SPIRITUAL RENEWAL: A Weekend Retreat back
July 13 - July 15, 2018
Theme: SPIRITUAL RENEWAL. The primary focus of this silent retreat is each retreatant's individual silent prayer and reflection. To encourage this in each person and the entire group, we will consider what it means to "rest in
God" as a means of spiritual renewal. As the 20th century American Trappist Thomas Merton has written, "As long as I am content to know that God is infinitely greater than I, and that I cannot know God unless God shows Himself to me, I will have Peace, and God will be near me and
in me, and I will rest in God."
Leader: Reverend Ridgeway Addison, Ph.D. is an educator, minister, and spiritual director. He presently serves as an adjunct Assistant Professor at Georgetown University where he teaches in the areas of spirituality
and ethics.
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.