Unlocking the Enneagram - Thursdays, Concludes April 24th from 6:30 to 8:30 PM (In-Person)
Are you curious about the Enneagram personality test and how it can be used to grow your understanding of self?
Join us in this weekly class with friend of the Abbey, Aaron Manes, where we explore the interconnection between our psychology and spirituality through the 9 Enneagram personalities.
The meetings will be hosted on Thurdays, April 3rd-24th from 6:30 - 8:30 PM.
Email Marcia@abbeyonlovers.org with questions or click below to register.
Cost: $125 for one registration
$200 for friends and couple
Rekindling Your Faith - NEW date - One Day - Saturday April 26th - 9:30 am-12:30 pm - IN PERSON
Rekindling Your Faith
Rekindling Your Faith - is for people who have struggled with their faith or found their faith changing or evolving. This is a contemplative, non-judgmental method to help us hold on to faith that works in a changing and sometimes confusing world.
Led by Marcia Hotchkiss, Spiritual Director and Co-founder of the Abbey on Lovers.
Saturday April 26th - 9:30 am - 12:30 pm.
Email Marcia@abbeyonlovers.org with questions or click below to register.
Cost: $30 Limit 12 participants. Special $5 discount for first five to register - Code: RYFAbbey
Walk the Camino with the Abbey
Join a spiritual journey walking the pilgrim’s way. As a small group, we will trace the steps of the Spiritual Variant on the Portuguese Way of the Camino de Santiago.
Spring Book Club: Christian Themes in Southern writer William Faulkner - TUESDAYS ONLINE, Concludes April 22nd - 6:30 to 8 PM
Co-founder of the Abbey on Lovers, Marcia Hotchkiss, joins Abbey Council member, dual seminary degreed & entrepreneur, JT McPherson, in a four-week ONLINE series exploring Christian themes in the Southern writer, William Faulkner.
Join us for this four-week ONLINE offering. Bring a reading buddy along and save…
Concludes Tuesday April 22nd (6:30-8:00 p.m.) for four weeks ONLINE (ONLY).
Email Marcia@abbeyonlovers.org with questions or click below to register.
Cost: $30 for one or $45 for two registrations
Unlocking the Enneagram - Thursdays, Continuing April 17th - 24th from 6:30 to 8:30 PM (In-Person)
Are you curious about the Enneagram personality test and how it can be used to grow your understanding of self?
Join us in this weekly class with friend of the Abbey, Aaron Manes, where we explore the interconnection between our psychology and spirituality through the 9 Enneagram personalities.
The meetings will be hosted on Thurdays, April 3rd-24th from 6:30 - 8:30 PM.
Email Marcia@abbeyonlovers.org with questions or click below to register.
Cost: $125 for one registration
$200 for friends and couple
Spring Book Club: Christian Themes in Southern writer William Faulkner - TUESDAYS ONLINE, Continuing April 15th - April 22nd - 6:30 to 8 PM
Co-founder of the Abbey on Lovers, Marcia Hotchkiss, joins Abbey Council member, dual seminary degreed & entrepreneur, JT McPherson, in a four-week ONLINE series exploring Christian themes in the Southern writer, William Faulkner.
Join us for this four-week ONLINE offering. Bring a reading buddy along and save…
Continuing Tuesday April 15th (6:30-8:00 p.m.) for four weeks ONLINE (ONLY).
Email Marcia@abbeyonlovers.org with questions or click below to register.
Cost: $30 for one or $45 for two registrations
Turning Over Tables: A Lenten Call - Mondays, Concludes April 14th - 8 to 9 AM - On Zoom
Join us in this virtual Lenten offering, where spiritual director Shawn Ashmore will lead us in reading and discussing Turning Over Tables: A Lenten Call for Disrupting Power by Kathy Escobar.
Each week, through poignant reflections and thought-provoking practices, we will discover the disruptive effect of Jesus’ teachings on the powers of his day and how they can effect our own worldview and communities today.
***Please purchase a copy of the book before the first meeting.
The meetings will be hosted on Mondays, March 10th -April 14th from 8 -9 CT AM on Zoom.
Email Marcia@abbeyonlovers.org with questions or click below to register.
Cost: $25
Stations in the City 2025: Saturday April 12th (In person) from 9 am - 12 noon
On Saturday April 12th, we will gather at the Abbey and walk a route through the streets and neighborhood as together we pray and proclaim the Stations in the City.
Friends, guests, and visitors are all welcome to join us for Stations in the City.
Saturday April 12 – in person, 9 AM – Noon at the Abbey.
