San Damiano’s Fall Dinner &Auction will take place September 17, 2017. Please consider donating some of your “treasures” for us to auction. And if you really miss the item, you can bid to get it back in the fall!
If you are interested in donating, please contact Janet at 925-837-9141 x306 or janetg@sandamiano.org.
Coming September 18, 2018. Pricing and registration information will be available soon.
Coming Out of Exile: Welcoming Home What Our Spirit Is Missing
As we grow into wholeness we discover within ourselves aspects that need to be recognized, accepted, and integrated into our life. How do we call home these parts of ourselves that have been lost, ignored, forgotten, forced away or rejected? As we discover these banished aspects of ourselves and welcome them as catalysts for our spiritual transformation, we grow in being a source for social transformation and contribute to greater peace for others in exile. This retreat day invites participants to ponder and integrate what longs to return home in themselves. Joyce will encourage a compassionate calling forth of what has been displaced by the use of song, prayer, presentations, quiet reflection, journaling, and dialogue.
Presenter: Joyce Rupp is well known for her work as a writer, a spiritual “midwife,” and retreat and conference speaker. She has led retreats throughout North America, as well as in Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and New Zealand. Joyce has a B.A. in English, a M.R.E. in Religious Education, and a M.A. in Transpersonal Psychology. She is a member of the Servites (Servants of Mary) community and was a volunteer for Hospice for fifteen years. She currently resides in Des Moines, Iowa.
The leadership of the US Franciscans have issued a statement against the president’s recent travel ban:
The recent actions of President Donald J. Trump regarding the treatment of immigrants and
refugees entering our country have been troubling to a wide ranging group of citizens across the
United States. As Franciscans, we are morally outraged by and resolutely denounce the January 27,
2017 Executive Order addressing the U.S. immigrant and refugee admission program.
The full statement can be found here:
The “Creating Authentic Relationships” workshop series starts on January 7. Presenter Barbara Gordon Kaleva invites you to attend any or all of the following sessions:
Saturday, Jan. 7: Empowerment of Self
Saturday, Jan. 14: Rich Relationships with Family & Friends
Saturday, Jan. 21: Romantic Relationships
Saturday, Jan. 28: Relationship to the World
Merry Christmas!
From Your Friends at San Damiano
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Join us for an hour of prayerful and meditative song as we ready our hearts this advent for new beginnings.
Wednesdays during advent
(November 30, December 7, December 14, and December 21)
Time: 7:00 PM-8:00 PM
Place: San Damiano’s chapel.
We will have refreshments after the prayer service.
From now until November 21, San Damiano is collecting food donations for the Food Bank of Contra Costa & Solano. Bins are in the front lobby and at the entry to the dining room.
Help the Food Bank provide nutritious nonperishable food items like the ones listed below:
Thank you for your generosity
Father Ken Laverone is serving as Guardian and Director at San Damiano since Brother Michael Minton has taken a leave of absence. Father Ken come to us from St. Francis of Assisi Church in Sacramento, where he served as the pastor. Just prior to moving to San Damiano, Father Ken made a second pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela where he ministered to fellow pilgrims.
Welcome, Father Ken!
Father Ken (right) with Kathleen Boas and her furry friend