Quotes:

F ri d ay, Ap ri l 30th : The Be rk shire

"We must put down what we Servant
carry, open the door, and Leade r ship
then take up only what we Cente r
P re sents:
need to bring inside."
Mark Nepo, All Fall Down

“Our bodies grow fatter , Recover ing from

we’re all on diets and our our Cultural
souls meanwhile go wispy Addictions
and anorexic.”
Brian McLaren, Finding April 30th—
T he Berkshi re Se rva nt May 2nd, 2010
Our Way, The Return of the Leadership Center
Ancient Practices, p.13
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We seek to open the Christ door to a way of life

marked by simplicity, community and service.
If I were to ask you what things make
you feel complete, you might be
tempted to say God, Jesus, our higher
power, etc. However, if we’re to look
more closely, perhaps not. We live in
a highly addictive society. Society
tells us that we are not good enough as
we are and then gives us a list of
things that can make us ‘more’.
These messages get embedded in the
smallest of actions and habits in our
everyday lives. Things we depend on
to make us feel good and a little more
complete. Things like
Ice cream or food on a bad day or
for an emotional boost,
Filling up our calendars to look or
feel important,
Others approval so we know we
are liked even loved,
Books or other possessions so we
can keep up with the Joneses.
Television – numb out
Any of these sound familiar?
Each day when we wake up in the
morning, the culture reinforces our
feelings of inadequacy through cul-
tural myths. Knowing something is
missing, we keep searching for our
way home, our way back to God, a way
out of these addictions.
On Friday, April 30th - Sunday, May
2nd, 2010 we will explore these addic-
tions, the cultural messages that keep
us addicted, and practices to ground
us.
Retreat Outline Overview: Is there housing
( p l e a s e n ot e : o ut l i n e i s n ot f i n a l i z e d ) avai l ab l e?
Y e s, h o u si n g i s a v a i l a b l e
F ri d ay, Ap ri l 30th : t hrough single or doubl e oc-
cupancy room s at a l ocal
7:00pm—Openi ng W orshi p
C o m f o r t I n n . H o u si n g i s b e -
Ov erv i e w/I ntr od u cti o n s
ing coordi nat ed t hrough St.
O pening Present ati on S t e p h e n ’ s, If you hav e a
Small Group Conv ersations roommat e pref erence pl ease
9 : 3 0 p m — C l o si n g W o r s h i p / G o o d n i g h t indicat e so i n t he encl osed
f orm.
Saturday, May 1st:
8:30am—Openi ng W orshi p Ho w mu ch d o es th e
Cont inent al Breakf ast Available retreat cost?
Present ation: Cultural Myt h $ 2 4 0 f o r t w o n i g h t si n g l e o c -
cupancy room; meal s in-
Ref lecti on in Sil ence
cl uded.
Small Group Conv ersation
$170 f or t wo ni ght s wit h
12: 00pm—Lunch roommat e, meal s incl uded
Present ation: Cultural Myt h $100 no housing needed, all
Ref lecti on in Sil ence meal s included.
Small Group Conv ersation **Some scholarship funds
-Break- available please inquire for
Present ation more information. **
Small Groups
6:00pm—Dinner How do I register?
Present ation Pl ease f ill out the encl osed
r e g i st r a t i o n f o r m a n d s e n d i t
9 : 0 0 p m — C l o si n g W o r s h i p i n t o S t . S t e p h e n ’ s. C h e c k s
can be made out to St.
Sunday, May 2nd: S t e p h e n ’ s. Pl ease put i n
1 0 : 0 0 a m — H o l y E u c h a r i st t he memo: SL— Addicti on
S t . S t e p h e n ’ s , P i t t sf i e l d w i t h i n t e r - Ret reat.
weav ing themes of ret reat.
More Questions?
11: 30am—Depart f or Home
Cont act:
T h e R e v . J e n n i f e r E. G r e g g ,
BSLC Coor di nat or;
j gr egg@ st st ephenspi tt sfi el d.or g