UPCOMING EVENTS
The Ocean of God's Love: A Men's Writing Retreat Inspired by Rumi
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The Ocean of God’s Love
A Men's Writing Retreat Inspired by Rumi
You’re invited to join us for our annual writing retreat this coming January 10-12, 2025 at the Bergamo Center for Lifelong Learning.
At this year's in-person writing retreat, we will open our hearts to the words one of the most beloved poets of all time. Rumi may have lived an ocean away, yet his metaphors and vivid images of life, love, and God are as stirring today as they were when he wrote them 800 years ago. We will seek to let this poetic mystic illuminate our lives as we follow his universal call and share the specifics of our own stories. Capturing our thoughts through poetry and journaling, we shall connect with other men throughout this engaging weekend retreat. LEARN MORE & REGISTER
Ohio Disciples - Illuman Men's Retreat 2024
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Ohio Disciples - Illuman Men's Retreat 2024…You’re Invited!
WHEN: Friday, March 15 - Sunday, March 17, 2024
WHERE: Marysville, OH
More details will be forthcoming…
The Times They Are A-Changin': A Men's Writing Retreat Inspired by the Works of Bob Dylan
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The Times They Are A-Changin': A Men's Writing Retreat Inspired by the Works of Bob Dylan
You’re invited to join us for our annual writing retreat this coming January 19-21, 2024 at the Bergamo Center for Lifelong Learning.
At this year's in-person writing retreat our spirit guide will be the reluctant prophet named Bob Dylan. The retreat is broken up into six writing experiences. Each experience will begin with some inspiration from Bob Dylan's work that leads to a writing prompt. After the writing period, all participants will take part in small council groups. We will share our journey over the course of a full weekend retreat. LEARN MORE & REGISTER
Choosing Presence: How to Access God's Peace and Release Fear, Anxiety, and Stress (Workshop)
Choosing Presence
(9-Week Virtual Workshop)
How to Access God's Peace and Release Fear, Anxiety, and Stress
Sponsored by Illuman Great Lakes
Mondays 8 - 9:30pm Eastern Time
October 16 thru December 11, 2023
Ourselves in Changing Seasons, in Light and Dark
You’re Invited!
WHEN: Friday, March 17 - Sunday, March 19, 2023
WHERE: Marysville, OH
Wild and Precious Life: A Men's Writing Retreat Inspired by the Works of Mary Oliver (VIRTUAL RETREAT)
You’re Invited!
WHEN: Friday, March 10 - Saturday, March 11, 2023
WHERE: We will connect virtually using Zoom.
Wild and Precious Life: A Men's Writing Retreat Inspired by the Works of Mary Oliver
You’re Invited!
WHEN: Friday, January 6 - Sunday, January 8, 2023
WHERE: Bergamo Center (near Dayton, OH)
12 Step Retreat - Based on Breathing Under Water by Richard Rohr and the Alcoholics Anonymous - Big Book (POSTPONED INDEFINITELY)
July 27, 2022
With sincere apologies to all those interested in our 12 Step Retreat, especially those who committed to speak and have already registered, we regret that we must postpone this event indefinitely. LEARN MORE…
Choosing Presence: How to Access God's Peace and Release Fear, Anxiety, and Stress (Workshop) - Week #8
Choosing Presence - Week #8
(8-Week Virtual Workshop)
How to Access God's Peace and Release Fear, Anxiety, and Stress
Sponsored by Ohio Chapter of Illuman & Illuman of Pennsylvania
Saturdays 2pm - 4pm Eastern Time
March 5 thru April 23, 2022
Choosing Presence: How to Access God's Peace and Release Fear, Anxiety, and Stress (Workshop) - Week #7
Choosing Presence - Week #7
(8-Week Virtual Workshop)
