Zumba Fitness is here!

“I urge you friends, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God… This is your spiritual act of worship.”

Romans 12:1

Zumba Fitness combines traditional Latin dance styles, including salsa, cha-cha, cumbia and merengue, as well as hip-hop, with traditional fitness moves to create a fun-filled and calorie burning aerobic workout! Catch the fantastic energy and enthusiasm from our certified Zumba instructors, Sadie Erickson & Marissa Johnson.  Classes will be held for 6 weeks, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. beginning January 3 in the gym. Childcare is provided (must sign up for childcare in the office).  In addition to the physical exercising, each evening will include a short devotion and quiet time. Purchase a $50 punch card in the office or pay $5/session at the door. Open to all women and men high school aged and above.

3-Day Silent Retreat

Dates:  Thursday, April12- Saturday April 14^th, 2012, Contact: Rollie Johnson 235-7389

Pacem in Terris (Peace on Earth) is a Franciscan Center of Spirituality called to serve God’s people through prayer and by providing the opportunity to retreat into the silence and solitude of a simple hermitage environment. It is located 30 minutes north of the twin cities near St. Francis.

This experience is for the person wishing to take their faith journey deeper by spending a deliberate and purposeful time alone in silence and solitude with God.  It is a time of rest, prayer, contemplation, journaling, waking and being available in the presence of your Creator.  It is a beautiful time away from cell phones, television, computers and other modern distractions.  It is time spent simply and solely alone with God. We will carpool together to the center as fellow pilgrims, and then spend our 48 hours alone.  This is open all men and women.  First come, first serve for 12 people who return a $100 deposit.  Total Cost is $ 180.00

What to Expect: Pacem in Terris is a place of beauty and incredible peace. Everyone who comes through the door feels special because they sense that God has prepared this place just for them. But our community house–Our Lady of Pacem–is only a doorway that leads to the heart of Pacem; the hermitage. In that sanctuary of silence and solitude, riches beyond the human imagination await the open heart. A hermitage is a holy dwelling place, a simple but comfortable prayer cabin that enables those on retreat from the burdens of everyday life to be more fully attentive to the Presence of God.   Pacem’s 16 hermitages are nestled carefully into the woods amidst the beauty of the natural environment to ensure the quiet and solitude of each hermit guest on retreat.

What is provided?  Hermitage food is simple. A basket of fresh bread, cheese and fruit is provided for each guest to take into the prayer cabin. Fresh water is provided, and hot water for coffee/tea can be prepared on the gas burner.  No electricity, outdoor bathrooms, a screen porch, rocking chair, and comfortable bed, large picture window facing the woods, make for a cozy and simple time or hermitage. 

Please prayerfully consider if you are called to pilgrim into silence and solitude.