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SeekaRetreat - Maryland retreats, retreat workshops, programs and events. Directory of retreat leaders and spiritual directors and coaches. Retreats include themes with topics including: spiritual retreats, religious retreats, healing, yoga, self improvement etc...
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Maryland is bounded by Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean (E), the District of Columbia (S), Virginia and West Virginia (S, W) and Pennsylvania (N). |
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Retreat Centers with Scheduled Retreats
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Among the many events held at Am Kolel Sanctuary, there are groups that offer retreats that are open to the public. These retreats provide opportunities for new experiences, for expanding present talents, skills and abilities, and/or to deepen your own practices with an intentional group.
Attending these retreats can support your own growth and interests, the groups themselves, and Am Kolel Sanctuary's mission and vision to provide an environment that honors body, mind and spirit.
Check out the upcoming retreats for 2008 and see if something strikes your fancy! And if you know of groups looking for a beautiful space to hold a retreat or training, please guide them our way.
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Dayspring Retreat Center
Germantown, Maryland
web site
email
Telephone (301) 428-9348
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Retreat at Dayspring is a time to be silent, to expect an encounter with God in the interior and exterior silence made possible by the setting. Yet silence is always a gift, God's gift. We enter into retreat, rest, and are still; we wait, are open, and receptive.
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The Shalem Institute has been a resource for prayer and deepening in the life of the Spirit for over 30 years and has earned a reputation for assisting people in developing a deeper spirituality in their work and personal lives.
Shalem provides programs and support for spiritual directors, clergy, leaders of contemplative prayer groups and retreats, other lay leaders, and individuals--all who seek to deepen their relationships with God and bring the gifts of contemplative living and leadership to their ministries.
Shalem programs are grounded in the Christian contemplative tradition, with its emphasis on being present to God in all that is, and are also graced by the contemplative wisdom from other faith traditions.
The depth and breadth of experiential programming, integrated with understanding of contemplative classics, spiritual community, and discernment for action have drawn thousands in the Washington DC area, nationally, and internationally. We hope you will join us.
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Highlighted Retreats
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Am Kolel Sanctuary and Renewal Center
19520 Darnestown Road
Beallsville, MD 20839-3308
(301) 349-2799 Fax (301) 349-2744
www.sanctuaryretreatcenter.com
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Am Kolel invites you to Open Shabbes at Sanctuary. Open Shabbes begins on Saturday morning at 9:30 AM with a light breakfast. At 10 AM we continue with gentle Yoga and Hebrew letter meditation, followed by devotional singing and chanting and a taste of Torah wisdom. At 12:30 PM everyone is invited to a pot luck vegetarian/dairy Kiddush lunch (nothing that needs to be warmed or cooked, please). On Open Shabbes days all are welcome to hike, relax, learn and play the rest of the day! Please see the Am Kolel web site for Open Shabbes days at www.am-kolel.org.
For those who would like to come Friday afternoon and stay for Shabbat dinner and sleep over, please contact Gilah Rosner, our retreat manager at 301-349-2799 OR
gilah@am-kolel.org to make arrangements.
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SPECIAL EVENT :
Third Annual Gerald May Seminar with Cynthia Bourgeault
The Divine Exchange, Friday Lecture, May 9, 2008, 7-9pm, location TBD
www.shalem.org/short_programs/special_events/may_seminar_friday.html
The Divine Exchange, Saturday Workshop, May 10, 2008, 10am - 4pm, location TBD
www.shalem.org/short_programs/special_events/may_seminar_saturday.html
WEEKLY PRAYER CIRCLE:
Every Wednesday, 12:00pm-12:45pm, Shalem Institute
www.shalem.org/short_programs/weekly_prayer/peace_prayer_circle
CONTEMPLATIVE LEADERSHIP: FLOWING TOGETHER
JUNE 7, 2008, 10 AM TO 4 PM
http://www.shalem.org/short_programs/special_workshops/cont_leadership.html
What practices support your contemplative leadership? What encourages transformative choices?
And what is the role of spiritual community?
Please consider exploring these questions at a Shalem Workshop—
The morning session will include prayerful reflection on contemplative leadership and sharing of understandings/experiences.
