Lives of Holy Women

School of Sacred Storytelling - 30 Hours - 3 credits

Saints, Prophets, Outcasts & Fools:
The Lives of Holy Women

Jemez Springs, New Mexico

June 25 - July 1, 2000

with Ms. Colleen Feist and Dr. Mary Jo Kelly Wilhelm

Kelly & her nephews

This seminar will focus on the Holy Women of Christian tradition. Colleen Feist is an Episcopal laywoman. Her focus is on the many stories and traditions of the Virgin Mary. Kelly Wilhelm is a Catholic laywoman. Her focus in on the lives of women saints. Both Colleen and Kelly tell their stories, as well as research the stories and the lives. The seminar is open to, and welcomes, both men and women.

Colleen

Overview
Once upon a time, a long time ago... Or was it yesterday across the street?... a woman lived whom most would call a saint.

This week long seminar will be:

• A time to create through art, storytelling, plays, journal keeping, meditation, and dreamwork

• An embarkation on an historical journey through 2000 years of saints beginning with our first woman model of holiness and wisdom, Mary.

• A chance to meet women saints of the past 2000 years through listening to their stories

• A time to learn how to chronicle the lives of the saints we know by telling their stories

• An opportunity to develop a theory of women saints for ourselves

Schedule

Mornings - lecture and discussion • Afternoon - prayer, dreaming, journaling and art work • Evening - storytelling and drama

• Sunday: Welcome - Telling our own story of sainthood.

• Monday: Colleen Feist - Mary: Prototype of Sainthood • Kelly Wilhelm - Qualitative Methodology in search of a theory of woman sainthood

• Tuesday: Colleen Feist - Holy Women in the First Christian Centuries • Kelly Wilhelm - A history of the Making of Saints

• Wednesday: Colleen Feist - Escaping Gender Barriers: Women Dressed as Men Going on Pilgrimage and Traveling Habits of Female Pilgrims • Kelly Wilhelm -How to research and tell the story of a woman saint.

• Thursday: Colleen Feist - Women, Piety, and The Virgin in the Middle Ages • Kelly Wilhelm - The Importance of Belief

• Friday: Colleen Feist - The Hagiography of Holy Women • Kelly Wilhelm - What is our theory of Women Saints?

Activities will include:

• Women in Iconography in the Early Church: The Stories that Pictures Tell • A Play by Hrotsvit of Gandersheim a 10th century playwriter • A Costume Party: A World of Women Saints

Some of the women saints whose stories will be told include:

Mary • Justine and Perpetua • Thecla • Mary of Egypt • Pelagia of Antioch • Egeria • Hrotsvit of Gandersheim • Theresa of Avila • Eizabeth Ann Seton • Margaret of Scotland • Etheldreda of East Anglia • Kateri Tekakwitha • Mary Sheehy

Registration

Cost is $995 - Reservations: A non-refundable $200 is due at time of registration. An additional $300 is due on March 15 and the balance is due on May 1. Cancellations: Full refund (except deposit) before April 15. 50% refund until May 15. No refund afterwards. Trip insurance from your travel agent is advised. What is Included: All seminar sessions, from Sunday evening to Thursday morning. Please request either a private or a shared (double) room. All meals. 3 credit hours applicable towards the Apprenticeship or Certificate programs. What is Not Included: Travel to and from Jemez Springs, New Mexico, nor any items of a personal nature.

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Deposit Enclosed: $200. Return to: School of Sacred Storytelling, 18934 Rolling Road, Hagerstown MD 21742 phone: 301-791-9153 or 800-277-7035

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School of Sacred Storytelling - 30 Hours - 3 credits
Saints, Prophets, Outcasts & Fools: The Lives of Holy Women Jemez Springs, New Mexico June 25 - July 1, 2000
with Ms. Colleen Feist and Dr. Mary Jo Kelly Wilhelm
			Kelly & her nephews
	This seminar will focus on the Holy Women of Christian tradition. Colleen Feist is an Episcopal laywoman. Her focus is on the many stories and traditions of the Virgin Mary. Kelly Wilhelm is a Catholic laywoman. Her focus in on the lives of women saints. Both Colleen and Kelly tell their stories, as well as research the stories and the lives. The seminar is open to, and welcomes, both men and women.		Kelly & her nephews

		Colleen
	Overview Once upon a time, a long time ago... Or was it yesterday across the street?... a woman lived whom most would call a saint. This week long seminar will be: • A time to create through art, storytelling, plays, journal keeping, meditation, and dreamwork • An embarkation on an historical journey through 2000 years of saints beginning with our first woman model of holiness and wisdom, Mary. • A chance to meet women saints of the past 2000 years through listening to their stories • A time to learn how to chronicle the lives of the saints we know by telling their stories • An opportunity to develop a theory of women saints for ourselves Schedule Mornings *- lecture and discussion • Afternoon* - prayer, dreaming, journaling and art work • Evening - storytelling and drama • Sunday: Welcome - Telling our own story of sainthood. • Monday: Colleen Feist - Mary: Prototype of Sainthood • Kelly Wilhelm - Qualitative Methodology in search of a theory of woman sainthood • Tuesday: Colleen Feist - Holy Women in the First Christian Centuries • Kelly Wilhelm - A history of the Making of Saints • Wednesday: Colleen Feist - Escaping Gender Barriers: Women Dressed as Men Going on Pilgrimage and Traveling Habits of Female Pilgrims • Kelly Wilhelm -How to research and tell the story of a woman saint. • Thursday: Colleen Feist - Women, Piety, and The Virgin in the Middle Ages • Kelly Wilhelm - The Importance of Belief • Friday: Colleen Feist - The Hagiography of Holy Women • Kelly Wilhelm - What is our theory of Women Saints? Activities will include: • Women in Iconography in the Early Church: The Stories that Pictures Tell • A Play by Hrotsvit of Gandersheim a 10th century playwriter • A Costume Party: A World of Women Saints Some of the women saints whose stories will be told include: Mary • Justine and Perpetua • Thecla • Mary of Egypt • Pelagia of Antioch • Egeria • Hrotsvit of Gandersheim • Theresa of Avila • Eizabeth Ann Seton • Margaret of Scotland • Etheldreda of East Anglia • Kateri Tekakwitha • Mary Sheehy Registration Cost is $995 - Reservations: A non-refundable $200 is due at time of registration. An additional $300 is due on March 15 and the balance is due on May 1. Cancellations: Full refund (except deposit) before April 15. 50% refund until May 15. No refund afterwards. Trip insurance from your travel agent is advised. What is Included: All seminar sessions, from Sunday evening to Thursday morning. Please request either a private or a shared (double) room. All meals. 3 credit hours applicable towards the Apprenticeship or Certificate programs. What is Not Included: Travel to and from Jemez Springs, New Mexico, nor any items of a personal nature. Name Address City/State/Zip Phones(s) E-Mail: Deposit Enclosed: $200. Return to: School of Sacred Storytelling, 18934 Rolling Road, Hagerstown MD 21742 phone: 301-791-9153 or 800-277-7035 School of Sacred Storytelling Home Page This page and and the entire website www.storyfest.com is copyrighted. Copyright©2000 School of Sacred Storytelling. All Rights Reserved. Thank You for Visting Our Site. Please Bookmark and Come Back Again Soon. Site Map**