LOVING GOD AND LOVING EARTH: PRAYING WITH THE POETRY OF MARY OLIVER - A Weekend Retreat back
November 9 - November 11, 2018
Theme: LOVING GOD AND LOVING EARTH:
PRAYING WITH THE POETRY OF MARY OLIVER.
“What are you going to do with your one wild,
precious life?” Come… In the beauty of autumn,
amongst falling leaves and burning stars, in the
sanctuary of silence in community, we will listen
together to the Spirit’s encouragement and inspiration
for our spiritual journeys. “When death comes…
when it’s over, I want to say I was a bride married to
amazement.”
Leader: Ann Dean is a spiritual director,
member of the Dayspring Retreat Mission Group and
Program Director at the Shalem Institute for Spiritual
Formation. She has been leading spiritual retreats and
conferences for 30 years.
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.