Schedule

“Gratefulness: The Heart of Spiritual Care”
2010 Spiritual Directors International Events Schedule

Thursday, April 8
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Leadership Institute
7:00 p.m. Welcome to Conference
7:30 p.m. Reader’s Theater of Thomas Merton: Pilgrim and Prophet of Peace
8:30 p.m. Author and Musician Celebration and Social

Conference
Friday, April 9
7:00 a.m. Morning Prayer (optional)
9:00 a.m. Plenary Session with Dr. Brian Swimme
Noon    Midday Meal (provided)
2:00 p.m. Workshop I (75 minutes)
3:15 p.m. Break
3:45 p.m. Workshop II (75 minutes)
5:00 p.m. Meal Break
7:30 p.m. Plenary Session with Mary Ann Scofield, RSM, and Founding Council Members

Saturday, April 10
7:00 a.m. Morning Prayer (optional)
9:00 a.m. Plenary Session with Rev. Jane E. Vennard
Noon    Midday Meal (provided)
2:00 p.m. Workshop (3 hours)
5:00 p.m. Meal Break
7:30 p.m. Plenary Session with Dr. Alexander J. Shaia

Sunday, April 11
7:00 a.m. Morning Prayer (optional)
9:00 a.m. Plenary Session with Brother David Steindl-Rast, OSB
Noon    Adjourn

Post-Conference Institutes
Sunday, April 11
6:00 p.m. Men’s Institute (begins with evening meal and continues through 4:00 p.m. on Monday)

Monday, April 12
8:30 a.m. Pilgrimage Day (includes midday meal, ends at 5:30 p.m.)
9:00 a.m. Spirituality and Health Care Institute (ends at 5:00 p.m.)

Tuesday, April 13
Noon      Contemplative Retreat at Mercy Center, Burlingame (begins with midday meal and ends after midday meal on Thursday, April 15)

Morning Prayer
Wake up with body prayer! Allow the harmonious and simple movements of Tai Ji to vitalize your day with awareness and a grateful spirit. Prayer Leader, Patricia A. Roberts, MA, MRE, is a Tai Ji master who combines Western and Eastern spirituality in her programs around the world. She leads spiritual tourism groups to dance among the condors and ancestral energies in her native Highlands of Peru.