Women in Recovery One Day Retreat
2024-12-07 10:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | HOLY MOUNTAIN FRANCISCAN RETREAT CENTER, 40 Franciscan Way, Garrison, NY, 10524, United States
Making room for the gifts of recovery in a Season of Giving
Fill your wish list with the Promises of the 12 Steps… the unending gift of a life beyond your wildest dreams. The day will offer insights and reflections on the process of letting go and the grace of acceptance.
Saturday, December 7, 2024
10 am – 3 pm
Cost: $65.00 (Includes lunch)
Presenter: Sr. Lynn Caton, CSJ is a Sister of St. Joseph of Brentwood, New York and a master level NYS Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor. She has ministered to men and women in both inpatient and outpatient settings. She holds a Master’s degree in Pastoral Care from Fordham University
For more information, please contact Diana Ross at dross@atonementfriars.org.

Ecumenical Fruits and Lessons from the Synod on Synodality
2024-12-12 12:00 | Online
The Centro Pro Unione invites you to the
Twenty-seventh Annual Conference:
“Ecumenical Fruits and Lessons from the Synod on Synodality”
presented by Sr. Nathalie Becquart, XMCJ,
Undersecretary of the General Secretariat of the Synod at the Vatican
Thursday, December 12th, 12:00 pm Eastern / 06:00 pm Rome
Online via Zoom
Join the Zoom Meeting

About the Presenter: Nathalie Becquart, XMCJ, is the Undersecretary of the General Secretariat of the Synod at the Vatican. As a Xavière sister from France, her mission has largely focused on youth and synodality. Prior to her current appointment, she served as National Director of the Service for the Evangelization of Young People and Vocations in France and did research in ecclesiology at the School of Theology and Ministry at Boston College. She has also studied management and entrepreneurship at HEC and theology at Centre Sèvres, as well as sociology at the EHESS in Paris.
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Meeting Details
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Spirit of Christmas on the Holy Mountain
2024-12-14 10:00 - 14:00 | HOLY MOUNTAIN FRANCISCAN RETREAT CENTER, 40 Franciscan Way, Garrison, NY, 10524, United States
Spirit of Christmas on the Holy Mountain
Saturday, December 14, 2024
10am – 2pm (lunch included)
Immerse yourself in the spirit of the season:
Meditation, Prayer, Story and Song
Presenter: Kacey Morabito-Grean
Retreat Cost: $65
For additional information please contact
Kacey Morabito-Grean:
kacey@atonementfriars.org

Celebration of the Nativity of the Lord
2024-12-24 - 2024-12-25 | Graymoor, 40 Franciscan Way, Garrison, NY, 10524, United States
All are welcome to join the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement for a Celebration of the Nativity of the Lord. Masses will be held:
Christmas Eve – Tuesday, December 24th at 10pm at Our Lady of the Atonement Chapel
Christmas Day – Wednesday, December 25th at 11am at St. Anthony Chapel in the Friary

New Year's Day Yoga Retreat
2025-01-01 12:00 - 15:00 | Our Lady of the Atonement Retreat Center, Old Highland Turnpike 41, Philipstown, NY, 10524, United States
New Year’s Day Yoga Retreat
Stretch, Breathe, Pray

Retreat cost: $45 per guest
Includes: Tea & Pastries
All are invited to bring their yoga mat and join us for this retreat, which will be held at the Sisters’ Retreat House.
For more information please contact Kacey Morabito-Grean at Kacey@atonementfriars.org.

Divinity Yoga Weekend
2025-01-03 15:00 - 2025-01-05 12:00 | HOLY MOUNTAIN FRANCISCAN RETREAT CENTER, 40 Franciscan Way, Garrison, NY, 10524, United States
Divinity Yoga Weekend
Friday, January 3 – Sunday, January 5, 2025
**Check-in from 3:00pm-7:00pm on January 3**

Retreat cost: $305 per guest
Includes: Light meal on Friday evening; breakfast, lunch and dinner on Saturday; and Mass on Sunday
All faiths and all bodies are invited to bring their yoga mat to the Holy Mountain Franciscan Retreat Center for Divinity Yoga Weekend.
Yoga teacher Barbara Burns and other special guests will offer yoga classes, mediations, and sound baths to help you find your connection to God in your practice.
For more information please contact Kacey Morabito-Grean at Kacey@atonementfriars.org.

