Retreats
The Refuge of Awakening: A Seven-Day Mindfulness Meditation Retreat
Apr 21 - 28, 2013 Sun – Sun (7 nights)
Mary Grace Orr, assisted by Anne Briggs
This retreat will be a time of silence, with periods of sitting and walking practice, opportunities to talk about your own practice, and formal presentations.
Return to Communitas, the Love-Awakened Community
May 17 - 19, 2013 Fri – Sun (2 nights)
Ken and Katharine Jacobsen
Early Christian communities and early Quaker communities were socially and culturally diverse groups of people, surprisingly knit together by the power of divine Love into communitas – new and Love-awakened relationship with one another and with the world
Come Away and Rest Awhile
May 31 - Jun 2, 2013 Fri – Sun (2 nights)
John Calvi
Relax your mind and body, renew your spiritual connection, and gather a deeper sense of your own goodness and wholeness in this gently paced retreat.
The Sacred Art of Spiritual Discernment
July 21-25, 2013 Sun - Thur (4 nights)
Nancy Bieber
Are you seeking God’s guidance for your life? Learn practices to see yourself, your choices, and your calling more clearly.
Women Weaving Work and Worship
August 11-15, 2013 Sun - Thur (4 nights)
Sara Knisely Bixler
Practice weaving, spinning, and knitting with women who love working with fibers. Learn new skills, create beautiful products, share your stories, and have fun.
Free Flow: Creativity as a Spiritual Practice
August 16-18, 2013 Fri-Sun (2 nights)
Melanie Weidner
Experiment with simple, yet profound, exercises to open the flow of Spirit in your life.
Creative Spirit: Paper Arts Collage
August 18-22, 2013 Sun - Thur (4 nights)
Melanie Weidner
Explore art-making as spiritual transformation. Nurture your inner life and activate your expressive energies by creating paper arts collages in a variety of forms, including three-dimensional possibilities.
Lives of Service: A Working Retreat
September 20-22, 2013 Fri - Sun (2 nights)
Lloyd Guindon and Bob Denison
Join the Pendle Hill maintenance team for a working weekend of fun, service, fellowship, and celebration as we engage in weather-appropriate work projects to spruce up the grounds and buildings.
Sound Body: Yoga and Mindfulness
October 18-20, 2013 Fri - Sun (2 nights)
Katy and Daniel Hawkins
In this weekend intensive, explore fresh approaches to the meditation mind and deepen your yoga practice to live cello accompaniment by cellist/composer Daniel Hawkins.
Journey Toward Wholeness: A Courage & Renewal® Retreat Series
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Valerie Brown and Carol Kortsch
Based on the work of Parker J. Palmer and the Center for Courage & Renewal®, this retreat series explores issues of transition, vocation, passion, life purpose, meaning, direction, and underlying life patterns to help us live in greater alignment with our values, reconnecting who we are with what we do.
Emmanuel: God Coming, God Present
November 29 – December 1, 2013 Fri - Sun (2 nights)
Mary Wade and John Meyer
Take the weekend after Thanksgiving to reflect on the paradox that God is both forever coming into our life and world and always with us if we but attend to the Living Presence.
Open Heart, Peaceful Mind: A Retreat for Rest and Reflection
December 28, 2013 – January 1, 2014 Sat - Wed (4 nights)
Valerie Brown
Relax into a time of serene rest and renewal. Open to the new year’s unfolding with a retreat that honors your heart, mind, and soul.
Musical Masterworks of Allure and Transformation
December 28, 2013 – January 1, 2014 Sat - Wed (4 nights)
Karl Middleman
Whether you are a classical music newbie or a seasoned enthusiast, prepare to be blown away by Karl Middleman’s navigation of the exciting musical cross-currents of such composers as Debussy, Stravinsky, and Prokofiev. Also included are American composers inspired by jazz and musical theater.
The Goodness Workshop
May 30-June 1, 2014 Fri - Sun (2 nights)
John Calvi
Slow down . . . for goodness’ sake. Pull off the highway and into the beautiful rest area that Pendle Hill provides, and gather a deeper sense of your own goodness.