Workshop Full - Registration Closed Learn (or refresh your knowledge of) how to plan and make a warp, dress the loom, tie it up and weave. Explore with color and texture for your project. Taught on countermarch looms (a limited number of jack looms are available on request). This workshop is limited to 4 participants. Fee: $460. Payment… Read More »Two Week Beginners’ Weaving Workshop
We hear the words, "Lord, wash away my iniquities and cleanse me from my sins," during the preparation of the Eucharist, symbolizing the desire for forgiveness and mercy. Over and over, we are assured that God is forgiving and that we have only to come with a contrite heart and we will be washed clean… Read More »Lenten Day of Renewal
It's time to put on your emerald green and join us for a festive afternoon enjoying a hearty Irish family dinner. Classical and contemporary tunes will be provided for your listening enjoyment. Reservations and advanced payment are required. To register, call 631-725-4206 or email us at info@cormaria.org.
Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week and commemorates Jesus Christ's solemn entrance into Jerusalem, as the faithful welcomed Him with palm branches, proclaiming Him as King. In the Catholic Church, this liturgy uniquely unites joyful praise with the proclamation of the Lord's Passion. The celebration includes the blessing of palms, the Liturgy of… Read More »Palm Sunday Weekend Retreat at Cormaria Retreat Center
These days capture and disclose all that is human. Through the life, passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus. We are born into the Divinity from whom He was sent and to whom we are called! Our God is faithful to His promise. Our God can be tursted. Alleluia! Presenter: Father Jerry Ringenback To register, please… Read More »Holy Triduum at Cormaria Retreat Center
What are boundaries? Why do I need them? How do I get others, and myself, to recognize and respect my boundaries? Draw the line...by drawing on God's wisdom. Learn how to bring new health to your relationships and discover how sound boundaries give you the freedom to walk as the loving, giving, fulfilled individual God… Read More »Developing and Maintaining Healthy Boundaries
Can we draw on our faith to help us overcome our fears ("life traps"), insecurities, and to heal our wounded selves? Through guided imagery, individual and group prayer expeiences, you will be provided with spiritual strategies to help identify "life traps," their origins as spiritual hunger, and most importantly how to pray through them to… Read More »Life Traps and the Power of Prayer
There is a foundational connection between the Gospel messages and the spirituality of the Twelve Steps of Recovery. The Twelve Steps, rooted in Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), align closely with Jesus' teachings, emphasizing honest self-examination, making amends, prayer, service, surrendering one's will, and relying on a Higher Power (God) for healing. Whether you are familiar with… Read More »Twelve Steps and the Teachings of Jesus
Workshop Full - Registration Closed In the three-day workshops, the looms are warped and ready for you upon arrival. Learn about the warp and weft and how to operate a loom. Learn some new vocabulary as you explore with color and yarns to create a sampler. Each of these workshops is limited to 5 participants.… Read More »Three-Day Beginners’ Weaving Workshop
From the first moment of her Annunciation through her life's journey as wife, mother, and widow, Mary of Nazareth embraced her pilgrimage of faith with deep trust in the God of her Magnificat. We journey with her as our mother and sister as she guides us in navigating the challenges of our life today. Facilitator:… Read More »Mary of Nazareth: Courageous Woman of Faith
Join us at Cormaria Retreat Center for an elegant afternoon High Tea hosted by our Director, Joan McGovern, and prepared by our award-winning chef and cookbook author, George Hirsch. Enjoy a welcoming crafted beverage, assorted tea sandwiches and savories, freshly baked scones and assorted pastries and sweets - all served with a selection of herbal… Read More »Afternoon High Tea
The feast of Corpus Christi serves as a reminder of when the Apostles were gathered with Jesus at the table, when bread and wine were consecrated and became the Body and Blood of Jesus. That "table of love" is the living presence of Jesus among us. The Eucharist is where Heaven touches Earth, and humanity… Read More »Do This in Remembrance of Me: The Table of Love