Find Balance through Kabbalah: An Introduction to Its Teachings and Practices
2025-01-11 10:00 - 14:00 | HOLY MOUNTAIN FRANCISCAN RETREAT CENTER, 40 Franciscan Way, Garrison, NY, 10524, United States
Find Balance through Kabbalah
An Introduction to Its Teachings and Practices
January 11, 2025, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Retreat Cost: $65 (lunch included)
Presenter: Sharon Rosen
Kabbalah is a path to remembering your inherent wholeness, and the Tree of Life and its aspects are at its core. Considered the blueprint for all existence, the various aspects of the Tree emanate from the Divine and are part of who we are as well. While Kabbalah comes from the Jewish tradition, it is not about being Jewish; it’s about being more fully human, and owning everything that comes with that journey. This provides a chance for deep healing and spiritual alignment.
This retreat day will include a basic overview, along with experiential meditations and chants to help you truly taste the sweetness of these teachings. Lunch is included. You will leave feeling nourished and enlivened. Presenter Sharon Rosen has been a student and practitioner of Kabbalah as a path to healing since 1997. She graduated from A Society of Souls training in 2000, and is also a mindfulness instructor, spiritual mentor, and retired massage therapist.
For more information please contact Kacey Morabito-Grean at Kacey@atonementfriars.org.

Recovery Yoga
2025-01-17 09:30, 2025-01-24 09:30 | Our Lady of the Atonement Retreat Center, Old Highland Turnpike 41, Philipstown, NY, 10524, United States
Recovery Yoga
12 Steps Inspired – All Are Welcome!
Fridays 9:30 AM
Beginning Jan 17th

Cost: $22 per guest
All levels welcome, drop in!
Led by Jennifer Marvin
For more information or to register please contact Kacey Morabito-Grean at Kacey@atonementfriars.org.

Week of Prayer Service at the Sister's Convent
2025-01-18 19:00 | St. Francis Convent Chapel, 41 Old Highland Turnpike, Graymooor Garrison, NY, United States
Please join the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement and the Franciscan Sisters of the Atonement for a
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Service
in observation of the 2025 Week of Prayer
Saturday, January 18, 2025
7 PM Eastern
St. Francis Convent Chapel
41 Old Highland Turnpike
Garrison, NY 10524
Fr. Dennis Polanco, SA – Preacher

The 2025 theme for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is “Do you believe?” (John 11:26): the theme honors the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, at which the question of common belief was upheld as a paramount pillar for church integrity, while also drawing us into the gospel episode of the resurrection of Lazarus, offering a promise of hope in times of communal fragmentation and death-dealing power. For more information about the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, the 2025 theme, or materials to aid in observing the WPCU in your home community, visit geii.org/week-of-prayer-for-christian-unity.
“It is my hope that you will join us for these opportunities to pray, in the spirit of our Founders, that Christ’s prayer ‘That all may be one’ will be realized.” – V. Rev. Fr. Emil Tomaskovic

Daily Scripture and Prayer Guide

DAY 1 – THE FATHERHOOD AND CARE OF GOD WHO RULES THE UNIVERSE
Scripture Readings
Isaiah 63:15-17
Psalm 139:1-3, 13, 23, 24b
1 Corinthians 8:5-6
Meditation
Behold the mysteries of love, and then you will contemplate the bosom of the Father, which the only-begotten Son of God has revealed. God himself is love, and through love he is contemplated by us. And while in his ineffable reality he is Father, in his compassion he has become for us a mother. – Clement of Alexandria (c. 150-215), Which rich man will be saved? 37:1-2.
How have you experienced God’s fatherly care and motherly compassion in your own life? What hinders us from recognizing each person as a child of God? How does acknowledging God as Father of all affect our perception of and relationship with others?
Prayer
Father of compassion, renew our faith in you and bind us together through your love, so that we can recognize each other as your children, and come together as one. We praise you through Jesus Christ, your only-begotten Son, in the communion of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
For more daily prayers visit the Daily Scripture and Prayer Guide at geii.org.