Email tom@abbeyonlovers.org with questions or click below to register
Cost: $10 for Stations in the City only
$5 of either registration will be donated to Dallas Leadership Foundation
Unlocking the Enneagram - Thursdays, Continuing April 10th - 24th from 6:30 to 8:30 PM (In-Person)
Are you curious about the Enneagram personality test and how it can be used to grow your understanding of self?
Join us in this weekly class with friend of the Abbey, Aaron Manes, where we explore the interconnection between our psychology and spirituality through the 9 Enneagram personalities.
The meetings will be hosted on Thurdays, April 3rd-24th from 6:30 - 8:30 PM.
Email Marcia@abbeyonlovers.org with questions or click below to register.
Cost: $125 for one registration
$200 for friends and couple
Lectio Divina 2025 - Thursdays, Concludes April 10th - 4 to 5:30 PM (In-Person)
Do you desire a closer relationship with God? Looking to try a new practice this Lent? Join us Thursday afternoons beginning March 13th for our 2nd annual Lectio Divina.
Nancy Somodevilla is our guest and leader. Nancy is a member at St. Michael and All Angels in Dallas and will lead us as we discover the power of Lectio Divina. Nancy has lead Lectio for years and will be serving the Abbey for the 2nd time for this year’s Lectio.
The meetings will be hosted on Mondays, March 13th - April 10th from 4 - 5:30 PM at the Abbey.
Email Marcia@abbeyonlovers.org with questions or click below to register.
Cost: $30
Spring Book Club: Christian Themes in Southern writer William Faulkner - TUESDAYS ONLINE, Continuing April 8th - April 22nd - 6:30 to 8 PM
Co-founder of the Abbey on Lovers, Marcia Hotchkiss, joins Abbey Council member, dual seminary degreed & entrepreneur, JT McPherson, in a four-week ONLINE series exploring Christian themes in the Southern writer, William Faulkner.
Join us for this four-week ONLINE offering. Bring a reading buddy along and save…
Continuing Tuesday April 8th (6:30-8:00 p.m.) for four weeks ONLINE (ONLY).
Email Marcia@abbeyonlovers.org with questions or click below to register.
Cost: $30 for one or $45 for two registrations
Turning Over Tables: A Lenten Call - Mondays, Continues April 7th-April 14th - 8 to 9 AM - On Zoom
Join us in this virtual Lenten offering, where spiritual director Shawn Ashmore will lead us in reading and discussing Turning Over Tables: A Lenten Call for Disrupting Power by Kathy Escobar.
Each week, through poignant reflections and thought-provoking practices, we will discover the disruptive effect of Jesus’ teachings on the powers of his day and how they can effect our own worldview and communities today.
***Please purchase a copy of the book before the first meeting.
The meetings will be hosted on Mondays, March 10th -April 14th from 8 -9 CT AM on Zoom.
Email Marcia@abbeyonlovers.org with questions or click below to register.
Cost: $25
Stations in the City 2025: Friday mornings (Online) Continues Friday April 4th and Saturday April 12th (In person) from 9 am - 12 noon
In preparation for walking the Way of the Cross experientially, outdoors, through the streets and neighborhood with Stations in the City, we will first meet online Friday mornings March 14th - April 4th and pray the Stations of the Cross together.
On Saturday April 12th, we will gather at the Abbey and walk a route through the streets and neighborhood as together we pray and proclaim the Stations in the City. Friends, guests, and visitors are all welcome to join us for Stations in the City.
Fridays March 14 – April 4, online from 8-9 AM and Saturday April 12 – in person, 9 AM – Noon at the Abbey.
Email tom@abbeyonlovers.org with questions or click below to register
Cost: $30 for Friday Prayers and Stations in the City
$10 for only Stations in the City
$5 of either registration will be donated to Dallas Leadership Foundation
Unlocking the Enneagram - Thursdays, April 3rd - 24th from 6:30 to 8:30 PM (In-Person)
Are you curious about the Enneagram personality test and how it can be used to grow your understanding of self?
Join us in this weekly class with friend of the Abbey, Aaron Manes, where we explore the interconnection between our psychology and spirituality through the 9 Enneagram personalities.
The meetings will be hosted on Thurdays, April 3rd-24th from 6:30 - 8:30 PM.
Email Marcia@abbeyonlovers.org with questions or click below to register.
Cost: $125 for one registration
$200 for friends and couple
Lectio Divina 2025 - Thursdays, Continuing April 3 -April 10th - 4 to 5:30 PM (In-Person)
Do you desire a closer relationship with God? Looking to try a new practice this Lent? Join us Thursday afternoons beginning March 13th for our 2nd annual Lectio Divina.
