Call for participants! Out of the Light: Creating Sacred Space for Self & Others. Paula Gaudet and Chris Clark, facilitators. Meets 6-8:30 pm EST/5-7:30 pm CT. Thursdays 9/24, 10/8, 10/22, 11/5, 11/19, 12/3, 12/17, 1/14, 1/28, 2/11. Hybrid Zoom, with in-person option (following COVID-19 safety procedures). Fees underwritten by DHM, text around $45, limited complimentary sets of texts available. Space is limited, registration required, by 9/7. Contact decice.hall@gmail.com or register at https://www.decicehall.org/coming-events/register-for-an-event.html
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Call for participants! Faith & Racial Equity, Exploring Power and Privilege. JustFaith group forming. Janet Rodriguez Denney, Veronica Navarrete facilitators; Chris Clark tech facilitator. Meets 6-8:30 pm EST/5-7:30 pm CT. Thursdays 9/17, 10/1, 10/15, 10/29, 11/12, 12/10, 1/7, 1/21, 2/4, 2/18. Hybrid Zoom, with in-person option (following COVID-19 safety procedures). Fees underwritten by DHM, text around $45, limited complimentary sets of texts available. Space is limited, registration required, by 9/7. Contact decice.hall@gmail.com or register at https://www.decicehall.org/coming-events/register-for-an-event.html
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DeCicé Hall at the Marian Center, Holyoke MA - Register for an Event
As of 9/1/2020 DeCice Hall at 1365 Northampton Street, Holyoke has re-opened with limited access in accordaince with COVID-19 safety policies and procedures. The ministry is offering in-person hosting and Zoom meeting hosting and assistance. Contact (413) 687-1858 or decice.hall@gmail.com if your group would like to resume or begin collaboration with the DHM DeCice Hall ministry.
Respecting COVID-19 precautions, DeCice Hall is temporarily closed to the public from March 14, 2020 until further notice. We continue to plan for fall.
Update 7/28/2020. DeCice Hall is slated to reopen on September 1, with use shaped by CDC COVID-19 safety precautions and procedures. The Hall's capacity will be 20 (virtual meeting options are available to make Hybrid Events).
Proper use of masks, 6' social distancing, and cleanliness will be observed. The Marian Center remains closed to the public, so access will be strictly through the DeCice Hall entrance. Entry will be contingent on completion of a sign-in form attesting to absence of COVID-19 symptoms, no recent contact with COVID-19 positive persons, etc., and a touch-free temp check for absence of fever. Basic Hall amenities will be available to DeCice guests: HP parking and bathrooms, single-use Keurig coffees and teas, cans of soda and bottled water, individually wrapped candies, and the mulitimedia center with virtual meeting options. We are accepting reservations for fall 2020 and spring 2021. Please contact Chris at email decice.hall@gmail.com or cellphone 413-687-1858 for more information. See live calendar at https://www.decicehall.org/coming-events/calendar.html
Update 5/31/2020. For COVID-19 precautionary reasons DeCice Hall at the Marian Center is closed for public gatherings until further notice. Calendar events have been suspended through the summer. We are communicating with partners and authorities with the future in mind.
Update 4/24/2020. The Hall will remain closed to the public until May 31 or until further notice.
RE: DeCice Hall COVID-19 Closure. Posted Friday, March 13, 2020. Updated April 24, 2020. The Daughters of the Heart of Mary are aware of the recent coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak around the world and the growingnumber of cases in the US. In consideration of the wellbeing of everyone, and with special concern for the Marian Center residents and staff, we have discerned to close public access to DeCice Hall at the Marian Center until May1st. The Marian Center residence itself remains open but with limited, monitored access.
As a spiritual community the Society of the Daughters of the Heart of Mary has a social responsibility to protect the well being, safety, and happiness of our visiting guests and residential community. We also wish to support the spirit of recommendations currently being proposed around the world, namely to avoid unnecessary travel and large gatherings bringing diverse populations close together.
