a retreat for grieving adults and those who accompany them
ConnectDraw comfort from God, nature, and others on their own journey of grief.
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FeelExperience a kind place for grieving and welcome grief as a regular part of life.
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EquipPractice grief-processing tools; participate in guided sessions, circle groups, and individual reflection times.
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Retreat Leaders
With lived experience in grief and professional experience in silent, monastic retreats, the weekend leaders bring practical tools and compassionate hearts to this weekend of intentional processing.
Facilitators: Naomi & David WengerNaomi is a Spiritual Director, Spiritual Direction Supervisor, Retreat Leader, and Grant Administrator for the Orienting With the Word program at Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary.
David is a massage therapist, spiritual director, and amateur builder. His current building adventure is the renovation of a 100 year old house. Until recently, Naomi and David were co-directors of The Hermitage, a contemplative retreat center near Three Rivers. They now live in Three Rivers with their dog, Flora. They have four adult children and one grandchild. |
Retreat Coordinator: Cheryl MastCheryl is the Coordinator of Outdoor / Environmental Education at Amigo. The unexpected death of her mother in 2004 changed the way she understood grief. For many years, she has desired to offer a retreat that provides space to journey with others who also are finding their way forward in a foreign landscape. She is excited about the various components of this retreat, which she hopes will provide participants with a new lens, new tools, and an awareness of fellow travelers.
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Elective ActivitiesLearn tools for processing grief, holding space for emotions, and enjoying life again through cultivated electives:
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Pricing, Schedule, and More
Pricing
$550 per person (includes a private room in the Retreat Center)
$450 per person (includes a double room in the Retreat Center)
Scholarships are available.
$550 per person (includes a private room in the Retreat Center)
$450 per person (includes a double room in the Retreat Center)
Scholarships are available.
For the tentative schedule, Click here --> Schedule
From Naomi and David:
"Journeying Together With Grief” is for those who are grieving and anyone who accompanies those who are grieving. Giving our grief a generous and a kind space, we will gather to connect with God and with others who are on the journey of living with loss. Loss can be physical, mental, or emotional. And any loss may be an opening for grief. Together, we honor all kinds of loss - from the loss of a loved one to uncertainty about the future - and grieve together. We will share with one another how grief besets us and resets us.
Experience the healing balm of the natural setting of Amigo Centre together with the care and tending of those who are on a similar life-path. David and Naomi Wenger, together with other skilled leaders, will facilitate several sessions on ways of walking together, tools for grieving well, and finding windows of hope and energy for life with grief as a companion. There will be ample free time for reflection and several guided practices to take on the journey. We will meet all together, in small groups and, if desired, experience time alone. No matter if your grief is old or new, there will be something for you and someone to listen in on your pain or heartbreak.
"Journeying Together With Grief” is for those who are grieving and anyone who accompanies those who are grieving. Giving our grief a generous and a kind space, we will gather to connect with God and with others who are on the journey of living with loss. Loss can be physical, mental, or emotional. And any loss may be an opening for grief. Together, we honor all kinds of loss - from the loss of a loved one to uncertainty about the future - and grieve together. We will share with one another how grief besets us and resets us.
Experience the healing balm of the natural setting of Amigo Centre together with the care and tending of those who are on a similar life-path. David and Naomi Wenger, together with other skilled leaders, will facilitate several sessions on ways of walking together, tools for grieving well, and finding windows of hope and energy for life with grief as a companion. There will be ample free time for reflection and several guided practices to take on the journey. We will meet all together, in small groups and, if desired, experience time alone. No matter if your grief is old or new, there will be something for you and someone to listen in on your pain or heartbreak.