Healing the Family Tree

Jan. 18, 25 and Feb. 1, 2012

Wednesdays 3:00pm - 5:00pm

On January 18 we will begin a 3 week class on Healing the Family Tree. Our text will be "From Generation to Generation - A manual for healing" by the Rev. Patricia Smith. Rev. Smith was on our original board of directors for the St. Francis Center for Restoration. We will be taking a look back at our families of origin to see patterns of behaviors that need redemption. We know that physical traits and aptitudes come through the family. Addictions and other life draining experiences also can come through our lineage. Renee' Koenig will be facilitating this group. She has been praying for her family tree since 1990. Renee' was a prayer partner with Rev. Smith and has continued to be very actively involved in this ministry. Please call the Center at 321-728-8222. Books will be ordered in December.

Healing Life’s Hurts Through

Meditation and Contemplation

with

Fr. Matt Linn S.J.

Fr. Matt Linn

This day long retreat will focus on reconnecting with Audire alumni and healing our personal hurts that keep us from being present to the difficult person. Whatever has or is challenging us and keeping us from being fully human is the very situation that is inviting us to deeper growth. This retreat will help identify our hurts and experience prayer processes for healing hurts whether alone or with directees seeking deeper freedom.

Date: Sept. 24, 2011, Sat. 8:30 – 4:00 PM

Place: St. Francis Center for Restoration

@ St. Sebastian’ Episcopal Church

2010 Oak St., Melbourne Beach, Fl.

Phone:321-728-8222

Presenter: Fr. Matt Linn, SJ

Cost: $35.00 (scholarships available)

We are delighted to host a day of growth, healing and reconnecting. We will begin with continental breakfast at 8:30 AM. Lunch is included. If you have a particular item (pillow, stuffed animal or other) that brings you comfort, please bring it along. Fr. Matt has trained spiritual directors at Sacred Ground program in Minneapolis for the past 20 years. He along with his brother , Dennis and sister in law ,Sheila, have written 20 books on spirituality and healing life’s hurts.

Please email or call to register. For a printable registration form, please click on LINK. Please send your check to us by Sept. 10^th. Make check payable to The St. Francis Center for Restoration and mail to : 2010 Oak St.,

Melbourne Beach, Fl. 32951.

your place at this retreat

Women's Study Group

simple ways book

The St. Francis Center for Restoration will be hosting a women’s study group for six weeks. We will meet on 6 consecutive Wednesdays from 3:00 P.M. until 5:00 P.M. beginning on September 14^th 2011 in the Children’s Chapel. We will conclude in time to attend the Wednesday dinner at St. Sebastian’s.

As our text we will use the book “Simple Ways to Pray for Healing” by Fr. Matt Linn, Dennis Linn and Sheila Fabricant Linn. In their words, “This is a prayer book, but one that takes seriously what science is teaching us about how love infuses all of creation. Whether you are a nuclear physicist or a small child, we hope you will find here simple ways to give and receive the healing love of God.”

Fr. Matt has been a board member of the St. Francis Center for Restoration for the past 8 years. He is a Roman Catholic, Jesuit priest. Often, Fr. Matt has presented for us and for the ecumenical church communities in Brevard County.

Please give us a call if you are interested in joining our group. Our group process will include silent prayer, open sharing and practice in the discipline of prayer. Books are available for $13.00.

Renee’ Koenig - rbksd1@aol.com

728-8222 office or

726-9265 home

Past Events

Generational Healing Workshop

This workshop uses the text : From Generation to Generation by Patricia A. Smith. This text "describes Healing of Generations - a ministry God powerfully uses to set people free from the sins and hurts that have come down through the past generations of their family lines." If you have been searching for healing of the patterns of abuse your family has endured for years, this workshop is highly recommended.

"Id Say Yes, God If I knew What You Wanted" - Nancy Reeves

Dr. Nancy Reeves is a registered clinical psychologist spiritual director and author who conducts many workshops and retreats throughout Canada, the U.S., the U.K., Australia, and New Zealand. Dr. Reeves will be presenting a workshop December, 3rd. at 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. here at the St. Francis Center for Restoration. Her lectures, workshops and retreats are available for professionals, lay helpers, the general public, and grieving adults and teens. She likes to tailor each presentation to meet the needs of individual groups. A love offering will be taken. She is a noted author of books such as: "Spirituality for Extroverts and tips for those who love them", "I'd Say Yes God If I Knew What You Wanted.", "A Path Through Loss", "A Match Made in Heaven." and other books. Nancy will be presenting on the topic of her book: "I'd Say Yes, God If I Knew What You Wanted." Please read the following review of her book by a spiritual director in our area

A Women’s Mini-Retreat:

"Gospel Stories of Healing & Wholeness"

Retreat Description: Jesus offers women of the 1^st and 21^st centuries both dignity and healing. Retreatants are invited to bring photographs of themselves in their pre-teens years, in their 20’s and in a current photo. Bring a friend, your daughter, mother or niece. This retreat will have special relevance for care-givers, healthcare workers, women in ministry, therapists, social workers, hospice staff and volunteers. The retreat will include opportunities for quiet, prayer, journaling, small group sharing and individual spiritual direction.

Retreat Presenters: Carol Ludwig M.A., A.B.D. and Maureen Schlitt, B.S.W., M.P.S. are the co-founders of the Center for Spiritual Care in Vero Beach, FL. Maureen, a long time spiritual director, teaches in Audire in Orlando, Florida. She has been involved in music and youth ministries for almost three decades. Carol also teaches in Audire and has taught with Sacred Heart University and Loyola of New Orleans. She is interested in interfaith and feminine spirituality.

Retreat Cost: $60. Register with a $30 deposit by Friday, February 13.

This includes dinner Friday as well as continental breakfast and lunch on Saturday. Scholarships are available. Retreatants will be retiring to their own homes at night unless distance makes this difficult. For those retreatants requiring sleeping accommodations, we ask that you contact us early, since accommodations are limited.