Be Still and Know that I am God
Fall Silent Retreat
Sunday, October 22 – Monday, October 30, 2023
with Murray Groom and Nan Goodship
Naramata Centre, Naramata, BC
This is a time to rest, discern, pray, prepare; an opportunity to be alone in community, to be in nature and to deepen your spiritual journey – all in an atmosphere of prayer-filled silence. This is an intentional silence that helps us encounter that still, quiet, healing place within, where there can be openness to the movement of Spirit. It is recommended that participants have previous experience in silent retreat.
Most days begin with an (optional) hour of spiritual practice time. Each day, retreatants meet one-on-one with their spiritual director. Each evening concludes with vespers – a contemplative practice to deepen the spiritual life.
Between scheduled sessions, each retreatant practices deep discernment about how their day will be spent. We practice a sabbath time of stepping away from our usual busyness, compulsivity, and productivity in order to see clearly, hear deeply, and reconnect with the true self, the Holy, and nature. We seek a different pace.
Rhythm of our days
Oct 22 | 3:00 pm arrival, 4:00 pm orientation and welcome by spiritual directors (Murray Groom and Nan Goodship), 7:30 pm entry into silence
Oct 23-29 | early morning spiritual practice
Oct 23-28 | 7:30 pm vespers
Oct 29 | closing circle
Oct 30 | departure by 10:00 am
Retreat cost of $2,110.00 includes private accommodation in Orchard Courts, lunches and dinner meals, individual daily spiritual direction, site use, and all community gatherings. Participants are asked to bring their own breakfast foods.
Bursaries are available. If you would like to inquire about a bursary, please email lois@pacificjubilee.ca with the subject line "October Silent Retreat Bursary".
This event is offered through the partnership of Pacific Jubilee and Naramata Centre
Murray Groom
is a spiritual director from the Pacific Jubilee Program. As a retreat leader, Murray holds a long interest in Celtic spirituality and the spiritual pilgrimage. He is a past program mentor of SoulGuiding and current member of the Pacific Jubilee Wisdom Circle. He is an ordered minister in the United Church of Canada. Read about Murray’s spiritual direction practice here.
Nan Goodship
is an artist, retreat leader and spiritual director who trained in the Pacific Jubilee Program in 2006. She has an abiding love for contemplative, spiritual, and artistic practices that nurture the creative, growing edge in each of us.