Programs Calendar

The Black Madonna as an Image of the Feminine Divine

Who is the Black Madonna? Come and learn when she emerged, why she is black, and how she teaches us about the feminine divine. Explore how our experience of the Black Madonna can lead us to greater reverence for the Earth and for our lives in the world today. There will be time for sharing and discussion.

Program fee $75   (includes lunch)   Check-in 8:30 am Saturday

Hildegard of Bingen: 12th Century Wonder Woman

She referred to herself and her nuns as fecund “gardens enclosed,” to the world as a “cosmic egg,” and to emperor Frederick Barbarossa (directly) as a ”juvenile fool.” Pope Eugenius III referred to her as a “column of fragrant smoke from” burning spices,” her music was referred to as “the embodiment of aspiration,” and her nuns called her “Schrumpelgard.” Kings, priests, and popes sought the advice of this remarkable woman.  As her fame grew she founded two monasteries, wrote books on botany, zoology, and medicine, and composed haunting liturgical music. Using multi-media resources, we will explore her life, writings, visions, music and drama.

Program fee $75   (includes lunch)   Check-in 8:30 am Tuesday

Spiritual Spa Days for Women

Four Thursday Events

June 10, July 15, August 12, and September 9 (9:00 – 5:00)

How often do we take time out from our stressful lives to be nurtured? Come and spend a day in this haven of quiet peace and natural beauty to relax and rest. Explore ways to be refreshed and re-centered, to deepen your spiritual life. The day will include the following options: guided meditation, light yoga, art, and journaling. There will be plenty of time for reading, praying, walking the labyrinth, and enjoying the gardens, and time to simply BE. Adelynrood meals are prepared with fresh local produce. Individual spiritual direction will be available. For an additional fee you may sign up for Reiki or massage therapy.

Program fee $100   (includes lunch)    Check-in 8:30 am

Program Fee:	$100.00
Room & Board:	n/a
Total Cost:	$100.00

A Spirituality of Joy and Sorrow

June 11-13 (Friday dinner – Sunday lunch)

For many people life is hard, but God is good. The emotional rhythm of human life -- the normal rhythm of it, as well as the rhythm of its disturbance -- is all lived in the embrace of God's love. The challenge for most of us is managing to live in faith when God’s embrace ceases to be palpable, for whatever reason. We will look back at our lives, the joys and sorrows of them, and come to terms with the presence of God in it all.

Program check-in 4:00-6:00 pm Friday

Program Fee:	$120.00
Room & Board:	$200.00
Total Cost:	$320.00

Groceries and the Bread of Heaven: Feeding Bodies and Souls

June 15-17 (Tuesday dinner – Thursday lunch)

Come and learn about the connection between spirituality and service. Through presentation and discussion we will rethink the practical service of feeding and healing in ways that will bring alive our experience of the Gospel. The weekend will also include a short video and small-group workshops for designing and leading service programs. Participants will be inspired and take away practical and theological tools.

Program check-in 4:00-6:00 pm Tuesday

Program Fee:	$120.00
Room & Board:	$200.00
Total Cost:	$320.00

Spiritual Spa Days for Women

Four Thursday Events

June 10, July 15, August 12, and September 9 (9:00 – 5:00)

How often do we take time out from our stressful lives to be nurtured? Come and spend a day in this haven of quiet peace and natural beauty to relax and rest. Explore ways to be refreshed and re-centered, to deepen your spiritual life. The day will include the following options: guided meditation, light yoga, art, and journaling. There will be plenty of time for reading, praying, walking the labyrinth, and enjoying the gardens, and time to simply BE. Adelynrood meals are prepared with fresh local produce. Individual spiritual direction will be available. For an additional fee you may sign up for Reiki or massage therapy.

Program fee $100   (includes lunch)    Check-in 8:30 am

Program Fee:	$100.00
Room & Board:	n/a
Total Cost:	$100.00

Our Senses as Pathways to God

July 16-18 (Friday dinner – Sunday lunch)

Our senses—seeing, hearing, touching, tasting and smelling—are gifts from God that meet our physical needs and are resources to actively connect with God. But as we hurry about our lives we can forget the bountiful gift of these precious resources as windows to the holy. We will explore how our senses are a pathway to connect with God in both the extraordinary and ordinary events of daily life. Benedictine spirituality will provide the framework for this exploration. Art, music, nature walks, discussion, meals, prayer, worship, community engagement and silence will punctuate our time together as we use all of our senses, including intuition – the sixth sense – to lead us into a deeper awareness of God.

