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Hello, Everyone!
We are stopping by with a greeting to let you know how much we miss you - and are keeping you in our prayers! Please click on the link below for a short video and then mark your calendars with the dates listed below, if you would like to share in a few brief but thought-provoking Reflections we have planned for the next few months. Know that we look forward to the day when we can see you "in person" again!
Click here: https:/ /youtu.be/DVIb1MGVCWI
We are stopping by with a greeting to let you know how much we miss you - and are keeping you in our prayers! Please click on the link below for a short video and then mark your calendars with the dates listed below, if you would like to share in a few brief but thought-provoking Reflections we have planned for the next few months. Know that we look forward to the day when we can see you "in person" again!
Click here: https:/ /youtu.be/DVIb1MGVCWI
Dear Friends,
Six+ months have passed since we last saw one another here at the Center. With each passing day, we miss you more! We talk about you, wonder how you’re doing, pray for you and want to see you again. Of course, none of us knows when that will be, so we have found a way to “connect” through YouTube. From now through December, we will present a short reflection once a month - available to you on YouTube. The topics for these reflections are listed below, along with the month they will appear. Shortly before the “beginning” date for each one, we will send a link to you. You will be able to view the reflection whenever you want from that date on. The list of Reflections may be found toward the bottom of this page as well as on our Program Brochure page. (Just click that link!)
Thank you and God's blessings on each one!
Six+ months have passed since we last saw one another here at the Center. With each passing day, we miss you more! We talk about you, wonder how you’re doing, pray for you and want to see you again. Of course, none of us knows when that will be, so we have found a way to “connect” through YouTube. From now through December, we will present a short reflection once a month - available to you on YouTube. The topics for these reflections are listed below, along with the month they will appear. Shortly before the “beginning” date for each one, we will send a link to you. You will be able to view the reflection whenever you want from that date on. The list of Reflections may be found toward the bottom of this page as well as on our Program Brochure page. (Just click that link!)
Thank you and God's blessings on each one!
WE OFFER OUR GRATITUDE!
We often have folks contact us by phone or email asking how they can be a help to us...as a way of showing their gratitude for just being a part of our Conference Center "Family!" First of all, we are always so very grateful for a remembrance in your prayers as that is the best support to us in our ministry. Each day at our Morning Prayer, which we pray in common, we specifically ask God's blessings on our "Benefactors"...those who have gifted us with their presence, their time, their prayers and their treasure. If you would like to become one of our monetary Benefactors, we will gratefully accept a donation in any amount toward our ministry. Checks should be made to IHM Conference Center and sent to Sister Marie Gipprich at the Center. We are most grateful for all that you do for us and continue to ask God's blessings on each one and your special intentions! Thank you!
We often have folks contact us by phone or email asking how they can be a help to us...as a way of showing their gratitude for just being a part of our Conference Center "Family!" First of all, we are always so very grateful for a remembrance in your prayers as that is the best support to us in our ministry. Each day at our Morning Prayer, which we pray in common, we specifically ask God's blessings on our "Benefactors"...those who have gifted us with their presence, their time, their prayers and their treasure. If you would like to become one of our monetary Benefactors, we will gratefully accept a donation in any amount toward our ministry. Checks should be made to IHM Conference Center and sent to Sister Marie Gipprich at the Center. We are most grateful for all that you do for us and continue to ask God's blessings on each one and your special intentions! Thank you!
