I Will Sing a New Song Retreat
Mercy Conference and Retreat Center (St. Louis, MO)
and
Mount Saint Mary House of Prayer (Watchung, NJ)
Present
I Will Sing a New Song:
Living In Process With Compassion
Virtual Retreat led by Carrie Newcomer
November 14 - 2pm to 5pm (Central Time)
"We can't just be healed, we must be transformed" Carrie Newcomer
In this two session (3 hour) retreat participants will explore being in process with a deeper sense of compassion. Carrie will use music, poetry, reflective writing, small and large group conversation to explore where we have been, where we are going and navigating right where we are now. Participants will explore ideas and practices that foster a sense of awareness and self compassion as we lean into our next growing edge. In a time of uncertainty and ongoing collective trauma, how can kindness reframe our day, a broken open heart create a space for new understanding, honesty create greater connection and grounding in our True Self help us make sense in
senseless times. Participants encouraged to bring a note book and pen
This will be a virtual retreat conducted on the Zoom platform (with security protections in place).
Our Retreat Leader, Carrie Newcomer, is a performer, recording artist, and educator, described as a “prairie mystic” by the Boston Globe and one who “asks all the right questions” by Rolling Stone. Carrie is the 2019 recipient of the Shalem Institute Contemplative Voices Award. Recent media appearances include PBS’s Religion and Ethics and Krista Tippett’s On Being. Carrie has 17 nationally released albums and two companion books of poetry and essays. Newcomer’s first theatrical production, Betty’s Diner: The Musical, was performed at a sold out run at Purdue University in 2015 and is now available to interested theaters, universities, and spiritual communities. She regularly works with Parker J. Palmer in live programs, and has made presentations with neuroscientist Jill Bolte Taylor, author Rabbi Sandy Sasso, and environmental author Scott Russell Sanders.
Retreat Date and Time: Sunday, November 14
- 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time
- 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Central Time
- 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Mountain Time
- 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time
Participants will need a stable internet connection and a Zoom account.
Cost: $60
