ELDERHOSTEL AT SAN PEDRO

Are you 55 or over and interested in a unique learning experience at an extremely affordable price? San Pedro Center in conjunction with Elderhostel, Inc., offers just such an opportunity.

Our all-inclusive programs offer five nights and six days of wonderful meals, comfortable rooms, entertaining and knowledgeable instructors, field trips to the surrounding area, and a staff eager and willing to make your week memorable.

Please take a look at the programs we’re offering for the 2009 winter/spring season listed below.

TO REGISTER:
Online at www.elderhostel.org,
or
by calling 877-426-8056
(Mon. - Fri. 9:00am-6:00pm Eastern Time)

January 12 – 16, 2009 - $575 #17137RJ
The History and Art of Stained Glass Whether shining through simple suncatchers or magnificent stained glass windows, light can change bits and pieces of colored glass into art. Come explore its history, and the elements necessary to create stained glass art. Take a day trip to St. Augustine to tour a stained glass studio and several churches featuring examples of this art form.

MARY: In Art and In Literature Mary is the woman most frequently represented in Art and Literature in the History of the World. What do we really know about Mary? We’ll examine sources beginning with the New Testament, and the apocryphal work, The Gospel of James, as well as what is written of her in the Koran, in the writings of Martin Luther, and in Catholic devotional literature. Next, we’ll take a look at Mary as she’s been depicted in various art forms through the centuries. We’ll discuss apparitions as related to art and devotion, and conclude with contemporary writings concerning Mary.

There’s More Than Meets the Eye: Enjoying the Art of the Renaissance Study masterpieces from museums and churches throughout Europe from between 1000 A.D. and 1500 A.D. Learn the medieval and renaissance legends and theology, as well as Saint’s lives expressed by each artist in their work.

January 18 – 23 - $575 #17105RJ
Tolkein: His World of Fantasy, His Life of Faith We’ll discuss his major fiction against a biographical background, his status as a scholar of Old English literature, and his relation to other intellectuals such as “the Inklings.” A primary focus will be on the values embedded in his fantasy and the way in which they grew out of his religious faith.

Saints in Society A look at the stories of people like Florence Nightingale, who founded the profession of nursing, Fr. Damian who lived and died for the lepers of Molokai, Ida B. Wells, an African-American journalist who exposed the practice of lynching at the risk of her own life and Nathaniel Hawthorne’s daughter, Rose, who founded an order of Dominican nuns that practiced an early form of hospice for cancer patients. The world has been forever changed for the better by these heroes and heroines who accomplished the extraordinary out of the ordinary “day-to-day” in their lives.

Waking Ezekiel’s Dry Bones: Reclaiming the Holy Spirit Of Creativity Whether it be the visual arts, cooking, gardening or nurturing others, there is an individual call within us. Based on the work of Janice Elsheimer’s, The Creative Call, explore the five steps to reawaken the “dry bones” of your buried creativity.

February 1-6, 2009 - $567 #17138RJ
Stretching the Boundaries of Faith: The Challenge of Darwin Georgetown University theologian John Haught tells us, “There is nothing in Christian faith that should make one afraid of science’s widening and deepening of knowledge…The more extended and elaborate our sense of creation becomes, the more we should be able to enlarge our appreciation of the world’s Creator.” In keeping with this wisdom, we’ll explore such topics as the religion---science dialogue, evolution, scripture and church teaching on creation, and images of God in the Christian tradition. In this course we’ll go together in search of “God After Darwin.”

Care of Creation: The Franciscan Model Stewardship of the earth and its creatures has a long history in the Franciscan tradition. Explore St. Francis’ vision while enjoying nesting eagles, sandhill cranes, soaring osprey, gopher turtles, and wild orchids.

Journey Through the Majesty of Mind What is the nature and role of our memories? How do they help us in daily life? Discover nature's evolutionary and primary purpose for the development of the mind as it takes information from one state to another. Learn ways to increase your memory.

February 15 – 20, 2009 - $567 #17139RJ
The Social Vision of Charles Dickens Dickens’ novels are famous for their comedy and pathos, but at the heart of each novel is a movement toward social justice, a new order in which the characters who live by Gospel values are rewarded, and the bad are trapped by their own greed and hatefulness.

Turning to Christianity: Stories of Conversion This course will show how the stories of famous converts, such as C. S. Lewis, Thomas Merton, and Dorothy Day, have meaning for spiritually-minded people today. The focus will be on the work and life of several notable writers of the twentieth century including S. S. Singh, Evelyn Waugh, Graham Greene, and Edith Sitwell.

Journey Through the Majesty of Mind What is the nature and role of our memories? How do they help us in daily life? Discover nature's evolutionary and primary purpose for the development of the mind as it takes information from one state to another. Learn to increase your memory.

February 22-27, 2009 - $567 #17140RJ
To Hell and Back with Dante A look at medieval Florence’s most famous son, Dante Alighieri, author of the world’s greatest Christian poem, The Divine Comedy. This course will journey to Dante’s Hell, Purgatory and Heaven, with comments on the theology and culture of the Middle Ages and how they relate to our world.

Rembrandt and the Bible In his 50 year career, Rembrandt portrayed hundreds of scenes from the New and Old Testaments. In this course you will see your favorite Bible stories as they were interpreted by this world-famous painter and learn something about the Dutch Reformation.

Care of Creation: The Franciscan Model Stewardship of the earth and its creatures has a long history in the Franciscan tradition. Explore St. Francis’ vision and take a walk on the wild side while experiencing nature through our nesting eagles, sandhill cranes, soaring osprey, gopher turtles, and wild orchids.

March 9-13 - $588 #15820RJ
Not So “Out Of This World”: A Look At Christian Mystics The famous Christian Mystics of the past were not so much creatures of ‘otherwordly’ experiences as they were real people rooted in a real world, even as they were drawn deeply into the mystery of God. Examine the common traits and traditional roots of Christian mysticism, then explore the biographical contours of seven Christian mystics from medieval times to the 20th century, including Julian of Norwich, Catherine of Siena, Rudolph Otto and more.

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January 12 – 16, 2009
The History and Art of Stained Glass
MARY: In Art and In Literature
There’s More Than Meets the Eye: Enjoying the Art of the Renaissance
January 18 – 23, 2009
Tolkein: His World of Fantasy, His Life of Faith Saints in Society
Waking Ezekiel’s Dry Bones: Reclaiming the Holy Spirit Of Creativity .
February 1-6, 2009
Stretching the Boundaries of Faith: The Challenge of Darwin
Care of Creation: The Franciscan Model
Journey Through the Majesty of Mind
February 15 – 20, 2009
The Christian Social Vision of Charles Dickens
Turning to Christianity: Stories of Conversion
Journey Through the Majesty of Mind
February 22-27, 2009
To Hell and Back with Dante
Rembrandt and the Bible
Care of Creation: The Franciscan Model
March 9-13
Not So “Out Of This World”: A Look At Christian Mystics