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Choosing Presence
- 9-Week Virtual Workshop -
How to Access God's Peace and Release Fear, Anxiety, and Stress
Sponsored by Illuman Great Lakes & Choosing Presence
Mondays • 8pm - 9:30pm Eastern Time
October 16 thru December 11, 2023
BROTHERS,
We're excited to announce a 9-week workshop beginning on Monday, October 16, 2023 (thru December 11, 2023). We'll meet for 90 minutes every Monday evening to practice presence and learn together how we may more often experience peace and God's spiritual presence in our lives.
During our weekly gathering we will have a short program going into more depth on each of the chapters in the Choosing Presence book. We will then break into smaller council groups with prompts for men to discuss and share their experience of practicing presence.
There is no obligation for men who register to participate in all nine sessions. We do ask that you join us as often as possible. One of the benefits of our workshops is the ability to meet multiple times with the same men in small council. This allows men to get to know and trust each other more deeply, and therefore the depth of sharing and spirituality increases.
Choosing Presence will be led by Mark Mehlos, Brian Mueller, and Chester Trocha. This retreat is sponsored by the member chapters of Illuman Great Lakes (IN/MI, IL, MN, OH, WI). This retreat will also include an appearance from Choosing Presence author Jim Heaney.
Registration is open (see link below). The suggested price for this workshop will be $99, yet please know you can always choose to pay what you can afford (register for as little as $10). All registrants will receive a copy of the book mailed to them. For those outside of the United States, we welcome your participation but will be emailing you a PDF of the book instead of a printed copy.
You can get a head start on practicing presence by visiting ChoosingPresence.org.
RETREAT DETAILS
LOCATION
- Virtual Retreat (Zoom) -
Registrants will receive email with connection details.
DATES/TIMES
• Monday, October 16, 2023 – 8-9:30pm
• Monday, October 23, 2023 – 8-9:30pm
• Monday, October 30, 2023 – 8-9:30pm
• Monday, November 6, 2023 – 8-9:30pm
• Monday, November 13, 2023 – 8-9:30pm
• Monday, November 20, 2023 – 8-9:30pm
• Monday, November 27, 2023 – 8-9:30pm
• Monday, December 4, 2023 – 8-9:30pm
• Monday, December 11, 2023 – 8-9:30pm
Times listed above are Eastern.
• 7-8:30pm Central / 6-7:30pm Mountain / 5-6:30pm Pacific •
COST
Our suggested fee is $99 for the entire retreat and includes the price of a book mailed to you. Yet if you feel this fee is too much or too little we also offer a pay what you can afford option.
RETREAT LEADERS
Mark Mehlos, Brian Mueller & Chester Trocha
Note:
*Regular attendance at our weekly workshop gathering is preferred but not required. Please do not let the fact that you may not be able to attend all nine sessions prevent your participation. We will be recording our program sessions each week and then posting them for our retreat participants. Breakout councils will not be recorded so that the men can gather in confidence and share freely.
About the workshop Content Carriers
Mark Mehlos, Brian Mueller and Chester Trocha will be the workshop Content Carriers.
Mark has been involved with Illuman for more than a decade and serves on multiple Illuman Councils.
Brian is treasurer with Ohio Illuman and has been Practicing Presence since 2021.
Chester is co-convener of Illuman of Illinois and has a daily meditation practice.
Questions?
If you would like to attend this workshop but have questions or concerns, please feel free to contact our workshop leaders.
Mark Mehlos - marklmehlos@gmail.com / (715) 218-7448
Brian Mueller - connect@ohioilluman.org / (513) 377-2351
Chester Trocha - ctrocha@icloud.com / (224) 321-2530
Registration
Please enter your registration details by clicking on the button below. Shortly before the workshop we will contact you with more details about connecting via Zoom along with our event schedule.
Choosing Presence - 9-Week Virtual Workshop
Mondays / October 16 - December 11, 2023
Sponsored by Illuman Great Lakes & Choosing Presence.
When you click the button below you will be redirected to PayPal to complete registration. The first step will be to specify your payment amount. Please then follow the onscreen prompts. Our suggested fee is $99 for the entire retreat. Yet if you feel this fee is too much or too little we also offer a pay what you can afford option (minimum requested $10).
PAYMENT NOTES
• Registration payments are being processed by the Ohio Chapter of Illuman, Inc.
• The payment form will read, “Donation.” This allows us to accept variable payment amounts.
• If the fee is cost prohibitive, we still want you to join us, and will accept any registration amount of at least $10. On the other hand, if you can afford to make a donation beyond the registration fee, we encourage you to do so. Your generosity allows us to welcome those with fewer financial resources to our events.
• Be sure to select the option to include your address so that we can mail you a copy of the book Choosing Presence.
Cancellations
If you have to cancel for some reason, we request you do so before October 1, 2023. We will be happy to refund your registration fee, but please also consider making a donation. Our goal is to provide affordable and beneficial programs to all men on a spiritual journey. Thank you for your understanding and feel free to contact us with questions.
Additional Resources
This video provides an in-depth conversation surrounding the Practice of Presence. Join along as author and creator of Choosing Presence Jim Heaney, and Pastor Jim Taylor discuss opening ourselves to God’s spirit in the present moment.
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