Marywood Franciscan Spirituality Center

3560 Highway 51 North
Arbor Vitae, WI 54568-9538
Tel: 715-385-3750
Fax: 715-385-9118
E-mail: marywood.center@gmail.com

Marywood Franciscan Spirituality Center, located in northern Wisconsin, is sponsored by the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration. It is a wooded, lakeside place for retreats, workshops, days of reflection, times of quiet, programs (afternoon and evening) and meetings.

Philosophy

The FSPA mission impels the Marywood Franciscan Spirituality Center to provide opportunities for faith development, personal growth, greater awareness of and respect for earth and cultural understanding. As a hopeful people, we seek to nurture a simple, inclusive and prophetic community lifestyle, encourage a deep ecumenism, reclaim a balance in holistic living, and network with kindred spirits in the area. The center supports expressions in social action and solitude.

Programs

Programs are scheduled seasonally, autumn, winter, spring and summer. Most of the programs are held daytimes and evenings with a few overnight offerings. Titles are created around the following topics:

• Watercolor
• Cosmology
• Scripture Reflection
• Clay Creations
• Centering Prayer
• Everyday Issues
• Icons
• Spirituality of Aging
• Nature as Healer
• Mindfulness
• Franciscan Themes
• Eucharist-Emmaus
• Sabbath
• Soul of the Universe
• Paper Making