Program check-in 4:00-6:00 pm Friday

Program Fee:	$120.00
Room & Board:	$200.00
Total Cost:	$320.00

Quiet Day: Sacred Thoughts and Unhewn Stones

July 21 (Wednesday 9:00 – 4:00)

Spiritual experience is fundamental to human life, and the profound connection that exists between each individual and a reality larger than the narrow or personal self is at the heart of every religious tradition.                                                                 Jane Hirshfield

Our day of quiet and meditation will explore that spiritual experience in world-wide traditions through poetry, prayer and religious writings by both women and men. Our time will be spent in silence, reading and prayer.

Check-in 8:30 am Wednesday

Program Fee:	$75.00
Room & Board:	n/a
Total Cost:	$75.00

Experiencing the Beauty of God: Creation, Creativity, and the Arts

July 23-25 (Friday dinner – Sunday lunch)

The Beauty of God is met in myriad venues: in the Creation itself; in the creativity God has planted in each of us, God’s creatures; and in the arts. All of us are inspired by God’s Spirit to body forth beauty. We will focus particularly on three modes in which God’s beauty has become and still is becoming known: Annunciation, Visitation, and Incarnation. During this conference we will seek to be more mindful of and thankful for God’s Beauty. Participants will be invited to bring along examples of art, music, and poetry in which they have encountered God.

Program check-in 4:00-6:00 pm Friday

Program Fee:	$120.00
Room & Board:	$200.00
Total Cost:	$320.00

Silent Retreat: And Who Is My Neighbor?

July 30-August 1 (Friday dinner – Sunday lunch)

The parable of the Good Samaritan in the tenth chapter of the Gospel of Luke is one of the best known and most beloved of all Jesus’ parables. We will spend our time looking at the lawyer's challenge to Jesus and exploring the rich story and clear teaching that Jesus gave in response. This invites us to consider how we can become true neighbors to those whom God brings into our lives whether near or far, known or unknown, and then consider the inner resistances that we must overcome.

Program check-in 4:00-6:00 pm Friday

Program Fee:	$120.00
Room & Board:	$200.00
Total Cost:	$320.00

Spiritual Spa Days for Women

Four Thursday Events

June 10, July 15, August 12, and September 9 (9:00 – 5:00)

How often do we take time out from our stressful lives to be nurtured? Come and spend a day in this haven of quiet peace and natural beauty to relax and rest. Explore ways to be refreshed and re-centered, to deepen your spiritual life. The day will include the following options: guided meditation, light yoga, art, and journaling. There will be plenty of time for reading, praying, walking the labyrinth, and enjoying the gardens, and time to simply BE. Adelynrood meals are prepared with fresh local produce. Individual spiritual direction will be available. For an additional fee you may sign up for Reiki or massage therapy.

Program fee $100   (includes lunch)    Check-in 8:30 am

Program Fee:	$100.00
Room & Board:	n/a
Total Cost:	$100.00

It’s for the Birds: Birding on Plum Island

August 20-22 (Friday dinner – Sunday lunch)

The Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, located on Plum Island, just minutes from Adelynrood, is a world-famous destination for viewing wildlife. This refuge is a vital stopover point for thousands of birds that migrate along the Atlantic coast during both spring and fall migrations. We will have two guided field trips on Plum Island where we should see Greater and Lesser yellowlegs, Semipalmated and Black-bellied plovers, White-rumped Sandpipers, Short-billed Dowitchers and many more species, including migratory songbirds. This weekend will also include an Introduction to Birdwatching program to prepare you for our exciting birding adventures and a Sunday morning program about the ecology of the Great Marsh. Field trips will require 2 to 3 hours of walking and standing. Bring binoculars. Inexperienced birders are encouraged to participate.
Program check-in 4:00-6:00 pm Friday

Program Fee:	$145.00
Room & Board:	$200.00
Total Cost:	$345.00

Program fee $145 includes tours and lectures