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What happens when writers practice craft techniques for the sake of spiritual discovery and growth? In this five-day retreat for writers, we’ll explore craft challenges common to spiritual memoir writing that are also opportunities for deepening spiritual practice. We’ll look at scene creation as an opportunity for attentive listening, at reflective writing as a form of contemplation, at character formation as an opportunity to withhold judgment, and at thematic development as a way to participate in meaning-making.
Writers will be supported by a writing community, receive guidance from an experienced instructor including an opportunity for a one-on-one conversation, and have abundant creative solitude. Each day will include three hours of instruction, discussion, and writing exercises focused on the day’s topic. Participants will both hone their writing skills and widen the contemplative dimensions of their writing practice.
This retreat is for writers who have a foundational understanding of spiritual memoir, having read Writing the Sacred Journey: The Art and Practice of Spiritual Memoir or taken an introductory class. Please come with a writing intention, an idea for a project, or a work-in-progress.
This retreat is a hybrid offering. You may choose to attend either in-person, or online.
Suggested offering for in-person retreat: $525 (includes meals and overnight accommodations)
Suggested offering for online retreat: $250
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Schedule:
Sunday
3-5:00 Arrive
5:30 Welcome
6:00 Dinner
7:00 Opening, introductions, groundwork
8:30 Silent meditation (optional)
Monday
7:30 Silent meditation (optional)
8:00 Breakfast
12:00 Lunch
12:45-2:30 Session 1
4:30-5:45 Session 2
6:00 Dinner
7:00 Optional informal conversation—bring your questions, insights, and struggles.
8:30 Silent meditation
Tuesday
7:30 Silent meditation (optional)
8:00 Breakfast
12:00 Lunch
12:45-2:30 Session 3
4:30-5:45 Session 4
6:00 Dinner
7:00-8:00 Informal conversation—bring your questions, insights, and struggles.
8:30 Silent meditation (optional)
Wednesday
7:30 Silent meditation (optional)
8:00 Breakfast
12:00 Lunch
12:45-2:30 Session 5
4:30-5:45 Session 6
6:00 Dinner
7:00-8:00 Group sharing (attendance and participation optional)
8:30 Silent meditation (optional)
Thursday
7:30 Silent meditation (optional)
8:00 Breakfast
10-11:30 Full circle reflections and closing
12:00 Lunch
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Organizer of Diving Deep and Surfacing: A Spiritual Memoir Writing Intensive
Elizabeth Jarrett Andrew is the author of the novel Hannah, Delivered, the spiritual memoir Swinging on the Garden Gate, a collection of personal essays, On the Threshold: Home, Hardwood, and Holiness, and two books on writing: Living Revision: A Writer’s Craft as Spiritual Practice, winner of the silver Nautilus Award, and Writing the Sacred Journey: The Art and Practice of Spiritual Memoir. She works independently as a developmental writing coach and teaches through Wisdom Ways Center for Spirituality. You can connect with Elizabeth at www.spiritualmemoir.com and www.elizabethjarrettandrew.com.
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Episcopal House of Prayer in Collegeville, MN, 14215 Fruit Farm Rd, St Joseph, MN 56374, St Joseph, United StatesDirections
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From Minneapolis
Take I-94 West to Exit 156 (St. John’s University). At the top of the ramp, turn left and drive toward campus. After the bus stop on your right, turn right onto Fruit Farm Road. Follow the road around the first bend and the EHOP is on your left. Street address is 14215 Fruit Farm Road.
From MSP Airport
Take I-494 West from the airport until it joins I-94 West to St. Cloud and follow the instructions above.
MSP Shuttle
Airport shuttle service is available through Groome Transportation in Waite Park. Book your trip to Saint John’s University, and the driver will bring you to our door if you tell him you are going to the House of Prayer. To schedule a shuttle or check their times and prices, click here: https://groometransportation.com/minneapolis-st-paul-airport/st-cloud/#gt-stcloudstops-1
Saint John’s University and Abbey
The Episcopal House of Prayer is located on the edge of the campus of Saint John’s University and Saint John’s Abbey in Collegeville, Minnesota. Click here for a map of the campus (we are #49!)
http://csbsju.edu/About/At-a-Glance/SJU-Campus-Map.htm
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