7-8 p.m. Wednesdays on Jan. 20, 27 and Feb. 3, 10, 2021 This offering is available virtually Study Leaders: Denise Schmitz, CSJ & Susan LeDuc This is a book study for every woman who is hanging on tight and trying to get each day right – yet finding that life often feels out of control (more…)

February 6, 2021 Presenter: Dian Hall, CSJ Music speaks to our hearts and our souls and music can transport us to another place and another time. Join us for a day of music and memories! In this time of COVID, come and be transformed by various genres of music and share your own memories with (more…)

February 11-14, 2021 Scrap Happy Quilt Retreat Host: Manna House Staff Back by popular demand! This weekend we will take pieces of scrap material and turn them into quilts, table runners, and wall hangings. Bring your scraps of fabric and we will toss them all in a big pile for all to use to make (more…)

February 24, 2021 Presenter: Mary Jo Thummel, CSJ Let’s take a journey in the life of Jesus.  Who is Jesus to each of us?  How do we come to relate with Jesus more deeply?  What does the life of Jesus say to how we live our own lives?  Wednesday evening, 7-8 p.m. Cost: $10 or (more…)

Lenten Series Week 2 – God’s Purpose for our Lives and Our Deepest Desire March 3, 2021 Presenter: Janet Lander, CSJ Do you want to follow Christ? What does that mean in these times, in our ordinary lives? Can we really know and do God’s will? Wednesday evening, 7-8 p.m. Cost: $10 or $50 for (more…)

March 10, 2021 Presenter: Sr. Gilla Dubé CSJ Life is difficult. In our vulnerable moments, it seems easy to make choices that do not always bring healing. Regardless of the choices we make, God loves us deeply and responds to the broken parts of our lives with love and forgiveness and desires that we do (more…)

March 11-14, 2021 Guest Teacher: Christina Bloom Take your quilting to another dimension with Magic Squares! This pattern is visually intriguing and offers an opportunity to play with colors. To maintain the graphic 3-D optical illusion, the fabrics should be divided into two distinct groups of light and dark. Pattern includes fabric requirements for an (more…)

March 17, 2021 Presenter: Jean Ann Walton, CSJ We can find God in all things, in the storm and in the calm, in the laughter and in the tears, in friends and in enemies, even in a can of worms. So how can we do this? Wednesday evening, 7:00-8:00 p.m. Cost: $10 or $50 for (more…)

March 24, 2021 Presenter: Dian Hall, CSJ Our call as Christians is to collaborate with Christ in building up God’s kingdom here among us. How do we respond to this call in the midst of poverty, violence, and injustice? How are we to be living signs of Christ’s active, inclusive love in a world where (more…)

March 31, 2021 Presenter: Betty Suther, CSJ As we contemplate Jesus’ resurrection, we collaborate with God’s action in the world.  How do we integrate prayer and service, contemplation in action?  What is God calling me to do, to be?  Wednesday evening, 7-8 p.m. Cost: $10 or $50 for all 6 sessions. (more…)