Retreat Into Silence

Name: Retreat Into Silence
Start: 2024-06-23T15:00:00-07:00
End: 2024-06-28T11:00:00-07:00
Location: Bethlehem Centre, Nanaimo

Schedule

Sun Jun 23 2024 at 03:00 pm to Fri Jun 28 2024 at 11:00 am

UTC-07:00

Location

Bethlehem Centre, Nanaimo | Nanaimo, BC

“From the deep well of Silence, joy is constantly bubbling up and flowing out.” Gunilla Norris.
“Silence is a country whose center is everywhere and whose circumference is nowhere.” Thomas Merton

Come away to the peace and quiet of Bethlehem Centre, where you will be immersed in a rich pool of intentional silence. With a community of like minded seekers and supported by the able guidance of Nan Goodship and Murray Groom, you will have an opportunity to delve into the depths of your own soul and there find a new wholeness, your own sure place.
This retreat is designed for those with some experience in contemplative practice and who wish to deepen their spiritual journey. Our days will include an introduction to a variety of contemplative practices, morning and evening group sessions, a daily conversation with your spiritual director and extended periods of freedom to enjoy the beauty of Bethlehem Centre and surroundings.
This is a time to rest and discern – an opportunity to be alone in supportive community, to be in nature and to deepen your spiritual journey – all in an atmosphere of meditative silence. Here is an opportunity to step back from our wired world and from the chatter of everyday life. Intentional silence creates an oasis in which to encounter that still, quiet, healing voice within, where we can be open to the movement of the Spirit.
About your Facilitators:
Nan Goodship is an artist, spiritual director, retreat leader, and thorough Vancouver Islander. She is interested in the adaptations and evolutions we make in our lives to find joy, understand suffering, and ponder our own hearts and minds. She considers herself a contemplative and finds a daily connection to the natural world both a significant source of inspiration for art-making and a spiritual home.

Murray Groom is a graduate, former staff member, and one-time interim Director of the Pacific Jubilee Program in Spiritual Direction. He is a practiced spiritual director and regularly co-conducts extended silent retreats at Bethlehem and Naramata Centre in the Okanagan Valley.