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SUMMARY:Silent Weekend Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to our Hermitage on the shore of the Sassafras River for this weekend of stillness and grounding.\nDuring each silent weekend\, there will be free-flowing time for resting\, silence\, journaling\, and nourishing food\, all at your own pace. We will begin and end our weekend with a gentle conversation\, for evening supper on Friday and breakfast on Sunday. Each participant will have their own spacious bedroom and the communal use of the living and dining rooms\, the kitchen\, and the beautiful grounds and riverside spaces. If you have dietary needs\, please let us know when you register. Each participant will have the opportunity to sign up for a spiritual companionship conversation with one of our spiritual directors. Sign up soon\, as silent retreats have limited availability.\nPlease register here: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/jteyms3\nIf you’d like to learn more about the Retreat House Hermitage and taking a personal retreat\, please visit our website: https://retreathousehillsboro.org/personal-retreat-days/\n \n 
URL:https://retreathousehillsboro.org/event/silent-weekend-retreat-3/
LOCATION:Foehliage Retreat Center\, 31450 Sassafras River Ave\, Galena\, MD\, 21635
CATEGORIES:Quiet Day,Retreats,Weekend Retreat
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SUMMARY:Silent Weekend Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to our Hermitage on the shore of the Sassafras River for this weekend of stillness and grounding.\nDuring each silent weekend\, there will be free-flowing time for resting\, silence\, journaling\, and nourishing food\, all at your own pace. We will begin and end our weekend with a gentle conversation\, for evening supper on Friday and breakfast on Sunday. Each participant will have their own spacious bedroom and the communal use of the living and dining rooms\, the kitchen\, and the beautiful grounds and riverside spaces. If you have dietary needs\, please let us know when you register. Each participant will have the opportunity to sign up for a spiritual companionship conversation with one of our spiritual directors. Sign up soon\, as silent retreats have limited availability.\n\nEach Silent Weekend Retreat offers four registrations for four rooms. Register here: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/j9t2ev9\nIf you’d like to learn more about the Retreat House Hermitage and taking a personal retreat\, please learn more here: https://retreathousehillsboro.org/personal-retreat-days/\n \n \n  \n 
URL:https://retreathousehillsboro.org/event/silent-weekend-retreat-2/
LOCATION:Foehliage Retreat Center\, 31450 Sassafras River Ave\, Galena\, MD\, 21635
CATEGORIES:Quiet Day,Retreats,Weekend Retreat
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SUMMARY:Silent Weekend Retreat
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nWelcome to The Retreat House Hermitage on the shore of the Sassafras River for this weekend of stillness and grounding. \nDuring each silent weekend\, there will be free-flowing time for resting\, silence\, journaling\, and nourishing food\, all at your own pace. We will begin and end our weekend with a gentle conversation\, for evening supper on Friday and breakfast on Sunday. Each participant will have their own spacious bedroom and the communal use of the living and dining rooms\, the kitchen\, and the beautiful grounds and riverside spaces. If you have dietary needs\, please let us know when you register. Each participant will have the opportunity to sign up for a spiritual companionship conversation with one of our spiritual directors. Sign up soon\, as silent retreats have limited availability. \nEach Silent Weekend Retreat offers four registrations for four rooms. Register here: \nhttps://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/taj79m3\nIf you’d like to learn more about the Retreat House Hermitage and taking a personal retreat\, please learn more here: https://retreathousehillsboro.org/personal-retreat-days/\n 
URL:https://retreathousehillsboro.org/event/silent-weekend-retreat/
LOCATION:Foehliage Retreat Center\, 31450 Sassafras River Ave\, Galena\, MD\, 21635
CATEGORIES:Quiet Day,Retreats,Weekend Retreat
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SUMMARY:Spring Quiet Morning on Zoom - Soul Gardening: Preparing our Hearts for the Spirit's Fruits
DESCRIPTION:Soul Gardening: Preparing our Hearts for the Spirit’s Fruits\nwith Julia Morris-Myers\nFriday\, April 12\n9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.\non Zoom\nGather on this gentle spring morning for quiet\, reflection\, and conversation. We will look to the wisdom of the earth and notice ways to prepare for the new growth that might be emerging from the heart. We will be guided by scripture\, poetry\, silence\, and conversation\, and most of all by Mother Nature. Sign up to join on Zoom as an individual or with a few friends from your home.\n  \nRegister here: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/57psxpj\n 
URL:https://retreathousehillsboro.org/event/spring-quiet-morning-soul-gardening-preparing-our-hearts-for-the-spirits-fruits/
LOCATION:ZOOM
CATEGORIES:Meditation,Quiet Day,Retreats
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SUMMARY:Women's Christmas
