Multiday Retreats

Mending into the New: Spirituality & the Art of Mending

Kintsugi Makers Retreat with Academy Kintsugi

Kintsugi ("Kin" is "gold", and "Tsugi" is "to mend / connect") is a venerable Japanese art form of mending broken ceramics with gold. Academy Kintsugi (co-founded by internationally renowned Artist, Makoto Fujimura, and international advocate/entrepreneur Haejin Shim Fujimura) fosters Kintsugi-Peace Making towards Culture Care and Community Formation. During the retreat, participants will learn the craft of Kintsugi led by Academy Kintsugi's trained facilitators and how to foster Culture Care values in a community.

This retreat has limited availability. Please call the retreat center for more information at 917.594.5800. 

Poetry of Faith: Lives of Seeking and Mindfulness Retreat

Poetry is sacred writing and can deepen our faith. Inherent in all poetry is the task of seeking, noticing, being mindful, and knowing ourselves. With readings from St. Teresa of Calcutta, St. Teresa of Avila, St. Catherine of Siena, St. Francis of Assisi, St. Augustine of Hippo, and St. John of the Cross, this retreat will explore the life of paying attention, faith, prayer, and journaling.

Led by the Rev. Dr. Mark Francisco Bozzuti-Jones and Dr. Kathy Bozzuti-Jones.

Reggae and Samba: Spirituality and Dance Retreat

What does it mean to say that Jesus is Lord of the Dance? How is dance a metaphor for spiritual living? What is the relationship between movement and prayer? This retreat explores those questions and more, considering the spirituality of the popular dance music forms of reggae and samba, as expressed in the music and lyrics of Bob Marley and Peter Tosh (Jamaica) and Gilberto Gil and Caetano Veloso (Brazil). Bring comfortable shoes; you’ll be dancing the night away!

Led by the Rev. Dr. Mark Francisco Bozzuti-Jones.

Mission Advocacy, Racial Justice, and Reconciliation Retreat

Come pray, reflect, and consider your unique gifts for mission advocacy, racial justice, and reconciliation. By means of deep reflection, unlearn the norms of white supremacy culture, and untether from principalities and powers. You will also explore how rest can enable the theological imagination to move from simply professing faith to embodying it. See how God is calling you to a deeper level of spiritual commitment to love and serve the Lord.

Led by the Rev. Cn. Ranjit K. Mathews.

Create Your Life. Write from the Soul Retreat

"Stories have to be told or they die, and when they die, we can’t remember who we are or why we’re here." — Sue Monk Kidd

All of us have stories to tell. The most compelling are those written from the heart, the ones that move us and sometimes transform both writer and reader. This retreat will provide a quiet environment to work on a current writing project, begin stories long thought about, or simply immerse in silence to discover what needs to be voiced.

Led by Anne A. Simpkinson.

Gathering the Harvest: Body, Mind, and Spirit Retreat

Join the retreat center’s culinary staff during the harvest for three days of farm-to-table wellness and renewal. Spend time in silent, contemplative harvesting on the retreat center’s farm, taking mindful walks along the Housatonic River, and gathering for simple, healthy meals around a common table. This retreat will focus on the mind-body connection and how to improve our spiritual well-being through outdoor activities, prayer, and the simple joy of seasonal fruits and vegetables.

Led by Julia Phillips.

Celebrating Our Identity as Members of the LGBTQ+ Community Retreat

This retreat honors the LGBTQ+ gender-queer community in prayer, meditation, laughter, celebration, and the giving and receiving of support. Come for a time of mindfulness, music, healing, and lovingkindness. Individuals and couples are welcome.

Led by the Rev. Michelle Meech and Ana Hernandez.

Bob and Bob: The Spirituality of Bob Marley and Bob Dylan Retreat

"By His grace I have been touched. By His word I have been healed. " — Bob Dylan

"I know that Jah will never let us down…. Give us the teachings of His Majesty." — Bob Marley

Join us to honor the legacies of these two great musicians and share how they have influenced your life. Come prepared to talk about your favorite single or album, play music, sing, dance, and listen. Bob and Bob will get you in touch with your soul.

Led by the Rev. Dr. Mark Francisco Bozzuti-Jones.

Rest, Reconnect, and Listen: Discernment for Deeper Living Silent Retreat

This is a silent retreat and is ideal for clergy and lay professionals seeking to deepen their spiritual practice. 

Are you going through a major life change? Looking for a new path? Need time for quiet contemplation? Come spend time in silence — praying, reading, writing, and walking in nature. Using poetry, scripture, prayer, and journaling, participants will engage in intentional reflections on life and vocation. Space is limited to six individuals.

Led by the Rev. Dr. Mark Francisco Bozzuti-Jones.

Spiritual Work with the Enneagram: Going Deeper Retreat

Who are you called to become? Most Enneagram workshops focus primarily on the personality, or what Richard Rohr calls “the false self.” Through teaching, meditation, and experiential exercises, this retreat takes us beyond the Enneagram of personality and offers a glimpse into how God’s wisdom is truly written in our hearts.

Participant Preparation: It is highly recommended that participants attend the Your Spiritual Work with the Enneagram retreat or other workshops on the Enneagram.

Led by the Rev. Michelle Meech.