How to Access God's Peace and Release Fear, Anxiety, and Stress
Sponsored by Ohio Chapter of Illuman & Illuman of Pennsylvania
Saturdays 2pm - 4pm Eastern Time
March 5 thru April 23, 2022
Choosing Presence: How to Access God's Peace and Release Fear, Anxiety, and Stress (Workshop) - Week #6
Choosing Presence - Week #6
(8-Week Virtual Workshop)
How to Access God's Peace and Release Fear, Anxiety, and Stress
Sponsored by Ohio Chapter of Illuman & Illuman of Pennsylvania
Saturdays 2pm - 4pm Eastern Time
March 5 thru April 23, 2022
Choosing Presence: How to Access God's Peace and Release Fear, Anxiety, and Stress (Workshop) - Week #5
Choosing Presence - Week #5
(8-Week Virtual Workshop)
How to Access God's Peace and Release Fear, Anxiety, and Stress
Sponsored by Ohio Chapter of Illuman & Illuman of Pennsylvania
Saturdays 2pm - 4pm Eastern Time
March 5 thru April 23, 2022
Choosing Presence: How to Access God's Peace and Release Fear, Anxiety, and Stress (Workshop) - Week #4
Choosing Presence - Week #4
(8-Week Virtual Workshop)
How to Access God's Peace and Release Fear, Anxiety, and Stress
Sponsored by Ohio Chapter of Illuman & Illuman of Pennsylvania
Saturdays 2pm - 4pm Eastern Time
March 5 thru April 23, 2022
Choosing Presence: How to Access God's Peace and Release Fear, Anxiety, and Stress (Workshop) - Week #3
Choosing Presence - Week #3
(8-Week Virtual Workshop)
How to Access God's Peace and Release Fear, Anxiety, and Stress
Sponsored by Ohio Chapter of Illuman & Illuman of Pennsylvania
Saturdays 2pm - 4pm Eastern Time
March 5 thru April 23, 2022
Choosing Presence: How to Access God's Peace and Release Fear, Anxiety, and Stress (Workshop) - Week #2
Choosing Presence - Week #2
(8-Week Virtual Workshop)
How to Access God's Peace and Release Fear, Anxiety, and Stress
Sponsored by Ohio Chapter of Illuman & Illuman of Pennsylvania
Saturdays 2pm - 4pm Eastern Time
March 5 thru April 23, 2022
Choosing Presence: How to Access God's Peace and Release Fear, Anxiety, and Stress (Workshop)
Choosing Presence
(8-Week Virtual Workshop)
How to Access God's Peace and Release Fear, Anxiety, and Stress
Sponsored by Ohio Chapter of Illuman & Illuman of Pennsylvania
Saturdays 2pm - 4pm Eastern Time
March 5 thru April 23, 2022
A Hero's Journal
(Virtual Writing Retreat)
Sponsored by Ohio Chapter of Illuman
January 7-8,
& January 15, 2022
What are the myths guiding your spiritual journey?
Join the Ohio Chapter of Illuman for our 2022 Virtual Writing Retreat.
We do this early in the year at a traditional time of reflection and resolution.
Men with all levels of writing experience are welcome.
WILD and WISE Workshop - Session #4
WILD and WISE
A workshop for the real spiritual lives of men.
– Session Four –
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25
Final Chapters of Your Life
WILD and WISE Workshop - Session #3
WILD and WISE
A workshop for the real spiritual lives of men.
– Session Three –
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18
The Middle of Your Life
WILD and WISE Workshop - Session #2
WILD and WISE
A workshop for the real spiritual lives of men.
– Session Two –
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11
Moving into The Middle of Your Life
WILD and WISE Workshop
Brothers,
You are invited to a workshop for the real spiritual lives of men. This workshop is sponsored by Ohio Illuman and will be led by Steve Robach, an initiated man from Illuman of Minnesota. Steve will guide us through WILD and WISE, the journal he created to help lead men along the Journey of Illumination. Details of the event are below. We hope you will join us, and please also urge the men in your community to consider joining us. Your participation matters!