Mass of Christian Unity
2025-01-19 11:00 | Our Lady of the Atonement Chapel, 40 Franciscan Way, Garrison, NY, 10524, United States
Please join the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement for a
Mass of Christian Unity
in observation of the 2025 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
Sunday, January 19, 2025
11 AM Eastern
Our Lady of the Atonement Chapel
40 Franciscan Way
Garrison, NY 10524
Fr. Jim Gardiner, SA – Preacher

The 2025 theme for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is “Do you believe?” (John 11:26): the theme honors the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, at which the question of common belief was upheld as a paramount pillar for church integrity, while also drawing us into the gospel episode of the resurrection of Lazarus, offering a promise of hope in times of communal fragmentation and death-dealing power. For more information about the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, the 2025 theme, or materials to aid in observing the WPCU in your home community, visit geii.org/week-of-prayer-for-christian-unity.
“It is my hope that you will join us for these opportunities to pray, in the spirit of our Founders, that Christ’s prayer ‘That all may be one’ will be realized.” – V. Rev. Fr. Emil Tomaskovic

Daily Scripture and Prayer Guide

Day 2 – Creation as God’s work
Scripture Readings
Genesis 1:1-5
Psalm 148:1, 3, 9-14
Romans 8:19-23
Meditation
The first book given by God to rational beings is the nature of created things. Instruction by means of ink was added after the transgression. – Isaac of Nineveh (7th century), First Collection, 5.
We believe that God is present in all of creation although his presence is sometimes difficult to perceive. Creation is a gift of God subjected to suffering, often inflicted by human beings. How can we better recognize our responsibility for its care and preservation? If possible, spend some time in nature and contemplate how it connects us with the Creator.
Prayer
Lord God, Father of lights, strengthen our hearts in expectation and hope as we work for unity and together seek the harmony of all creation. Let us be burning lamps, until the day of the coming of your Son in glory, with all his saints in the everlasting kingdom. Blessed are you, now and forever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
For more daily prayers visit the Daily Scripture and Prayer Guide at geii.org.

Week of Prayer Taize Service in Plainview, NY
2025-01-19 18:00 - 19:00 | St. Pius X Roman Catholic Church, 270 Washington Avenue, Plainview, NY, 11803
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
Taize Prayer Service
Sunday, January 19, 2025
6 PM – 7 PM Eastern
St. Pius X Roman Catholic Church
270 Washington Avenue
Plainview, NY 11803
Fr. James Puglisi, SA – Speaker

Participating Churches

St. Pius X Roman Catholic Church
Plainview Reformed Church
Good Shepherd Lutheran
Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints
Episcopal Church of St. Margaret St. Mary’s Syro-Malabar Cat. Church

For more information call ‭(516) 931-8770‬ | www.plainviewreformedchurch.org

The 2025 theme for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is “Do you believe?” (John 11:26): the theme honors the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, at which the question of common belief was upheld as a paramount pillar for church integrity, while also drawing us into the gospel episode of the resurrection of Lazarus, offering a promise of hope in times of communal fragmentation and death-dealing power. For more information about the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, the 2025 theme, or materials to aid in observing the WPCU in your home community, visit geii.org/week-of-prayer-for-christian-unity.
“It is my hope that you will join us for these opportunities to pray, in the spirit of our Founders, that Christ’s prayer ‘That all may be one’ will be realized.” – V. Rev. Fr. Emil Tomaskovic

Daily Scripture and Prayer Guide

Day 2 – Creation as God’s work
Scripture Readings
Genesis 1:1-5
Psalm 148:1, 3, 9-14
Romans 8:19-23
Meditation
The first book given by God to rational beings is the nature of created things. Instruction by means of ink was added after the transgression. – Isaac of Nineveh (7th century), First Collection, 5.
We believe that God is present in all of creation although his presence is sometimes difficult to perceive. Creation is a gift of God subjected to suffering, often inflicted by human beings. How can we better recognize our responsibility for its care and preservation? If possible, spend some time in nature and contemplate how it connects us with the Creator.
Prayer
Lord God, Father of lights, strengthen our hearts in expectation and hope as we work for unity and together seek the harmony of all creation. Let us be burning lamps, until the day of the coming of your Son in glory, with all his saints in the everlasting kingdom. Blessed are you, now and forever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
For more daily prayers visit the Daily Scripture and Prayer Guide at geii.org.

Week of Prayer Service at St. Phillip's
2025-01-20 16:00 | St. Phillip’s Episcopal Church, 1101 NY-9D, Garrison, NY, 10524
Please join the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement and St Phillip’s Episcopal Church for a
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Service
in observation of the 2025 Week of Prayer
Monday, January 20, 2025
4 PM Eastern
St. Phillip’s Episcopal Church in the Highlands
1101 NY-9D
Garrison, NY 10524

The 2025 theme for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is “Do you believe?” (John 11:26): the theme honors the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, at which the question of common belief was upheld as a paramount pillar for church integrity, while also drawing us into the gospel episode of the resurrection of Lazarus, offering a promise of hope in times of communal fragmentation and death-dealing power. For more information about the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, the 2025 theme, or materials to aid in observing the WPCU in your home community, visit geii.org/week-of-prayer-for-christian-unity.
“It is my hope that you will join us for these opportunities to pray, in the spirit of our Founders, that Christ’s prayer ‘That all may be one’ will be realized.” – V. Rev. Fr. Emil Tomaskovic

