Our programs will feed your spirit and give you a sense of belonging.  Are you searching for something spiritual or a greater connection with the Earth?

Listen to well-known speakers and authors, participate in one-time and ongoing programs, book groups, nature walks, and much more.

Lenten Plastic Fast
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March 5, 2025
9:00 am

Sign-up for this free Lenten Series to receive regular email updates throughout Lent regarding the threats of plastic and how you can participate in, and encourage others to, live a plastic-free life!

Prayerful Pause
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April 17, 2025
4:30 pm

No matter where we are in the world, we are ONE Community and we need each other. Drop in and connect meaningfully with others via Zoom. Every week at 9 AM (CT) on Mondays and Wednesdays, and every Thursday at 4:30 PM (CT). Meeting ID: 448 814 3358 Passcode: gift

Yoga
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April 16, 2025
6:30 pm

Observe and listen to your body, calm your mind and connect with your “true self.” Appropriate for all levels. Drop ins welcome. Facilitator: Karen Payne

The Dream of the Earth | Book Group
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April 17, 2025
10:30 am

Discover Thomas Berry’s landmark work, The Dream of the Earth, first published by Sierra Club Books in 1988. This transformative book offers a visionary framework for planetary well-being and redefines our relationship with the Earth. Facilitated by Katie Gozum

Easter Triduum Liturgy
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April 17, 2025
6:30 pm

Everyone is welcome to join the Congregation of St. Joseph and The Well community at the Alexine Chapel for the celebration of the Easter Triduum: Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday.

One Sacred Community
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April 20, 2025
11:00 am

Join us in gathering as an intentional spiritual community for monthly ritual and reflection, rooted in the reality that All is One, and facilitated through shared leadership and lay participation. Facilitators: Bob Kent, Susan Brownell, Pat Trakselis, Jan McCabe

Celebrating Earth Day
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April 22, 2025
6:00 pm

Earth Day is an invitation to come together and collectively honor our relationship with creation. Through prayer and ceremony we give thanks and witness to each other and to the Earth that sustains us. Facilitator: Ellen Wiggins

Science and Scripture
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April 23, 2025
10:30 am

Are you seeking a deeper understanding of scriptures? Do you wonder if the scriptures whisper about the laws of nature, energy, electricity? Facilitator: Evelyn Lobo, SSpS

Growing Your Knowing
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April 24, 2025
10:30 am

During these 12 classes we will explore creating more space in one’s awareness for one’s soul self coming to relate to one’s “self system” as a living sanctuary for Spirit. Facilitator: Tim Sperduto.

Evolution of Catholic Teaching on the Death Penalty
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April 26, 2025
3:00 pm

Come join us for a talk by Sister Helen Prejean on how the catechism of the Catholic church’s teaching on the death penalty has changed, and how we respond to it.

Info Session | Green Mountain Monastery | YA Pilgrimage
Info Session | Green Mountain Monastery | YA Pilgrimage Feature Image

April 29, 2025
6:30 pm

Join our info session on April 29 to learn about the Young Adult Pilgrimage to Green Mountain Monastery, part of Pilgrimages of Hope for Creation, including details on the journey and support for fundraising.

Climate Café
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April 30, 2025
10:30 am

As the ongoing threat of the climate and environmental emergency becomes increasingly evident, find ways process and bear the many complex and dysregulating emotional responses that emerge. Facilitated by Karina Conrad, CDP, LCPC

Long Have I Waited
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May 1, 2025
6:30 pm

Franciscan Father Ed Shea invites us to take look at some of the many moments of divine intimacy with women in the earthly life of Jesus and beyond.

Circle of Light
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May 2, 2025
9:30 am

Join us once a month as we engage in meditative prayer to transform ourselves and the world. Our primary spiritual practice is Whole Body Mystical Awakening, in which we encounter God beyond us, within us, beside us, and in all of creation. Facilitator: Bob Kent

Imagine This
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May 3, 2025
8:00 am

These monthly sessions will engage participants in exercising their imaginations through paying attention to dreams, contemplating art, reflection, and presentation. Facilitator: Pat Bergen, CSJ.