DESCRIPTION:Women’s Christmas\nJanuary 6\, 2024\n9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.\nheld at\nThe Foehliage\, Galena\, Maryland\n  \n  \nGive yourself this special time to refresh your spirit and rest in the company of other women. We’ll sink into this restorative day as a celebration of Celtic Women’s Christmas\, a tradition shared on January 6 at the Feast of Epiphany. Grounded by the work of poet and pastor Jan Richardson\, it is the tradition of honoring the often difficult and tiring work of women to maintain the hearth and home\, especially during the extended holiday season. The women gather to reimagine their lives and\, as friends\, discern emerging patterns and support\, as sisters\, the art of navigating and developing new paths for the new year. The interactive day will be filled with activity\, prayerful silence\, and creativity\, including creating a soul collage. Come enjoy a continental breakfast and a simple\, warm\, and seasonal lunch\, perhaps eaten around a blazing fire and catching a glimpse of an eagle flying.  \nMeg Gallagher and Suzi Foehl have led this retreat since 2020. They joyfully welcome anyone with curiosity\, intention\, and an open heart. The price for the day-long retreat\, including a simple breakfast and lunch is $55 per person. The 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. retreat will be held at the Foehliage in Galena\, MD.   \nAn overnight option is available at a reduced cost of an additional $50. A simple supper is included. The overnight option is $105.  Please register here: https://tinyurl.com/RH2023Women \n  \n“I do not know \nHow to keep it all together \nOr by what patterns this world might  \nFinally\, hold. \n  \n…And what shines \nThrough all this darkness \nShines through us\, \nSetting every shattered thing \nInto a new constellation \n  \nAnd we can turn  \nOur faces \nTo that light\, \nTo the grace of  \nThose stars \nThat turn in us.” \nJan Richardson.  From “Those Stars That Turn in Us\, A Blessing for Women’s Christmas”. sanctuaryofwomen.com. \n 
URL:https://retreathousehillsboro.org/event/womens-christmas-4/
LOCATION:Foehliage Retreat Center\, 31450 Sassafras River Ave\, Galena\, MD\, 21635
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SUMMARY:Spring Quiet Day
DESCRIPTION:We look forward to gathering with you at The Retreat House for our Spring Quiet Day. Using prayers and meditations from John Philip Newell’s Celtic Benediction\, we will discern what seeds the Spirit may be planting in us. What can we do to nurture these and bring them to fruition? \n\n\n\n\nOur Spring Quiet Day will offer time for journaling\, silence\, time outdoors\, andgentle conversation. We will enjoy exploring together using poetry\, music\, and the gifts of Mother Nature.\n\nThis gathering will take place inside The Retreat House and on the beautiful grounds. We ask that participants be fully vaccinated. A light breakfast and lunch will be served. A suggested donationof $50 per person will be gratefully accepted. Please don’t let finances keep you from attending! \n\n\n\n  \nIN-PERSON QUIET DAY – Register at \nhttps://tinyurl.com/SpringQuietDay2023 or by contacting us at heather@retreathousehillsboro.org. \n\n  \nABOUT THE RETREAT LEADER: Julia Morris-Myers loves discovering the sacred in relaxed conversation and everyday life. She is a musician\,teacher and spiritual director on the Eastern Shore of Maryland\, where she lives with her husband and assorted pets. Julia is the Director of Music and the Organist at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Centreville. She has certificates in leading groups and in spiritual direction from the Shalem Institute in Washington\, DC\, and Bon Secours Retreat Center in Marriottsville\, MD.
URL:https://retreathousehillsboro.org/event/spring-quiet-day/
LOCATION:The Retreat House\, 22005 Church Street\, Hillsboro\, MD\, 21641\, United States
CATEGORIES:Quiet Day,Retreats
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SUMMARY:Quiet Morning - Winter’s Hush
DESCRIPTION:Quiet Morning – Winter’s Hush\nwith Heather Strang\nThursday\n February 16\, 2023\n9:30 – Noon\n  \n  \nOur quiet morning will begin with a reading and end with a blessing. In between\, the flow of time will be yours\, and with it\, the invitation to find a rhythm that begins within\,  This is an opportunity to be quiet for reflection\, prayer\, listening\, and presence while holding the space in community.  There will be time for journaling\, walking\, reading\, mediation and/or creative collage. We will begin with a cup of tea or coffee\, and end before lunch. All are welcome to bring a favorite lunch item\, and join in a community lunch at noon.  \nREGISTER HERE:  https://tinyurl.com/wintershush. A suggested donation of $40 will be gratefully accepted. Please don’t let finances keep you from attending! For more information\, please email heather@retreathousehillsboro.org
URL:https://retreathousehillsboro.org/event/quiet-morning-winters-hush/
LOCATION:The Retreat House\, 22005 Church Street\, Hillsboro\, MD\, 21641\, United States
CATEGORIES:Quiet Day
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SUMMARY:Advent Quiet Morning
DESCRIPTION:    \n with Heather Strang \nWalking through our Story\nThursday  \nDecember 8\, 2022  \n 9:30 am –  \n12:00 pm  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nWe will gather for this quiet morning and listen to our story. We will begin with time to connect and sip a cup of coffee or tea before enjoying a reading to frame our morning. Then we’ll each find a space at The Retreat House to listen to our Christmas story. Led by the peaceful voice of our friend The Rev. Dina Widlake\, we will follow her recorded storytelling from scripture in nine separate stations. Either follow amid the mature trees on the grounds\, or find a soft place to land in the house or in St. Paul’s Church. Throughout our pilgrimage of story\, we will have time to ponder questions\, to reflect and to journal.  \n  \nPlease register for this free offering to receive the link for listening to the Christmas story. If you are not able to join us in-person on this day\, listen where you are and any time that works for you.  \n  \nRegister at https://tinyurl.com/QuietAdvent or heather@retreathousehillsboro.org. This gathering will take place inside and outside the Retreat House\, weather permitting. We will practice covid-safe protocols and ask that participants be fully vaccinated; masks are optional.  A suggested donation of $25 per person will be gratefully accepted to support our practice of welcoming all\, not letting finances keep anyone from attending.  \nABOUT THE RETREAT LEADER: Heather Strang is a graduate of the Shalem Institute Spiritual Guidance Program (https://shalem.org)\, a contemplative small group facilitator and member of the Retreat House staff. Heather is active in the healing prayer ministry with St. Anne’s Episcopal Church. She is the parent of two young men and resides with her husband in Annapolis\, Maryland.
