About the Course
Praying in Colour: An Advent Creative Retreat
Presenter: Kathy Berken, M.A.
Tuesday, December 16, 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
9:00 PST / 10:00 MST / 11:00 CST (includes SK) / 12:00 EST / 1:00 AST
Why Pray in Colour? Here are some reasons:
1. You want to pray but words escape you.
2. You feel antsy and can’t sit still.
3. Your prayers seem puny and silly.
4. You want to spend time with God but don’t know how.
5. Your mind wanders and your body complains.
6. You want a visual, concrete way to pray.
7. You need a new way to pray.
Maybe you love color. Maybe you are a visual or kinesthetic learner, a distractible or impatient soul, or a word-weary pray-er. Perhaps you struggle with a short attention span, a restless body, or a tendency to live in your head. Maybe your prayers feel more like a list for Santa Claus than a love letter to God, or you’re just bored with the same old prayers you’ve said since you were a toddler. Maybe you’re not sure that anyone out there is listening, or you just feel deep in your bones a hunger to know God better. This workshop is more of a retreat - it will introduce you to a new and engaging way to pray. Facilitator Kathy Berken will be using Sybil MacBeth's resource, Praying in Color: Drawing a New Path to God. It is not necessary for you to purchase this book prior to this workshop. For more information on this resource, visit: https://prayingincolor.com/
Access to the recording of this workshop will be sent to all who register.
Your Instructor
Kathy Berken, M.A. in Theology
Kathy is an experienced retreat leader, spiritual director, monthly book study facilitator for the Growing in Wisdom: Seeking Deeper Generativity program since 2021, and a graduate of the Forest Dwelling: Spirituality for Our Wisdom Years program at the Oblate School of Theology in San Antonio, Texas. Kathy also writes monthly columns on spirituality for an Iowa Catholic newspaper. Past life experiences include being a house coordinator for the L’Arche community in Iowa, writing the memoir Walking on a Rolling Deck: Life on the Ark, and being a math teacher. She has two grown children and four grandchildren. A two-time breast cancer survivor, Kathy enjoys learning anything about most everything, riding her bike in the woods, and spending time with family and friends. You can contact Kathy at kathyberken@gmail.com