A Creation Care Conference and Retreat
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LAST MINUTE PREPARATIONS!!
We look forward to seeing you at Nazareth Retreat Center on September 12 or 13 (depending on which day you indicated that you were arriving).
Bookmark this page for information and a full schedule.
Packing List!!!
A note about COVID:
COVID is part of the world, and we want to be good neighbors to one another. We encourage you to test for COVID before you come, and do not come if you are positive. Please feel comfortable wearing a mask if that is part of your routine.
When you arrive at the Retreat Center:
The Columba Room, in the O'Connell Hall on the second floor will be open to us on Thursday at 2 pm. If you'd like to arrive early to see the space and meet other people, arrive any time 2 pm or later on Thursday. There will be a quick trip into town for dinner for any who arrive before 4:30. If you arrive and need help finding the space, you can contact Jerry at 502-541-8278. He will be ready to greet you at 2 pm.
List sent previously - preparing for our time together:
See full reminder email from Sept 9, 2024
We look forward to seeing you at Nazareth Retreat Center on September 12 or 13 (depending on which day you indicated that you were arriving).
Bookmark this page for information and a full schedule.
Packing List!!!
- Mug and Water Bottle - please pack your own!
- Your own writing utensils and paper
- Snacks to share
- Art supplies to share during the retreat
- "Book Trading Table" - sharing resources with others! Bring books or materials to share with others
- Comfortable clothes!!! and walking shoes.
- Expected temperatures are from mid-60s to mid-80s. Rain is likely.
- Flashlights can be helpful for navigating the space at night.
- Mosquitos and ticks will still be active.
A note about COVID:
COVID is part of the world, and we want to be good neighbors to one another. We encourage you to test for COVID before you come, and do not come if you are positive. Please feel comfortable wearing a mask if that is part of your routine.
When you arrive at the Retreat Center:
The Columba Room, in the O'Connell Hall on the second floor will be open to us on Thursday at 2 pm. If you'd like to arrive early to see the space and meet other people, arrive any time 2 pm or later on Thursday. There will be a quick trip into town for dinner for any who arrive before 4:30. If you arrive and need help finding the space, you can contact Jerry at 502-541-8278. He will be ready to greet you at 2 pm.
List sent previously - preparing for our time together:
- Please bring drawing / coloring / art supplies that you can share. There will be time during the retreat to do these things and some will be provided, but would appreciate anything that you can share.
- Optional: You will be invited to share the COOLEST thing that you’re doing in your parish / diocese. Prepare 60 seconds to share.
- Plan on dressing in comfortable clothing and pack layers. There are plenty of areas to walk, and walking outside is required to go between lodging, meals, and the group meeting area. An umbrella or rain coat might also be a good idea.
- Map your way to Nazareth Retreat Center: 40 West Drive, Nazareth, KY 40048
- Bring your own cup / mug / water bottle. This will save myriad resources.
- Bring some snacks to share. We will have snacks available throughout the weekend. Some basics will be provided by the planning team, but we hope that you'll bring along some things to share with others. We will have access to a refrigerator for storage. (note: alcohol is not allowed in the public areas of the retreat center. It can be in the housing areas, but not in our meeting rooms or in the outdoor areas.)
- If you have resources to share (books, printed materials, magazines), bring those with you. We will have a "book trading table" (which isn't required to be books, and also isn't required to be traded...you are welcome to take whatever will bless your life!)
