Dates: Dec. 4-6, 2024
Location: St. Francis Springs in Stoneville, NC
Begin the season of Advent and prepare for the coming of Christ with quiet reflection and sacred music. In the beautiful natural setting of the St. Francis Springs Prayer Center, this retreat invites you to breathe with God, pray with others, and rest in stillness. It will be two days of personal retreat with one evening of a special worship service in the Taize tradition. Rev. Hadley Kifner will lead one small group reflection session each day and a simple closing prayer service in the all-glass chapel in the woods. If you are looking for an opportunity to slow down, make room for the Christ child in your heart, and experience simple awe and wonder with candles, song, and nature in winter, this retreat is made for you!
St. Francis Springs is an interfaith retreat center located in Stoneville, NC (approximately 1.5 hours from Chapel Hill). It is a 25,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art facility situated on 140 acres of a beautiful, peaceful wooded property with the sacred aim to offer an intentional, natural environment for prayer, reflection, and meditation for all.
This retreat costs $260 and includes:
- lodging at the retreat center for two nights (Dec. 4 and Dec. 5)
- all meals while there (dinner on Dec 4, all meals on Dec. 5, and breakfast on Dec. 6)
- admission ticket to the afternoon of Taizé program (Dec. 4)
- access to the retreat grounds (meditation room, library, indoor chapel, outdoor chapel, labyrinth, walking trail in woods, Stations of the Cross, and Celestial Waterfall Gardens)
- two group spiritual direction activities
Space is limited, so please be sure to register early, if you are interested in joining. Registration will close on November 1.