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LOCATION:The Retreat House\, 22005 Church Street\, Hillsboro\, MD\, 21641\, United States
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SUMMARY:Winter Quiet Day: Reflect & Renew
DESCRIPTION:During this quiet day\, we’ll settle into the peace of winter in our midst\nand reflect on scripture readings and poetry as inspirations for the year ahead. We will take some time to think about the past year and what we might want to keep or let go of in the year to come. We’ll enjoy the opportunity to make a craft from twigs and yarn to remind us of our intent for the new year. Throughout the day\, there will be substantial time for quiet and journaling\, or another activity such as reading\,\nknitting\, or walking. \nIN-PERSON QUIET DAY – Register at https://tinyurl.com/RHWinterQD or\ninfo@retreathousehillsboro.org. This gathering will take place inside the Retreat House with outdoor time on the beautiful grounds\, weather permitting. We will practice covid safe protocols and ask that participants be fully vaccinated; masks are optional. A light breakfast and lunch will be served. A suggested donation of $40 per person will be gratefully accepted and a\nportion of the proceeds is used for program scholarships. Please don’t let\nfinances keep you from attending! \n\nABOUT THE RETREAT LEADER: Julia Morris-Myers loves discovering the sacred in relaxed conversation and everyday life. She is a musician\, teacher and spiritual director on the Eastern Shore of Maryland\, where she lives with her husband and assorted pets. Julia is the Director of Music at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Centreville and has certificates in leading groups and in spiritual direction from the Shalem Institute in Washington\, DC\, and Bon Secours Retreat Center in Marriottsville MD.
URL:https://retreathousehillsboro.org/event/winter-quiet-day-reflect-renew/
LOCATION:The Retreat House\, 22005 Church Street\, Hillsboro\, MD\, 21641\, United States
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SUMMARY:Autumn Quiet Day: Release\, Rest\, Renewal
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, September 30\, 9:30 am to 2:00 pm\nWith Julia Morris-Myers \nTake in the early fall beauty unfolding around us on the grounds of the Retreat House. We’ll enjoy the freedom of open space and the opportunity to explore and experience Sabbath as we invite release\, rest\, and renewal. Our Autumn Quiet Day will offer time for journaling\, silence\, time outdoors\, and gentle conversation. As we settle into the peace of nature in our midst\, we’ll explore scripture readings and poetry as inspirations for our own lives and as discernment for what the Spirit might be calling us to notice. What am I called to release in order to make space for rest and to receive the renewal that awaits? How is Sabbath invited this autumn day? \nIN-PERSON QUIET DAY – Register at https://tinyurl.com/RHQDfall\, or by contacting us at info@retreathousehillsboro.org. This gathering will take place inside the Retreat House and on the beautiful grounds\, practicing COVID safe protocols. A light breakfast and lunch will be served. A suggested donation of $40 per person will be gratefully accepted and a portion of the proceeds is used for program scholarships. Please don’t let finances keep you from attending! \n\nABOUT THE RETREAT LEADER: Julia Morris-Myers loves discovering the sacred in relaxed conversation and everyday life. She is a musician\, teacher and spiritual director on the Eastern Shore of Maryland\, where she lives with her husband and assorted pets. Julia is the Director of Music at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Centreville and has certificates in leading groups and in spiritual direction from the Shalem Institute in Washington\, DC\, and Bon Secours Retreat Center in Marriottsville\, MD.
URL:https://retreathousehillsboro.org/event/autumn-quiet-day-release-and-rest/
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