See full reminder email from Sept 9, 2024
Schedule
Pre-Event Begins
Thursday, Sept 12 - evening
2 pm – Columba Room opens for hospitality
4:30 p.m. – Dinner out – Jerry and Margaret
**No dinner at the retreat center
6:00 pm – Registration for the pre-event
7:00 pm – Welcome and Introductions, Compline, Reception
Friday, Sept 13
9 am - 4 pm - Pre-event activities
7:30 - 8:30 am – Breakfast
8:30 am - Morning Program - Orientation and Nature Contemplation
12:15-1:30 pm - lunch
1:30-3:30 pm – Afternoon Program - An Episcopal Path to Creation Justice
3:30-5:15 - break / personal time / conversations
4 pm - Registration for main event
5:15-5:45 pm - Supper
Main Event Begins
6:30 pm - Welcome and Introductions, Margaret Bullitt-Jonas begins the retreat, Compline, Reception
Saturday, Sept 14
7:30 - 8:30 am – Breakfast
8:30 am - Morning Retreat with Margaret Bullitt-Jonas
12:15-1:30 pm - lunch
1:15 pm – Afternoon Retreat with Margaret Bullitt-Jonas
3:30 – Tour of Nazareth Museum and grounds
5:15-5:45 pm - Supper
6:30 pm - Evening Program
Sunday, Sept 15, 12 noon - Program Concludes
7:30 - 8:30 am - Breakfast and check out of rooms
9 am - Summarizing the Weekend and Making Plans
10:30 am - Eucharist
12 pm - Farewell! - optional lunch together in town
Thursday, Sept 12 - evening
2 pm – Columba Room opens for hospitality
4:30 p.m. – Dinner out – Jerry and Margaret
**No dinner at the retreat center
6:00 pm – Registration for the pre-event
7:00 pm – Welcome and Introductions, Compline, Reception
Friday, Sept 13
9 am - 4 pm - Pre-event activities
7:30 - 8:30 am – Breakfast
8:30 am - Morning Program - Orientation and Nature Contemplation
12:15-1:30 pm - lunch
1:30-3:30 pm – Afternoon Program - An Episcopal Path to Creation Justice
3:30-5:15 - break / personal time / conversations
4 pm - Registration for main event
5:15-5:45 pm - Supper
Main Event Begins
6:30 pm - Welcome and Introductions, Margaret Bullitt-Jonas begins the retreat, Compline, Reception
Saturday, Sept 14
7:30 - 8:30 am – Breakfast
8:30 am - Morning Retreat with Margaret Bullitt-Jonas
12:15-1:30 pm - lunch
1:15 pm – Afternoon Retreat with Margaret Bullitt-Jonas
3:30 – Tour of Nazareth Museum and grounds
5:15-5:45 pm - Supper
6:30 pm - Evening Program
Sunday, Sept 15, 12 noon - Program Concludes
7:30 - 8:30 am - Breakfast and check out of rooms
9 am - Summarizing the Weekend and Making Plans
10:30 am - Eucharist
12 pm - Farewell! - optional lunch together in town
Registration Form
Retreat Leader: The Rev. Margaret Bullitt-Jonas
The cry of the earth cries out for prayer. It cries out for the recognition that we belong to the Earth and that the web of life is holy. Spiritual resilience requires that we hear this voice among the clamor of our day and gain clarity about how to act. How does God speak to us through the natural world? What gives us energy and hope as we strive to repent and reconcile with that holy web? How do we move through denial and despair into the joy of resurrected living?
Join with your fellow seekers, activists, and people of faith as we gather to pray, learn, fellowship, and clarify our resolve to live and act faithfully on earth. This retreat will explore a theological framework for “holding” our concern for the Earth, its creatures, elements, and people. The weekend will include presentations, guided meditation, small and large group conversation, singing, and free time.
About Margaret:
The Rev. Margaret Bullitt-Jonas, Ph.D., is an Episcopal priest, author, retreat leader, and climate activist. She has been a lead organizer of many Christian and interfaith events about care for Earth, and she leads spiritual retreats on spiritual resilience and resistance in a climate emergency. Her latest book, Rooted and Rising: Voices of Courage in a Time of Climate Crisis (2019), co-edited with Leah Schade, is a collection of essays by religious environmental activists. She has been arrested in Washington, D.C., and elsewhere to protest expanded use of fossil fuels. She serves as Missioner for Creation Care (Episcopal Diocese of Western Mass. & Southern New England Conference, United Church of Christ) and as Creation Care Advisor (Episcopal Diocese of Mass.). Her website, RevivingCreation.org, includes blog posts, sermons, videos, and articles.
Margaret's book
We have ordered copies of Margaret's book for participants of this retreat. THANK YOU to Church Periodical Club for subsidizing the cost of these books and providing some additional resources to our gathering!!! When you register, you can reserve your copy for $10.
The cry of the earth cries out for prayer. It cries out for the recognition that we belong to the Earth and that the web of life is holy. Spiritual resilience requires that we hear this voice among the clamor of our day and gain clarity about how to act. How does God speak to us through the natural world? What gives us energy and hope as we strive to repent and reconcile with that holy web? How do we move through denial and despair into the joy of resurrected living?
Join with your fellow seekers, activists, and people of faith as we gather to pray, learn, fellowship, and clarify our resolve to live and act faithfully on earth. This retreat will explore a theological framework for “holding” our concern for the Earth, its creatures, elements, and people. The weekend will include presentations, guided meditation, small and large group conversation, singing, and free time.
