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A Week With Thomas Merton

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Itinerary for Oct 13 — Oct 18, 2013

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Type: Hotel

 Contact info:
1921 Bishop Ln
Louisville, KY 40218 USA
phone: 502-456-4411
Facility amenities: Exercise equipment.

Smoking policy: No
Smoking policies vary by facility. During all group events and activities, smoking is prohibited.

Elevator: Yes

Additional nights before: $60 night plus taxes.
Contact hotel directly. Ask for Bellarmine Road Scholar program rate.

Check in time: 4:00 PM

Day One: Sunday, October 13 - Arrival and Check In/Welcome and Orientation 
Afternoon: Pick up packet at hotel beginning at 4:00 PM.

Dinner: Dinner at hotel.

Evening: Welcome, orientation and program overview. Get to know your fellow participants and program staff.

Lodging: Best Western Airport East

Meals Included: Dinner
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Type: Hotel

 Contact info:
1921 Bishop Ln
Louisville, KY 40218 USA
phone: 502-456-4411
Facility amenities: Exercise equipment.

Smoking policy: No
Smoking policies vary by facility. During all group events and activities, smoking is prohibited.

Elevator: Yes

Additional nights before: $60 night plus taxes.
Contact hotel directly. Ask for Bellarmine Road Scholar program rate.

Check in time: 4:00 PM

Day Two: Monday, October 14 - Visit Merton Center/2 Presentations on Merton by Director of... 
Visit Merton Center/2 Presentations on Merton by Director of Center/Visit Cathedral & Merton Square in Downtown Louisville/Presentation on Meditation in evening

Breakfast: Breakfast at hotel.

Morning: Visit Our Lady of the Woods Chapel on Bellarmine campus. Presentation on Thomas Merton by Director of Merton Center in the Center. View Merton Square and Marker in downtown Louisville. Attend Noon Mass at Cathedral (optional).

Lunch: Lunch at downtown restaurant

Afternoon: Presentation on Thomas Merton by Director of Center. Explore the Center.

Dinner: Dinner at hotel.

Evening: Presentation on "Meditation."

Lodging: Best Western Airport East

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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Type: Hotel

 Contact info:
1921 Bishop Ln
Louisville, KY 40218 USA
phone: 502-456-4411
Facility amenities: Exercise equipment.

Smoking policy: No
Smoking policies vary by facility. During all group events and activities, smoking is prohibited.

Elevator: Yes

Additional nights before: $60 night plus taxes.
Contact hotel directly. Ask for Bellarmine Road Scholar program rate.

Check in time: 4:00 PM

Day Three: Tuesday, October 15 - 3 Presentations: Merton the Artist, Merton Writer and Poet, and... 
3 Presentations: Merton the Artist, Merton Writer and Poet, and Merton's Cold War Letters/Explore the Merton Center/Presentation on Appalachian Dulcimer in evening

Breakfast: Breakfast at hotel.

Morning: Presentation on "Merton the Artist" at Bellarmine Merton Center,

Lunch: Lunch at University Dining Hall

Afternoon: Presentations on: "Merton: Writer & Poet" and "Merton's Cold War Letters" at Bellarmine Merton Center. Explore the Merton Center.

Dinner: Dinner at hotel.

Evening: Presentation on the Appalachian Dulcimer by Maureen Sellers, nationally-known Dulcimer performer.

Lodging: Best Western Airport East

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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Type: Hotel

 Contact info:
1921 Bishop Ln
Louisville, KY 40218 USA
phone: 502-456-4411
Facility amenities: Exercise equipment.

Smoking policy: No
Smoking policies vary by facility. During all group events and activities, smoking is prohibited.

Elevator: Yes

Additional nights before: $60 night plus taxes.
Contact hotel directly. Ask for Bellarmine Road Scholar program rate.

Check in time: 4:00 PM

Day Four: Wednesday, October 16 - 2 Presentations on Thomas Merton in morning/Free Afternoon/view and... 
2 Presentations on Thomas Merton in morning/Free Afternoon/view and discuss video "Monks Who Knew Merton"in evening

Breakfast: Breakfast at hotel.

Morning: Presentations at hotel meeting room: "Learning to Live and Keep on Going" and "Merton and Ecumenism."

Lunch: Lunch at hotel.

Afternoon: Suggestions for free afternoon: sightseeing, a visit on your own to the Merton Center, reading, relaxation.

Dinner: Dinner at hotel

Evening: View Video: "Taste of Gethsemani: Monks who Knew Merton", followed by discussion time (optional)

Lodging: Best Western Airport East

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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Type: Hotel

 Contact info:
1921 Bishop Ln
Louisville, KY 40218 USA
phone: 502-456-4411
Facility amenities: Exercise equipment.

Smoking policy: No
Smoking policies vary by facility. During all group events and activities, smoking is prohibited.

Elevator: Yes

Additional nights before: $60 night plus taxes.
Contact hotel directly. Ask for Bellarmine Road Scholar program rate.

Check in time: 4:00 PM

Day Five: Thursday, October 17 - Visit to Cathedral and Merton Bookstore in Bardstown, KY/Visit Abbey... 
Visit to Cathedral and Merton Bookstore in Bardstown, KY/Visit Abbey of Gethsemani/Discuss Merton Essay in evening (optional)

Breakfast: Breakfast at hotel.

Morning: Travel to Bardstown, KY, to visit St. Joseph's Proto-Cathedral and a bookstore that sells Merton books.

Lunch: Lunch at restaurant in Bardstown, KY.

Afternoon: Visit the Abbey of Gethsemani in Trappist, KY. While there, attend the Office of Nones, listen to presentation by a monk who knew Merton (if available), visit Merton gravesite.

Dinner: Dinner at hotel.

Evening: Discuss Merton essay "Day of a Stranger"

Lodging: Best Western Airport East

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day Six: Friday, October 18 - Two Presentations on Thomas Merton/Program Wrap Up/Departure 
Breakfast: Breakfast at hotel.

Morning: 2 Presentations: "A Walk in the Woods with Thomas Merton" and "Thomas Merton's Geography of Place," followed by closing activities.

Lunch: Lunch at 11:30 AM. Program ends after lunch.

Afternoon: Independent departures after lunch.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch


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