On the shores of Lake Mich igan

between Mi lwaukee & Chicago

5 6 3 7 E r i e S t . R a c i n e , W I 5 3 4 0 2

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Paint ing/Praying wi th the Icon of

S t . Francis of Assis i

August 9- 15 , 2020

Icon Retreat August 9-15, 2020

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An icon is like a window looking out upon eternity.

- Henri Nouwen

From Milwaukee Area: Exit I-94 at Hwy 100 (Ryan Road); LEFT on Hwy 100 to Hwy 32 (4.4 mi); RIGHT on Hwy 32 to Four Mile Road (6.5 mi. along Hwy 32); LEFT on Four Mile Road to Erie Street (1.1 mi). Turn LEFT on Erie Street to SIENA CENTER (0.7 mi). Driveway on right.

From Chicago Area: Exit I-94 at Hwy 20; RIGHT (east) on Hwy 20 to Hwy 31 (5.4 mi); LEFT on Hwy 31 to Four Mile Road (4.6 mi). Four Mile Road is at the stop light just after you cross a bridge. Turn RIGHT on Four Mile Road to Erie Street (3 mi); LEFT on Erie Street to SIENA CENTER (0.7 mi). Driveway on right. You may also want to check on the I-94 website for the latest updates: www.plan94.org

Painting/Praying with the Icon of St. Francis of Assisi

Holy images express things in themselves

invisible and render them present, visible,

and active. An icon...does not exist simply to

direct our imagination during prayers. It is a

material center in which there reposes an

energy, a divine force, which unites itself to

human art. - Orthodox theologian Vladimir Lossky

Paint (or “write”) your own icon of St. Francis of Assisi with step-by-step group and individual instruction. As you spend the retreat week creating and reflecting on Francis’ icon and his writings and prayers, you will get to know his life and times, learning why, among all the world religions, he is one of the most revered humans to have lived. Iconographer Drazen Dupor will present some of the history of iconography and lead us through the process of creating our own icon. Pat Shutts will facilitate morning and evening prayer and reflection times..

Drazen Dupor, a Yugoslavian artist and iconographer, studied the art of icon painting in Thessalonica, Greece, at the K.N. Georgiadis

School of Art. Over the last twenty years, Drazen has been creating works in his own Art Studios in Tessalonica and since 2003, in Madison, Wisconsin.

Pat Shutts is retreat leader and spiritual guide. With training in Pastoral Studies, spiritual guidance, and bereavement ministry, Pat brings her gift of compassionate listening to companion seekers. Pat is a lay covenant companion with the Wheaton Franciscans and a member of the Sophia Zen Sangha. Pat loves art, play and prayer.

A Sponsored Ministry of the Racine Dominicans

Date: August 9-15, 2020

Check-in: 1:00-3:15pm

Retreat: begins 3:30pm on Sunday and ends

with the noon meal on Saturday

Cost: $525 includes $50 non-refundable

deposit, materials, room and meals

No less than the written word, an icon is an instrument for the transmission of Christian tradition and faith. Through sacred imagery, the Holy Spirit speaks to us, revealing truths

that may not be evident to those using only the tools of reason.

~ Jim Forest in Praying with Icons

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