Shalom House Offerings

Join us at Shalom House, with Dr. Mary Ann Massey, to explore this important subject.

Saturday, July 8, 2017

9:30 AM to 3:30 PM

$35 Registration Fee includes program and lunch

Some topics to be covered:

• The New Sandwich Generation – Our adult children, our retirement aged selves, and our aging parents
• Different Needs for Different Generations
• Self Care
• Communicating About the Future – Now!
• Spouses Who Care for Partners
• Families with Alzheimer’s Disease

To register for this retreat, call Shalom House at 804-883-6149 or send your non-refundable registration fee to Shalom House with the notation that the fee is for the July 8 retreat.

Because of the overwhelming response, we are pleased to announce that Dr. Mary Ann Massey will again present Aging with Style and Grace.  These retreats fill up quickly, and are limited to 30 people, so please contact Shalom House today to register.

Saturday, July 29, 2017

9:30 AM to 3:30 PM

Registration – $35 per person includes program and lunch

Topics Covered:

• What’s Next on the Journey
• Our Spouse is Ill
• The New 70s, 80s, 90s
• Preparing for Our Future
• Necessary Conversations to Have
• Practical Matters & Straight Talk
• The Gift of Letting Go
• Reflections on the Aging Journey

9:00 AM to 4:00 PM – $45 – Includes program and lunch.  This retreat is limited to 20 people.  Spend the day with Annie McEntee, Spiritual Director and Director of Adult Formation at St. Elizabeth Church.  Learn to experience: Mindfulness and wonder in nature, Creation as a form of constant prayer, Creation’s prayer to God, God’s loving contemplation of creation, The healing embrace of Green.

To register, call Shalom House at 804-883-6149 or send your non-refundable registration fee of $45 along with a notation that you are registering for this retreat.

This retreat will be led by Brian Morgan, Spiritual Director and former Chairperson for Shalom House Advisory Council and Mike Jackman, Adult Ministry Leader and Current Shalom House Advisory Council Member.

The retreat will begin with dinner on Friday, September 29 and conclude after lunch on Sunday, October 1.  Major topics to be covered: A brief history of Celts and Celtic Spirituality, Celtic Spirituality Prayer and Stories, The reemergence of Celtic Spirituality, and Christianity in Today’s World.

The cost of the retreat is $200 (double occupancy) which includes two overnights, all meals and the program.  For a private room, the cost is $240 for the weekend.  To register, call Shalom House or send a non-refundable deposit of $50 to Shalom House with a notation that the deposit is for the Celtic Spirituality Retreat.

Look for more details on this half-day Advent retreat with Dr. Mary Ann Massey.