Advent Companioned Quiet Day Retreat

In the busy-ness of the Christmas season, we invite you to come away to the Ridge for an IN-PERSON retreat.  As we make time to embrace the waiting and settling in, we will breathe in the hope, joy, peace and love that this time of Advent offers.

Our Advent Companioned Retreat allows you to join us for up to three days with two overnights. In the silence and stillness, you will have opportunities to reflect and pray, and if you choose, to meet with a spiritual director who will companion you at the start and follow-up at the end of your retreat at Rolling Ridge.  (Overnight options without meeting a spiritual director are also available upon registration.)

The focus of our Advent Companioned Retreat is our one-day Advent Quiet Day on Monday, December 2nd, which is included in the Companioned Retreat registration.

In the quiet and silence of our Advent Quiet Day, we invite you to sit, linger, ponder, behold, wander, wonder…wait. During the times of silence, there will be nativity scenes from around the world for reflection, Christmas stories, items to create, coloring pages and mandalas to capture your feelings and reflections of the day. We will offer reflections and spiritual exercises to prepare you for the holy-days of Advent. We will also have both indoor and outdoor labyrinths as you walk through the day.

For the Advent Companioned Retreat, overnight options begin on Sunday, December 1 and continue through Tuesday, December 3 with the opportunity to meet with a spiritual director on Sunday and Tuesday.  You can choose one night or two, one session of companioning or two.  Select what works for you when you register.  The hope is that meeting with a spiritual director on Sunday will ready your soul for the Monday Advent Quiet Day, so that on Tuesday you can process your experience with the same director as you journey through Advent towards Christmas.

There will always be too much to do on your holiday list.  We invite you to sit by the fire, enjoy the beauty of the Ridge, and live into the season of Advent as we prepare our hearts for Christmas and Christ being born anew in you during this holy season.

COSTS

• For one night = $169 (3 meals and overnight in a private room including Advent Quiet Day programming, coffee service, and pastries.  Optional spiritual direction add on is available.)
• For two nights = $254 (6 meals and overnight in a private room including Advent Quiet Day programming, coffee service, and pastries. Optional spiritual direction add on is available.)
• Spiritual Direction = $65 for one session or $120 for two. Overnight guests have the option to add one or more spiritual direction sessions to their stay. If you choose to add a spiritual direction session, we will connect you with one of our spiritual companions for a 45-minute direction session. Time to be arranged after registration.

If you are interested in adding a Wellness Treatment to your stay, please contact our team.

Please also join us for our Advent Prayer Journey ONLINE on Sundays at the Vespers Hours from December 1-29th.

SCHEDULE

For the Sunday overnight retreat:

• Arrival after 2:00 pm on Sunday
• Meeting with spiritual director TBA (optional, add during registration)
• Dinner on Sunday at 6:00 pm
• Breakfast on Monday at 8:00 am
• Advent Quiet Day begins Monday at 9:30 am
• Depart by 4:00 pm on Monday (unless second night option is added)

For the Monday overnight retreat:

• Arrival by 9:30 am for Advent Quiet Day
• Dinner on Monday at 6:00 pm
• Breakfast on Tuesday at 8:00 am
• Meeting with spiritual director TBA (optional, add during registration)
• Depart by 12:00 pm on Tuesday