The afternoon session will look at shifting from controlling power to relational power and will include silence, reflection and sharing.
Leaders: Ann Dean and Patience Robbins
Location: Dayspring Retreat Center , Germantown, Maryland
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Am Kolel Sanctuary and Renewal Center
19520 Darnestown Road
Beallsville, MD 20839-3308
(301) 349-2799 Fax (301) 349-2744
www.sanctuaryretreatcenter.com
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April 11 - 13, 2008. “Cultivating Mindfulness: Opening to Insight and Compassion“ With Hugh Byrne and Jon Waterman.
The focus of this retreat is on cultivating concentration and mindfulness to help us see clearly, to release patterns of holding, and to strengthen our connection to all of life. Silence will be observed and practiced throughout the weekend with opportunities to process individually and in groups. All levels of experience are welcome. For more information and to register: visit www.imcw.org and contact Hugh Byrne, hughgbyrne@yahoo.com and 202-966-2572. The Insight Meditation Community of Washington (IMCW) is a spiritual community teaching and practicing Vipassana meditation. |
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Dayspring Retreat Center
Germantown, Maryland
web site
email
Telephone (301) 428-9348
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Sound and Silence: The Harmony of Hope Weekend Retreat
Date(s): April 4, 2008 - April 6, 2008
Theme: SOUND AND SILENCE: THE HARMONY OF HOPE. "Into your hands I commit my spirit." Calvary was a place of extreme brokenness in Jesus' life and in the world. Yet a new movement began there, through loving surrender, one which still resounds throughout the Universe. How shall we sing a new song of hope? In this awakening season of Spring, after Easter, we will reflect on the Hidden Beauty of broken chords in our own life movements. Singing and chanting and listening for Wisdom, we will explore the harmonies of sound and silence coming from our authentic depths, composed by Grace and offering new life.
Leaders: Ann Dean, spiritual director and teacher at the Servant Leadership School, is a member of the Retreat Mission Group and Program Director at the Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation. Nae Pearson currently serves as Director of Music at Christ Congregational Church in Silver Spring, Maryland. He is a graduate of Shalem's Leading Contemplative Prayer Groups and Retreats Program.
Dayspring Retreat Center
11301 Neelsville Church Rd.
Germantown, MD 20876
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Am Kolel Sanctuary and Renewal Center
19520 Darnestown Road
Beallsville, MD 20839-3308
(301) 349-2799 Fax (301) 349-2744
www.sanctuaryretreatcenter.com
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April 30-May 4, 2008
Wellness Week
We’ll show you how to reclaim your better self, the one you love. By downshifting you can re-invent energy and improve your outlook. You’ll activate relaxation, nurture and heal your body, relax your mind, allow wellbeing in again, focus mentally, restore your spirit.
* Yoga
* Chanting
* Labyrinth Meditation
* Massage
*Guided Meditations
* Celebrations & Fun
* Reiki
* Stretching & Breathwork
* Natural & Organic Foods
* Nature Walks
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Special Retreat for the 50th Anniversary of Loyola Retreat House, 1958-2008
"God Wants Your Friendship:
May 30 - June 1, 2008
William A. Barry, S.J.
William A. Barry, S.J. is a world-renowned author, lecturer and spiritual director. he is the author of nearly a dozen books, including Paying Attention to God, What Do I Want in Prayer? and Finding God in All Things. Father Barry, who earned his Master's Degree from Fordham and his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan, has taught at the University of Michigan, Boston College, and the Weston School of Theology, and served as the Provincial of the New England Province of the Society of Jesus. Fr. Barry is also the editor-in-chief of the publication Human Development.
Suggested Offering: $230
For further information, please call the Business Office at 301-392-0801 or email reservations@loyolaretreat.org
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Dayspring Retreat Center
Germantown, Maryland
web site
email
Telephone (301) 428-9348
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Earth in Peril: A Moment of Grace Weekend Retreat
Date(s): April 25, 2008 - April 27, 2008
Theme: EARTH IN PERIL: A MOMENT OF GRACE. At each critical turning point in the long evolutionary story of life in the Universe there is what Thomas Berry calls a moment of grace. Everything seems to hang in the balance. It is a time of great danger and immense possibility. In this retreat we will reflect on the nature of transformation-these moments of grace-using examples drawn from the Universe story, scripture, spiritual biography and the living world around us at Dayspring.