Upcoming EventsIf you would like to subscribe...or "re-subscribe"... to our monthly e-newsletters, please click the link below under our e-newsletters (do-you-forward-our-emails) and you will be able to subscribe very easily! NB: All "in-person" programs and events have been cancelled due to the Coronavirus. We will be presenting monthly YouTube Reflections that can be obtained via a link on our monthly e-newsletters. These e-newsletters will also be posted below if you do not yet receive them. Please see the Events Column below for a list of these Reflections. If you are not receiving the newsletter and would like to, please send a note to S. Marie asking to be put on that mailing list! (ihmconferencecenter@gmail.com) or see the text box above to do this yourself! Thank you! If you are not on our mailing list to receive a copy of any forthcoming brochures, why not drop us a note to let us know you wish a copy? You may also use the contact form on the last page of this website to do this. To see our latest e-newsletter, please click here: https://mailchi.mp/e70d74542e84/emmanuel-god-with-us Or to read previous e-newsletters: https://mailchi.mp/a491b37690fb/a-season-for-gratitude mailchi.mp/229c8a3d0a05/do-you-forward-our-emails Click below for past YouTube Reflections: https://mailchi.mp/559ef7b3278e/hello-from-the-conference-center-staff-3687105 Links to the Reflections may also be found under each Presenter's name on the list below. Upcoming YouTube Reflections September 29 "We're All in this Together: The Communion of Saints" Presenter: Sister Marie Gipprich https://mailchi.mp/19cdf150c04b/were-all-in-this-together Society often tries to convince us that everything is all about me. This time of uncertainty and suffering due to COVID-19 offers a lesson in the responsibility we have for one another and the care we show even those people we don’t know. The Communion of Saints is a very real, comforting tenet of our faith that has many implications for how and why we really are “all in this together.” October 27 “How COVID Has Changed My Life” Presenter: Sister Beth Woodward mailchi.mp/7f005ed7f94b/how-covid-has-changed-my-life An unprecedented event can bring unexpected graces. November 17 “If You Want to Climb the Mountain, You Have to Wade Through the Swamp First: Spiritual Resilience in the Time of COVID.” Presenter: Sister Catherine Kaporch https://mailchi.mp/e92369a1c855/oops-a-technical-glitch-occurred-today God lives in the world around us and in each moment. Spiritual resilience helps us to live in the now and discover that it is where God does indeed live with us and is accessible to us. December 1 An Advent Image: “Light Shines in the Darkness and the Darkness Cannot Overcome It” Presenter: Sister Marie Gipprich https://mailchi.mp/fb18f659104c/tune-in-for-our-upcoming-reflection-on-advent Light and Darkness: two manifestations of nature we experience every day. These Images are present in our thoughts and prayers especially during this season of Advent. What do they say to us? How do we live in and with each of them? What meaning do they have for our Advent journey to Bethlehem? As always, you may reach us anytime by:
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Join Us for a Virtual Tour!Have you seen the Wootton Mansion lately? We would love to have you visit, virtually, by viewing below... Please know that we have a Handicapped Person Entrance available for all participants of our Programs! If you wish to use this, kindly call Sr. Marie at 610-581-0120 to make arrangements before you arrive! DID YOU KNOW...? We are now on Facebook...and have added a Photo Gallery Page! Read below for more details! The IHM Conference Center is now on Facebook! If you use Facebook, please look us up...at IHM Conference/Retreat Center in Bryn Mawr, PA...and like us, but also SHARE us; you'll help spread our ministry when you share our posts with your Facebook friends! You'll find information about up-coming events, photos of recent groups that have been at the Center for one of our programs or their own day of reflection. There are so many wonderful things happening here! We are seeking to expand our present groups so that others can take advantage of the beauty of our Center and enjoy the opportunities it affords...not only for spiritual renewal, but also as a place to gather for business meetings "away from the workplace!" Thank you! Know that we always look forward to seeing our friends and appreciate your confidence and participation in our events! Photo Gallery: Click here to see the added page under About Our Programs with slide shows of those groups that have visited our Center during the 2018-2019 year! Click here to see the Photo Gallery for 2019-2020! We hope you will visit the page often as new presentations are added. As you know, our last photos were taken at our last, wonderful event, our Irish Tea, on March 12th, the day before everything was "shut down." We hope that we will be able to begin anew in 2021! Please be sure to see our Note of Gratitude for your many kindnesses to us! It may be found at the bottom of the Letter from the Director page! (Click the link!) |