Daily Scripture and Prayer Guide

Day 3 – The Incarnation of the Son
Scripture Readings
Jeremiah 33:14-16
Psalm 72:7, 12, 16-17
John 1:1-14
Meditation
He took upon himself all human passions, excluding sin. That is: he hungered who gives food to all the living. He thirsted who gives the water of life to his believers. He felt weariness who is the rest of the weary. He slept who always kept Israel vigilant. He wept who wiped away every tear from all eyes… He took on our passable body, so that he who is impassable might suffer with the passable body and he who is immortal might die with the mortal body, to free us who are guilty. – Gregory of Skevra (12th/13th centuries), On True Faith and Pure Conduct in the Virtues, 15-17.
How does faith in Jesus, the incarnate Son of God, inspire and shape our lives? How have you experienced Christ’s consoling presence in your life? Wherever we see someone who is thirsty, hungry, weeping or suffering, Christ is present.
Prayer
Lord God, our Father, draw our eyes to you so that we may walk from darkness to the light of your face, revealed to us in Jesus, your Son and our brother, who lives with you and the Holy Spirit now and forever and ever. Amen.
For more daily prayers visit the Daily Scripture and Prayer Guide at geii.org.

Week of Prayer Service at Our Lady of Loretto
2025-01-21 16:00 | Our Lady of Loretto Catholic Church, 24 Fair St., Cold Spring, NY, 10516
Please join the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement and Our Lady of Loretto Catholic Church for a
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Service
in observation of the 2025 Week of Prayer
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
4 PM Eastern
Our Lady of Loretto Catholic Church
24 Fair St.
Cold Spring, NY 10516
Fr. Emil Tomaskovic, SA
Minister General, Preacher

The 2025 theme for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is “Do you believe?” (John 11:26): the theme honors the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, at which the question of common belief was upheld as a paramount pillar for church integrity, while also drawing us into the gospel episode of the resurrection of Lazarus, offering a promise of hope in times of communal fragmentation and death-dealing power. For more information about the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, the 2025 theme, or materials to aid in observing the WPCU in your home community, visit geii.org/week-of-prayer-for-christian-unity.
“It is my hope that you will join us for these opportunities to pray, in the spirit of our Founders, that Christ’s prayer ‘That all may be one’ will be realized.” – V. Rev. Fr. Emil Tomaskovic

Daily Scripture and Prayer Guide

Day 4 – The Paschal Mystery: The Incarnation, Passion, Death and Resurrection of Jesus
Scripture Readings
Exodus 3:7-8
Psalm 16:5, 7, 10-11
Philippians 2:5-11
Meditation
God the Father was very merciful: he sent his creative Word who, in coming to deliver us, came to the very place and spot in which we had lost life, and broke the bonds of our fetters. His light appeared and made the darkness of the prison disappear and hallowed our birth and destroyed death, loosing those same fetters in which we were enchained. – Irenaeus of Lyon (c.135-198), Demonstration of the Apostolic Preaching, 38.
We know that we will all die. How does belief in Jesus destroying death change the way we approach this reality? “God lets himself be pushed out of the world on to the cross. He is weak and powerless in the world, and that is precisely the way, the only way, in which he is with us and helps us.” (Dietrich Bonhoeffer)
As the Risen One, Jesus is with us until the end of time. In what ways does his companionship encourage you in your daily life?
Prayer
Lord our God, glorifying your Son Jesus, you have freed us from death. Through his resurrection, awaken our slumbering hearts, enlighten all who seek you and make the morning star shine upon us, Jesus Christ, the Living One, who is Lord forever and ever. Amen.
For more daily prayers visit the Daily Scripture and Prayer Guide at geii.org.

A Day of Hope Retreat
2025-01-22 10:00 - 14:00 | HOLY MOUNTAIN FRANCISCAN RETREAT CENTER, 40 Franciscan Way, Garrison, NY, 10524, United States
A Day of Hope Retreat
Hosted by Franciscan Friars of the Atonement

Retreat cost: $25 per guest
Includes: Lunch and chapel tour
The Franciscan Friars of the Atonement invite you to a one-day Franciscan spiritual renewal and discernment retreat in honor of the 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope.
For more information please contact Kacey Morabito-Grean at Kacey@atonementfriars.org.

