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2008 Standard Times:
Unless otherwise noted, weekend events begin Friday with dinner at 6:00pm and end after lunch on Sunday.  Bedrooms are ready after 4:00pm on Friday. Unless noted, day events are from 9:30am - 3:30pm.

2008 Standard Fees: 
Unless otherwise noted, day events are $40 including lunch. The standard weekend retreat fee is $195.00 per person for single occupancy or $175.00 per person in a shared room.  This includes meals, beginning with Friday night dinner through Sunday lunch.  A $40.00 deposit (non-refundable) is required for room reservations. Day events are to be prepaid. We will send confirmation notices but your cancelled check will be your receipt.  Deposits are non-refundable, but transferable to a future event within a year. 

 

:: Calendar of Events

Here are our current upcoming offerings at Vallombrosa.  If you are interested in attending, register or inquire as indicated below.  See payment and other details to the left, below.  Call if questions: 650-325-5614.

To download a printable version of our
full 2008 Calendar click here. (05/29/08)

Note: If there is a difference in listings between the printed form and the online listing, the online listing will be considered more current.
Workshop/Seminar Dates
July, 2008
" The Holy Spirit At work in our Lives”
  Click to view flyer		 July 11 - 13, 2008
This weekend retreat for women will focus on the Third Person of the Blessed Trinity, the Holy Spirit. Through the use of Scripture, we will reflect on how the Holy Spirit was first made known to the Chosen People. We will also examine the many ways in which the Holy Spirit makes her presence felt in our lives.

Father Leo Edgerly, a native of Oakland, California, has served as a priest for the Diocese of Oakland for the past 23 years and is currently the pastor of Corpus Christi Parish in Piedmont.
Fee: $195P/$175Sh Speaker:  Father Leo Edgerly
To Register:  Online Registration Print out and send registration form
August, 2008
" Angels, Creation and the Power of Prayer”
   Click to view flyer		 August 1 - 3, 2008
 
Creativity among the angels is extra-ordinary! The power of prayer is almost unbelievable! The adventure of entering into these worlds is full of surprise and delight! Let’s go there! Sister Jose Hobday, a popular speaker and retreat director, comes to us from Arizona to lead this retreat. Noted for her insight, enthusiasm for life and her gift of humor, Sister Jose will share about ordinary things in an extra-ordinary way.
($210 Private/$190 Shared). Cost includes 6 meals, accommodations and program materials.  The retreat begins with dinner at 6pm on August 1 and ends after lunch on August 3rd.  $40 non-refundable deposit.
Fee: $210P/$190Sh Speaker:  Sister Jose Hobday, OSJ
To Register:  Online Registration Print out and send registration form
 
" A Retreat for Families and Friends of Alcoholics” August 29 - 31, 2008
 
Alcoholism is a family disease, and it takes a long and deep toll on those who love alcoholics, work with alcoholics, are related to alcoholics, and who have been on an emotional roller coaster with them. Whether the alcoholic is one of our parents, or our spouse, or one of our children, we need support and refreshment and recovery. This weekend will look at the tools and treasures of Al-Anon. We will have some conversations, some prayer, some quiet, and some time to rest and to share our experience, strengths, and hope. Father Tom Weston, SJ, has lived in Oakland since 1981. He has been an active member of the recovery community since 1976. He was ordained a priest in 1978, and is a reader, a gardener, a member of the Jesuit Community, and does some pastoral work in Oakland. He has also taught English as a Second Language in China, Thailand, Vietnam, and Myanmar.
Fee: Standard $195/$175 Speaker:  Father Tom Weston, SJ
To Register:  Online Registration Print out and send registration form

September, 2008
" Our Connections in this World" Sept 5 - 7,  2008
This weekend retreat we will take time to reawaken our human need to create Connections, to welcome the Connections that clarify our path, to enjoy more freely our Connections with the Divine and to appreciate Connections that open for us new worlds as we create our lives. We will also move toward a greater understanding of our capacity to disconnect, finding ways to heal the pain of past disconnections, and to see that at times we may need to reconnect. We will take time to listen, to reflect, to pray and to laugh as we understand anew our ability to connect—with people, with nature, and with so many secrets of our Grace-filled Universe. Well known for her workshops and seminars, Ursula Caspary Frankel, MS, MFT, is a licensed Marriage, Family, Child Therapist. She has served as a communication consultant for various organizations and is a very popular presenter at Vallombrosa. Joining Ursula will be her husband, playwright Jack Frankel.
Fee: Standard $195/$175 Speaker:  Ursula Caspary Frankel, MS, MFT
To Register:  Online Registration Print out and send registration form
 
" Memoir Writing - Beyond Lesson One” Sept 5, 2008
In this one day program, we will quickly review the basics of MEMOIR, and then practice skills that enrich our stories, creating more vivid pictures of our life experience. We will have the opportunity to share our written words, to listen to the memories of other participants, and to appreciate our own stories as well as those of other women. This day will be a joyful and rewarding experience. Come and take time to remember!
Ursula Caspary Frankel will facilitate this retreat day for women. Ursula has been teaching memoir writing in New York City for the past five years. She is a popular and will loved retreat director at Vallombrosa Center.
Fee: $80 Speaker:  Ursula Caspary Frankel, MS, MFT
To Register:  Online Registration Print out and send registration form
October, 2008
"Healing from the spiritual aspects of trauma and abuse"
Click to view flyer		 Oct 3-5, 2008
This retreat, for people who are recovering from trauma and abuse, will offer insight into the healing process within a spiritual context. Participants will have the opportunity for healing through open discussion, sharing with others, and counseling. Dr. Lynette Danylchuk and Kim Kubal have many years of experience with the recovery process and will give their different perspectives on healing.
Fee: $200P/$180Sh Speaker:  Lynette Danylchuk, Ph.D., and Kim Kubal
To Register:  Online Registration Print out and send registration form
December, 2008
"Welcoming in the New Year" Dec. 31, 2008 - January 1, 2009
Join us for this New Year’s Eve retreat. Take the opportunity to reflect on the blessings of the past year and on hopes for the new year. The retreat will begin with dinner on December 31, 2008 and conclude with brunch on January 1, 2009.
Fee: $125 per person Speaker:  TBA
To Register:  Online Registration Print out and send registration form

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