Awakening the Heart Retreat
with the Rev. Canon Marianne Wells Borg,
Khadim Chishti & Jack Kennedy
February 15 - 17, 2008
At the Alton Collins Retreat Center

Register by January 25 for best rates.

This retreat will introduce simple contemplative practices from the Christian and Sufi tradition, combine brief presentations and time for reflection, encourage and allow for periods of silence. Silence is not the purpose of this retreat but rather the vehicle for paying attention to God, to see and hear more clearly the created world around us, and to see and hear ourselves and each other on deeper levels. No prior retreat experience necessary, only a willingness to set this time aside for God in a beautiful setting with other intentional participants. Bring comfortable clothes, layer for warmth and comfort. Please advise us of any dietary needs. Bring paper and pen for reflection.

All denominations and faith traditions welcome. Facilitators will draw from their respective traditions.

The retreat cost includes accommodations at the Alton Collins Retreat Center and all meals.

Come be refreshed and renewed,
and awaken your heart.

Retreat Leaders

Schedule

Retreat Registration

Accommodations

Directions to Alton
Collins

Retreat Leaders

The Rev. Canon Marianne Wells Borg is a priest in the Episcopal Church; Director of Trinity’s Center for Spiritual Development and has been on staff at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral since 1993.

Khadim Chishti as been a student of Sufism for 30 years, teaches Sufi practice and leads Sufi circles in the Portland area and is a spiritual director. She is a student of Kabir Helminski.

Jack Kennedy, M.A., M.Div., served as a priest in the Jesuit order for 35 years and is well-versed in Ignation spirituality and Ignation models of discernment. He teaches classes in a variety of Portland venues, is sought after as a spiritual director and retreat leader. In addition to his private practice with people from a broad spectrum of faith backgrounds, Jack designs and facilitates faith-based, communal discernment processes for visioning, planning and decision-making staff, faculty and leadership teams in both for-profit and non-profit organizations.

Borg, Chishti and Kennedy are shaped by different spiritual paths but find common ground at the heart of their devotion and respective calls. They team-teach Years Two and Three of The Center’s Seeking God in the 21st Center: An Education for Christian Formation.

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Retreat Schedule

Friday, February 15, 2008

Saturday, February 16, 2008

Sunday, February 17, 2008

Contemplative Practice
Breakfast
Morning Session with a mid morning break
Lunch
Final Gathering

Registration Fee
Cost includes lodging and meals

Accommodations

Alton L. Collins Retreat Center is a special place for adults. Magnificent western red cedars grace the grounds. The natural forest setting as been preserved. Trails take you through the woods and along the streams that meander around the grounds. In the summer, our organic garden helps supply fresh vegetables for delicious meals. This 68-acre facility provides excellent accommodations in double occupancy rooms. Each room features its own bathroom. Meals are served family or buffet style.

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Directions to Alton Collins Retreat Center

How to Reach Alton L. Collins

From the NORTH (1-5) and EAST (I-84)
From I-84 take Wood Village exit (Exit 16) into Gresham.  Turn left on Burnside which becomes Highway 26 to Sandy.  In Sandy, turn right on Highway 211 (toward Estacada).  Go approximately 4 miles on Highway 211 to Collins Retreat Center on the right hand (north) side of the road.

From the SOUTH and WEST
Take I-5 to I-205.  Exit at Highway 224 (Mt. Hood exit).  Follow Highway 224 to Eagle Creek, approximately 14 miles from freeway exit.  In Eagle Creek, turn left on Highway 211.  Go approximately 2 miles on Highway 211 to Collins Retreat Center on the left (north) side of the road.

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