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Events:
Chronological Listing
September, 2007 - June, 2008
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Clergy Day:
Claiming Our Journey |
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“Clergy Day: Claiming Our Journey” In her book,Leaving
Church: A Memoir of Faith, Barbara Brown Taylor writes,
“I had arrived at an understanding of faith that had
more to do with trust than with certainty.”
In our time together, we will reflect on how in the
practice of ministry we can be tempted to pull away from
the call God gives us. As we spend time with God we will
experience how our spirituality grounds us and is the
source of a ministry that is authentic and vital.
Come and feel nourished and sustained in the journey we
claim as we listen to God and experience ecumenical
companionship with others on the journey.
We’ll enjoy time for reflection both in solitude and
together, rest on a swing, in a rocking chair, on a
bench by the creek, maybe even take a walk, and just
‘be’ with God.
Monday, Sept. 24th, 9:30 – 3:30
Fee: $30 (includes lunch) Deposit ($10) by Sept. 17th
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Contemplative
Study: The Sacred Way (AC) |
For Anyone Exploring Intentional Time to be Real and
Present to God. Spring pilot participants will
facilitate our meetings, with some of The Anchorage
Community Servant Leaders. (Details TBA).
Both Book Studies will use The Sacred Way: Spiritual
Practices for Everyday Life by Tony Jones. In a world
that thrives on fast food and facile political slogans,
(this book) is an invitation to explore
spiritual practices that will quicken and expand our
everyday lives. It is a comprehensive and yet accessible
guide to the time-tested spiritual disciplines of
Christianity. It is the ideal handbook for the wanderer
who is ready to become a pilgrim.
The rhythm of our time will include some quiet music to
help us let go of the busyness of the day. We will
consider some of the main points of the chapter(s)
before taking some time for reflection in quiet with God
in a place away from the group. As we re-gather, our
discussion then comes from that deeper place rather than
off the top of our heads, as we listen for what it is
God is showing us.2nd & 4th Tuesday, 6:30 – 8 pm
Fall Study: Sept. 25 – Nov. 13 and
Spring Study: March 25 – May 13
Please plan to attend all 4 sessions per study. You
may sign up for Fall or Spring or both. (Our Spring
Study will cover chapters not covered in the Fall
Study.)
Fee: $40 includes $13 book and light snacks.
Deposit ($10) by 2 weeks ahead of beginning of study.
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Mepkin
Abbey, in Moncks Corner, SC |
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experience at Mepkin Abbey is unique in that it is a
Trappist Monastery and the monks invite us to
participate in the liturgy of the hours in the choir
with them. You have the choice to attend or not – any or
all of the service. Each retreatant has a single room,
but may share a bath. The food is simple but tasty and
ample. The setting along the river is quietly inviting
and there is a mile-long labyrinth.
4-Day Fall
Retreat:
Monday – Friday, October 8 - 12, 2007
4-Day Lenten Spring Retreat:
Monday – Friday, March 26 – 30, 2008
Please arrive by 4pm and plan to leave before lunch
Fee: $160 for daily spiritual direction with Cathie. The
monks offer room and board to all guests. You are
encouraged to consider a generous gift to Mepkin Abbey.
Deposit: $10 Please send your deposit
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Sailing Retreat:
Ruach, Lake Norman, NC |
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Come, spend a day on a sailboat on Lake Norman. Our
focus for the day will be worshipping in, with and
through God’s creation. We will enjoy reflection in
silence and in conversation as we sail and anchor for
lunch.
Friday, October 12th, 9:30 – 3:30
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Caregivers’ Dinner: Finding Calm in the Chaos II |
Our
time together will feature more meditations based on a
book by Kathleen Long Bostrom by this same name. We will
use scripture and prayer techniques to quiet our souls
and allow God to love us through the most difficult
times in our lives.
Come away for replenishment in a graced setting, to
remember that God sees your servant heart and is with
you each moment, blessing you and your work.
Thursday, October
25th, 6:30 – 8:30 PM
Garden Room, Daniel Chapel, Furman Univ.
Fee: $35 Deposit ($10) by Sept. 14
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Fall Quiet Day: On
Loving God with Bernard of Clairvaux |
This
Benedictine monk was instrumental
in founding the Cistercians, and has been named the most
influential person in the 12th century, as the Pope and
kings
sought his council.