Nancy Somodevilla is our guest and leader. Nancy is a member at St. Michael and All Angels in Dallas and will lead us as we discover the power of Lectio Divina. Nancy has lead Lectio for years and will be serving the Abbey for the 2nd time for this year’s Lectio.
The meetings will be hosted on Mondays, March 13th - April 10th from 4 - 5:30 PM at the Abbey.
Email Marcia@abbeyonlovers.org with questions or click below to register.
Cost: $30
Spring Book Club: Christian Themes in Southern writer William Faulkner - TUESDAYS ONLINE, April 1st - April 22nd - 6:30 to 8 PM
Co-founder of the Abbey on Lovers, Marcia Hotchkiss, joins Abbey Council member, dual seminary degreed & entrepreneur, JT McPherson, in a four-week ONLINE series exploring Christian themes in the Southern writer, William Faulkner.
Join us for this four-week ONLINE offering. Bring a reading buddy along and save…
Beginning Tuesday April 1st (6:30-8:00 p.m.) for four weeks ONLINE (ONLY).
Email Marcia@abbeyonlovers.org with questions or click below to register.
Cost: $30 for one or $45 for two registrations
Turning Over Tables: A Lenten Call - Mondays, Continues March 31st -April 14th - 8 to 9 AM - On Zoom
Join us in this virtual Lenten offering, where spiritual director Shawn Ashmore will lead us in reading and discussing Turning Over Tables: A Lenten Call for Disrupting Power by Kathy Escobar.
Each week, through poignant reflections and thought-provoking practices, we will discover the disruptive effect of Jesus’ teachings on the powers of his day and how they can effect our own worldview and communities today.
***Please purchase a copy of the book before the first meeting.
The meetings will be hosted on Mondays, March 10th -April 14th from 8 -9 CT AM on Zoom.
Email Marcia@abbeyonlovers.org with questions or click below to register.
Cost: $25
Stations in the City 2025: Friday mornings (Online) Continues March 28th - April 4th and Saturday April 12th (In person) from 9 am - 12 noon
In preparation for walking the Way of the Cross experientially, outdoors, through the streets and neighborhood with Stations in the City, we will first meet online Friday mornings March 14th - April 4th and pray the Stations of the Cross together.
On Saturday April 12th, we will gather at the Abbey and walk a route through the streets and neighborhood as together we pray and proclaim the Stations in the City. Friends, guests, and visitors are all welcome to join us for Stations in the City.
Fridays March 14 – April 4, online from 8-9 AM and Saturday April 12 – in person, 9 AM – Noon at the Abbey.
Email tom@abbeyonlovers.org with questions or click below to register
Cost: $30 for Friday Prayers and Stations in the City
$10 for only Stations in the City
$5 of either registration will be donated to Dallas Leadership Foundation
Lectio Divina 2025 - Thursdays, Continuing March 27th -April 10th - 4 to 5:30 PM (In-Person)
Do you desire a closer relationship with God? Looking to try a new practice this Lent? Join us Thursday afternoons beginning March 13th for our 2nd annual Lectio Divina.
Nancy Somodevilla is our guest and leader. Nancy is a member at St. Michael and All Angels in Dallas and will lead us as we discover the power of Lectio Divina. Nancy has lead Lectio for years and will be serving the Abbey for the 2nd time for this year’s Lectio.
The meetings will be hosted on Mondays, March 13th - April 10th from 4 - 5:30 PM at the Abbey.
Email Marcia@abbeyonlovers.org with questions or click below to register.
Cost: $30
Turning Over Tables: A Lenten Call - Mondays, Continues March 24th -April 14th - 8 to 9 AM - On Zoom
Join us in this virtual Lenten offering, where spiritual director Shawn Ashmore will lead us in reading and discussing Turning Over Tables: A Lenten Call for Disrupting Power by Kathy Escobar.
Each week, through poignant reflections and thought-provoking practices, we will discover the disruptive effect of Jesus’ teachings on the powers of his day and how they can effect our own worldview and communities today.
***Please purchase a copy of the book before the first meeting.
The meetings will be hosted on Mondays, March 10th -April 14th from 8 -9 CT AM on Zoom.
Email Marcia@abbeyonlovers.org with questions or click below to register.
Cost: $25
Stations in the City 2025: Friday mornings (Online) Continues March 21st - April 4th and Saturday April 12th (In person) from 9 am - 12 noon
In preparation for walking the Way of the Cross experientially, outdoors, through the streets and neighborhood with Stations in the City, we will first meet online Friday mornings March 14th - April 4th and pray the Stations of the Cross together.
