"For Darkness Is as Light to You," Dayspring Church Weekend Retreat back
October 30 - November 1, 2015
Theme: “FOR DARKNESS IS AS LIGHT TO YOU” (Psalm 139.12). This retreat will invite participants to a kind of trust that even in the darkest happenings divine presence is blessing us. Not being able to see is sometimes what allows experiencing dimensions of holiness undetectable when all is brightly lit. Drawing on scripture, storytelling, silence and the natural world we will invite God's sometimes opaqueness to radiate grace.
Leader: Karen Johnson, a part of the Dayspring community since 1994, is an Episcopal priest whose primary work is spiritual direction.
Weekend retreats run Friday dinner through Sunday lunch. The silence begins Friday night after dinner when the leader opens the retreat and introduces the theme. The leader usually offers brief reflections with morning and evening prayers on Saturday. The silence ends after breakfast Sunday morning with a time of sharing and worship, followed by lunch and departure.
You must be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus in order to attend weekend retreats. We are requiring that masks be worn indoors except when dining or in your personal room.
The cost for weekend retreats is $250. A $100 deposit is required to register. (Let us know if you need financial assistance.) To reserve a space email Nat Reid at office@dayspringretreat.org, or send a check with a note indicating which retreat you wish to register for.
Dinner on Friday at 7 pm is the first official gathering. You are welcome to arrive and settle in between 3:30 and 6:30 pm on Friday. The retreat will end by 2 pm on Sunday. Please plan to stay for the entire retreat.