retreats and gatherings
One of my greatest joys is to be in prayerful community as retreat leader,
spiritual director, workshop facilitator, or guide. I would love to work with you
and create a retreat experience for your church or group.
Topics include: creating a prayerful rhythm, creative prayer, art as prayer,
group spiritual direction, contemplative circles, spiritual growth
I am located in Central Ohio, but would travel outside of Ohio
to provide for your retreat needs. Travel costs may apply.
Please fill out the form below for inquiries.
retreat themes
I love collaborating to prayerfully create one-of-a-kind retreat experiences that include contemplative practice, artistic expression, and community. A retreat could be based around a scripture passage, a concept, a quote, or even an image.
Contact me to discuss what would most resonate with your group. I would love to work alongside you.
Previous retreats have included the following themes:
Just Be {creating space for God; identity and presence; simplicity and rhythm}
Journey of Reflection {a prayerful look at our life’s path of faith}
Listening {preparing, receiving, unfurling; based on the parable of the sower, Matthew 13}
Art as Prayer {listening to the Divine and Self through intuitive art practice}
Complete and Unfinished {an exploration of spiritual growth through the metaphor of a nautilus}
Empty and Full {exploring our inner space of prayer}
The Still Point and the Dance {present-centeredness within the arc of our spiritual journey,
based on the poetry of T. S. Eliot}
As a River Flows {reflecting on the flow of our lives through creative and contemplative practices,
inspired by John O’Donohue’s poem Fluent}
“Every time I attend one of Christine’s retreats I experience a deeper noticing and awareness. She always provides a space whether Zoom, a church basement or a lovely retreat center, that is contemplative, welcoming and holy.”
“I can hardly find the right and full words to capture what today meant for me. Thank you. Your facilitation was so gracious, so intuitive and loving and welcoming ... I felt so tenderly led and comfortable…I felt so embodied in my prayer. It was powerful. I felt a clear and true invitation from God and word from Him. The idea and beautiful concept/hope/vision that everything belongs and is welcome; that there is no part of me that is unwelcome but that all parts of me can be tenderly held, integrated. That is a powerful vision. At the bottom of my sketch, I wrote, “Everything is welcome. It’s all holy.”
There were so many gifts tucked into the time today and I am SO GLAD that I joined. Thank you so much for offering this.”
february 4, 2023
Empty and Full, online creative half-day retreat
May 13, 2023
As a River Flows
Contemplative and creative full day retreat
Our Lady of the Pines Retreat Center
Fremont, OH
Registration closed.
july 7-14, 2023
Silent directed retreat
Spiritual Director
Hosted by:
Our Lady of the Pines Retreat Cetner
Fremont, Ohio
july 29-august 4, 2023
Silent directed retreat
Spiritual Director
Spirituality Network
Our Lady of the Pines Retreat Center
Fremont, OH
september 9-October 7, 2023
Phases: A Found Poetry Journey
Zoom retreat and ecourse
September 30, 2023
Women’s retreat
St Patrick’s Episcopal Church
Dublin, OH
October 17 & 18, 2023
The Water’s Edge, a retreat for clergy and church staff
Hosted by The Spirituality Network, Columbus, OH
co-facilitator with John Koon
Shepherd’s Corner, Blacklick OH
Registration opens June 1, 2023
November 7, 2023
Staff Retreat
Our Lady of the Pines Retreat Center, Fremont OH
Facilitator