Via Dolorosa a Good Friday 24 Hour Retreat

Program Details

You are invited to set aside 24 hours this Good Friday/Holy Saturday to join a small group of pilgrims as we step onto the Via Dolorosa (The Way of Sorrow). Through Image, Logos, Sound and Sacred Dance we will enter the Passion of Jesus, held in the arms of Mother Mary and Mary Magdalene, illuminated by the Cosmic Christ. We will offer our prayers for Mother Earth, the people, places and situations around the world suffering and in need of healing love by placing wooden crosses on the land. Stones of compassion will be gathered for the building of a cairn at sunset. Beneath the Celtic cross under the full moonlight, the fire of our candles will burn bright as we hold vigil on this holy night.

John Dominic and Sarah Crossan’s short video, “The Challenge of Jesus’ Resurrection Today” will be shown followed by small group reflections.

About the Leaders

Ellen Kennedy

Ellen Kennedy was trained and certified at The Findhorn Foundation in Scotland to teach Sacred Dance and has been teaching in the US and internationally for 28 years. She holds certificates in Basic and Advanced Shamanic Studies thru The Foundation for Shamanic Studies and is enrolled in the John Phillip Newell New England School for Celtic Consciousness.

Ellen has been a student of Rev. Dr. Matthew Fox for almost 30 years. His teachings on Creation Spirituality and The Four Paths burn bright in her heart. She is an Art as Mediation faculty member in the Creation Spirituality Movement. In collaboration with Fox, Ellen has led Sacred Circle Dance at seven Creation Spirituality retreats and the Spiral Dance at the Cosmic Mass; Parliament of World Religions, Toronto. She serves on the design team for Daily Meditations with Matthew Fox http://dailymeditationswithmatthewfox.org

As an International Peace Activist, Ellen has led Sacred Circle Dances for peace at the Syrian Border, Jerusalem, the banks of the Dead Sea, the US Naval Base Gangjeong, S. Korea, Imagine Peace Tower, Iceland and the John Lennon Park, Havana Cuba offering a grandmother’s love and compassion. She lives in Newbury and delights in her five grandchildren. dancingspiral@aol.com