Ecumenical Service of the Word 2025
2025-01-22 12:00 - 13:00 | Interchurch Center – Chapel, 61 Claremont Avenue, New York, NY, 10027
Please join the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement, Graymoor Ecumenical & Interreligious Institute, and the Interchurch Center Committee on Ecumenical, Interfaith, and Community Concerns for an
Ecumenical Service of the Word
(in person or online)
in observation of the 2025 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
12:00-1:00 PM Eastern (UTC-5)
Interchurch Center Chapel
61 Claremont Avenue
New York, NY 10027
Or Online
Free and open to the public; More details to follow

Matt Talbot #9
2025-01-24 - 2025-01-26 | HOLY MOUNTAIN FRANCISCAN RETREAT CENTER, 40 Franciscan Way, Garrison, NY, 10524, United States
This retreat is designed to support men in all stages of their recovery from alcohol abuse. All are encouraged to share in prayer & reflection to help further open their spiritual path to recovery. This retreat is based upon the spirituality of Alcoholics Anonymous.
COST: $285 per person, single occupancy.
Fees includes 2 overnight accommodations and 5 meals.
When registering please let us know if this is your first MT #9 Retreat.
For more information please contact hmfrc@atonementfriars.org or call our office at 845-424-2111.

Week of Prayer Service at Our Lady of Atonement Retreat House
2025-01-24 16:00 | Our Lady of the Atonement Retreat Center, Old Highland Turnpike 41, Philipstown, NY, 10524, United States
Please join the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement at the Our Lady of Atonement Retreat House for a
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Service
in observation of the 2025 Week of Prayer
Friday, January 24, 2025
4 PM Eastern
Our Lady of Atonement Retreat House
(Large Meeting Room)
21 Old Highland Turnpike
Garrison, NY 10524

The 2025 theme for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is “Do you believe?” (John 11:26): the theme honors the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, at which the question of common belief was upheld as a paramount pillar for church integrity, while also drawing us into the gospel episode of the resurrection of Lazarus, offering a promise of hope in times of communal fragmentation and death-dealing power. For more information about the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, the 2025 theme, or materials to aid in observing the WPCU in your home community, visit geii.org/week-of-prayer-for-christian-unity.
“It is my hope that you will join us for these opportunities to pray, in the spirit of our Founders, that Christ’s prayer ‘That all may be one’ will be realized.” – V. Rev. Fr. Emil Tomaskovic

Daily Scripture and Prayer Guide

Day 7 – Baptism into the Death and Resurrection of the Lord
Scripture Readings
Micah 7:18-19
Psalm 51:1, 7, 10, 12
Matthew 28:16-20
Meditation
Such is the power of faith in Christ, such the excess of his grace: As the element of fire, when it meets with ore from the mine, straightaway of earth makes it gold, even so and much more baptism makes those who are washed to be of gold instead of clay. The Spirit at that time falling like fire into our souls, burning up the “image of the earthly”, and producing “the image of the heavenly,” fresh coined, bright and glittering, as from the furnace-mold. – John Chrysostom (c. 350-407), Homily on the Gospel of John, X:2.
Christians are baptized into the death and resurrection of Christ. What does your baptism mean to you today? Sin disfigures us in various ways. Through baptism, God liberates us from this humiliation. In spite of different church traditions and practices, how does confessing “one Lord, one faith, one baptism” (Ephesians 4:5) affect our relationships with other Christians?
Prayer
God our Father, we praise you and bless your name. Accept our thanksgiving for the unity Christians already enjoy in the confession of Jesus as Lord. Hasten the day, we beg you, of the full mutual recognition of our churches in the communion that you desire, and for which your Son prayed. We ask this in the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
For more daily prayers visit the Daily Scripture and Prayer Guide at geii.org.

Week of Prayer Service at St. Paul Friary Chapel
2025-01-25 19:00 | St. Paul’s Friary, 40 Franciscan Way, Garrison, NY, 10524
Please join the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement for a
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Service
in observation of the 2025 Week of Prayer
Saturday, January 25, 2025
7 PM Eastern
St. Paul Friary Chapel at Graymoor
40 Franciscan Way
Garrison, NY 10524
Fr. Ken Cienik, SA – Preacher

