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Retreats

I have been an active retreat leader for over twenty-five years.  I am a professionally trained retreat leader and chaplain, with a specific ministry to those seeking and in recovery. My passion, my energy and my own lived recovery, make my retreats engaging, meaningful and growth-filled. During these years I have served as a Retreat Master for Serenity Retreats, church groups, AA and Al-Anon recovery groups and am registered as a Matt Talbot Retreat Leader.  

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I enjoy working with adults in their cultivation of spirituality and personal growth.  I am keenly aware of the inner workings of the soul and enjoy finding ways to invite people to listen and journey into the quiet sanctuary of their hearts.  I bring a richness and fullness to retreats by weaving the joys and brokenness of my own journey into the themes and handy work of God.

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12 Step Retreats
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I am an experienced Recovery Retreat Leader.  I love giving retreats to men and women seeking to strengthen their recovery with a deep dive into twelve step spirituality.  I know how to structure a weekend experience that engages the participants, while providing talks and one-on-one time for all to be enriched. 

I possess a solid understanding and grasp of the 12 step program and 12 Step Spirituality having had celebrated thirty-two years of continuous sobriety. My recovery retreats offer a rich substance of personal experiences and spiritual insight which can captivate audiences of varied spiritual levels, mixed religious backgrounds and different stages of recovery.

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Examples of some past retreats and the themes used. 

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  • God in Action 3, 7 and 11

  • The Joy of Living in Recovery

  • Care of God, Care of Self, Care of Others

  • Transparency in the 12 Steps

  • 12 Step Spirituality 

  • Healed, Whole and Holy: Woven in the 12 Steps

  • Women In Recovery Every Day:   Care of God, Care of Self, Care of Others (Step 3 "...over to the Care of God.")

  • Living MY LIFE One Day at a Time

  • Being Open, Present and Available to the God of my Understanding

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Retreat Leader | Threads of Spirituality
Retreat Leader | Threads of Spirituality
Church and Community Retreats

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My personal faith journey and spiritual insights enable me to offer rich substance to people of varied spiritual levels, mixed religious background and different stages of faith development. 

 

I can be contracted to lead retreats of various themes.  Because of my broad background I can create retreats to accommodate the needs of groups and/or communities. It can be a day retreat, an overnight retreat, and/or a weekend long retreat.  

Examples of some past retreats and the themes used. 

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  • Spirituality: Cultivating a Rich and Active Prayer Life

  • Spiritual Gifts

  • Developmental Stages of Faith (Fowler)

  • Praying with Scripture

  • The Desert Experience

  • “Communicating with God”

  • “Rekindle the Love Affair”

  • Being a Mary in a Martha World Retreat

  • 5 at Five (Friday evening retreats for the very busy people)

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