may be possible on a program-specific
basis. Please contact Stillpoint to inquire.
How do I enroll in a program or class? To ensure a quality
experience for our attendees, most programs require or suggest
an RSVP or preregistration. Some require pre-payment.
What is the registration, payment and refund policy?
Registration can be done online, by phone or at the center.
Refunds may be granted, but are not possible for special
events with material fees or specific participation number limits.
»FACILITY RENTALS
Stillpoint rooms, or the entire center, can be reserved for a day,
evening or weekend with advance reservations including a
facility fee. Our center includes a large program room,
conference rooms, a library, and prayer and meditation room.
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Join others as Fr. Boyle’s book is
used in programs such as Fr. Max
(see page 14) and various dis-
cussion groups this Fall.
Fr. Boyle’s book and Reading
and Reflecting Guide are availa-
ble at Stillpoint. Call 702.243.4040
for a copy of the book or the
guide.
WRITINGS FROM WITHIN: A
WRITINGS, READINGS &
REFLECTIONS CIRCLE
Has your journey compelled you
to write something — a book, a
poem or perhaps a reflection —
that evidences your spiritual
exploration, your journey toward
a deeper relationship with the
Divine, or the road to healing
and wholeness for you or
others?
Share one of your short writings
(or an excerpt of a longer
writing) with others and allow
them to quietly reflect on it. You
may also bring the work of
another author whose writing
has spoken to you.
This is a program of sharing and
participant reflection rather
than a workshop for critiquing or
brainstorming an author’s
writing or spiritual ideas.
With: Carrie Lahain
Time: 5 pm to 7 pm
Date: Thursday, September 19
Cost: Freewill donation
RSVP: 702.243.4040
Journaling with words or art is a
foundational practice at Stillpoint.
The practice of opening one’s self
up through pen and paper can
help us get out our “now” — our
preoccupations — so we can go
deeper in our contemplation,
conversations (and writings), and
communion with the Divine.
During our 15th Anniversary Year,
we will welcome best-selling
author Fr. Greg Boyle, and spend
time reading and retreating on
two of the most prophetic voices
— and prolific writers — of the
20th century: Thomas Merton and
Henri Nouwen. Decades after
passing, their words feel fresh and
ring true to spiritual seekers.
TATTOOS ON
THE HEART by Fr. Greg Boyle
THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS MOVIE & BOOK
By C.S. Lewis
Explore how the author and lay theologian who
gave us The Chronicles of Narnia satirizes strategies
demons might use to ruin souls. How might the
themes and thoughts of this book, published in 1942,
resonated with readers then? And, is the book purely
entertainment (or enlightening) now?
With: Carrie Lahain
Date: Thursday, October 10 (movie);
Thursday, October 17 (book)
Time: 1:30 pm to 3 pm
Cost: Freewill donations accepted
RSVP: 702.243.4040
WILD MERCIES by Mirabai Starr
Explore different facet of feminine mysticism through
a tapestry of teachings, reflections, and stories, along
with a practice for integrating the chapter’s themes
into your own life.
With: Carrie Lahain
Date: Thursday, November 14
Time: 1:30 pm to 3 pm
Cost: Freewill donations accepted
RSVP: 702.243.4040
CONTEMPLATION & COMMUNITY
Explore themes such as silence, imagination,
meditation, embodiment, community and social
action through new voices who reflect globally on
the gifts, challenges, differences and commonalities
of Christian contemplation today for communities
and people of faith.
With: Carrie Lahain
Date: Thursday, December 19
Time: 1:30 pm to 3 pm
Cost: Freewill donations accepted
RSVP: 702.243.4040