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As "Joyful Bearers of
God's Redeeming Love," we... ...offer service,
hospitality and opportunities for spiritual and educational enrichment for everyone |
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OUR RE-OPENING, SEPTEMBER 2021
Plans have been made and programs have been scheduled for the re-opening of the IHM Conference/Retreat Center! WE ARE SO EXCITED!!! Everyone whose name and address is in our database should have received our brochure for September, 2021 – January, 2022 in early August. As usual, all events each month will be posted on our website and communicated via our e-newsletter. We began in mid-September with a Welcome Back Luncheon for our volunteers...new and "old!" More photos are available on the Photo Gallery Page. You can view our Welcome Back video with Sister Marie by clicking this link: https://youtu.be/lo_SHHpZPNQ |
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 Events AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE As you can imagine, we are as eager to welcome you to our planned events and to see you as you are to come to them. Out of an abundance of caution, while we continue to battle new variants of the Covid Virus, we have taken every possible measure to ensure your safety, that of our volunteers, and in particular, that of the Sisters who call this beautiful place our Convent Home. And so, we respectfully ask that only those who are fully vaccinated against Covid register for any of our upcoming events. We ask that you wear a mask while inside the building, except when eating in the dining room. We greatly appreciate your understanding of our need to ask this of you and look forward to the day when we no longer need to have precautions in place! Thank you! Events for October 2021 Spirituality Series: Franciscan Spirituality Presenter: Sister Julia Keegan, OSF Thursday, October 7, 2021 Stipend: $20 (includes refreshment break only) 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. Franciscan spirituality is focused on the unconditional and extravagant love of God. After his conversion, Francis had an intense realization that God was Father to all and that all creation was brother and sister to him. This spiritually stresses the primacy of Christ, the dignity of the human person, creation, and the humility of God. Conference Day: “Come to the Garden” Presenter: Sister Catherine Kaporch, IHM Tuesday, October 12, 2021 Stipend: $40 (includes Continental Breakfast and lunch) 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. . Gardens work as enchantment, taking us from the busyness of life to a place set apart. We will sese how God cultivated and tends our hearts through the seasons and consider a garden’s lesson for spiritual growth. Movie With Meaning: “A Time for Miracles” Wednesday, October 20, 2021 Stipend: $25 (includes lunch) 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. *Lunch is served for both groups at 12:00 noon A charming woman with a distinguished upbringing, Elizabeth Bayley Seton married into a wealthy family and birthed five beautiful children with her husband, William. When William lost his fortune and fell deathly ill, she lost her worldly possessions and turned to religion for support. She converted to Catholicism and became the founder of a school and religious order. In spite of being tested all along the way, she remained faithful and lived a life of generosity and kindness. Our new Zoom and YouTube Library, found under the Home Menu, contains links to all of the Zoom and YouTube videos that were completed during the months we were closed for the pandemic. You can view these at any time by clicking the links for each video or Zoom session. You may also quickly reach that page by using the link above or in the box at the bottom of this page! If you are not receiving our monthly 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! To see our latest e-newsletter, please click here: https://mailchi.mp/079b53bf65c2/october-devotion-to-mary-through-the-rosary Or to read previous e-newsletters: https://mailchi.mp/4bc91c9cf7e0/how-do-we-get-to-know-ourselves https://mailchi.mp/c547fd8b6fed/some-welcome-back-news https://mailchi.mp/b795a454d3cb/what-national-day-is-today https://mailchi.mp/92962e36c57d/let-the-sonshine-in mailchi.mp/229c8a3d0a05/do-you-forward-our-emails If you would like to subscribe...or "re-subscribe"... to our monthly e-newsletters, please click the link under our previous e-newsletters (do-you-forward-our-emails) and you will be able to subscribe very easily! |
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 Photo Gallery 2019 - 2020 to see the added page under About Our Programs with slide shows of those groups that have visited our Center in the past! Click here to see the Photo Gallery for 2021-2022! 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 12, 2020, the day before everything was "shut down." We are happy 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!) Hello, Everyone!
We have created a new page for our website: Zoom and YouTube Library - that may be found under HOME on the menu above. On this page we have "re-located" all of the Zoom Sessions and YouTube Videos that we completed during the time of the pandemic. Happily, we will continue to add to these "tools" as we progress through the upcoming year and as we reopen the Center for our guests. We hope that you continue to find them helpful on your spiritual journey! For Links to past videos and Zoom sessions, please click here to view these on our new page: Zoom and YouTube Videos! |