We regret that for now we will not be able to host members of the public at events as the 3rd Session of the Savage-Keator Lenten Seminar, First Friday and Third Saturday film screenings, JCamp-180, Just-Faith gatherings, Lower Valley Irish Slow Session, the Junior League of Greater Springfield, the Consortium Program Directors, theWalk for a New Spring, the Anti-Oppression Screening of Filiberto, and Behavioral Health Network Trainings. Organizers for cancelled events may well offer make-up sessions later on.
It is uncertain how this virus outbreak will develop and what Massachusetts and what national and local health authorities will recommend. In the case of a change in the closure dates, we will do ourbest to inform everyone as soon as possible.
Rest assured that we will review and update this decision over the coming weeks as the situation evolves. Although present conditions will not permit us to welcome members of the public to meet in DeCice Hall until further notice, we hope that everyone will make the most of the time we are given to enjoy the blessings of life and share them with others.
Happy 7th Anniversary, Lower Valley Irish Slow Session. Have a great session tonight in DeCice Hall!
Good afternoon, the Daughters of the Heart of Mary are delighted to host Fr Warren Savage and Dr Mary Keator in a virtual Advent Seminar, “Living Mindfully, Attentively, and Wakefully in A Time of Pandemic and Uncertainty” via DeCice Hall Zoom Meeting. The seminar meets Mondays: November 30, December 7, and December 14, 7:00 – 8:30 pm. Preregistration is required, see the attached flyer for details.
Yes, we are planning on welcoming Fr. Warren Savage back to the hall for an Advent Retreat...
Watch here for more information as it becomes available.
S Theresa Hayburn
October 15 at 12:32 AM ·
New Event -- February 20,2021
LENTEN DAY OF REFLECTION 2021 -“Lord it is good for us to be here.” Reclaiming and Renewing Our Covenant Relationship with God, Creation, and Neighbor.
Lent is a sacred time to renew our hearts and to be nourished inwardly by the Word of God. The Lenten Day of Reflection focuses on Mindful Meditations for Every Day of Lent and Easter. Participants will be offered suggestions on how to use this resource to help them to reflect on our covenant relationship with God, Creation, and Neighbor in a time of overwhelming anxiety, conflict, division, uncertainty, and unrest in our world. Participants will have an opportunity to work with a scripture passage and share insights on how to live in right relationship with God, Creation, and Neighbor.
Facilitators: Fr. Warren J. Savage & Mary Keator, Ph.D.
Lenten Day of Reflection Location, Dates & Time:
• Online via the DeCicé Hall Zoom Meeting Room
• Saturday: February 20, 2021
• Lenten Day of Reflection: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Zoom meeting admission: 9:30 -10:00 a.m.
Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEpd2oqDgpGd1IO6aE8O4Qjkq-mLNfMVmI. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
• The day is free.
• You can make a free-will offering. Mail your check payable to Westfield State Foundation, Inc. and write in the memo section: St. Vincent de Paul Fund and mail to Fr. Warren J. Savage, Albert and Amelia Ferst Interfaith Center, P.O. Box 1630, Westfield, MA 01086-1630
• Inquiries: Sr. Chris Clark, DHM at email decice.hall@gmail.com and cell (413) 687-1858
Required Resources:
• Registrants will receive a Zoom best practices guide, and a worksheet for the day of reflection via email.
• Mindful Meditations for Every Day of Lent and Easter by Rev. Warren J. Savage and Mary Ann McSweeney (Mindful Meditations for Every Day of Lent and Easter: Years A, B, and C: 9780764819698: Amazon.com: Books)
• The Catholic Study Bible (NABR) or the New Revised Study Version (NRSV) are recommended for the day of reflection.
February 4th...
Welcoming a fresh New Year...
Coming to the Hall in January is a workshop presented through the sponsorship of the Sisters of St. Joseph Peace & Justice Committee. "Implicit Bias Workshop" will be by invitation only on January 9th and 23rd. We are so grateful to be chosen as the venue for this important event.