Date: Saturdays during September 2021
Time: 2 PM - 4 PM EASTERN
Retreat Leaders: Steve Robach
Location / Platform: A Zoom link will be provided to registrants
Cost: $40
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Reckoning With Our Past Council
Brothers,
You are invited to a 2-hour virtual council on the subject of Transforming Racial Pain in America. This council event is hosted by Ohio Illuman but is open to all men on a spiritual journey, wherever you may call home. The council will be led by Mick Owens and Bob Farmerie. Details of the event are below. We hope you will join us, and please also urge the men in your community to consider joining us. Your participation matters!
Date: Saturday, July 3, 2021
Time: 2 PM - 4 PM EASTERN
Retreat Leaders: Mick Owens & Bob Farmerie
Location / Platform: A Zoom link will be provided to registrants
Cost: FREE!
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This Breath
A Couples Retreat For Those on the Path of Illumination
Virtual Program conducted over Zoom and hosted by Ohio Illuman
April 16, 7-9:30 p.m. EDT & April 17, 10-6 p.m. EDT
This event is an opportunity for spouses to join an Illuman program. Any committed couple is welcome.
Of Sound Mind and Heart (Virtual Writing Retreat)
Men Writing 2021:
Of Sound Mind and Heart
(Virtual Writing Retreat)
Sponsored by Ohio Chapter of Illuman
January 8-9,
& January 16, 2021
Join the Ohio Chapter of Illuman for our 2021 Virtual Writing Retreat. We do this early in the year at a traditional time of reflection and resolution. Men with all levels of writing experience are welcome.
Reckoning With Our Past: Transforming Racial Pain in America
Brothers,
You are invited to a 4-hour interactive online retreat focused on transforming racial pain in America. The event is hosted by Ohio Illuman and will be led by Byron McMilland and Dr. Richard Clark. Details of the event are below. We hope you will join us for what we believe will be a ground breaking new program within Illuman. Please also urge the men in your community to consider joining us. Your participation matters!
Date: Saturday, July 25, 2020
Time: 1 PM - 5 PM EASTERN
Retreat Leaders: Byron McMillan & Dr. Bill Clark
Location / Platform: A Zoom link will be provided to registrants
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Men Writing for Change 2020
Men Writing for Change: A Blaze of Light in Every Word
January 3-4, 2020
Bergamo Center at Beavercreek (Dayton, OH)
Join us as we gather this January with other men also on a spiritual journey for a retreat focused on inner transformation and the power of writing and poetry to make this possible!
Today's Man in the Aquarian Age
The Ohio Chapter of Illuman will not be sponsoring a fall retreat in 2019. Nonetheless, we’d like to share with you another opportunity to go deeper on your Journey of Illumination.
Nearby Camp Chesterfield is hosting a men’s retreat called Today’s Man in the Aquarian Age. We invite you to learn more about this event by following the links. There’s a detailed schedule of the many sessions and information about how to register. Those serving as spiritual directors or involved with spiritual direction may be keenly interested in this retreat.
The Enneagram - Along the Journey of Illumination
Whether you are new to the Enneagram or have been a long-time student, we are offering a three-day retreat to explore the gifts of the Enneagram through the use of teachings, music, small group councils and question and response.
Men Writing for Change 2019 - Transforming Men: From Smoke to Fire
Men Writing for Change: Finding and Sharing Your Inner Voice of Transformation
January 11-12, 2019
Jesuit Spiritual Center at Milford
Join us as we gather this January with other men also on a spiritual journey for a retreat focused on inner transformation and the power of writing and poetry to make this possible!
Married Couples Weekend Retreat
Join the Sparoughs for this special marriage retreat weekend.
Love thrives when it is cultivated. Spend some time tending to your love relationship. Every marriage goes through stages of love – romance, disillusionment, misery, reconciliation and generativity...more.
Men Writing for Change - A Retreat in Milford, Ohio
Men Writing for Change:
Finding and Sharing Your Inner Voice of Transformation
January 5-6, 2018
Jesuit Spiritual Center at Milford (Ohio)
Join together with other men also on a spiritual journey for a retreat focused on inner transformation and the power of poetry to make this possible.. Brian Mueller will be the retreat Content Carrier. He has previously offered this retreat for the Indiana-Michigan M.A.L.Es and now brings this writing program to Ohio. Click the image above for more information.