The 12th century was unique in Western history for
cultivating love.
Love flourished in secular arenas as well as spiritual.
This era was
the time of Tristan and Isolde, Lancelot and Guinevere!
Western
culture was shaped by this love emphasis but not
necessarily as
spiritual. Bernard was encouraging love for Christ and
saw it as a
path to union with God. He was teaching a spirituality
of love.
This ‘peak of the leaves’ fall day will be mostly in
silence with
ample time to reflect with God outside and in.
Friday, Nov. 16th, 9:30 – 3:30
Fee: $30 (includes light lunch) Deposit ($10) by Nov.
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Making Room in the Inn (XI): An Advent Retreat |
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year, as we enter the Holy Season of Advent, many of us
ask God to help us be more aware of the holiness of this
time, and less caught up in the exhausting expectations
that seem to go with preparation for Christmas. Our hope
is that this evening of simply being attentive to God
and becoming more still, within and without, will
provide some space in us for God, for the One who comes
to us in Jesus the Christ.
Our focus will be
on making room in the inn, emptying ourselves. Better
yet, inviting God to empty us, to make room for God’s
very Self, using words of John of the Cross.
Thurs., Dec.
13th, 6:30 – 9 PM
Fee: $15 Deposit
($10) by Dec. 6th
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Epiphany Retreat |
“Epiphany Retreat” Though no longer a major feast day
for most Christians, Epiphany is still a significant
day. It is a day to celebrate the Light, to continue the
string of lights from Advent
through Epiphany.We first have an Advent Wreath for
the four weeks of Advent – with four candles signifying
peace, hope, joy and love. Then we light the Christmas
Candle, the birth of our Lord, beginning the twelve days
of Christmas. In Epiphany, we enjoy the Epiphany Star.
The evening is one of reclaiming and celebrating
Epiphany with Scripture, reflecting together and in
solitude.
Thursday, January 3rd, 6:30 - 9 pm
Fee: $15 Deposit ($10) by Dec. 27th
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Celtic Prayer: Recovering our Celtic Roots |
Recovering our Celtic roots and reclaiming our forgotten
heritage will both deepen our prayer and enlarge our
vision. Celtic prayer draws upon a pre-Christian past as
well as on the fullness of the
Gospel. This weekend retreat together will touch not
only mind and heart but imagination also.
Our rhythm will include silence from evening prayer to
morning prayer. We will enjoy reflection together and in
solitude, time to nap, read, walk a labyrinth on the
beach, and just ‘be’ with God
and each other.
Fri. Jan. 25th, 5
p.m. – Sun. Jan. 27th, noon
Fee: $300,
includes ocean-front single room, 5 meals and all
materials Deposit ($10) by Dec. 29th
The Litchfield Inn, Pawleys Island, SC
And stay another day or two for “Praying the Hours.”
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Praying the Hours: A Silent Beach Retreat |
During this quiet retreat that begins after the annual
beach retreat concludes, we observe the monastic ‘hours’
of the day beginning with Vespers Sunday evening and
ending Monday or Tuesday noon. We honor silence
throughout with liturgical prayer and time to ‘be’ with
God.
5 PM Sun., Jan. 27th - Noon, Tues., Jan. 29th
You are welcome to stay over just one night, or two. The
second day we honor the hours without interpretation.
Fee: $125/night Deposit ($10) by Dec. 29th |
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Contemplative Book Study: Having a Mary Spirit |
“Contemplative Book Study: Having a Mary Spirit:
Allowing God to Change Us from the
Inside Out” by Joanna Weaver. We will study selected
chapters from this book, a sequel to the popular Having
a Mary
Heart in a Martha World by the same author. We will
focus on the
God who stands ready, willing and able to help us
reflect Christ in
our words and actions. We will reflect together and in
solitude in
a rocking chair, by the fireplace or on the covered
deck.
1st & 3rd Thursdays, Feb. 7th – Mar. 20th 9 – 11
Fee: $40 includes $14 book Dep. ($10) Jan. 30
Please plan to attend all 4 sessions if possible. |
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Spring Clergy Day |
Spring Clergy Day: “The Biblical and Contemporary
Character(s) of Encountering God” Different biblical
cha-racters encounter God in decidedly different ways,
from Isaiah of Jerusalem’s vision in the temple (Isaiah
6) to Mary Magdalene’s experience in the garden (John
20).
