Spiritual Accompaniment

Conversation with a companion-in-spirit provides time to consider one’s place in the world in the light of relationship with God.
Suggested donation barter to $35

Ignatian Retreat
in Everyday Life

Retreat in the midst of life. The period between Autumn and Easter provides coherence between natural and liturgical seasons. Retreatants meet one-on-one with a spiritual companion approximately every two to three weeks.
Suggested donation $20 for each session

 

Programs

See current Seasonal Celebrations and Program offerings below.

Free Will Offerings are appreciated for every program in which you participate. We give stipends to presenters other than the Full Circle Staff, Srs. Concepcion Gonzalez and Veronica Blake.

PROGRAMS 2026-2027

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Seasonal Celebrations
In this time which is so stressful to many, let us enter into celebrating our beautiful Planet Earth during the seasons of Autumn, Winter, and Spring as experienced in Southeast Michigan. Facilitators: Srs. Veronica Blake and Concepcion Gonzalez

Tuesday, September 22; Friday, December 18; Friday, March 20
6 - 8 p.m.

Please register two weeks in advance

 

SCHEDULE

Autumn Equinox
Tuesday, September 22, 6 - 8 p.m.
Please register by Tuesday, September 8

Experiencing the Universal Language of Music

Saturday, October 10, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Please register by Saturday, September 26

In this spirited program Yobany Pardo & Jim Williams use Latin harp, guitar and assorted instruments to inspire hope and connection.
Come participate, reflect and be uplifted—whether listening or actively joining-in.
Together we’ll weave a joyful soundscape!

“Music in the soul can be heard by the universe.” —Lao Tzu

Jim, a certified nutritionist, herbalist and musician, lives a deep commitment to wholeness. He regularly meets with the inspiring and diverse spiritual group, Companions, and performs with the musical group, The Cuzzins. Jim’s life is shaped and enhanced by the contemplative disciplines of mindfulness, yoga, and tai chi.

Born in Colombia with a love for the harp, Yobany, is a psychologist and a member of the Mary Reparatrix Companions. Across diverse settings, he cultivates an integrative vision — one that attends to every voice and every silence, tracing the contours of moral distress toward a shared melody of healing.

 

Winter Solstice
Friday, December 18, 6 - 8 p.m.
Please register by Friday, December 4

 

Through the Lens of Whimsy:
Enriching our life experiences through creative, spirited and playful practices

Saturday, February 20, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Please register by Saturday, February 6

It is easy to become pessimistic in response to the current social and environmental challenges facing our world. Yet, inside, I am sure, our wide-eyed and hopeful selves still hold dearly to optimism and to belief in a world of grand possibilities!
Whimsical practices can build a bridge from our lowest moods to a much preferred state of lightness and well being.
Join us for a workshop designed to open participants to a hopeful, more joyous state through the wonders of whimsy.
Lori Weatherly, workshop facilitator, has presented at Full Circle in the past. She offered a series titled “The Faces of Grace”; a book study on Big Magic; and “Creative Living Without Fear”. A retired schoolteacher, she can be found, most days, immersed in creative projects such as spinning, weaving, watercolor painting, embroidery, sewing or felt work. Lori loves the outdoors and spends time each day in the woods, her place of refuge. Together with her husband, she is deeply committed to protecting their ten acres of wild, wooded wetlands in Saint Clair County.

Spring Equinox
Friday, March 20, 6 - 8 p.m.
Please register by Friday March 5

 

Come, Have Breakfast, Elizabeth Johnson, CSJ
Veronica is seeking permission to use a portion of the book by Johnson on Earth Day. Once, hopefully, permission is received more information will be posted.
Thursday, April 22, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

 

Spirituality

Companions in Reparation

Since 2003 a group of people of diverse religious traditions gather monthly to discuss how they might best:

  • Manifest God’s tender, compassionate love for the world
  • Help repair the damage humans have done to themselves, to other humans, to the Earth, and to relationship with God
  • Work for reconciliation among humans
    Live compassionately within an interdependent universe

Interested? Contact Full Circle.

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