Evensong provides a quiet and beautiful setting in which individuals may retreat from the hectic pace of daily life, come back to the Source of that life, and be refreshed and renewed. We offer a variety of retreat approaches to accommodate the seasoned retreat veteran or someone who has never before been on retreat. From scheduled programs to personal quiet time, Evensong has something that will appeal to you. Scroll down to read through our various offerings. To apply for a retreat follow the registration procedures listed at the bottom of the page

Private Individual Retreat Opportunities:

Space Just to Be This private retreat experience is for the person who is looking for the opportunity to be in sacred space with themselves and their God.  A beautiful private room and nurturing meals await your presence with us.   Our cretan labyrinth awaits your walking meditation and our chapel is available for meditation and quiet prayer.  Cost $125* per evening (two night minimum).  

Moving Forward through Life’s Tensions  This directed retreat process invites the participant to relax deeply and to be open and attentive to the invitations that lie in the midst of life’s tensions.  Together we will look at feelings, beliefs, ideas that are in opposition within, identifying expectations and pulls.  We will revision ideas of holiness, recognizing spiritual practices that draw us deeper into the nurturance of our souls. All of this will be expressed through the mandorla process in support of the recognition of the liminal space between life’s expectations, images and pulls, the sacred space of the authentic self calling from within.   The cost of this three day retreat inclusive of room, meals, materials and guidance is $650.

Prayer Beyond Words There are many prayers throughout religious traditions that support our relationship with God.  However, when there are no words to express the prayer of our souls, the gift of artistic expression can assist us in communicating the depth of our experience.   Prayer Beyond Words is a retreat process to connect with the voice of one’s soul through the exploration of a variety of artistic mediums including pastels, watercolor and clay.  No artistic experience or training is necessary to give voice to your soul’s prayer, only the desire to listen.  The cost of this two day retreat inclusive of room, meals, materials and guidance is $ 450.

 Honoring the Loss…   There are times in our lives in which we are called to make space to honor the loss in our lives, whether it be a person, pet, home, expectations.  This four day retreat is a time of nurturance for the mind, body and soul.  Nurturing meals, a beautiful private room, a reiki treatment and the creation of memory beads support the healing process. Participants are invited to bring rose petals, dried or fresh, to cook into a mash to make the memory beads.  The cost of this four day retreat inclusive of room, meals, reiki treatment, materials and guidance is $850.

Will You Walk With Me?This private retreat experience is for the person who is seeking to have companionship on the spiritual journey.  Experienced spiritual directors are available to listen to your journey with God and support you in attending to God’s presence in your life experience.   Guidance and practice in meditation techniques available. Our cretan labyrinth awaits your walking meditation and our chapel is available for meditation and quiet prayer.  Cost is $200* per evening inclusive of room, meals, one hour daily meeting time (two night minimum).

Doing It My Way!  May of us are so busy that it is hard to find time to get away, yet we still long for that which will fill our spiritual hunger.  Any of the retreats below can be adapted to fit a hectic schedule.  All that is required is that a person be able to set aside two or more hours per week for quiet and prayer.  Meetings can be set up with a Spiritual Director from Evensong on a weekly or semi-weekly basis and a retreatant can be guided through the retreat they have chosen over the course of weeks or months.  Meetings can even take place via email or phone call.  You  can even begin or end your “Doing It My Way!” retreat with a day or two here at our facility to enjoy the peacefulness of our space.  The cost for this type of retreat is worked out on a case by case basis.

Pathways to the Soul:  Often we long for some personal space in our busy and hectic lives.  This personal retreat experience uses a guided meditation, journaling, and creative prayer to facilitate a journey inward to the soul.   In personal meditation and using imaginative prayer the retreatant will learn to  create and explore pathways to the inner self.  This retreat includes a daily 30 min.  guided meditation,  and 1 hour of personal guidance each day.  Our cretan labyrinth awaits your walking meditation and our chapel is available for meditation and quiet prayer.  The cost of this retreat including room, meals, and guidance is $225 per day (two day minimum).

Praying with Creation - A Franciscan Retreat: This four day directed retreat invites the participant to listen to the voice of God speaking to the soul through nature, through reflection upon one’s life, and in scripture.  There is time for rest, for hiking on nature trails or beaches, for quiet reflection and prayer.  Journalling is also a tool used on this retreat.  Retreatants meet daily with a director to reflect upon prayer experiences from the previous day and to agree upon exercises for the next day.  Evensong’s chapel and labyrinth are available for use.   The cost of this four day retreat, including room, meals, and guidance is  $700.00

Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius:
The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius  (founder of the Society of Jesus, commonly known as Jesuits) are perhaps the most widely known and used exercises in conducting private directed retreats.   The spiritual exercises engage one’s whole person – body, mind, and soul in reaching inward and outward in response to the movement of God in one’s life.    St. Ignatius is famous for bringing his background of  discipline, intellectual clarity, and determination to the spiritual life.  The exercises provide a basic step by step approach to responding to God’s outreach to us in the life and teachings of Jesus through  reflection and meditation, engaging our faculties of intellect, emotion, and will.     The adaptability of the exercises allow for a variety of approaches in structuring retreats suited to different individuals.

Introduction to Ignation Rettreats:  This 2 – 4 day directed retreat is for those wishing an introduction to the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius.    An introductory overview  is provided of the basic approach to the Spiritual Exercises.   The retreatant will then engage one or two of the exercises daily through prayer, meditation, and scripture reading.  Keeping a daily journal is an important aspect of this retreat. A spiritual director will meet with the retreatant  for two 30 minute sessions daily.  The cost of this retreat, including  room, meals and all meetings with the director is $175.00 per day.

Five  or Eight Day Ignation Retreats:  These more typical Ignation Retreats are for individuals who have  experience with directed retreats and wish to engage the Ignation Exercises.  Included in this retreat is a thirty minute daily session with a spiritual director.  The cost of this retreat inclusive of room, meals, and meeting with a director is $150.00 per day.