The Spiritual Practice of Letting Go: A Weekend Retreat back
September 18 - September 20, 2015
THIS RETREAT IS FULL. PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE ON THE WAITING LIST.
Theme: THE SPIRITUAL PRACTICE OF LETTING GO. How many times in your life have you realized it was better to let go of something, some job, some habit, or someone than to keep it in your life? September is a wonderful time to allow more space for God by letting go of what no longer serves us. Sometimes this releasing is just pulling our hands off the controls, at others it's taking out the trash. No matter how we do it, we arrive lighter for it.
The leaves believe
such letting go is love
such love is faith
such faith is grace
such grace is god
I agree with the leaves
—from Lucille Clifton, “The Lesson of the Falling Leaves”
Leader: Stephanie Burgevin is an associate faculty member of the Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation and a graduate of their Leading Contemplative Prayer Groups and Retreats program. She has been a member of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) for almost 20 years and leads contemplative, spiritual, and silent retreats and classes.
Open Retreat.
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.