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July, 2011 - June, 2012
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Clergy Quiet Day
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These Clergy Quiet Days set apart to be
with God, from October through March, offer ongoing
replenishment to sustain the ongoing demands of
ministry. The setting is serene with a small labyrinth,
lovely grounds for walking or just sitting outside as
well as a sanctuary inside. Honor your soul – listen for
God’s leading – would you and your ministry benefit from
some intentional quiet in God’s presence?
5 months of Fridays 9:30 – 3:30
10/7, 12/9, 1/6, 2/3, 3/2
And you may add our Fall and Spring
Quiet Days too 11/11, 4/20 to make a total of 7.
Fee: $175 for all 7 days Deposit ($10)
by Sept. 30th
$165 for 6 days, $150 for 5 days, $130 for 4 days,
$105 for 3 days, $40 for 1 day. Includes light lunch.
Location: Garden Room, Furman University
Chapel
Led by: Mike
Flanagan, Robert Miles, Carroll Page, Jeff Rogers and
Molly Wilkes.
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Living in the Light:
A Journey of Discernment |
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Quakers say that we each have an Inner
Light, what early Quakers identified as the Light of
Christ and which Illumines God’s leadings for us. How do we
experience and respond to the movements of this Inner Light in
our lives? How can we live more habitually in awareness and
discernment of the God who invites us to co-create a
world of peace and wholeness?
This weekend retreat will offer an
opportunity to pray, reflect, and open to the invitations of our own
Inner Light using the life and example of John Woolman,
the 18th Century American Quaker whose Journal is a
testament to a life wholly given to God. The rhythm of our
time will include reflections on discernment taken from
Woolman’s writings, extended times of silence both in
solitude and in community, and time to rest in God amidst the
beautiful grounds of Kanuga. We will close with communal
worship, celebration and sharing on Sunday morning. Bill is a
gifted, well-known, respected retreat leader.
Friday, August 26th – Sunday, August
28th
Plan to arrive by 4pm and depart before
lunch
Fee: $345 Deposit ($10) by Aug. 12th
Location: Kanuga Conferences, Hendersonville, NC
Led by:
Bill Dietrich
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God Comes to Us: A Fall Retreat |
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We worship and serve “the God of peace,”
according to the apostle Paul (Romans 15:33). So what do
we do when conflict arises--in church, at work, at home?
With John of the Cross, the great 16th-century Spanish
pastor, reformer, and mystic as our guide, we will
explore Scripture and our own experience to encounter
the God who comes to us “in the toils, the conflicts,
the sufferings” we pass through, as Nobel Peace Prize
laureate Albert Schweitzer put it.
The rhythm of our time will include
reflection in solitude on a bench by the lake as well as
in community, along with invigorating group discussion.
Jeff is regarded as a consummate teacher in church and
academic settings.
Friday, September 9th – Saturday,
September 10th
Plan to arrive by 4pm and depart before lunch
Fee: $180 Deposit ($10) by Aug. 19th
Location: Kanuga Conferences, Hendersonville, NC
Led by: Jeff
Rogers
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Fall Directed
4-Day Group Retreat to Your
Stories |
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The experience at Mepkin Abbey is unique. The
Trappist monks who live there invite us to participate
with them in the
liturgy of the hours. You may attend any or all of the
services. Each retreatant has a single room, but may
share a bath. The
food is simple but tasty and ample. The setting along
the Cooper River is inviting.
Monday, October 10th – Friday October 14th
Please plan to arrive by 4pm and depart before lunch.
Fee: $160 for spiritual direction Deposit ($10) by Sept.
30th
(The monks offer room and board to all guests. You are
encouraged to consider a generous gift to Mepkin Abbey.)
Location: Mepkin Abbey, Moncks Corner, SC
Led by: Cathie Powell
Space for 3 – often fills quickly.
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Listening to Your
Stories |
Stories are both
revealing and healing. We listen to stories and they are
filtered through our experiences, feelings, and needs.
Some stories speak to us deeply, while others are simply
entertaining. The stories that touch us are easily
remembered. They get inside of us and continue to speak
to us in life-changing ways. Through stories, retreat
participants will look at life and faith in new ways
that more traditional ways cannot.
Jesus was a wonderful storyteller. His stories are
memorable. Biblical stories form much of the foundation
of our faith traditions. The retreat will enable
participants to examine ancient stories alongside more
modem stories and personal stories. There is a richness
in our stories that cannot be found anywhere else. As
theologian Megan MeKenna said, “All stories are true;
some of them actually happened.”
Snail’s Pace honors the slower pace in order to be more
present to God and to each other. Each retreatant will
have a single room, but will most likely share a bath.