About Margaret:
The Rev. Margaret Bullitt-Jonas, Ph.D., is an Episcopal priest, author, retreat leader, and climate activist. She has been a lead organizer of many Christian and interfaith events about care for Earth, and she leads spiritual retreats on spiritual resilience and resistance in a climate emergency. Her latest book, Rooted and Rising: Voices of Courage in a Time of Climate Crisis (2019), co-edited with Leah Schade, is a collection of essays by religious environmental activists. She has been arrested in Washington, D.C., and elsewhere to protest expanded use of fossil fuels. She serves as Missioner for Creation Care (Episcopal Diocese of Western Mass. & Southern New England Conference, United Church of Christ) and as Creation Care Advisor (Episcopal Diocese of Mass.). Her website, RevivingCreation.org, includes blog posts, sermons, videos, and articles.
Margaret's book
We have ordered copies of Margaret's book for participants of this retreat. THANK YOU to Church Periodical Club for subsidizing the cost of these books and providing some additional resources to our gathering!!! When you register, you can reserve your copy for $10.
From email on July 29, 2024:
Preparing for our time together:
Reply to this email or let Heather know if ([email protected] or voice/text 574.366.2288):
Preparing for our time together:
- Plan on dressing in comfortable clothing and pack layers. There are plenty of areas to walk, and there is outside walking to get from where you are staying to our meals and group meeting area. An umbrella or rain coat might also be a good idea.
- We are currently working on connecting people to share rides, so look for emails about that if that was a preference.
- Map your way to Nazareth Retreat Center: 40 West Drive, Nazareth, KY 40048
- Bring your own cup / mug / water bottle. This will save myriad resources.
- Bring some snacks to share. We will have snacks out throughout the weekend. Some basic will be provided by the planning team, but we hope that you'll bring along some things to share with others. We will have access to a refrigerator for storage. Alcohol is not allowed in the public spaces, though can be in lodging areas.
- If you have resources to share (books, printed materials, magazines), bring those with you. We will have a "book trading table" (which isn't required to be books, and also isn't required to be traded...you are welcome to take whatever will bless your life!)
Reply to this email or let Heather know if ([email protected] or voice/text 574.366.2288):
- you are flying. We will try to be helpful with transportation.
- you are Team Vegan or Vegetarian for meal planning.
- if you have any questions, comments, concerns
Registration Fees
Registration fees are subsidized by Province IV and Province V. If you need additional scholarship, please check with your parish or diocese.
$100 – Friday and Saturday night and program
$150 – Thur, Fri, Sat and program
$50 – program and meals (you provide your own housing)
$90 - program, meals, and shared room
$100 – Friday and Saturday night and program
$150 – Thur, Fri, Sat and program
$50 – program and meals (you provide your own housing)
$90 - program, meals, and shared room
Nazareth Retreat Center, 40 West Drive, Nazareth, KY 40048
A note about travel:
Driving and Flying are both options. As part of registration, we will ask if you'd like to be matched with people near you to figure out carpooling.
For any logistical questions, Contact Heather via email or at 989-413-3229.
Driving and Flying are both options. As part of registration, we will ask if you'd like to be matched with people near you to figure out carpooling.
For any logistical questions, Contact Heather via email or at 989-413-3229.
Presenters and Program Staff
The Rev. Margaret Bullitt-Jonas, Retreat Leader
The Rev. Jerry Cappel
Province IV Convener |
Ms. Jeanette Ettin
Province V Convener |
The Rev. Heather Barta
Province V Coordinator |
Other things to note:
Things to pack:
- Registration opens June 1. You will find the registration form on this page after that date.
- When you hit submit, you will be taken to the payment page.
- If you would like to pay by check, please write "Province V Creation Care" in the memo line and be make payable to:
Diocese of Chicago
65 E. Huron St.
Chicago IL 60611 - The Retreat Center is in the Eastern time zone.
Things to pack:
- Snacks to share
- Bring your favorite beverages for consumption throughout the weekend.
(coffee and tea are provided and alcohol is not allowed in the classroom where we are meeting.) - Re-useable water bottle and mug
- Books / resources for the "book" trading table - What resources do you have that you don't need / want any more, but could be useful to someone else? Bring them here! Pick up what would be helpful to you / people you know. ("Little Free Library" or "stuff I don't want" or "cleaning out my shelves")
- Clothing - comfortable with layers (sweaters and long sleeves for outside or colder rooms) and comfortable walking shoes
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