From Annapolis Friend and Facilitator, Jean C:

Friends, I hope you can share in the silence of Dayspring Retreat Center.  The warmth of spiritual community in the heart of winter, 
amid nature’s beauty--what a blessing!  Love and LIGHT to you as you consider joining this adventure.

Be still and know that I am God (Psalm 46:10)

Details about the retreat follow, starting with excerpts from the Retreat Center’s welcome letter:

The purpose of silent retreat is the deepening of communion with God, with other persons and with oneself. ...
(W)e make space for...a time of waiting in silence, in solitude, to hear the voice of the One Who speaks in everything 
that is, and who, most of all, speaks  in the depths of our own being. (Thomas Merton)

LOCATION:     

Dayspring Retreat Center
11301 Neelsville Church Rd.
Germantown, MD 20874

(In case of emergency: 301-916-1131.)
See www.dayspringretreat.org .                                                                          

GENERAL INFORMATION: 

1)   Over 60 years ago, Church of the Savior in Washington, D.C. was led to establish Dayspring as a silent retreat center.  Two simple buildings overlook meadows, woodlands and ponds filled with wildlife.  The Inn (18 single rooms, each with Bible, bed, sink, desk and reading chair) and the Carpenter’s Lodge (living room with fireplace, dining room, kitchen and porch) are connected by a path.

2)   Meals are vegetarian. A Dayspring cook prepares the food. Retreatants silently participate in set-up and clean-up.

3)   Silence is maintained from Friday’s opening meeting for worship through Sunday’s closing worship. Worship sharing leads into and closes our shared silence.

4)   Retreatants often bring devotional reading, personal journals, sketch books, knitting. Most importantly, we bring open hearts.

5)    You will need toilet articles, warm casual clothes, walking shoes or boots, and a flashlight.  Bed linens, blankets, pillows, washcloth and towels are provided.

     

 SCHEDULE:

Friday:

3:30 –

7:00       Arrival

7:00       Dinner, Intros, Orientation

8:30       Worship Sharing, Meeting for Worship (Silence Begins)

Saturday:

7:30       Wake-up Chimes

8:00       Breakfast

9:30       Meeting for Worship

12:30     Lunch

3:45       Tea

4:00       Meeting for Worship

6:30       Dinner

8:00       Meeting for Worship

Sunday:

7:30       Wake-up Chimes

8:00       Breakfast

10:00     Meeting for Worship

11:00     Break (Maintaining Silence)

11:15     Worship Sharing

12:30     Lunch

2:00       Departure

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REGISTRATION

The cost is $275 . Registration deadline is Friday, 2/7/25. Please email info@annapolisfriends.org for registration details.