Strength for the Journey Women’s Retreat
Are you or someone you love facing a difficult time in your life?
…with cancer, grief, care-taking of a loved one, divorce, parenting, chronic illness or just struggling with everyday life?
If you answered yes, you may want to join other women in “coming away” for a weekend of renewal and sharing of life stories together. This retreat will be lead by a number of women who have experience leading retreat, teaching, counseling and facing their own life challenges with others beside them.
Purpose
The retreat is created to help each person find strength and support for her particular life journey. It is our hope that each person will become increasingly connected with our deeply loving God as well as with a community of other caring believers.
Everyone is Welcome
Strength for the Journey is open to people of all ages and stages of life, functioning in all sorts of roles–as patients, caretakers, retirees, multi-tasking working mothers, single career women, and family homemakers. Perhaps time away for refreshment and rejuvenation would be just what you need, so come with expectations to receive.
What to Expect
The retreat will include large group presentations on various topics as well as contemplative exercises, times of singing and small group sharing. Retreat leaders will share poignant as well as humorous stories from their life journeys as a way of encouraging others to connect with one another and with God. A variety of Saturday afternoon workshops will be offered as well, including journaling, beading, contemplative prayer, and poetry writing. While people of all faith traditions or non-traditions are welcome, this retreat will focus on how participants can grow in their Christian faith even in the midst of suffering.
You can look forward to:
- Learning practical coping strategies
- Experiencing God’s presence
- Learning new spiritual disciplines
- Meeting other women facing similar dilemmas
- Sharing life stories
- Quiet time in a picturesque setting
- Beautiful music
- Laughter
- Growth–spiritual, emotional and relational
Retreat Leaders
Liz Borth shares hope and compassion using God’s word as the key to spiritual support and peace as she serves her church and community in the professional ministry position of Deaconess
Laura Fletcher Henry is a cancer survivor and small group leader.
Julia Malenke is currently serving as an art and religion teacher and after school/summer camp director in Orlando, Fl.
Kate Marin, OSB, Clinical Social Worker (LCSW, PIP), Anglican priest, and spiritual companion.
DeRita Burke is a Christian educator, artist, women’s ministry leader, speaker, and beloved Grammy of five.
Kathy Simpson is a music teacher and composer from Richmond, Va. She has ministered at SFTJ retreats in several states and internationally.
Location
The retreat will be held at a lovely, peaceful retreat center with chapel, library, meeting rooms and comfortable dining and rooming facilities that allow for quiet contemplation as well as connecting with others. Caterbury Retreat Center in Oviedo, Florida Canterburyretreat.org
Schedule
The evening program begins Friday at 7:00pm and ends after lunch on Sunday at 1:00pm
Registration for the April 10-12, 2015 Event
Please send my email, mail or phone, your name, address, phone number, email , roommate preference (double occupancy rooms), and a check for $199 (made out to SFTJ-Trinity Lutheran Church) to secure a space. Deadline is March 30th.
Mail to: SFTJ at Trinity Lutheran Chruch, 123 E. Livingston Street, Orlando, Florida 32801
Email: JuliaMalenke@hotmail.com
Call: Julia Malenke at 334-703-0325