The 2025 theme for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is “Do you believe?” (John 11:26): the theme honors the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, at which the question of common belief was upheld as a paramount pillar for church integrity, while also drawing us into the gospel episode of the resurrection of Lazarus, offering a promise of hope in times of communal fragmentation and death-dealing power. For more information about the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, the 2025 theme, or materials to aid in observing the WPCU in your home community, visit geii.org/week-of-prayer-for-christian-unity.
“It is my hope that you will join us for these opportunities to pray, in the spirit of our Founders, that Christ’s prayer ‘That all may be one’ will be realized.” – V. Rev. Fr. Emil Tomaskovic

Daily Scripture and Prayer Guide

Day 8 – Waiting for the Kingdom and the life to come
Scripture Readings
Revelation 21:1-4
Psalm 85:8, 10-12
Luke 12:35-40
Meditation
Whoever lives in love in this creation breathes the life coming from God. While yet in this world, one breathes the air of rebirth. In this air the righteous will delight at the resurrection. Love is the kingdom whereof our Lord mystically promised the disciples that they would eat in his kingdom: “You shall eat and drink at the table of my kingdom.” What should they eat, if not love? Love is sufficient to nourish a man instead of food and drink. This is the wine that gladdens the heart of man. Blessed are they who drink of this wine! – Isaac of Nineveh (7th century), First Collection, 43.
Love will be the reality of the Kingdom of God. Concrete actions of charity make this Kingdom present in our lives. Living in expectation of the Kingdom of God, how do we embody signs of the coming Kingdom in the world today? We are called to be ready for the second coming of the Lord. How do we prepare ourselves for it?
Prayer
O Lord, hasten the coming of your great and glorious day! In our darkness, many men and women no longer dare to hope. Protect the flame of faith in the hearts of the weak and the suffering. May the Church be a faithful herald of the victory of Christ your Son over death and a beacon of expectation for his return in glory. He is the Living One, with you and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and ever. Amen.
For more daily prayers visit the Daily Scripture and Prayer Guide at geii.org.

How the Good News Goes Bad: Christian Biblical Interpretation and Antisemitism
2025-01-26 12:30 - 14:00 | The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine, Amsterdam Avenue 1047, New York, NY, 10025, United States
How the Good News Goes Bad:
Christian Biblical Interpretation and Antisemitism
January 26, 2025
12:30 – 2:00pm

A Dialogue on Divinity featuring Professor Amy-Jill Levine in conversation with the Very Rev. Patrick Malloy that touches on these questions:

What constitutes antisemitic biblical interpretation?
Why does antisemitic interpretation continue?
What are the typical errors preachers and teachers make about the Jewish context
of Jesus and Paul?
What can be done to correct these readings?

About the Presenter: Dr. Levine is a world-renowned scholar of New Testament Studies and Jewish-Christian relations, and recipient of the 2023 Hubert Walter Award for Reconciliation and Interfaith Cooperation from the Archbishop of Canterbury.
This event is part of the Dialogues on Divinity series presented by Community at the Cross and co-sponsored by Graymoor Ecumenical & Interreligious Institute (GEII).
Suggested ticket price is $15 with options to pay more or less.
Purchase tickets here!

"That All May Be One" Prayers for Unity
2025-02-06 19:00 - 20:00 | St. Francis Convent Chapel, 41 Old Highland Turnpike, Graymooor Garrison, NY, United States
Please join the Franciscan Sisters of the Atonement to pray for world peace and unity
“That All May Be One”
Thursday, February 6, 2025
7 – 8 pm
Chapel of St. Francis Convent

On the first Thursday of every month, please join the Franciscan Sisters of the Atonement to pray for world peace and unity. Through quiet prayer and reflection, intercessory prayer and music, you are invited to participate in our mission, “That All May Be One” – a worldwide mission of Unity that began at Graymoor in 1898. People of all Faiths are welcome.

Women in Recovery Weekend Retreat
2025-02-21 17:00 - 2025-02-23 10:00 | HOLY MOUNTAIN FRANCISCAN RETREAT CENTER, 40 Franciscan Way, Garrison, NY, 10524, United States
Join other women in recovery for a winter weekend retreat at the Holy Mountain Franciscan Retreat Center.
Explore the “Design for Living” from the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, and with prayer and discussion, review the Twelve Steps of recovery.
Throughout the weekend, there will be time for input, reflection and sharing. The retreat begins with a dinner on Friday at 5pm followed by the Opening Conference at 7pm.
Cost: $305, 2 nights, 5 meals
Presenter: Sister Peggy Murphy, O.P. is a Dominican Sister and a New York State Certified Addictions Counselor who has worked in Orange and Sullivan Counties in New York.
For more information or to register, please contact Kacey Morabito-Grean
at kacey@atonementfriars.org