Friday, October 14th – Saturday, October 15th
Please plan to arrive by 4pm and depart by 3pm
Fee: $170 Deposit ($10) by Sept. 30th
Location: Snails Pace, Saluda, NC
Led by: Carroll Page
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Fall Quiet Day: Invitation to the Desert |
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The call to the
desert is not to the oasis; but rather a call to let go
of whatever is in the way of seeing more clearly, loving
more dearly and following more nearly. Enjoy the peak of
the fall leaves in spacious silence within a gentle
rhythm of music and quiet reflection together and in
solitude. Walk a labyrinth or sit in a lovely sanctuary.
Friday, November 11th 9:30 – 3:30
Fee: $30 (includes lunch) Deposit $10 by Oct. 29th
Location: Garden Room, Furman University Chapel
Led by: Cathie Powell
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Prayer and Thanksgiving: Making the Holiday Holy |
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In the busyness of
the upcoming Holiday Season, we may lose our focus of
thankfulness. Don’t let it happen to you! Begin this
Holiday and Advent time with a focus on stillness,
prayer and thanksgiving. This weekend will be a great
way to rethink old patterns of Holiday rush and replace
them with a season of true contemplation, simplicity,
joy and thanksgiving. The weekend will include practical
ideas for simplifying the Holidays and replacing the
busyness with peace.
Snail’s Pace honors
the slower pace in order to be more present to God and
to each other. Each retreatant will have a single room,
but will most likely share a bath.
Friday, Nov.
17th – Sunday, November 19th
Please plan to arrive by 4pm and depart before lunch.
Fee: $325 Deposit
($10) Oct. 30th
Location: Snails Pace, Saluda, NC
Led by: Sharon Decker
Space for 11 and
may fill up quickly.
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LORD, Teach Us to Pray: Annual Beach
Retreat (XIV) |
Like
the disciples, our hearts are always crying, whether we
know it or not, “Teach us to pray...” We don’t pray as
we ought (or could).
This retreat weekend will focus on learning and
experiencing various different ways of relating to God
in prayer. The saints and other holy ones who have gone
before us will be our sure guides and companions
throughout the weekend.
As always our rhythm will include silence from Evening
to Morning Prayer. We will enjoy reflection together and
in solitude, time to nap, read, walk a labyrinth on the
beach, and just ‘be’ with God and each other.
Friday January 24th – Sunday, January 26th
Please plan to arrive by 4pm and depart by noon.
Fee: $345 Deposit ($10) by Dec. 29th
(Includes ocean-front single room and 5 meals.)
Location: Springmaid Beach Resort, Myrtle Beach
Led by: Caroline Smith
Space for 25 fills up quickly.
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“Praying the
Hours” at the Beach |
During this quiet retreat that follows the annual beach
retreat, we observe the monastic ‘hours’ of the day
beginning with Vespers Sunday evening and ending Monday
or Tuesday noon. We honor silence throughout with
interpretation of the hours, liturgical prayer and time
to ‘be’ with God.
Sunday, January 29th – Tuesday, January 31st
Plan to begin at 5pm and leave by noon. You are welcome
to stay over one night, or two.
Fee: $145/night, (with meals) Deposit ($10) by Dec. 29th
Led by: Cathie Powell. Meals by Margaret Hardy
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Tending the Soul: A Retreat for Artists and Mystics
(III) |
Much
of the life of the creative soul needs to be solitary,
in order to be faithful to the calling to create. It
also seems that community is essential – especially with
kindred spirits who understand what it is like to hear
that different drum.
Our retreat this year provides ample time to be with God
both in community and in solitude. We will use material
from a variety of sources such as Crossing the Desert:
Learning to Let Go, See Clearly and Live Simply; The
Artist’s Rule: Nurturing Your Creative Soul with
Monastic Wisdom, and The Art of LIFE BLENDING® book to
encourage creative, contemplative practice.
Artists of all kinds are invited: visual artists,
musicians, writers, potters, dancers, poets and everyday
mystics. Come away - let God tend your soul as only God
can.
Friday, February 10th – Sunday, February 12th
Please plan to arrive by 4 and leave before lunch.
Fee: $325 Deposit ($10) by Jan. 10th
You will have a single room, and most likely share a
bath.
Location: Snails Pace, Saluda, NC
Led by: Ashlyn Mengel and Cathie Powell
Space for 10.
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Finding Our Voice: A Retreat for Men |
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Most men are longing
for an encounter with God, but in many ways the typical
church approaches have failed men. The goal of this
retreat is to help men find their own way to experience
God and find meaning in the ordinary. Men will be
challenged to surrender the illusions they have received
from society and from their upbringing. They will
consider their shadows and find that the grace of God
heals their wounds.
The retreat will be
led by a father-son team who have lived through many of
the issues that all men must face. The methodology will
be a contemplative approach to men’s spirituality and a
challenge to take this way of listening for God to all
of life. It is hoped that each man will leave with a new
sense of wholeness and direction.
There will be
ample time for quiet reflection in solitude and in
community, for hiking the trails, and sitting and
rocking overlooking the lake in the beauty of Kanuga.
The food is excellent and ample. These men live what
they teach.
