Jesus the Gardener

Event Details

Take Time to Forgive: Tuesday Public Presentation

In her Easter encounter with the Risen Lord, Mary Magdalene “supposed that he was the gardener” (John 20:15). Upon hearing him call his disloyal apostles “brothers”, she grasped the truth: Christ is indeed the gardener of a new Creation - a forgiving community.  With stories and visuals, we will consider the meaning of forgiveness, five stages of forgiveness and what forgiveness teaches us about ourselves, others and God.

Jesus the Gardener: Retreat

Reflecting on Mary Magdalene’s encounter with the Risen Christ, the Gardener of a new Creation, we will consider the centrality of forgiveness in her transition from profound grief to her mission as apostle to the apostles.

With images, stories and rituals, we will examine four “eucharistic moments” in the mission and ministry of the Risen Gardener: He takes, blesses, breaks, and gives, as he plants seeds of forgiveness, nurtures with showers of love, and rejects weeds of domination.  The harvest is an abundant crop—a loving community of forgiveness, justice and peace. 

FACILITATOR

Sister Teresita Kambeitz, OSU, is a professor emerita of Newman Theological College where she established and taught in the Master of Religious Education degree program for eleven years followed by another twelve on the Saskatoon extension-site. She currently conducts retreats, writes for the Catholic Missions in Canada magazine, and serves on several diocesan committees. She also teaches in the Winnipeg Nathanael Adult Education program.  Her vocation as teacher has been carried out in Swift Current, in Saskatoon at Holy Cross High School and St. Thomas More College, as well as overseas in summer courses for teachers in the British Virgin Islands, Barbados, Venezuela, Latvia and South Africa.

An Ursuline of Prelate, Sister Teresita has served in various leadership roles in the community for almost 30 years, including eight years as General Superior. She holds two bachelors’ degrees, two masters’ degrees, a Ph.D. from the University of Toronto and a degree in piano. She grew up in Richmound, Saskatchewan, in the south-west corner of the province, in a family of two parents, four sisters and four brothers. She maintains close relationships with Sisters, family and friends, enjoys meeting immigrants and refugees, attends classical music concerts, and likes a good game of Scrabble. She lives in Saskatoon. 

SCHEDULE (subject to change)

Tuesday, September 23

6:30 pm       Registration & Community (informal)
7:00 pm       Session 1: Take Time to Forgive (Public Presentation)
8:15 pm       Close

Wednesday, September 24

8:00 am       Breakfast (live-in only)
9:00 am       Session 2
10:00 am     Break
11:00 am     Session 3
12:00 pm     Lunch
1:00 pm       Personal Time & Reflection
4:00 pm       Session 4
5:00 pm       Close
5:30 pm       Dinner

Thursday, September 25

8:00 am       Breakfast (live-in only)
9:00 am       Session 5
10:00 am     Break
11:00 am     Closing Mass
12:00 pm     Lunch

REGISTRATION Please register by September 1st. 

Live-In ................................. $390
Includes two-night stay and all meals. To extend or upgrade your retreat stay please contact programs@starofthenorth.ca

Commuter ............................ $290
Includes Tuesday supper, Wednesday lunch & supper, Thursday lunch.

Zoom .................................... $190
Live coverage of all five sessions.

Take Time to Forgive
Tuesday Presentation ONLY ..... $25

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