2023 Silent Directed Retreat
2-Night Option A: Friday, Sept 22 (4pm) – Sunday, Sept 24 (1pm)
2-Night Option B: Sunday, Sept 24 (4pm) – Tuesday, Sept 26 (1pm)
4-Night Option: Friday, Sept 22 (4pm) – Tuesday, Sept 26 (1pm)
Step away from your busy life and listen to God’s voice.
Enjoy a guided weekend of silence, spiritual renewal, rest, and listening to the voice of God. Our guest speaker and facilitator is Rev. Terry Cathcart, a seasoned pastor, spiritual director, and silent retreat leader. He has been involved in retreat ministry for over 40 years. He’ll be accompanied by worship leader Rob Engelhart, as well as a team of spiritual directors with whom participants may meet during the weekend. In one of David’s Psalms we hear God say, Be still and know that I am God. Covenant Point’s Silent Directed Retreat offers an opportunity to spend a weekend in prayerful silence with about 25 other people who are also seeking to focus their attention on listening for God’s voice. The weekend will include a private room for each participant with plenty of space for silence and solitude. There will also be opportunities to meet with a spiritual director. With the exception of the times of worship and spiritual direction, the retreat will take place in silence. Check-in for 2-Night Option A opens at 4:00 pm and the retreat begins with dinner at 5:30 pm (Central Time) Friday and concludes at 1:00pm Sunday. Check-in for 2-Night Option B opens at 4:00 pm and the retreat begins with dinner at 5:30 pm (Central Time) Sunday and concludes at 1:00pm Tuesday. You may also register for both options, and join us for the entire 4-days.The worship gatherings for the retreat will include the singing of Taize chants and messages. Our worship will conclude with lectio divina prayer. Three Spiritual Directors will also be available for those wishing to have a spiritual direction conversation during the retreat.
Serving on the facilitating team for this year’s retreat will be: Terry Cathcart (spiritual director and retreat leader), Rob Engelhart (worship leader), and several other spiritual directors.
2023 Theme:
The theme for this year’s silent directed retreat is Listening to the Voice of the Good Shepherd. Contemplative worship gatherings during the retreat will include brief meditations by the spiritual directors on that theme -such as listening to the Good Shepherd’s voice in our longings, in the storms of life, in the Scriptures, in the practice of silence, in the spiritual exercises taught by Ignatius of Loyola. One of the goals of these meditations is to help participants in that process of learning to discern the voice of the Good Shepherd from other voices that we hear.
2023 Silent Retreat Pricing:
- 2-Night Options: $155
- 4-Night Option: $255
(to join the 4-night option, register for both option A & B)
A $25 processing fee will be kept in the case of any cancellation one week (7 days) or more from the start of the retreat. In the case of a cancellation less than one week from the start of the retreat, no payments will be refunded.
Packing List:
- Bedding, towel, and toiletries
- Clothing for all weather
- Walking shoes
- Swimsuit for sauna (if interested)
- Bible, notebook and pen
- Flashlight