Come and Paint
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May 3, 2025
9:30 am

These reunion sessions bring participants to a greater self-awareness through painting. Participation open to previous “Come and Paint” or “Paint Your Soul” retreat participants. Facilitators: MaryHelen Crispo and Gillian Romano

Wild Belongings: Feast of Beltane
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May 4, 2025
2:00 pm

Wild Belongings invites us into a deeper experience of Divine revelation through relationship with the land and creatures near us. Facilitators: Ellen Wiggins, Bob Kent

Charting a Course Retreat
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May 5, 2025
9:00 am

Join us for a transformative 4-day retreat exploring the profound impact and significance of change and transition in our lives, the world and in the evolution of life. Facilitated by Margaret Silf

Praise Be! Ten Years of Laudato Si'
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May 9, 2025
7:00 pm

We will gather as one community to commemorate the 10-year anniversary of Pope Francis’ encyclical, Laudato Si, with prayer, art, readings, music, and reflection! Facilitator: Kathy Sherman, CSJ

Reiki Circle
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May 13, 2025
10:00 am

Join us for our in-person Reiki Circle to activate the healing energy you were born with, feel more calm, optimistic and empowered. Monthly | Second Tuesdays | In-Person at The Well. Facilitated by certified Reiki practitioners.

Celtic Soul Gatherings
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May 13, 2025
6:30 pm

Meet in small groups, once a month, to listen and share our deeper truths in response to sacred writings, poetry, music, and art coming out of Celtic Christianity and related traditions. Facilitators: Bob Kent, Ellen Wiggins

Forest Therapy in the Courtyard
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May 17, 2025
10:00 am

Spend a morning among the trees and flowers of the beautiful courtyard at The Well. Reconnect with nature during this slow invitational walk led by a Certified Forest Therapy Guide. Facilitator: Maura Neuffer

Does God Need Us?
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May 21, 2025
4:30 pm

God is not so much delighted by the world but dependent on the world for God’s own fullness of life. We will explore Teilhard’s insights with regard to the significance of the cosmic Christ, Christian life and the Church. 

Silver Soiree | Annual Fundraiser
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May 31, 2025
6:00 pm

Join us for an inspiring event to help raise funds for our mission’s next 25 years. Enjoy a curated silent auction and a paddle raise, concluding with a compelling call to action. Be ready to raise your paddles and make a difference!

The Examen & The Enneagram
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June 5, 2025
6:00 pm

This four-week workshop explores how the Ignatian Examen and the Enneagram can work together to foster spiritual growth and self-awareness. Facilitator: Dr. Brenda Leroux Babin

Painting the Journey | Art Retreat
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June 20, 2025
4:00 pm

A Three Day Retreat where you will immerse yourself in a gently guided intuitive creative process of painting your own portal to your future self. Learn how art can be medicine. Facilitated by Dr. Ann Viernes

Wild Belongings: Summer Solstice
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June 22, 2025
2:00 pm

Wild Belongings invites us into a deeper experience of Divine revelation through relationship with the land and creatures near us. Facilitators: Ellen Wiggins, Bob Kent

Understanding Pilgrimage
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June 30, 2025
6:30 pm

Pilgrimage is often a call. Sometimes a welcome summons, sometimes a needed journey. Join us for conversation as we explore preparing for pilgrimage. Those embarking on the Green Mountain Pilgrimages are encouraged to attend. Facilitators: Ellen Wiggins & Bob Kent

Green Mountain Monastery | Pilgrimage
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July 10, 2025
9:00 am

Join us for a deep dive retreat into these questions as we immerse ourselves with the Earth Community. We welcome you to our 155 acres called Green Mountain Monastery, a sacred space which holds the resting place of Thomas Berry. Facilitated by Sr. Gail Worcelo

Green Mountain Monastery | YA Pilgrimage
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July 3, 2025
9:00 am

Join us for a deep dive retreat into these questions as we immerse ourselves with the Earth Community. We welcome you to our 155 acres called Green Mountain Monastery, a sacred space which holds the resting place of Thomas Berry. Facilitated by Sr. Gail Worcelo

Writing Your Sacred Journey | Retreat
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July 6, 2025
9:00 am

Join Elizabeth Jarrett Andrew to explore memoir as a spiritual practice. Whether you write as a form of private prayer, as a gift for family and friends, or for publication, this week-long retreat welcomes you into the transformational possibilities of writing. Facilitated by Elizabeth Jarrett Andrew

Wild Belongings: Lughnasa Celebration
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July 27, 2025
2:00 pm

Wild Belongings invites us into a deeper experience of Divine revelation through relationship with the land and creatures near us. Facilitators: Ellen Wiggins, Bob Kent