Friday,
February 24th – Sunday, February 26th
Please plan to arrive by 4pm and depart before lunch.
Fee: $345 Dep.
($10) by Jan. 15th
Location: Kanuga Conferences, Hendersonville, NC
Led by: Adam Page
and Carroll Page
Space for 17.
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The Greatest Silence You Will Ever Hear (II):
A Weekend Retreat |
This weekend
experience is for those of us who long to enjoy silence
and desire to be a bit more contemplative but either
aren’t very good at it, lack experience, and/or are
downright afraid of it! Sharon is living proof that even
a Type A personality can learn to enjoy and even long
for the power of stillness, quiet and contemplation with
our God.
All you need to do to prepare is to come with an open
heart. We will be learning several spiritual disciplines
that will take you deeper spiritually. There will be
plenty of time for learning and for practice in a warm
and welcoming environment. Retreatants will have single
rooms, but may share a bath.
Friday, March 23rd – Sunday, March 25th
Please plan to arrive by 4pm and depart by 2.
Fee: $325 Deposit ($10) Mar. 11th
Location: Snails Pace, Saluda, NC
Led by: Sharon Decker
Space for 10 and may fill up quickly.
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Spring
Directed 4-Day Group Retreat |
The experience at
Mepkin Abbey is unique. The Trappist monks who live
there invite us to participate with them in the liturgy
of the hours. You may attend or not – any or all of the
services. Each retreatant has a single room, but may
share a bath. The food is simple but tasty and ample.
The setting along the Cooper River is inviting and their
lovely mile-long native plant labyrinth is delightful.
This may be our last 7-day retreat at Mepkin Abbey as
they need to limit the number of days to 4, so if you
have been planning on this, now is the time.
Monday, March 26th – Friday, March 30th
Please arrive by 4pm and plan to leave before lunch.
Fee: $160 for spiritual direction
Deposit ($10) by Feb. 28th
(The monks offer room and board to all guests. You are
encouraged to consider a generous gift to Mepkin Abbey.)
Location: Mepkin Abbey, Moncks Corner,
SC
Led by: Cathie
Powell
Space for 3.
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Spring Quiet Day: God in Our Stories |
In a noisy world we
sometimes forget how much God loves us. Come spend a day
reflecting on who God says you are in light of
scripture. “So God created humankind in his image, in
the image of God he created them, male and female he
created them.” Gen. 1:27 (NRSV)
The rhythm of our time will include time in solitude to
walk a labyrinth, rest by a lovely fountain surrounded
by spring flowers, or sit in a quiet sanctuary.
Friday, April 20th 9:30 – 3:30
Fee: $30 (includes lunch) Deposit $10 by Mar. 30th
Location: Garden Room, Furman University Chapel
Led by: Janice Jennings
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A Retreat for
Creative Spirits |
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“A
Retreat for Creative Spirits” using The Art of LIFE
BLENDING® book by BJ Stowers in collaboration with
environmental artist Hal Stowers, ASLA. Whether you are
a creative spirit by vocation or avocation, or if it you
just value or desire creativity to be a part of your
everyday
life, we have found that it is essential to ‘tend the
soul.’ This long weekend retreat will do just that.
Because much of the creative life needs to be solitary,
it is a gift to experience community with kindred
spirits. So, the rhythm of our time will include
content, reflection time in solitude and community as
well as these cameo events with Hal and BJ Stowers: LIFE
BLENDING® DIALOGUE with Hal & B.J. Stowers -- In the
style of the TV program “Inside the Actor’s Studio” –
Hal and B. J. will welcome our questions and dialogue
with us based on their experiences.
SUNSET TRACE: A LIFE BLENDING® Experience with Hal & B.J.
Stowers -- Hal Stowers will guide us on ways to tune in
and open channels to God and nature -- a personal
journey through one of the most beautiful and natural
beach parks in Florida, Honeymoon Island State Park.
LIFE BLENDING® STUDIO WALK at Happy Bayou -- Hal & B. J.
will guide us through an indoor outdoor studio
experience at “Point Sun Moon & Sea -- Happy Bayou” --
sharing a setting that has been both found and created,
an environment that has kept them in touch with God and
nature
on a daily basis -- nurturing their spirits and
inspiring their life work for almost four decades.
We will stay at Sutherland Crossing in lovely Crystal
Beach, FL, an easy drive from Tampa International
Airport.
Retreatants will have single rooms, but may share a
bath.
The meals will also reflect the LIFE BLENDING® approach
to living, using ideas and suggestions from their book.
Friday, May 4th – Monday, May 7th
Please plan to arrive to begin by 5pm and depart by 12.
Fee: $475 Deposit ($10) Mar. 30th
Location: Sutherland Crossing, Crystal Beach, FL
Led by: Ashlyn Mengel, Cathie Powell with cameos by Hal
and B. J. Stowers, meals by Margaret Hardy
Space for 10.
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