EVENTS
Upcoming Retreats
We offer long weekends at Stillpoint House of Prayer (Springtown, ON), where full lodging is provided. Our retreats are adapted to the needs of people with developmental disabilities and their friends and family members. We use a set of visuals, music and accessible language throughout the event, for an inclusive experience.
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You may ask: what is a retreat exactly? It is a concentrated time of introspection, a combination of time spent in solitude and in community of those who are present. It is a time away from the business of everyday life, a time to rest and renew.
LENT 2024
What's wrong? What's next?
From March 7 to 10, 2024, we propose a retreat, at Stillpoint again, exploring these questions: What's wrong? What's next? This retreat will use the text of the Upper Room, as well, inviting the wisdom of Saint John of the Cross: The Dark Night of the Soul. All are welcome to join and explore with the aid of music, visuals and creative journaling prompts.
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Location: Stillpoint Retreat Center
Date: March 7-10, 2024
Upcoming Workshops
We offer three workshops which are different in content from the specialized retreats offered at Stillpoint. While the subject of our workshops is similar to the retreats you see listed above, workshops consist of two-hour sessions, which may repeat on a weekly basis, or may consist of a single session.
This year, we dive deep into mindfulness (October 2), understanding, true self and false self (Advent Wednesdays) and the dark night of the soul (Lent Wednesdays). We recommend our workshops for any member of the general public.
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Our workshops are offered in collaboration with the Upper Room in Ottawa.
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The Dark Night of the Soul
We offer a creative journalling workshop based on the work of Saint John of the Cross: The Dark Night of The Soul. All necessary supplies will be provided and all levels of creative artists are welcome. To learn more about this workshop, check the Upper Room website or contact us.
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Location: Upper Room (Ottawa)
Date: Feb 14, Feb 21, Feb 28, Mar 6, Mar 13, Mar 20, 2024 (Wednesdays)
Time: 10 am to noon.
2
The Year Compass
Using the year compass tool, we will walk through the past year and look ahead to the next with fresh eyes.
To learn more about this workshop, contact us.
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Location: To be confirmed
Date: To be confirmed
Time: To be confirmed
3
Learning to Journal
This workshop is for beginners who would like to go beyond daily-logging, memory-keeping and one-word prompts. We will explore the idea of time, as a journalling dimension, and compare it to the idea of other dimensions, such as meaning, roles in life and places of importance.
To learn more about this workshop, contact us.
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Location: To be confirmed
Date: To be confirmed
Time: To be confirmed
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Analog Planning
If you are interested in a rhythm in life that is both meaningful and well-paced, but struggle to find a way to do this, we invite you to join us to learn about planning for a future full of hope, balance and meaning. We will explore methods of planning that are value-based and simple enough to implement in any walk of life.
To learn more about this workshop, contact us.
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Location: To be confirmed
Date: To be confirmed
Time: To be confirmed
PAST EVENTS
2023
Understanding True Self and False Self
Nov 29, Dec 6, Dec 13, Dec 20
Using the Upper Room community publications, we took four Advent Wednesday mornings to explore the concept of False Self and True Self. During this workshop, there was plenty of time for individual and small groups reflection, as well as engagements with the two presenters, Dianne Lupinska and Henrietta Bruneel.
2023
Who am I, really?
December 7-10
From December 7 to 10, a weekend retreat took place at Stillpoint, asking the question: Who am I, really? This retreat was guided by the text of the Upper Room: Understanding True Self and False Self. All contents were adapted to maximize an inclusive experience.
This retreat was specifically designed for persons with developmental disabilities and included six group sessions, as well as two individual sessions for each participant.
Contact Us
Contact us for further details on workshops and retreats.