March 28, 2024

Losing the Familiar: A Weekend Retreat back

April 24 - April 26, 2015

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Theme: LOSING THE FAMILIAR.  Silent self-criticism occupies a continuous space in our hearts and minds, driven especially by a society that says we are never enough.   This habitual disapproval becomes a familiar identity that creates a barrier to deeper union with God.    With readings from the artist Mark Rothko, activist Joanna Macy and mystic Theresa of Avila, we’ll rest in our identity as a beloved child of God and devote the weekend to losing the familiar self that curtails our love and robs us of joy.

Leader: Rev. Sarah Anders is a UCC Minister of Faith Formation at Rockville United Church in Rockville, MD.  She completed the Shalem Institute’s course Leading Contemplative Prayer Groups and Retreats in 2007 and is a proponent of mixing up traditional worship with more time outdoors and in silence.

Open Retreat.