Our Shrine Mont weekend with Christ Episcopal was May 5-7 with 10 going this year. (Not pictured, Barbara and Edge). This is the 4th year Christ Episcopal has invited to share in the wonder of Shrine Mont. The theme was Celtic Christianity which was presented by Catherine on a very rainy weekend. (They couldn’t worship in the Shrine but did manage to hike to the cross. This prayer was prayed both congregations in Port Royal and Shrine Mont
Shrine Mont 2017 (full size gallery)
Here is a retrospective of past years
2016 –Lars and the Real Girl
http://www.churchsp.org/shrinemont2016
19 from St. Peter’s(9) and Christ Episcopal (10) joined up for the 3rd year in a Shrine Mont retreat which typically has been the last weekend in April or first in May . It was a rainy weekend
Catherine designed the program around the 2007 movie Lars and the Real Girl, the story of a shy young man in search for a real relationship and staring Ryan Gosling.
2015 – Resurrection Stories
http://www.churchsp.org/shrinemont2015
At our Shrine Mont retreat with Christ Church, Spotsylvania, we sought our Resurrected Lord as we went with the disciples to find our Risen Lord in the garden, by the sea, along the road, in the breaking of the bread, and in the gift of the Holy Spirit. In order to do this, we re-created the following stories and found ourselves in the stories; with Mary in the garden on Easter morning; with the disciples having breakfast with Jesus by the Sea of Galilee; with the two disciples on the road to Emmaus and at the commissioning of the disciples on the mountain.
2014 – Road to Emmaus
12 from St Peter’s ventured to Shrine Mont with Christ Episcopal in the first combined retreat. They hiked to the Cross, walked the labyrinth and had a campfire on Saturday night. Catherine preached this year to the combined churches.
http://www.churchsp.org/iframe/2014/parishretreat2/index.html
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