Walking the Labyrinth
2025-02-22 10:00 - 14:00 | HOLY MOUNTAIN FRANCISCAN RETREAT CENTER, 40 Franciscan Way, Garrison, NY, 10524, United States
Walking the Labyrinth
February 22, 2025
10:00 am – 2:00 pm (lunch included)

Presenter: Lynn Brown
Learn the rich history of this meditative practice with presenter Lynn Brown, a trained labyrinth facilitator. The labyrinth dates back to ancient Greece. You will be able to walk the canvas labyrinth indoors for this one-day retreat that includes lunch. There will be ample opportunities for prayer and meditation on the Holy Mountain.
For more information please contact Kacey Morabito-Grean at Kacey@atonementfriars.org.

Benefactor Appreciation Day - St. John’s, FL
2025-02-25 10:00 - 14:00 | Marywood Retreat and Conference Center, 235 Marywood Dr, St. Johns, FL, 32259, United States
Franciscan Friars Of The Atonement – Benefactor Appreciation Day
10:00 a.m. – Reception
11:00 a.m. – Celebration of the Eucharist
12:00 p.m. – Complimentary Luncheon
1:00 p.m. – Update on Ministries
Please RSVP ~ Patricia Fletcher ~ 845.424.2143 ~ by Monday, February 17, 2025

Benefactor Appreciation Days
Each year, at Graymoor and about 20 other locations around the United States, benefactors are invited to share in prayer, fellowship and Franciscan hospitality with the Friars and Mission Support staff. These Benefactor Appreciation Days are a way for Friars to meet benefactors, express their gratitude and personally share ministry stories.
Each Benefactor Appreciation Day begins with a short morning reception, celebration of Mass, and a complimentary lunch. After sharing a meal, the program continues with an informative presentation regarding the mission and ministries of the Society of the Atonement. Each benefactor receives a special gift from the friars and staff in appreciation of their continued support of our ministry throughout the world.
We hope to see you at one of our Benefactor Appreciation Days, either at Graymoor, or as they are presented around the country.

Benefactor Appreciation Day - North Palm Beach, FL
2025-02-27 10:00 - 14:00 | St. Paul of the Cross Catholic Church, 10970 Jack Nicklaus Drive, North Palm Beach, FL, 33408
Franciscan Friars Of The Atonement – Benefactor Appreciation Day
10:00 a.m. – Reception
11:00 a.m. – Celebration of the Eucharist
12:00 p.m. – Complimentary Luncheon
1:00 p.m. – Update on Ministries
Please RSVP ~ Patricia Fletcher at 845.424.2143 by Thursday, February 20, 2025

Benefactor Appreciation Days
Each year, at Graymoor and about 20 other locations around the United States, benefactors are invited to share in prayer, fellowship and Franciscan hospitality with the Friars and Mission Support staff. These Benefactor Appreciation Days are a way for Friars to meet benefactors, express their gratitude and personally share ministry stories.
Each Benefactor Appreciation Day begins with a short morning reception, celebration of Mass, and a complimentary lunch. After sharing a meal, the program continues with an informative presentation regarding the mission and ministries of the Society of the Atonement. Each benefactor receives a special gift from the friars and staff in appreciation of their continued support of our ministry throughout the world.
We hope to see you at one of our Benefactor Appreciation Days, either at Graymoor, or as they are presented around the country.

Spirit of Dan Egan Retreat
2025-02-28 - 2025-03-01 | HOLY MOUNTAIN FRANCISCAN RETREAT CENTER, 40 Franciscan Way, Garrison, NY, 10524, United States
Please join us at Holy Mountain Franciscan Retreat Center for
Spirit of Dan Egan Retreat
open to men and women in narcotic recovery.
February 28th – March 1st
Cost: $305 (2 nights, 5 meals)
This retreat begins with dinner Friday evening and continues through breakfast Sunday morning.
Spend the weekend working on your spiritual foundation through prayer, meditation, sharing, and time in nature.
Father Dan Egan was a Franciscan Friar of the Atonement who founded Village Haven and New Hope Manor. He was a champion for those struggling with addiction. His memory is honored, and his legacy continues during this therapeutic weekend.
For more information or to register, please email HMFRC@atonementfriars.org.

