Women’s Retreat Day in Advent – Living the Magnificat

Join us at Chanco on the James for another Women’s Retreat Day in Advent this year on December 2^nd  2017!  The day will feature a series of engaging workshops and inspired worship, built around the theme: Living the Magnificat. 

Participants will enjoy plenty of time for fellowship and refreshment throughout the retreat, concluding with a delightful Afternoon Tea.  The cost to attend is only $35.  You may also want to take advantage of our optional Friday overnight retreat option on December 1st, which includes an additional arts workshop, as well as a hospitality hour, along with a delicious breakfast in the morning for $95.  Sponsored by the Program Committee of Chanco on the James.

About Our Theme, Living the Magnificat:

From lowliness to blessedness, from weakness to power, from poverty to richness…

Mary the Mother of Jesus sings of God’s abundant love in this timeless canticle, the Magnificat.  As women, Mary’s heartfelt expression of praise, gratitude and trust is an inspiration for our lives.  In this Advent season, as we await the coming of Christ, how can we cultivate the same joyful expectation of promise?  How can we focus not on stresses and sorrows… but on our true blessedness?  How can we too bear Christ for the world?

At our Advent Women’s Retreat, we’ll spend time in inspirational workshops, worship, and conversation exploring this theme, as well as traditions of Marian spirituality, while seeking to apply her wisdom in our everyday life.

Schedule

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6:00-7:00                              Check-in at the Office

7:00-8:45                              Design your own Advent Scarf

8:45-9:00                              Compline

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8:00                                        *Breakfast for Overnight Guests

8:30-9:00                              Check-in for Day Guests

9:00-9:30                              Welcome

9:30-10:00                            Morning Prayer

10:00-10:45                         Reflecting on the Magnificat

10:45-11:15                         Break

11:15-12:00                         Marian Icons and Prayer

12:00-12:30                         Noonday Prayer

12:30                                     Lunch

1:30-2:30                              Crafting an Anglican Rosary

2:30-2:45                              Break

2:45-3:30                              Advent Lessons and Carols

3:30-4:00                              Afternoon Tea

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