We will use the variety of their encounters as windows
on God’s presence and mirrors on ourselves in our own
encounters and experiences with God that serve as a
reservoir that sustains our ministries.
Our day will begin with coffee and muffins at 9:30 and
flow unhurriedly as we settle into God with quiet
prayer, teaching/ discussion with Jeff, reflection
together and in solitude. Jeff’s unique way of exploring
and interpreting these ways of encountering God will be
challenging, enriching and
engaging. You may choose to reflect outside on the
covered deck with rocking chairs and a swing, or inside
in the prayer room or by the cozy fireplace. This day is
for clergy, who so need a day away with God and each
other to be replenished.
Monday, March 3, 9:30 – 3:30
Fee: $35 (includes lunch) Deposit ($10) by Feb. 12th |
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Windows into the Soul Retreat II |
We
will enjoy
selected sect ions of Michael Sullivan’s book, Windows
into the
Soul and other new materials. We will explore new
approaches to
prayer that guide us gently through our creativity to
new insights
and responses to traditional prayer themes. Participants
will have
the opportunity to work with a variety of art media. No
artistic
talent required! One reviewer of Sullivan’s book wrote
“Open
your eyes, unfold your hands, but be warned: you may
fall in love
with God again!”
Solitude Pointe is a delightful mountain retreat with
great food!
Each cabin has ample room for 2 or 3 including a living
room,
kitchen, dining area and screened porch or deck. There
are hiking
trails and a river running nearby.
Please arrive between 4 and 4:30 so we can begin at 5.
(Discounted rate for sharing 3 to a bath.)
Fri., Apr. 4th at 5pm to Sat. Apr. 5th at 3pm
Fee: $135 Dep. ($10) by Feb. 29th
(includes single room/shared bath, 3 meals)
Location: Solitude Pointe, Cleveland, SC (About an
hour NW of Greenville) |
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Spring Quiet Day, “Give Your Agenda to God” |
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Come away and
experience giving your agenda to God as we allow the
Holy Spirit to gently direct our quiet day together
through gentle teachings, solitude and reflection. Give
yourself, loved ones and friends the gift of discovering
more deeply our unique call and true source of inner
peace and healing.
The rhythm of our day
will includes reflection in solitude and together,
during the peak of the fall leaves. We’ll be outside as
much as possible.
Friday, April
18th, 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Fee: $30 (includes
lunch) Dep. ($10) by Apr. 11th
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The Heavens Declare: A Spring Sailing Retreat |
Come, spend a day on a sailboat on Lake Norman. Our
focus for the day will be worshipping in, with and
through God’s creation. We will enjoy reflection in
silence and in conversation as we sail and anchor for
lunch.
Friday, May 2nd, 9:30 – 3:30
Fee: $75 includes lunch Deposit($10) by a week ahead
Peninsula Yacht Club, Lake Norman, NC
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Directed
Retreat for Clergy: Come Away |
The
retreat experience at Diakonia, a Greek Orthodox Retreat
Center, is unhurried and quiet, with delicious Greek
food! Each retreatant has a cozy private cabin nestled
in the woods. There are hiking trails, canoes and a
lovely 11-acre lake. (Though this retreat is intended
for Clergy, we will keep a waiting list for others as
there is space.)
4-Day Summer Retreat:
Sunday - Thursday, June 1 – 4, 2008
Please arrive by 4pm and plan to leave after lunch
Fee: $385 (includes everything!) Dep. ($10) by May 1st
Space for 4 |
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Clergy Day: Fear
and Worry |
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“Clergy Day: Fear and Worry in the Service of Christ -
Is It an Intimacy Issue?” In the quietness of
the day we will seek an awareness of how fear may be
playing a part in our ministry.
As pastors, we are called to serve Christ faithfully and
with deep faith. But, the realities of pastoral ministry
can discourage and even paralyze us. Our time together
will be an exploration of
what we might do with our legitimate fears in the midst
of ministry.
“Do not be afraid little flock, for it is your Father’s
good pleasure to give you the kingdom.”
Luke 12:32
We’ll enjoy time for reflection both in solitude and
together, rest on a swing, in a rocking chair, on a
bench by the creek, maybe even take a walk, and just
‘be’ with God.
Thursday, June 12, 9:30 – 3:30
Fee: $30 (with lunch) Dep. ($10) by May 31st
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