Ash Wednesday
2025-03-05 11:00 | Graymoor, 40 Franciscan Way, Garrison, NY, 10524, United States
Join the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement for
Ash Wednesday Mass at Graymoor
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
11 am
St. Anthony’s Chapel in The Friary

We invite you to join us as we begin this Lenten season of reflection and preparation before celebrations of Easter with Ash Wednesday at Our Lady of the Atonement Chapel. Graymoor has been designated a 2025 Jubilee Year pilgrimage site so join us to prepare for the next 40 days of Lent. Pope Francis reminds us that Lent “is a time to reconsider the path we are taking” and “to find the route that leads us home and to rediscover our profound relationship with God, on whom everything depends.”

"That All May Be One" Prayers for Unity
2025-03-06 19:00 - 20:00 | St. Francis Convent Chapel, 41 Old Highland Turnpike, Graymooor Garrison, NY, United States
Please join the Franciscan Sisters of the Atonement to pray for world peace and unity
“That All May Be One”
Thursday, March 6, 2025
7 – 8 pm
Chapel of St. Francis Convent

On the first Thursday of every month, please join the Franciscan Sisters of the Atonement to pray for world peace and unity. Through quiet prayer and reflection, intercessory prayer and music, you are invited to participate in our mission, “That All May Be One” – a worldwide mission of Unity that began at Graymoor in 1898. People of all Faiths are welcome.

Saints Behind Bars
2025-03-08 10:00 - 14:00 | Our Lady of the Atonement Retreat Center, Old Highland Turnpike 41, Philipstown, NY, 10524, United States
Join us for a Lenten Retreat with author Sr. Laura Morgan
Saints Behind Bars
Saturday, March 8, 2025
10 am – 2 pm
Our Lady of Atonement Retreat House
21 Old Highland Turnpike
Garrison, NY
Fee: $45 (includes lunch)

Spend a day at Graymoor at this Lenten Retreat at the Our Lady of the Atonement Retreat House. Join with Sr. Laura Morgan as we grow closer to God and each other. Lunch is included as is time for quiet mediation in a beautiful Shrine. $45.00
Copies of the book will be available for purchase: Saints Behind Bars – Sister Laura Morgan, FMSC
Franciscan Sisters were called by the Lord to bring “little bits of light” into the darkness of prison cells. Saints Behind Bars challenges us to spend holy time in the “tomb” of a state correctional facility and to encounter the crucified Jesus, himself, present in the inmates, waiting to be loved. — Fr. Rick Martignetti, OFM, author of Perfect Love: 40 Stories & Reflections inspired by Saint Bonaventure”
Visit the imprisoned! This very clear and direct mandate is at the heart of the Gospel. We are all imprisoned in one way or another, ways in which we are not free. To visit those in prison is not to visit the other but rather to see a reflection of our own brokenness.
About the Presenter: Sister Laura was born in East Paterson, NJ and entered the Peekskill Franciscan Sisters in September of 1970. She received a BA in English/Elementary Education from Ladycliff College, an MA in Theology from St. Bonaventure University, certification in Montessori Education from St. Nicholas Training Center in London, England, and certification in Bereavement Counseling from the Archdiocese of NY. Sister has been a Montessori Teacher, High School teacher, a Hospital Chaplain and a Pastoral Associate. In 2015, she was elected Provincial Superior of the American Province of the Franciscan Sisters. Sister volunteered in the New York State prison system from 1980 – 2015, working with men, women, and inmates with AIDS and has worked on many retreats for teenagers, inmates, and adults.

For more information or to register please contact Kacey Morabito-Grean at Kacey@atonementfriars.org.

Celtic Spirituality Retreat
2025-03-15 10:00 - 15:00 | HOLY MOUNTAIN FRANCISCAN RETREAT CENTER, 40 Franciscan Way, Garrison, NY, 10524, United States
Celebrate God’s Presence in the Ordinary
Celtic Spirituality Retreat
Saturday, March 15, 2025
10:00 am – 3:00 pm
As we celebrate St. Patrick this month, we will discuss this ancient form of Christianity that focused on the earth, equality, and love for the Presence of God in All reflect on an ordinary life. We will reflect on ancient practices through music, prayer, and poetry that can inspire and renew us today.
Fee: $65 (Corned Beef and Cabbage lunch included)
Presenter: Sister Peggy Murphy, O.P
Sister Peggy Murphy, O.P. is a Dominican Sister and has served as the Chairperson of the Philosophy and Religious Studies Division and is a Professor Emerita of World Religions at Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh, New York. Sister has studied at the
International School of Holocaust Studies at Yad Vashem, Jerusalem, Israel.
For more information or to register please contact Kacey Morabito-Grean at Kacey@atonementfriars.org.
