RETREATS & EVENTS
Please click on our events to find out more about these retreats, which are sponsored by the Bon Secours Retreat and Conference Center. If you would like information about scheduling a group conference to come to our Center, please contact our Sales Manager, Rainey Taylor, at 410-442-3144. Conferences are distinguished from retreats because the group comes to our center for the facilities, lodging and/or meals, but they have their own presenter and attendees. Retreats are events that we plan here at the Center and are open to the public to attend.
For more details, additional programs and registration information please call: 410.442.3120
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Silent Directed Retreat
Our August directed retreat consists of six days of spiritual direction. Retreatants will meet with a spiritual director daily (or less if you desire) to reflect on God’s Presence and movement in your life as revealed in prayer. You may also review the events and relationships in your life and the response to God that is being made. The spiritual director may make suggestions (prayer forms, Scripture, reading materials, etc…) to support and deepen your awareness of and response to…
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Quiet Mornings – August
Ever wish you had time set apart for quiet prayer? Or, perhaps a mini-morning retreat? Do you desire structure to support an ongoing practice, but need flexibility too? We hold these every month. You can take part whenever you’d like to match your schedule/desire/need. Interested adults are invited to gather with us at 9:30am for introductions and a short gathering prayer. We will move into silence from 9:45 to 10:35am. During that time, individuals might elect to stay in the…
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Afternoon Centering Prayer
Centering Prayer sessions are held weekly. On the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month it is held from 1-2pm and then on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday each month it will be held in the evening. (If there is a 5th Tuesday in a month, there will not be one held.) If lunch is being served at our Center on this day, you are welcome to arrive at noon and purchase a meal ticket too ($10). Please call us…
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Awakening to God’s Presence
The present moment is where we meet God. In this workshop, we will explore ways we can live more aware of God’s Presence with us. This will be an experiential learning experience. Plan to come to spend time with God. You can think of this as a mini-retreat. It is fine to attend if you have come to a prior workshop too. Each experience of the practices is new. Mindfulness is paying attention to what is happening in the present…
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Anointed and Appointed – Retreat with Fr. Phil Cover & Rev. Cindy Maybeck
Anointed and Appointed: Finding God’s Purpose for Our Lives As men and women of faith, we believe God calls each of us to live out our daily lives in service to others. God’s purpose for our life is every evolving. It calls us anew to greater fidelity and deeper life commitments as the biblical stories of God calling prophets and apostles tell us. During this silent retreat we will tend, through story telling, reflection and group sharing, to what prophetic stance…
Find out moreAnointed and Appointed *Commuter Option
Anointed and Appointed: Finding God’s Purpose for Our Lives As men and women of faith, we believe God calls each of us to live out our daily lives in service to others. God’s purpose for our life is every evolving. It calls us anew to greater fidelity and deeper life commitments as the biblical stories of God calling prophets and apostles tell us. During this silent retreat we will tend, through story telling, reflection and group sharing, to what prophetic stance…
Find out moreCentering Prayer – Evening
Centering Prayer sessions are held weekly. On the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month it is held from 1-2pm and then on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday each month it will be held in the evening. (If there is a 5th Tuesday in a month, there will not be one held.) If lunch is being served at our Center on this day, you are welcome to arrive at noon and purchase a meal ticket too ($10). Please call us…
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Friends Day of Prayer: Fr. John Worgul
Seeing God; Keeping the main thing the main thing in a confusing culture. Fr. John Worgul will expound on this theme during his Friends Day presentations. We will explore the Elisha/Elijah cycle in I Kings: 18-19 and II Kings: 2, 6. Our Friends Day of Prayer retreats are held monthly on the first Wednesday of the month. Everyone is welcome to attend and you can drop into any month. It’s not required to attend every month. Fr. John will give a morning…
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Taizé Prayer Service
Please join us for a contemplative evening of quiet prayer, scripture reading and song. The Taizé service is based on a form of worship from the Taizé ecumenical monastic community in France. People of all ages and different faith traditions come together to participate in a community of prayer that is meditative and easily accessible for all. Table fellowship: Join us in community at 6pm for dinner and to meet other participants. The cost of the dinner is $10. Please call…
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Women’s Wellness Retreat – Early Arrival Option
Run. Soar. Be Free. Finish Strong! Join us for our annual Women’s Wellness Weekend, a time of inspiration, spiritual growth and companionship. Dr. Veirdre Jackson will be our featured speaker on Saturday and Sunday. “Let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us.” (Hebrews 12:1) Are there trials, pressures, burdens that you feel the weight of? We need to recognize that life’s training has a purpose,…
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