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January 2010

Greetings,

 
Happy New Year! And a special thank you to all the visitors and volunteers who made The Grotto's 22nd Annual Christmas Festival of Lights a success!
 
We look forward to an exciting year at The Grotto, with the return of some favorite annual events and the inclusion of some new ones. Please read on to find out about some of our upcoming activities. We hope to see you soon!
 

And be sure to check out our website at www.thegrotto.org

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The Grotto's
Winter Hours
(Through Jan. 31)
 
Welcome  Center
10 a.m. - 4 p.m.  Mon-Fri
9 a.m.- 4 p.m.  Sat-Sun
 
Visitor Complex
10 a.m. - 4 p.m.  Mon-Fri
9 a.m.- 4 p.m.  Sat-Sun
 
The Grotto Grounds
9 a.m. - 5 p.m

Tokens to the upper
level gardens will be sold
until 4 p.m.
meditation chapel


Gift Shop Hours
(Through Jan 31)
10 a.m. - 4 p.m.  Mon-Fri
9 a.m.- 4 p.m.  Sat-Sun
 
Shop Online
or come in and browse

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The Grotto's  Calendar

February 6
St. Peregrine Mass
12 noon 
 
February 6
"Seeking the Sacred"
Journal Writing Workshop
9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
The Grotto
Conference Center
 
February 18
(continuing every Thursday through 3/25)
Lenten Threshhold
Bible Series Workshop
"People of the Passion"
3-4:30 p.m.
The Grotto
Auditorium
 
February 27
Crabfest
5 p.m.
The Grotto
Conference Center
 
March 6
St. Peregrine Mass
12 noon
 
March 13
Lenten Retreat
"Meeting God and Self
in the Desert"
9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
The Grotto
Conference Center
 
For details call:
The Grotto
503-254-7371
Peace garden
Weekly Activities
at The Grotto
 
Sunday Mass
10 a.m.
in the Chapel of Mary 
 
Weekday Mass
Monday-Friday 12 p.m.
 
Saturday Mass
8 a.m.
 
Sacrament of Reconciliation
                        
Saturdays 11 a.m.-Noon
 
Exposition of the
Blessed Sacrament
First Friday
of the month 12:30 p.m.
 
St. Peregrine Mass
First Saturday
of the month
12 p.m.
Car Donation


You can help The Grotto
by donating your car, RV or boat. Just give us a call, and through our partnership with Volunteers of America, we will have it towed with no expense to the owner.
 

Call 503-254-7371
for more information.

 
ENJOY at glorious evening in The Grotto's elegant Conference Center, dining on the most delicious fresh crab the Pacific can deliver.
 
FEAST on the featured shell fish, appetizers, salad and great Northwest wines and beer.
 
SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY
Your evening will conclude with dessert and enjoying the spectacular evening view from The Meditation Chapel in The Grotto's Upper Level Gardens, including a close-up look at an exquisite, exact reproduction of Michelangelo's Pietin bronze.
 
To register or for more information
call 503-254-7371 or email [email protected]
 
Saturday, February  27th, 5:00 PM
The Grotto Conference Center

COST: $45 per person.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Monday, Feb. 15.
LIMITED SEATING
 
 
 
 
Join Father Ignatius Kissel, OSM, and Patricia Flynn, LCSW and Spiritual Director, to uncover the sacred in your life through journal writing.
  
Learn the tips and techniques to explore your interior spiritual dimension. Open yourself to transformation as we attempt to refocus our lives, which are often taken up with many everyday concerns.

9 AM-2 PM on Saturday, February 6th, in The Grotto Conference Center.
 
A fee of $45 per person includes lunch, a snack, and free admission to The Grotto's Upper Level Gardens.
Pre-registration is required.
 
Please bring writing materials. Outdoor exercises will be included, so dress comfortably.
 
For more information or to register:
email [email protected]
or call 503-261-2430.


Join Fr. Ignatius Kissel, OSM, and Patricia Flynn, LCSW and Spiritual Director, in a Lenten Bible Study: People of the Passion.


Examine how suffering seems to bring out the best and worst in our human nature.  Some people are overcome with hopelessness that leads to despair; others are filled with courage that leads to heroism.  Still others exhibit a wide range of responses that reveal their character: trust, generosity, steadfastness, cowardice, greed, or pride. 

The people of the passion in this study are the characters who participated in some dramatic way in the suffering and death of Jesus.  Well-known characters include Peter, Pilate, and Mary Magdalene; lesser known include Simon of Cyrene, the daughters of Jerusalem, and the women who anointed Jesus.  We will meet for six consecutive Thursdays from 3-4:30pm in the Grotto Auditorium, from February 18th through March 25th.

A donation of $10 is requested to cover the cost of materials.

For more information or to register
please call 503-254-7371
or email [email protected]



Join Patricia Flynn, LCSW and Spiritual Director, and Fr. Ignatius Kissel, OSM, for a Lenten Retreat and desert experience on Saturday, March 13, 2010, from 9am-3pm in The Grotto Conference Center. 

Take time to remove yourself from life's busyness, using tools to draw inward to the still silent place where we meet God.  Discover what fills the emptiness of your life, preventing a closer relationship with God.  Learn more about prayer, practicing centering prayer as a vehicle for bringing contemplative time into your hectic life. Prepare yourself for the upcoming Easter Triduum by letting God speak to your heart.

A fee of $45 includes lunch, a snack and free admission to The Grotto's Upper Level Gardens.  Pre-registration is required.  A discount of 20% is available for those registering by February 12, 2010. 

Contact The Grotto at 503-254-7371
or email [email protected]


SAVE-THE-DATES 
Saturday, Feb. 6
"Seeking the Sacred" Journal Writing Workshop
9 a.m. - 2 p.m., The Grotto Conference Center

Thursdays, Feb. 18-March 25
"People of the Passion" Lenten Bible Study
3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m., The Grotto Auditorium
 
Crabfest Logo
Saturday, Feb. 27 
6th Annual Crabfest
5 p.m.
The Grotto Conference Center
 
Saturday, March 13
Lenten Retreat "Meeting God and Self in the Desert"
9 a.m. - 3 p.m., The Grotto Conference Center
 Rosebush
Sunday, May 9
Mother's Day Brunch
The Grotto Conference Center
 
Sunday, July 4
Freedom Day
 
Sunday, July 18
The Blessing of the Animals
2 p.m., The Grotto Plaza
 
Friday, Aug. 6
Michael Allen Harrison
Concert on the Lawn
7 p.m., The Grotto's Upper Level Gardens
 
Saturday, Sept. 25
Kevin Saunders Retreat
 
Friday, Nov. 26
Opening Night of The Grotto's 23rd Annual
Christmas Festival of Lights

For more information about any of the above events, email [email protected].