Retreats, Classes & Workshops Calendar


The calendar below lists all events supporting spiritual development which are held at The Retreat. We believe the development of the human spirit is critical to a successful and fulfilling life. All overnight retreats are held at The McIver Center for Family and Spiritual Development, which provides a nourishing and reflective environment that is designed to supports one’s spiritual journey.

Retreats, Classes, and Workshops sponsored by The Retreat are all lead by Retreat staff, who have extensive experience creating programming that allows others to deepen their spirituality. All presenters are actively engaged in 12 Step recovery.

Events are lead by the following:

  • Sherry Gaugler-Stewart, Director of Family and Spiritual Recovery
  • Roger Bruner, Family and Spiritual Recovery
  • Jake Klisivitch, Men’s Recovery
  • Jack Odom, 55PLUS Recovery

 

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Upcoming Events

 

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April 12-14, 2024
Broken Crayons Still Color

A weekend retreat with Roger B.

We can still be useful, even in our brokenness. Just think about how Ebby was able to carry his message to Bill, even though he was unable to stay sober himself. Our mistakes can be helpful to others, as they demonstrate what works and what doesn’t. This weekend we will explore how to be honest about our mis-steps, and how to use them to create a new path forward.

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July 26-28, 2024
Finding the Way

A weekend retreat with Roger B.

Now more than ever it feels like there is a challenge that we are all facing: being in the world, but not of it. It can be hard to consider how do each of us keep our spirits alive when the world is trying to define us by other things like money, roles, and perceived successes and failures. We have learned that what we don’t transform, we transmit. During this weekend we will learn how to rise above our conditioning and get in touch with who we really were designed to be.

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Sept 27-29, 2024
What's the REAL Problem?

A weekend retreat with Roger B.

When our society sees people using drugs, alcohol, sex, food, and relationships to excess, they call that “addiction”. What they don’t understand is that these behaviors aren’t the problem, they are ways to cope with a problem. We need to find out how to create a life that doesn't require us to numb ourselves to tolerate what we have created. Our recovery journey teaches us how to live in a world that’s all about excess (money, power, success, greed). Let’s come together for the weekend to discover how to get free!

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Oct 25-27, 2024
Sought Through Prayer & Meditation

An 11th Step retreat with Sherry Gaugler-Stewart.
"Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out."

Step 11 speaks of improving our conscious contact with our Higher Power, which isn’t easy to do if we don’t take time and space to intentionally focus on and strengthen that relationship. This retreat will be an opportunity to renew and deepen our commitment to this Relationship and our program by focusing on Step 11—practicing prayer, meditation, and quiet reflection throughout the weekend.

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Dec 27-29, 2024
The Shaping Process: focusing on efforts, not results

A weekend retreat with Roger B.

How do I come to the place where I can let God or these Higher Principles guide and shape me? How do I know when it's my idea or God's? If it’s my Higher Power’s will or mine? How do I create a lifestyle that frees me to continue to grow? We are the clay, and our Higher Power is the Master Potter. During this weekend we explore how to mold ourselves into having a totally different relationship, by allowing ourselves to be open to the possibilities that come when we’re open to guidance.

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FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT Jen at jsamet@theretreat.org or Sherry at sgaugler-stewart@theretreat.org, or call us at 952.476.0566.

All dates above are in 2023 if not otherwise specified.

 

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