Registration Form Travel Tips A Reasoned Hope . By Train or Bus: November 6-8, 2020 Amtrak trains stop at Rhinecliff, NY. Limited Capacity. Please register early. Shortline buses stop in Rhinebeck, NY. Taxis are available at the train station, a short ride away. ________________________________________ Name By Car: ________________________________________ 1. New York State Thruway (I-87) north Street Address or south to Exit 19, Kingston 2. Bear right after toll onto Route 28 ________________________________________ west City, State ZIP 3. Bear right onto first ramp after traffic ________________________________________ light onto Route 209 north Evening Telephone Day Telephone 4. Route 209 north becomes Route 199 ________________________________________ east, continue to Kingston-Rhinecliff Cell phone Bridge 5. Proceed to second traffic light after ________________________________________ Email Address bridge, turn right onto Route 9G south ____________________________________________ 6. Turn right at the next traffic light on- Dietary or Other Special Needs to Route 9 south 7. Proceed through Rhinebeck, pass Beekman Arms and take the first Registration Fee: $395 right onto Mill Road Partial scholarships available before October 1st 8. Linwood Spiritual Center is 3.3 miles A Reasoned Hope... Send email explaining the need to on the right [email protected] “Be ready always to give a reasoned answer for the When you arrive at the retreat center, hope that is within you…” (1 Peter 3:15) Registration fee includes overnight accommoda- please park your car in the 2nd parking tions and all meals from Friday dinner to Sunday lot and come to the main office. lunch. Retreat Center Phone Number: Retreat for LGBTQ People, Family, 845-876-4178 Cancellation Policy: Prior to October 1st, all but Friends, and Pastoral Ministers $25 is refundable. Friday to Sunday Make checks payable to “New Ways Ministry” November 6-8, 2020 and send with registration form to: New Ways Ministry New Ways Ministry 4012 29th Street Linwood Spiritual Center 4012 29th Street Mount Rainier, MD 20712 52 Linwood Road Mount Rainier, Maryland 20712 phone: 301-277-5674 Rhinebeck, New York 12572 Register online at [email protected] www.NewWaysMinistry.org/rhinebeck www.NewWaysMinistry.org Sponsored by New Ways Ministry Retreat Leader Schedule A Reasoned Hope... James Alison is a Catholic theologian, priest Friday, November 6, 2020 “Be ready always to give a reasoned answer and author who has studied, lived and 3:00 pm Arrival and check-in to room for the hope that is within you…” worked in Mexico, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile and 6:00 pm Dinner (1 Peter 3:15) the United States as well as his native Eng- 7:00 pm Unbinding the Hidden Puritanism land. of the U.S. Catholic Conscience Q & A Retreat Description 8:30 pm Evening Prayer He is the author of 9:00 pm Social The retreat will focus on helping LGBTQ be- several books which Saturday, November 7, 2020 lievers, their friends, and allies recover a examine theological 7:00-9:00 am Continental Breakfast sense of hope. In addition to time for prayer, ideas, and which 9:00 am Morning Prayer silence, discussion, and participation in the take LGBTQ issues 9:30 am Basic Christianity & LGBTQ Issues Sacraments, Fr. James will share a vision of seriously. His books Q & A highly positive happenings in the global include Faith be- 11:00 am Quiet time Church and dis- yond resentment: 11:30 am Small group discussion cuss how grow- fragments catholic 12:15 pm Large group discussion ing into truthful- and gay, On being 12:45 pm Break ness as LGBTQ liked, and Undergoing 1:00 pm Lunch people and allies God. Most of his more 2:00 pm Quiet time is intimately con- recent writings can be found on 3:00 pm Reclaiming a Truly Catholic nected to basic www.jamesalison.co.uk. Christianity. Reading of Scripture Q & A 4:30 pm Quiet time Fr. James will Having lived with the Dominican Order be- 5:00 pm Small group discussion also explain how tween 1981 and 1995, James works as an itin- 5:45 pm Break Biblical texts and erant preacher, lecturer and retreat giver. He 6:00 pm Dinner a theology of is currently a Fellow of Imitatio 7:00 pm Evening Prayer natural law have been used to dehumanize (www.imitatio.org), a network designed to 7:30 pm Film and discussion LGBTQ folks and to bind their consciences. study the consequences of philosopher René 9:00 pm Social This flawed methodology will be replaced Girard’s insights into human behavior and Sunday, November 8, 2020 with an enriched account of Scripture and culture. 7:00-9:00 am Continental Breakfast natural law theory to furnish us reason for 9:00 am Natural Law Is Our Friend Q & A hope. All of the presentations will include Over the years James has firmly but gently 10:30 am Break plenty of time for participation, feedback, faced down Church authority on matters gay 11:00 am Eucharist and sharing. and lived to tell the tale, including receiving a 12:15 am Wrap-up and Evaluation The retreat will also include prayer services, phone call from Pope Francis in which the 1:00 pm Lunch small group discussions, a relevant film, and pontiff affirmed James’ priesthood. Mass. .