The Dominican Sisters of Great Bend are offering an opportunity for single Catholic women to come together for a "Come Risk the Sacred Journey" weekend. This will be an opportunity for them to reflect on the challenges that the Gospel presents in regard to the career and vocational choices they make. They will spend time with other women who also may be wondering where God is leading them.

Two discernment retreat weekends are scheduled. The first one will be held at the St. Catherine of Siena House of Discernment in Denver, Colo., beginning at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 3, and concluding at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 5. The second weekend will follow the same schedule, Oct. 22-24 at the Dominican Sisters’ motherhouse in Great Bend. Retreat activities include the Eucharist, common prayer, and presentations on Call, Discernment and Dominican Life. There will also be adequate time for personal reflection, prayer and fun.

If interested, contact Sister Teri Wall, Vocation Director for the Dominican Sisters, by email at teriop@msn.com or call (303) 922-2997.

Instructors: Renee Dreiling OP and Jolene Geier OP

$38 (includes study guide)

"Register by Aug. 26 so study guides can be ordered. The central message of the Gospel of Luke is the Good News of God’s mercy. God has acted to meet our needs by bringing salvation and healing, and by rescuing us from evil. Join us in following Jesus and getting to know him through the eyes of the women and men who knew Jesus personally and experienced his mercy first hand."

Thursdays 11:45 a.m. – 1 p.m. ; Sept. 16, 23, 30 Oct. 7, 14

Instructors: Heartland Center Team

$25 or $5 per session

(Lunch may be purchased in the convent for $5.50.)

"Come view videos and discuss them during the lunch hour. In ‘Violence Unveiled,’ Gil Bailie and Richard Rohr engage in a lively exchange about culture, spiritual and moral crisis and the importance of the Christian Gospels in understanding and responding to today’s reality. ‘Leap Into the Future’ features an interview with Don Beck who facilitates the Spiral Dynamics Group and is the Founder of the Institute of Values and Culture. Beck addresses the organizing principles that permeate thought structures and decision-making systems.

Saturday, Sept. 18, 9 a.m.-noon

Instructor: Kathryn Damiano; Cost is $15

"Integral Spirituality is an approach to life that includes exercising the mind, body and spirit expressed in self, culture and nature. This offering is for those who would like to explore the insights of contemporary philosopher, Ken Wilber, who envisions an evolution of consciousness that may allow for human survival in this broken world."

Kathryn Damiano is a spiritual director and a member of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). She lives in a low income area of Wichita and is part of a ministry to be a presence for interracial reconciliation. Her doctoral research involved visiting and studying diverse faith communities.

Saturday, Sept. 25, 9 a.m.-noon

Instructor: Sister Louise Hageman

$25 (Limit 12 participants)

"Focusing is a way of coming home to yourself. It is not complicated, just unfamiliar. This is an opportunity to sense how an issue feels in your body, not just what you think about it. You will also learn to befriend and make space for the issue so it can tell its story thereby finding a doorway for grace to surprise you. It is not the logic of reason and control which operates here, but some awesome power, direction and purpose different from anything we could ever imagine."

The Shamrock Open is open to any and all golfers. Following the tournament, a steak dinner and awards ceremony will be held at Mount St. Mary Convent for the golfers. For more information or to sign up for the Shamrock Open please call John Leslie (316) 733-2099.

Alumni of the old Cathedral High School announce the inaugural "Casino Night with the Sisters." An evening of fun and fast paced Las Vegas type casino action is planned for Sept. 11, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the All Saints Gym in Wichita. A $25 entry ticket gets you $50,000 of "Funny Money" and one ticket for a drawing of four big prizes. The Big Grand Winner (Most Funny Money in hand) of the night receives round trip airfare to Las Vegas for two! Other fabulous prizes of all kinds will be available during play. The Sisters of St. Joseph will be at the gaming tables for the benefit of "Dear Neighbor" Ministries and StepStone. For additional information or advance tickets call (316) 684-5120.