New Wineskins Retreat At Boulder Integral

New Wineskins: A Contemporary Pilgrimage Toward the Future of Christianity with Fr. Richard Rohr


Thursday 10/8 (9am) – Sunday 10/11 (1pm), 2009

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A precious opportunity to learn from Fr. Richard Rohr, O.F.M., and Fr. David McCallum, S.J.

Special Guest Teachers: Sr. Theresa Monroe, R.S.C.J., and Rollie Stanich

This retreat/workshop is intended for seekers working within the tradition, those who have left the Christian path behind, and those seeking a way to return. In St. Paul’s letter to the Philippians, he commands the early Christian community “to have the consciousness of Christ among you.” This four-day offering will explore how the Holy Spirit embodys the consciousness of Christ within our being, knowing, and doing in the world.

The topics we will explore include:

* Deep Metanoia-the process of lifelong, evolving transformation into our truest selves.
* Uniting contemplation and action.
* Healing wounds from the tradition, and opening the path forward.
* Exploring Integral Christianity and emerging Evolutionary Spirituality.
* Teaching contemplative prayer practices from the Franciscan and Jesuit traditions.
* Getting to know the many faces of God.
* Embracing the personal and collective shadow.
* Including, transcending and loving the vast array of perspectives held by those within the body of Christ.
* A developmental view of spiritual maturation and its implications for the way we live our faith.

The Old, The New, The Emerging

In the Gospels, Jesus teaches that new wine requires new wineskins, suggesting that the fresh Spirit he is breathing into the world cannot be adequately contained by the ways of the past. Yet he honors tradition, using the example of the wise servant who brings forth from the storehouse both the best of the old and the best of the new. Today we ask: What is the best that this ancient tradition has to offer? How can this treasure be integrated with the emerging revelation that humanity is developing and evolving both in consciousness and culture? How can Christianity help us grow up, wake up, and create a new world?

Cultivating a Path of Practice: Contemplation, Action, Intellect, Faith, Love & Devotion

At this retreat, while there will be plenty of opportunities to fearlessly dive into the intellectual investigation of the big questions, we will also spend “quality time” with Father Richard and other teachers, opening our hearts and emotions. We will tenderly embrace and touch the core essence of a path of Love and Devotion, and learn how to turn that into meaningful action and service.

With opportunities for deep dialogue and silence, spiritual practice, liturgy, and communion with many others on the same path, our hope is to create a vital space for a contemporary pilgrimage, that we might become true contemplatives in action.

So, we invite you to come and join us with your own wisdom. Together we can draw on past experience and future aspiration to create the emerging reality of Christianity. From the past, let us explore the wisdom of purification, illumination, and union. From the future, let us listen deeply to our hopes and aspirations for what Christianity might become.

A Special Treat- Mountains, Beauty, and the Aspens in October

If the weather permits, we will also include a day’s trip to the Chapel on the Rock at St. Malo Retreat Center near the beautiful Rocky Mountain National Park.

Sliding Scale Tuition and Registration

Members of Boulder Integral get 15% discount! To get members’ rates, please consider supporting our mission and becoming a member. Please click here!

Discounted Rate
$327.25 (members)
$385 (non-members)

Sustaining Rate
$412.25 (members)
$485 (non-members)

Scholarship Rate $285 (only 15 scholarships are available. Please see below for application instructions)

* Please choose the higher amount that you can afford. Your contribution is what helps us give assistance to those who are in serious need for scholarships and donate to our teachers.
* Give the gift of learning – Register a friend or someone in need (if you want to know of someone who has financial needs, please send an email to Nomali@Boulderintegral.org and we will let you know a list of those who need most assistance)


Online registration please click here

* Registration fees do not include lodging and food (there are many affordable restaurants just across the street, including a Whole Foods store.)
* For information on Travel and Accommodations please see http://www.boulderintegral.org/contact-us/accomodations/ If you would like to stay at a home of one of our community members in Boulder or Denver, we maybe able to help. Please send an email to Nomali@boulderintegral.org. It could be free or for a small fee to the host. These arrangements will be made between you and the host.

Scholarship Application Instructions

Please describe the circumstances due to which you need financial assistance to attend this retreat/workshop and send email to nomali@boulderintegral.org. Please also include your name, phone number, year of birth, occupation, annual income, number of dependents (including yourself). Would you be able to volunteer in simple areas of the seminar?

Cancellation Policy

If you need to cancel, please call Nomali or Jason ASAP at (303) 541 1540 or send an email to Nomali@Boulderintegral.org with “Need to Cancel” on subject line.

* Registrations canceled before 9/7/09 will be refunded the entire fee minus a non-refundable administration fee of $75
* Cancellations made between 9/8/09 – 9/30/09 will be refunded 50% of your registration fee, which includes the non-refundable administration fee of $75
* Cancellations within 1 week of the conference (10/1/09 – 10/7/09) are not eligible for a refund. Also, no-shows are liable for the entire conference fee.