In The Beginning

On this day-long retreat we will welcome the new year by considering anew our purpose and direction in life. Sometimes what we call "retreats" wind up being forums, workshops or meetings. This will be an honest-to-goodness retreat. Our unstructured, self-directed day together will include time and space for reflection, silence, meditation, movement, prayer, journaling and other practices of the heart. The gardens and chapel of Holy Spirit Retreat Center will be open to us. Rev. Rebecca will lead a brief opening worship and closing worship time. We will share a simple lunch.

Please wear comfortable clothing and bring personally meaningful or religious texts, journals and pens, yoga mats, and anything else that might help you ground yourself and reflect on new beginnings in your life. A fee of $35 covers lunch and rental of the comfortable facilities at Holy Spirit Retreat Center in Encino. If this fee creates a barrier to your participation, please contact Rev. Rebecca (minister@uusm.org). Sign up at the Lifespan RE table in Forbes between services, or contact Rev Rebecca (minister@uusm.org) by 1-12-2014.