Leaders: Cheryl Hellner and Jim Hall live in a solar cottage they designed and helped to build as part of the Earth Ministry site at Dayspring. As teachers and retreat leaders their call is to help awaken the spiritual awareness and daily life practices that will enable humankind and the natural world to become a single sacred community.
Dayspring Retreat Center
11301 Neelsville Church Rd.
Germantown, MD 20876
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Retreat Calendar
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Center for Soulful Living Silent Retreat
Event theme: Silence
Event date: July 26-29, 2008
Event spiritual orienation: Ecumenical
Event environment: Bon Secours Retreat Center
Retreat leader: Bill Bauman,PhD,Self Realized Spiritual leader, psychologist,founder of the Center for Soulful Living.
Retreat leader phone: 410-719-9689.
Retreat leader web_site: wwwaboutcsl.com
Retreat leader email: kathy.farinholt@verizon.net
Retreat center name: Bon Secour Retreat Center
1521 Mariottsville Road, Mariottsville, Maryland, 21104
Retreat center telephone: 410.442.1320
Retreat center web site: http://bonsecoursspiritualcenter.org/
Retreat center email: bssc@bshsi.org
Contact name: Pamela Maraldo
Contact email: pjmaraldo@aol.com
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March 14-16, 2008
Marriage Retorno Weekend
Event theme: The Marriage Retorno Weekend is a retreat experience that is Trinity-based, with time alone, time as a couple, and time sharing with all in attendance, using Scripture and lived experience in order to grow as a couple and witnesses to God's love in the world.
Event spiritual orientation: Catholic (open to all faiths)
Event overview: The Marriage Retorno Weekend is designed primarily for a husband and wife who want to deepen their relationship with each other and with God.
Retreat leader name: Adrien and Mary Clare Auger
Retreat leader bio: Marriage Retorno Coordinators
Retreat leader phone: 301-251-9368
Retreat leader web site: www.marriageretornodc.com
Retreat leader email: adrienoj@yahoo.com
Retreat center name: Summerfield Suites
Retreat center address: 200 Skidmore Boulevard
Retreat center city: Gaithersburg, MD 20877
Retreat center web site: gaithersburg.summerfieldsuites.hyatt.com/
Contact name: Adrien Auger
Contact email: adrienoj@yahoo.com
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Date: 1st and 3rd Sundays May - September
title: Free Family Events
for all ages, bands, clowns, pupets, family camp
Presenter: Various groups
Center: Peach Orchard Christian Retreat Center
Silver Spring, MD
Telephone: 301-384-3305
Email: mdvaretreactctr@aol.com
name: darold Phillips
subemail: Debby.Poole@juno.com
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Event date: July 13 -20, 2008
Event title: FAMILY CAMP
Event theme: STIR IT UP
Event spiritual orientation: CHRISTIAN
Event environment: CAMPGROUND/RETREAT FACILITLY
Event overview: Evangelist - MARK VAN VALIN
Youth Evangelists- COLBY AND VIVIAN FRANKLAND
Missionaries- DICK AND SHEILA DICKINSON
Heaven Bound Band "As for music ... we're pretty eclectic and play a variety of stuff . . . . . we've worked out some great takes on traditional hymns but love doing 'new and loud' with a lot of audience participation (don't let us leave without playing "Let it Rise!") & Paul Pitts has sung over 5000 performances worldwide on seven continents to over one billion people through television, radio, recordings and personal appearances. Pitts has sung numerous operatic roles. Recently he performed at the M.I.N.E conference.
Visit his website at www.paulpitts.com
Retreat center name: PEACH ORCHARD CHRISTIAN RETREAT CENTER
15712 PEACH ORCHARD ROAD, SILVER SPRING, MD, 20905
Retreat center telephone: 301-384-3305
Retreat center web site: www.peachorchardretreat.org
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