This year we are again holding our women’s retreat on site at Westminster. Women of all ages, 16 years and older, are invited to slow down, breathe deeply and enjoy a rich time of fellowship and spiritual renewal. Our theme is “Soul Tending at the Threshold.” When the life we’ve known gives way, and it’s not yet clear what will emerge, we’re at a threshold. The threshold is a space in-between which can be disorienting and unsettling. Yet, it can also be energizing, ripe with possibility and full of creative potential.  At the threshold, practices of soul-tending deepen our engagement with each other and awaken our curiosity, that we may be drawn into the current of God’s love. Come as your schedule allows – for the full retreat on Friday and Saturday, or only for Friday or Saturday.

Retreat Schedule 

5:00 – 8:00 pm Friday
Dinner, conversation, and opening reflection on Soul-Tending At the Threshold.

8:45 am – 5:00 pm Saturday
Light breakfast, connecting with others in small groups, deepening our
reflection on our retreat theme through Scripture small group conversation, and engagement with contemplative practices designed to tend our souls at the threshold.  After lunch, there will be more small group time, a closing reflection on ‘Crossing the Threshold’, and closing worship with communion.

Meet Cheryl Galan
Women’s Retreat Speaker
Cheryl is a Presbyterian minister who recently retired from the role of Interim Executive Presbyter with Carlisle Presbytery.  In more than 40 years of ministry, she also served as a Director of Christian Education at Derry, Faith and Market Square Presbyterian churches, as a pastor with congregations in NY, Kansas, and Wisconsin and as Transitional Leader with the Presbytery of Elizabeth in NJ.  A graduate of Princeton Theological Seminary and Grove City College, Cheryl is drawn to practices of relationship-building and spiritual formation. Through words and images, in body, mind and spirit, she seeks connection with the life-giving, community-forming, world-healing Spirit of Christ.  In retirement, Cheryl enjoys walking in nature, yoga, and dabbling in watercolor. She and her husband Jack also savor time with family and friends.

Pricing:
Friday ($35/person)
Saturday ($40/person)
Friday & Saturday ($50/person)

Meals:

Friday, April 19, 2024
Catered by Arianna’s. All sandwiches/wraps come with BLT Pasta side..

• Cobb Salad w/Turkey
• Gourmet Chicken Salad
• Turkey Croissant w/Cran Mayo
• Roasted Vegetable Wrap
• Dilled Tuna Salad on Honey Wheat

Saturday, April 20, 2024
Catered by Dixie Picnic. All Sandwiches come with fruit side. All selections have a deviled egg and Upcake… 

• Goat Cheese Praline Salad
• Nutty Chicken Salad
• Caesar Salad w/chicken.
• Roast Turkey Sandwich on Sourdough
• Virginia Baked Ham w/Swiss on multigrain

Click here for more info. Click here to register. Questions? Contact Ann Hatfield.