On Saturday April 12th, we will gather at the Abbey and walk a route through the streets and neighborhood as together we pray and proclaim the Stations in the City. Friends, guests, and visitors are all welcome to join us for Stations in the City.
Fridays March 14 – April 4, online from 8-9 AM and Saturday April 12 – in person, 9 AM – Noon at the Abbey.
Email tom@abbeyonlovers.org with questions or click below to register
Cost: $30 for Friday Prayers and Stations in the City
$10 for only Stations in the City
$5 of either registration will be donated to Dallas Leadership Foundation
Lectio Divina 2025 - Thursdays, Continuing March 20th -April 10th - 4 to 5:30 PM (In-Person)
Do you desire a closer relationship with God? Looking to try a new practice this Lent? Join us Thursday afternoons beginning March 13th for our 2nd annual Lectio Divina.
Nancy Somodevilla is our guest and leader. Nancy is a member at St. Michael and All Angels in Dallas and will lead us as we discover the power of Lectio Divina. Nancy has lead Lectio for years and will be serving the Abbey for the 2nd time for this year’s Lectio.
The meetings will be hosted on Mondays, March 13th - April 10th from 4 - 5:30 PM at the Abbey.
Email Marcia@abbeyonlovers.org with questions or click below to register.
Cost: $30
Turning Over Tables: A Lenten Call - Mondays, Continues March 17th -April 14th - 8 to 9 AM - On Zoom
Join us in this virtual Lenten offering, where spiritual director Shawn Ashmore will lead us in reading and discussing Turning Over Tables: A Lenten Call for Disrupting Power by Kathy Escobar.
Each week, through poignant reflections and thought-provoking practices, we will discover the disruptive effect of Jesus’ teachings on the powers of his day and how they can effect our own worldview and communities today.
***Please purchase a copy of the book before the first meeting.
The meetings will be hosted on Mondays, March 10th -April 14th from 8 -9 CT AM on Zoom.
Email Marcia@abbeyonlovers.org with questions or click below to register.
Cost: $25
Stations in the City 2025: Friday mornings (Online) March 14th - April 4th and Saturday April 12th (In person) from 9 am - 12 noon
In preparation for walking the Way of the Cross experientially, outdoors, through the streets and neighborhood with Stations in the City, we will first meet online Friday mornings March 14th - April 4th and pray the Stations of the Cross together.
On Saturday April 12th, we will gather at the Abbey and walk a route through the streets and neighborhood as together we pray and proclaim the Stations in the City. Friends, guests, and visitors are all welcome to join us for Stations in the City.
Fridays March 14 – April 4, online from 8-9 AM and Saturday April 12 – in person, 9 AM – Noon at the Abbey.
Email tom@abbeyonlovers.org with questions or click below to register
Cost: $30 for Friday Prayers and Stations in the City
$10 for only Stations in the City
$5 of either registration will be donated to Dallas Leadership Foundation
Lectio Divina 2025 - Thurdays, March 13th -April 10th - 4 to 5:30 PM (In-Person)
Do you desire a closer relationship with God? Looking to try a new practice this Lent? Join us Thursday afternoons beginning March 13th for our 2nd annual Lectio Divina.
Nancy Somodevilla is our guest and leader. Nancy is a member at St. Michael and All Angels in Dallas and will lead us as we discover the power of Lectio Divina. Nancy has lead Lectio for years and will be serving the Abbey for the 2nd time for this year’s Lectio.
The meetings will be hosted on Mondays, March 13th - April 10th from 4 - 5:30 PM at the Abbey.
Email Marcia@abbeyonlovers.org with questions or click below to register.
Cost: $30
Turning Over Tables: A Lenten Call - Monday, March 10th -April 14th - 8 to 9 AM - On Zoom
Join us in this virtual Lenten offering, where spiritual director Shawn Ashmore will lead us in reading and discussing Turning Over Tables: A Lenten Call for Disrupting Power by Kathy Escobar.
Each week, through poignant reflections and thought-provoking practices, we will discover the disruptive effect of Jesus’ teachings on the powers of his day and how they can effect our own worldview and communities today.
***Please purchase a copy of the book before the first meeting.
The meetings will be hosted on Mondays, March 10th -April 14th from 8 -9 CT AM on Zoom.
Email Marcia@abbeyonlovers.org with questions or click below to register.
Cost: $25
New Year’s Retreat 2025: Make your Annual Examen - Saturday February 1st - 9:30am - 2:30 pm
As 2025 begins, give up half-hearted resolutions about going to the gym and spending less time on your cellphone. Instead, reflect and refocus and start the year out with an authentic spiritual “center.” This Friday to Saturday New Year’s retreat uses the wider lens of the Ignatian Examen to guide you on the path to the good and beautiful you that you were created to be.
