Summer Week 5: August 6-12, 2017   Sunday, August 6 – Saturday, August 12, 2017   Worship and Music – Week 5 with Meagan Crosby-Shearer and Rob Crosby-Shearer   MEAGAN CROSBY-SHEARER has a rich and varied life experience. Born in Victoria, she has a passion for creative liturgy and prayer, for social justice, and for …
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Summer Week 5: August 6-12, 2017   Sunday, August 6 – Saturday, August 12, 2017 Our Life in Worship / Our Life in the World with Marty Haugen   SCRIPTURE SCHOLAR Walter Brueggemann says that in worship, Christians participate with God in “world-making” – imagining God’s radical alternative vision and proclaiming it to a culture …
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Summer Week 4: July 30-August 5, 2017   Sunday, July 30 – Saturday, AUGUST 5, 2017 Worship and Music – Week 4 with David Taylor and Andrew Halladay   DAVID TAYLOR and ANDREW HALLADAY are priests in the Diocese of New Westminster and enjoy working together to bring God’s Great Family together with music, drama …
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Summer Week 2: July 16-22, 2017 Sunday, July 16 – Saturday, July 22, 2017 Worship and Music – Week 2 with Marnie Peterson, Andrew Stephens-Rennie & Jason Wood For more information please visit the website.

Summer Week 1: July 9-15, 2017 Sunday, July 9 – Saturday, July 15, 2017   Worship and Music – Week 1 with Peter Elliott & Jeffrey Preiss For more information please visit the website.  

Our Life is Love: A Quaker Wisdom School (For Quakers and Wisdom Seekers of All Faiths) May 14-19, 2017 With Cynthia Bourgeault, Marcelle Martin, and Paulette Meier $885/shared room; $985/private room; $540/commuter Register Online Call Us for More Information! 610-566-4507, ext. 137 From time immemorial Wisdom schools have formed at times of great spiritual and …
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Friday, January 27 – Sunday, January 29, 2017 Led by James Ruff The ancient Celts prized deep connections with nature and the divine wisdom hidden within it, and their spiritual tradition is deeply embedded in our own Anglican Christianity. In this introductory retreat, we will examine traits that distinguish Celtic Christian spirituality and read selected …
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Tuesday, January 24 – Friday, January 27, 2017 Led by Br. Reinaldo Martinez-Cubero St. Athanasius of Alexandria believed that singing is essentially a spiritual discipline, and an important practice in spiritual formation. Singing allows us to use the core elements out of which the world came into being and through which it is sustained: breath, …
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April 24-26, 2017: Exploring Transitions Retreat: “Life’s Detours & Road Blocks” April 24-26, 2017 Led by Tammy Devine & Tom Morgan, with worship/music by Michael Larson A new retreat that is part of the “Exploring Transitions: Discover Your Life’s Calling” new series of four retreats, but each workshop stands alone, you can join at any …
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  Feb. 26-March 3 and/or March 5-March 10: “Lutherhostel 2017” Join us in spring of 2017 for one or both weeks of faith exploration and learning, worship and singing, fellowship and fun at Spirit in the Desert. Participants spend each morning in worship/song with our musicians/worship leaders and study with our featured guest presenter. Each …
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