Sharing Stories ~ Changing Lives 28 September 2012 – 30 September 2012 You are invited to come and join this retreat for women of all ages! This will be a time to be in community, to sing, to learn and to share the stories of our lives. How we are with one another, how we …
View course details “Western Women’s Conference Plus Retreat”

August 27 to 29, 2012 $450 – $600 (Bursaries are available) Experience an introductory Circle of Trust retreat based on the work of Parker J. Palmer. Caryl Hurtig Casbon and Theresa Matus facilitate this retreat and explore summer as a metaphor in our lives. Summer’s abundance, and the depth of possibility it promises, is a …
View course details “Summer’s Promise ~ Abundance & Community”

An invitation to clergy to spend time in a beautiful setting to rest, renew, and have intentional time set aside to plan for Advent and Christmas. Whether you are Diaconal, Ordained or DLM – all are welcome to this safe environment to do what you need to do. Many options will be available for participants …
View course details “Spiritual Nurture: Time Away for Clergy”

Over the past decade under the guidance of Parker J. Palmer, highly skilled facilitators have created a unique retreat-based approach to renewing personal identity, professional integrity and vocational vitality. Participants seeking personal and professional renewal will expand their capacity to listen and be present, improve their ability to build trustworthy relationships, and find the courage …
View course details “Courage to Lead® Retreat”

Learning directly from a contemporary leading thinker can be exciting and inspiring. At Five Oaks we are thrilled to be able to offer this caliber of programming at least once a year that features a distinguished speaker who will offer lectures on contemporary theology, biblical studies or the practice of ministry in changing times. The …
View course details “Distinguished Speaker & Silent Retreat”

Start: Oct 28, 2012 @ 7:00 PM End: Oct 30, 2012 @ 3:00 PM Cost: $295.00 includes meals and accommodation. Are you searching in your spiritual journey? Do you experience an emptiness longing to be filled? Are you struggling with one of life’s big questions and need to gift yourself with some peace and quiet? …
View course details “Time for the Inner Journey: Silent Retreat – October”

Start: Aug 24, 2012 @ 7:00 PM End: Aug 26, 2012 @ 3:00 PM Cost: $295.00 includes meals and accommodation. Are you searching in your spiritual journey? Do you experience an emptiness longing to be filled? Are you struggling with one of life’s big questions and need to gift yourself with some peace and quiet? …
View course details “Time for the Inner Journey: Silent Retreat – August”

August 24-26, 2012 The labyrinth is a spiritual practice, a safe container, a meditative tool that has profoundly impacted the lives of many people as they journey through this world. Come away for this intentional time of exploring this sacred pattern. We will dive deeper into the experience with times of reflection and spiritual practices …
View course details “Labyrinth Retreat: Finding Our Way”

MICHAEL S. GLASER AND KATHLEEN W. GLASER Oct 26-28, 2012 Fri 5:00 p.m. thru Sun lunch Cost $425 Derick Walcott’s provocative poem, “Love after Love,” invites us to reconnect with those parts of our essential selves that have been suppressed, ignored or cast aside –to bring into the present that which has unwittingly been relegated …
View course details “Returning Your Heart to Itself: Poetry and the Opening Door”

Reconnect your mind, body, and spirit by learning about and experiencing a combination of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and hypnosis. Focus on reestablishing and maintaining the flow of energy along 12 principal meridians. Learn how to access this energy through acupressure of specific points along these channels and how hypnosis can increase that energy flow. …
View course details “Open Heart, Peaceful Mind: A Retreat for Rest and Reflection”