| Unless otherwise noted in the program description, weekend events begin Friday with dinner at 6:00pm and end after lunch on Sunday and day events are from 9:30am – 3:30pm.
2020 Standard Times: 2020 Standard Fees: Please see each of our calendar postings on Eventbrite or contact your Conference Coordinator for fees. 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. For your convenience, we now accept online payment, using PayPal or your credit card. |
Calendar of Events
If you are interested in registering for an upcoming event, click on the link(s) below and you will be directed to a registration page. Unless stated, all events take place at Vallombrosa Center. If you have any questions contact David, 650-325-5614 or davidl@vallombrosa.org. If you have any problems, click here to contact our webmaster.
| * About Homilies by Zoom: Registering below for each homily will get you reminders ahead of the planned session. However, you can also view the schedule given on the Homily by Zoom page at this link and click the “Join the week’s Homily by Zoom” button to listen without registering each week. Both are for your convenience. | ||
2020 Events | ||
| MAY | ||
| 5 | Homily by Zoom * -with Father Nathan Castle. | |
| 8 | “The Spirit of the New Normal” – a Virtual Mini Retreat -with Father Nathan Castle | |
| 9 | “Engaging the Heart” –Online Session Now Available – A Marriage Preparation Workshop – Accepting 50 new registrations. | |
| 10 | Mother’s Day Mass & Lunch –Event cancelled due to COVID-19 | |
| 12 | Homily by Zoom * -with Alice Camille | |
| 19 | Homily by Zoom * -with Fr. Francis Tiso from Isernia, Italy | |
| 22 | “The Rainbow Body & The Resurrection: Contemplative Prayer and Meditation” -a Virtual Mini Retreat with Father Francis Tiso | |
| 22-25 | “Stories That Could Be True: The Roles of Gratitude & Poetry in the Spiritual Life” -a 3-Day Virtual Retreat with Alice Camille | |
| 26 | Homily by Zoom * -with Carl McColman | |
| 29-30 | “Julian of Norwich – Patron Saint of Sheltering in Place” – a 2-day Virtual Retreat with Carl McColman | |
| JUNE | ||
| 2 | Homily by Zoom * -with Prof. Nina Heereman | |
| 9 | Homily by Zoom * – with Deacon Peloso | |
| 12 | ” Why are they so worried about us? Messages from Heaven” – with Deacon Peloso | |
| 16 | Homily by Zoom CANCELLED – with Mary da Silva Abinante & Renee Duffey | |
| 19 | “Women on the Journey: Inspiring Lives” – a Virtual Mini Retreat CANCELLED – with Mary da Silva Abinante & Renee Duffey | |
| 20 | “Mandala: A Centering Prayer” – a Virtual Mini Retreat with artist, Sarah Dwyer | |
| 23 | Homily by Zoom * – with Gary Jansen | |
| 26 | “How to Pray When You Don’t Want to Pray” – a Virtual Mini Retreat – with Gary Jansen | |
| JULY | ||
| 14 | Homily by Zoom * – with Ron Rolheiser | |
| 17 | “The Mystically Driven Life: Spiritual Wisdom from the Deep Well of Christian Mysticism – with Ron Rolheiser | |
| 25 | “The Embodied Lord’s Prayer: The Abba-Imma Practice” – Online class with Rev. Steve Harms and Kaleo & Elise Ching | |
| 31 – Aug 2 | “Shiny Bits of Scripture” -a 3-Day Virtual Retreat with Alice Camille | |
| AUG | ||
| 1 | “Engaging the Heart” – A Marriage Preparation Workshop | |
| SEP | ||
| 12 | “Engaging the Heart” – A Marriage Preparation Workshop | |
| OCT | ||
| 3 | The Franciscan Legacy and Aloha Qigong Day Retreat – with Pastor Steve Harms and Kaleo & Elise Ching | |
| 10 | “Engaging the Heart” – A Marriage Preparation Workshop | |
| NOV | ||
| 10 | Homily by Zoom with Carl McColman | |
| 13 & 14 | “Taming The Monkey Mind: Dealing with Distractions During Centering Prayer” -a 2 Part/Day Virtual Mini Retreat with Carl McColman | |
| 14 | “Engaging the Heart” – A Marriage Preparation Workshop | |