"The Art of Aging: Honoring Your Creative Spirit" A Retreat for Women September 14-16, 2018 Gray Center, Canton, MS Cost: $350 (includes 2 nights private room lodging, all meals, refreshments, and materials) Register Here! Space is limited.
About the Retreat... Join us for a time to nurture our creative and spiritual selves, a time of renewal and rest. We want to age well physically, of course, but we also yearn to tap into our creative capacities and develop spiritual practices to sustain us as we grow old. Aging brings nagging concerns; it offers surprising gifts as well. We’ll acknowledge and honor both as we develop road maps for our next season. Wherever you are on your journey, we invite you to this time apart—so that we might be fully present to ourselves, to our gifts and talents, and to God. Facilitated by Amy Lyles Wilson and Becky Youngblood Native Mississippians Amy Lyles and Becky are experienced retreat leaders who work at the intersection of spirituality and creativity. They believe it is in coming together that we best celebrate our individuality. They also affirm that both creativity and spirituality are expressed in many ways and that everyone can access these riches. A gentle schedule for the weekend will include: Centering Prayer Walking the Labyrinth Guided Meditation Writing SoulCollage® Spiritual Direction: Individual sessions upon request Time alone for rest and reflection
Retreat Guides Amy Lyles Wilson is a writer, story coach, and spiritual director who makes her home in Nashville, Tennessee. She is a graduate of Millsaps College, the University of Mississippi, and Vanderbilt University Divinity School. Amy Lyles is a certified spiritual director (Haden Institute), as well as a certified SoulCollage® and Amherst Writers and Artists workshop facilitator. She has co-authored or contributed to eight books, and her work has been published in a variety of publications and on National Public Radio. She teaches throughout the South and at the Chautauqua Institution in New York, and is an instructor with the Porch Writer’s Collective. Active memberships include Centering Prayer for Middle Tennessee, Editorial Freelancers Association, Spiritual Directors International, Spiritual Friends Network of Middle Tennessee, and the Women’s National Book Association.
Becky Youngblood is the former director of the Center for Ministry based at Millsaps College. She is a retired elder in the Mississippi Conference of the United Methodist Church and has served as a pastor and district superintendent, among other leadership roles. In addition, Becky was director of the Iliff Institute for Continuing Education at Iliff School of Theology in Denver for several years. She is a graduate of Millsaps College and Candler School of Theology, Emory University, and has pursued further training in family systems theory, writing, and, dream work. Becky is a practicing spiritual director, having completed training in the Center’s Journey Partners program. In retirement she continues on the Journey Partners staff as Worship Coordinator. Her active memberships include the Fellowship of United Methodist Spiritual Directors and Retreat Leaders and Spiritual Directors International. A trained Labyrinth Facilitator with Veriditas, she lives, reads, and gardens in Jackson, Mississippi.
The Center' s Approach to Retreats The Center for Ministry offers periodic spiritual formation retreats in several formats and for several audiences. Some are prayer retreats shaped around particular spiritual disciplines. Some are silent retreats intended to help us clear away the noise and clutter of daily life and listen to God. Many of the spiritual formation opportunities featured here are designed to sustain and nourish a community devoted to spiritual practice, and include spiritual disciplines, worship, the arts, teaching, and time for rest and care of the soul. Our staff and volunteers will also gladly work with you to design a unique retreat for your group or congregation. Contact our office to schedule a consultation.
Recent Retreats
Silent Retreat 2018: The Cup of Your Life Retreat Leader: The Rev. Dr. Stephanie Patton
Friday, January 5 at 5:00pm - Sunday, January 7, 2018 at 1:00pm Gray Center Canton, MS
