THE CHURCH OF CHRIST RIGHT NOW: WEEKEND RETREAT back
March 10 - March 12, 2017
THE CHURCH OF CHRIST, RIGHT NOW is called to dismantle the injustices of mass incarceration. Increasingly referred to as The New Jim Crow, these injustices are entrenched in a centuries-old system of economic exploitation, and are an expression of our national spiritual disease. The particular theme for this retreat is to be announced.
Leader:Rev. Diane Ford Dessables, M.Div., M.S., is a Senior Associate for Bread for the World where she advocates for public policy advancement for and with impoverished people. She has been a servant leader in ministry for 25 years and is currently involved with several expressions of the Church of the Saviour. For the Church of Christ, Right Now. Others welcome as space permits.
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.