2025-2026 Retreat Dates:
October 9-11, 2025
February 19-21, 2026
April 23-25, 2026
August 27-29, 2026
Our retreats build community with communal meals, small and large group work, and walking together on the beautiful grounds of Kellogg Biological Station. We begin on Thursday afternoon, with a meet and greet at the Manor House. Dinner follows at McCrary Hall, followed by large group, small group, and individual work. We use poetry, song, laughter, journal writing, and prompts related to the poetry. The evening concludes around 9:30 PM.
Friday morning begins with optional Silence in Community, followed by communal breakfast, then the morning work begins. We build on the work begun Thursday evening. We set the stage for the Friday evening Clearness Committees. Lunch is together, with the focus persons dining with Caren and Monique, to prep for the Clearness Committee. We usually have 2-3 Clearness Committees on Friday night. After lunch Friday continues with a period of rest after lunch for all. We meet at the Manor House around 3, and then enjoy a poem and a walk in nature around the grounds, an art project or writing concludes the afternoon.
Friday dinner is together. After dinner we meet at the Manor House and prepare as a group for the Clearness Committees. The Clearness Committee work takes about 2-2.5 hours. Following this we again meet in the dining room of the Manor House for a soiree, with food, wine, laughter, and truly building our community.
Saturday begins again with optional Silence in Community, followed by breakfast. Debriefing the Clearness Committees on Saturday morning is a powerful and loving experience. After this we continue the work of the retreat by exploring our personal seasons of vocation, life, and love.
Our retreat concludes around noon on Saturday, where we part from each other, with the promise to see each other again in the next season.
