In Partnership with Amber Nest Spiritual Direction

A Semi-Silent Retreat

Navigating Change with God

When: May 16-17, 2025 Friday evening, 6:30-8:30 Saturday, 8:00-4:00

Where: Home of Renee Farkas, Leipers Fork, TN

There will be groups of trained Spiritual Directors (including myself) and those curious and open to how Spiritual Direction might fit in to whatever iteration of Spirituality one might find themselves in. When we break up into smaller groups for discussion, it will be myself facilitating and up to 4 participants in my group. There will be other participants and Spiritual Directors present. We want to keep it small, so as to have productive, connective and generative conversation.

The Retreat will consist of four Teaching Sessions:

Introduction to The Journey

Christian Discernment

Activating the Love Loop

Experiencing God as Love and Loving

as well as

Small Group Discussion with Spiritual Director

and

Silence & Nature with Guided Prayer

Lunch will be served Saturday.

Cost: $175

QUIET CREATIVE RETREAT ON THE CUMBERLAND

JULY 18-20, 2025

Join Jennie for a weekend retreat full of creative projects, done in quiet, contemplative reflection. It doesn’t matter where you are on the journey, or what kind of artistic practice you have, or want to have. All are welcome.

Life is full and busy and loud. Have you created a space for yourself to put your ear to the ground and listen to your life speaking to you? Have you been able to expend creative energy on caring for yourself, creating something YOU want to create? This contemplative setting will provide ample space for you to explore these questions and move in the direction of your deepest longings.

We will begin our retreat Friday evening and conclude on Sunday before lunch time.  Please dress comfortably on Saturday.  We will be doing creative projects and the grounds are open and available to explore. You will meet with myself for Spiritual Direction twice during the weekend.  Please note:  We need the names, street addresses and email addresses of 3 people who champion you creatively and will commit to praying for you while you are on retreat.  I will contact them listing specific ways they can pray.  Please ask them first before filling the registration form out.  Please have their information in front of you when you register.  $350 is due at registration and the balance can be paid by June 30.  Total cost for the retreat is $495.  This includes a private bedroom/bath, 4 meals, art supplies, and Spiritual Direction care.

Jennie attended her first quiet retreat of this nature in 2002 with Klesis and it was such a transformative experience that for the next several years, she attended in a serving capacity and learned the art of “setting the table” to create a beautiful, inspiring backdrop for others on retreat. She began leading her own retreats beginning in 2006 and has since led dozens of retreat experiences for hundreds of men and women. She deeply believes in the power of practicing silence and in the ways that retreats can assist us in reconnecting with our capacity for joy, curiosity, wonder, and our ability to be receptive to and make contact with our highest, purest, essential selves, where God resides.