Do you long for some time devoted to being quiet? To turn down the inner chatter so you can “be still” and listen to the depths of your soul. Or have you ever wanted to learn more about silence as a spiritual practice but you weren’t sure where to begin. If so, this retreat may be for you.

We’ll begin the day as a group talking about the many ways to “do silence” and taking time to practice it together. The rest of the day will be on your own, giving you the opportunity to experiment and enjoy silence outdoors or in a quiet space inside. Or both. You’ll find support knowing others are sharing the day in the same way. We will end with time to share and debrief as a group.

Led by Phoebe Love

Price: $45.00. Includes materials and lunch (financial assistance available)

Register by e-mailing phoebemlove@gmail.com

Sometimes great sorrow drives us into silence.  But even in that silence we may find ourselves wanting to find words that can carry the weight of grief. Marilyn will guide us through simple practices to help sustain us as we grieve either personal or widely shared losses and lead us into places of hope.

Join us at Stony Hill Farm on Saturday, September 21, 2024

9:00-3:00

$50.00. Includes lunch and materials

  E-mail phoebemlove@gmail.com to register

 Marilyn McEntyre is an author of over 20 books, including A Faithful Farewell and A Long Letting Go. Pausing Where Scripture Gives You Pause, won the Christianity Today book award in spirituality. A former professor, now writer, writing coach, speaker, and retreat leader, her deepest interests lie in connections between spirituality, language, healing earth and each other. She teaches regularly for Western Seminary, New College Berkeley.

Marilyn will also be giving a lecture at Upper House on Thursday evening, September 19th and gathering with aspiring writers and artists on Friday morning, September 20th. For more information, see upperhouse.org in the coming weeks.

God speaks to us in the great silence of the heart (Augustine). We need only listen—easier said than done. Step away and receive the gift of silence enhanced by the gift of music. Composer and Worship Arts Director, Micah Behr, is creating new music for the day. I’ll assist in guiding sessions of group and individual silence. You’ll have time to enjoy an outdoor walk or a cozy indoor corner. Our retreat will end with conversation around a specially prepared dinner.

 Saturday, April 27, 1:00-7:00
Stony Hill Farm, Oregon WI
Individual $45 Couple $85

Register at phoebemlove@gmail.com

Writing Your Way Home: Exploring Belonging and Connection

Join us for a day of discovering what it means to be ‘at home’ within yourself and with others. This winter workshop offers writing prompts, time to reflect and group sharing in the cozy spaces of Stony Hill Farm in Oregon.

Saturday, January 20, 2024

9:00-2:00

Lunch and Materials Provided

Led by Marcia Bosscher and Phoebe Love

$40.00

Are the lazy days of summer already filling up? Consider a day away to bathe your soul in quiet, the beauty of creation and the listening heart of a spiritual director. We'll begin the day together exploring ways to cultivate inner quiet. The rest of our time will be spent in silence outdoors or in a cozy space inside. Lunch will also be in silence. Spiritual direction sessions will be available with one of four spiritual directors. We will close the day together.

Saturday, July 15, 9:00-2:30 at Stony Hill Farm in Oregon, WI

Cost: $50.00 which includes lunch, materials & spiritual direction.

E-mail phoebemlove@gmail.com to register. Financial assistance available.

"God speaks in the great silence of the heart." Augustine

Photo by Patton Wilson

When it comes to practicing gratitude most of us struggle. We love the concept but actually doing it is another story. In this season of Thanksgiving consider taking a day to pause and reflect on what is good in your life and where you are grateful. Perhaps you’ve hit a rough patch and need the encouragement to even go there. Writing exercises, quiet spaces and listening to our stories will guide the day.

Led by Marcia Bosscher and Phoebe Love

Cost: $35.00

E-mail phoebemlove@gmail.com to register. Space is limited.

(photo by Rikki Snyder)

What do you want to remember from this last year? What stories will you tell of living through a pandemic? As life returns to something closer to normal, we invite you to take time with others to reflect: What has changed in your life?

What have you lost?

What have you gained?

Where have you experienced grace?

Join us as we reflect on this past year-and-a-half and respond to prompts to help us remember and record our experience of life in a pandemic.

Led by Marcia Bosscher, Writer & Editor

$35.00: Lunch and Materials Provided

Register at phoebemlove@gmail.com

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic this is now a retreat to do at home. Click to view the retreat.

A Lenten Day of Prayer is an invitation to explore the mystery of Lent—the Paschal mystery—always at work in our world and in our lives. The passion, death, resurrection, and ascension of Christ calls us to encounter God in our own experience. Where am I experiencing the process of suffering, dying and rising in my own life? How am I responding? We will share in liturgies of morning and afternoon prayer and spend several hours in personal silence. Spiritual Direction will be available. Music by Micah Behr.

Friday, March 27, 9:00-4:00

Cost: $50.00 (includes materials & lunch)

Co-led by Phoebe Love, Cynthia Reynolds, Catherine Schneider

E-mail phoebemlove@gmail.com to register

            In the rush of the season……

            this daylong retreat invites you……..

                                into the hush of the season.

Guided practices for prayer and contemplation will be offered. Wooded trails invite you into the quiet beauty of a winter walk. Or you can curl up in a chair by the fire with a good book—either your own or readings made available for the day. Time together and the music of composer and musician Micah Behr will begin and end the retreat.

$40.00. Lunch and materials provided

E-mail phoebemlove@gmail.com to register

Do you long for an opportunity to be quiet and still for a day this summer? This small retreat will use group Lectio and Visio Divina as tools for praying with the “ears and eyes of the heart” and a starting point for most of the day in personal silence. We will close the day together.

Friday, August 9, 9:00-4:00

 $40.00 (includes materials and lunch)

 E-mail phoebemlove@gmail.com to register

How do we become more of who God designed us to be? The Enneagram is a tool that helps us appreciate our gifts, see our blind spots, and discover ways God transforms us. This workshop offers hands-on exercises, guided practices, and small group discussions for going deeper with the Enneagram. (Click on blue workshop title for more information) Led by Phoebe Love and Diane Peters, Certified Enneagram Instructors

Friday, July 19 from 9:00-12:30

Cost $25.00  (partial scholarships available)

 E-mail phoebemlove@gmail.com to register

Lent is a time to experience more of God but it can be difficult to find the time and space. Consider coming to A Lenten Day of Prayer where you can pause, reflect, listen, and pray. We will be following a Liturgy of Morning and Evening Prayer, practicing silence and offering spiritual direction.

Co-led by Phoebe Love, Cynthia Reynolds and Catherine Schneider.

 Cost: $40.00 (includes materials and lunch)

 E-mail phoebemlove@gmail.com to register

Enjoy a day away and let the beauty of the Wisconsin countryside invite you into silence as a spiritual practice. This small retreat will use group Lectio and Visio Divina as tools for "praying with the eyes of the heart" and a starting point for most of the day in personal silence. We will close the day together.

Cost: $40.00 (includes materials and lunch)

E-mail phoebemlove@gmail.com to register

Practicing Lectio Divina and silent prayer as we wait for the coming of the Lord. 

Led by Phoebe Love and Cynthia Reynolds  

Cost: $35.00

Light lunch and beverages provided.

Contact Phoebe Love at phoebemlove@gmail.com or 608-332-8284 to register.

Space is limited.