Time keeps moving and soon we will be swept into 2025 – ready or not!
Why not reflect and refocus and start the year out with an authentic spiritual center?
This New Year’s retreat is designed to use a wider lens of the Ignatian Examen to enable you to live life as the true self God created you to be.
Price: $60 per participant (dinner and lunch included). Any two people registered together - $110 using Family & Friends discount code
***Some low-cost housing is available for out-of-towners
New Year’s Retreat 2025: Make your Annual Examen - Fri Jan 31st - Sat Feb 1st
As 2025 begins, give up half-hearted resolutions about going to the gym and spending less time on your cellphone. Instead, reflect and refocus and start the year out with an authentic spiritual “center.” This Friday to Saturday retreat in the New Year uses the wider lens of the Ignatian Examen to guide you on the path to the good and beautiful you that you were created to be.
Time keeps moving and soon we will be swept into 2025 – ready or not!
Why not reflect and refocus and start the year out with an authentic spiritual center?
This New Year’s retreat is designed to use a wider lens of the Ignatian Examen to enable you to live life as the true self God created you to be.
Price: $60 per participant (dinner and lunch included). Any two people register together and use the Family & Friends discount code pay ONLY $110
***Some low-cost housing is available for out-of-towners
Postponed - A Retreat for Mothers of Young Children - Saturday January 11, 2025 - 9:30 am - 2:00 pm
Retreat Postponed
Due to inclement weather in Dallas, this retreat has been postponed until further notice. We do intend to reschedule.
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A Retreat for Mothers of Young Children: designed as a respite, refresher, and encouragement to mothers of young children.
This retreat is Saturday January 11th 2025. Email Marcia@abbeyonlovers.org for more info.
Jenny Watson, friend of the Abbey, will be the retreat facilitator. Cost: $45 including lunch and materials.
***Special Friends and Family Discount for any two people registering together***
Welcoming Advent - An Online Devotional and Discussion - Mondays - 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. - Concludes Dec. 23rd
Welcoming Advent: Hospitality for the Season.
Join Shawn Ashmore and friends online for the four Mondays in Advent (December 2nd through December 23rd).
The format includes a devotional, reflections, and discussion. This group meets online got an hour once a week from 8-9 a.m.
The four Mondays starting December 2nd ONLINE through December 23rd
Mondays - 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. CT.
Email Marcia@abbeyonlovers.org with questions or click below to register.
Cost: $25. Special “Friends and Family discount” Any two participants registered together - $40 - Code:
WELADVFF
Blue Christmas Gathering- Sunday December 22nd at the Abbey
It’s not just Elvis who feels blue at Christmas. Many people struggle with sad feelings during “the most wonderful time of the year.” Whether you have any church or religious affiliation or not, feel free to join us at the Abbey on Lovers Lane for our Blue Christmas Gathering.
Hear from an expert about navigating the season.
Join together in worship designed especially for you and Blue Christmas
Learn and take away a new spiritual practice.
Enjoy fellowship & special refreshments.
When: Sunday Dec. 22nd from 2:00 - 4:30 p.m.
Cost: $25 - including refreshments - Any two people registering together - $40 with Family & Friends code
Welcoming Advent - An Online Devotional and Discussion - Mondays - 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. - Continues Dec 16th through Dec. 23rd
Welcoming Advent: Hospitality for the Season.
Join Shawn Ashmore and friends online for the four Mondays in Advent (December 2nd through December 23rd).
The format includes a devotional, reflections, and discussion. This group meets online got an hour once a week from 8-9 a.m.
The four Mondays starting December 2nd ONLINE through December 23rd
Mondays - 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. CT.
Email Marcia@abbeyonlovers.org with questions or click below to register.
Cost: $25. Special “Friends and Family discount” Any two participants registered together - $40 - Code:
WELADVFF
Abbey Autumn Book Club - Popular Stories & Poems for the Advent & Christmas Season - Thursdays - ONLINE - Ends Dec 12th
Abbey Autumn Book Club - Popular Stories & Poems of the Advent and Christmas Season: Selected readings by various authors.
Join Tom Hotchkiss, Co-founder of the Abbey and a special guest as they lead each week through some of the most popular stories and poems for the Advent and Christmas seasons.
The four Thursdays starting November 14th (excluding Thanksgiving week) ONLINE through December 12th
Thursdays - 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Email Marcia@abbeyonlovers.org with questions or click below to register.
Cost: $30. Special “Friends and Family discount” Any two participants registered together - $40 - Code: BOOKFFAbbey