On the shores of Lake Mich igan
between Mi lwaukee & Chicago
5 6 3 7 E r i e S t . R a c i n e , W I 5 3 4 0 2
(262) 898-2590 [email protected]
www.SienaRetreatCenter.org
Paint ing/Praying wi th the
Icon of Our Lady of the S ign August 5 - 1 1 , 2018
Icon Retreat August 5 - 11, 2018
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An icon is like a window looking out upon eternity.
- Henri Nouwen
From Milwaukee Area: Exit I-94 at Hwy 100 (Ryan Road); LEFT on Hwy 100 to Hwy 32 (4.4 mi); RIGHT on Hwy 32 to Four Mile Road (6.5 mi. along Hwy 32); LEFT on Four Mile Road to Erie Street (1.1 mi). Turn LEFT on Erie Street to SIENA CENTER (0.7 mi). Driveway on right.
From Chicago Area: Exit I-94 at Hwy 20; RIGHT (east) on Hwy 20 to Hwy 31 (5.4 mi); LEFT on Hwy 31 to Four Mile Road (4.6 mi). Four Mile Road is at the stop light just after you cross a bridge. Turn RIGHT on Four Mile Road to Erie Street (3 mi); LEFT on Erie Street to SIENA CENTER (0.7 mi). Driveway on right. You may also want to check on the I-94 website for the latest updates: www.plan94.org
Painting/Praying with the Icon of Our Lady of the Sign
Holy images express things in themselves
invisible and render them present, visible,
and active. An icon...does not exist simply to
direct our imagination during prayers. It is a
material center in which there reposes an
energy, a divine force, which unites itself to
human art. - Orthodox theologian Vladimir Lossky
Paint (or write) your own icon with step-by-step group and individual instruction. Spend the retreat week creating your own and reflecting on the icon of Our Lady of the Sign. You are invited to go deeper into the symbolism of this 4th century image of the praying Church, as Christ-bearers in the world. The image is known as the Platytera in Greek, meaning More Spacious than the Heavens is the one who bears Christ.
Drazen Dupor will present some of the history of iconography and lead us through the process of creating our own icon.
Pat Shutts will facilitate morning and evening prayer and reflection times.
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Drazen Dupor, a Yugoslavian artist and iconographer, studied the art of icon painting in Thessalonica, Greece, at the K.N. Georgiadis
School of Art. Over the last twenty years, Drazen has been creating works in his own Art Studios in Tessalonica and since 2003, in Madison, Wisconsin.
Pat Shutts has a B.A. in Theology and an M.A. in Pastoral Studies, and received training in spiritual guidance from Creighton University. Pat brings her gift of compassionate listening and openness to the Spirit, and companions seekers as they acknowledge and discover God's presence in all of life's journey. Pat is a lay covenant member of the Wheaton Franciscans and a member of the Sophia Zen Sangha.
A Sponsored Ministry of the Racine Dominicans
Date: August 5-11, 2018
Check-in: 1:00-3:15pm
Retreat: begins 3:30pm on Sunday and ends
with the noon meal on Saturday
Cost: $495, includes $50 non-refundable
deposit, materials, room and meals
No less than the written word, an icon is an instrument for the transmission of Christian tradition and faith. Through sacred imagery, the Holy Spirit speaks to us, revealing truths
that may not be evident to those using only the tools of reason.
~ Jim Forest in Praying with Icons
