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2009/2010 CALENDAR OF RETREATS
(Last Updated - 11/18/09)
 All retreats include opportunities for Mass, private prayer, communal morning and night prayer, outdoor Stations of the Cross, Rosary and other devotions.
These retreats take place in a peaceful, natural setting of 39 secluded acres of woods, on a beachfront bluff overlooking Puget Sound, with steps to the beach, nature trails and a meditation garden with waterfalls.
The retreat center includes a simple contemplative chapel, a spacious water and mountain views dining room with generous buffet style meals, 55 beautiful guest rooms with private baths, conference rooms to accommodate groups of various sizes, each with water and/or forest views, and a comfortable library with fireplace.
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We invite you to come away to a quiet place and rest a while... !
In addition to the highlighted retreats listed, please see an additional list of our retreats (and more) below
Advent is Here and the Winter and Lenten Retreats are starting to draw interest!
Come to the Palisades for your time away and time to grow.
Preparing for the holidays is more than just buying gifts and decorating the house. We who follow Jesus must also prepare our hearts to receive him. Come and retreat with us this advent and throughout the year. Each Retreat includes presentations, prayer, generous buffet style meals and time for reflection. Please let us know if you would like to take part.
 "In Silent Wonder" An Advent Retreat for Women
 Dec. 18-20 - Check in at 5:00 pm
This is a traditional, silent, group retreat with large group conferences offering formation in faith. Time is provided for individual and communal prayer, spiritual reading, reflection, and devotions. Opportunities are also available for the celebration of the Eucharist and Reconciliation..
Presentations by:
Sr. Joyce Cox, BVM, is the Spiritual Formation Director for the Palisades and Far-A-Way Retreat Centers. Sr. Joyce is a reflection day and retreat director to religious and lay women & men as well as to parish and school staffs. She is a spiritual director, theologian, educator and a developmental psychologist. She provides fresh insights into prayer and spiritual growth.
The Catholic Imagination of Flannery O'Connor
A Men and Women's Faith Sharing Weekend Retreat
January 22-24, 2010
 Rev. Stephen C. Rowan, Ph.D. is dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Portland, and founding chair of the Fulcrum Foundation. He has been a Professor of English and dean of Seattle University and interim president at Carroll College in Montana. For a period of time, Fr. Rowan also served as the director of continuing formation for clergy and was the principal architect of the formation program for permanent deacons. Fr. Rowan was ordained a priest in 1970.
Retreat Format: This is a group retreat with large group conferences offering formation in faith, times of silence and prayer. The retreat will focus on the works of Mary Flannery O’Connor (1925 – 1964) an American novelist, short-story writer and essayist, who was an important voice in American literature. O’Connor wrote two novels and 32 short stories, as well as a number of reviews and commentaries. She was a Southern writer whose writing often reflected her Roman Catholic faith, and frequently examined questions of morality and ethics.
Learning to Dance in the Rain
 November 8 – 1:30 pm - 8 pm
A Faith Sharing Retreat for Women
Rev. John Fuchs, S.J., is the Superior for the Jesuit Community at Bellarmine in Tacoma. He has a background in spiritual formation, direction and counseling, and in pastoral ministry as a pastor. He is known for his spiritual and psychological insight into our everyday lives.
Pam McCauley, MPA, is the Program and Volunteer Coordinator at the Palisades. She has been leading retreats with Father John and bringing her experiences and faith to the retreat program. Pam came to Palisades after working for 10 years at a Parish in Olympia and is the mother of five children. She has a love of poetry and understands the challenges of making time for prayer  and reflection in the midst of a busy life.
Theme: Often we see apparent obstacles on our path and we come up with some very good reasons and “excuses” for not moving forward. We have a tendency to wait for just the right time and right circumstance which, in fact, may never come. So, unfortunately, we let opportunities and life pass us by. But God is the one leading and calling us forward, despite all obstacles, despite the rain. Since God is the one in charge, and nothing is impossible with God, we need to trust God more and keep moving forward, learning to “Dance in the Rain.”
2009/10 Calendar of Retreats at Palisades
Email: Palisades Retreat Center Please print the retreat registration forms found below, fill it in and send it to the Retreat Center for processing.
In addition to the retreats sponsored by the Palisades, these additional gatherings sponsored by other organizations and held at the Palisades may be of interest to you.
- Washington Courage & Renewal offers a wonderful opportunity for clergy and pastoral leaders to renew personal identity, professional integrity and vocational vitality.
Circle of Trust Retreat for Clergy, Pastoral and Congregational Leaders
The fate of communities of faith depends as much on their spiritual foundations as on the quality of their leadership. Our first priority is to contribute to the personal and spiritual formation of these leaders, especially in these complex and conflicted times.
Washington Courage & Renewal is pleased to offer this work to interested clergy, pastoral and congregational leaders, through an initiative funded, in part, by a grant from the Lilly Endowment and the Center for Courage & Renewal. |
More Information
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#1- Nov 3-5, 2009
#2 - Feb 8-10, 2010
#3 - May 10-12, 2010
#4 - July 12-15, 2010
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Courage to Lead Registration Form (PDF)
or visit their website
This retreat series is based on the work of Parker J. Palmer, author of Hidden Wholeness, Let Your Life Speak and Courage to Teach
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We invite you to participate in this series of four Courage to Lead seasonal retreats
at the Palisades Retreat Center in Federal Way, WA. |
- Beginning Experience Weekend is a Friday evening to Sunday afternoon program for adults grieving the loss of a love relationship through death, divorce or separation, who are ready to come to terms with their loss and begin to move forward with their lives.
BEGINNING EXPERIENCE
The purpose of Beginning Experience is to facilitate the grief resolution process for adults and children who have suffered a loss through death, divorce or separation, thereby enabling them to again love themselves, others and God.
We accomplish the purpose by offering quality, copyrighted, grief resolution programs presented by trained peer ministers. These programs are designed to move grieving people through a transformational process to a new beginning in their lives. |
More Information
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May 21-23, 2010
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Beginning Experience Registration Form
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This is the core program and the foundation of the Beginning Experience ministry.
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We invite you to participate in one of these Beginning Experience retreats
at the Palisades Retreat Center in Federal Way, WA. |
Preached Silent Retreats – A silent, group retreat with scripture-based presentations, offering instruction in a variety of faith-related topics. Time is provided for individual and communal prayer, spiritual reading, reflection, and devotions. These retreats will be directed by guest Retreat Directors arranged for by the staff of the Palisades.
Faith Sharing Retreats (Not Silent) – For those who do not want a silent retreat, but want a retreat focused on faith-sharing with large group presentations, small group discussion, opportunities for communal and individual prayer, and social interaction at meals and/or at other times of the day. These retreats are often focused on a special interest group that comes together to reflect on a specific topic or particular life issues.
Private Retreats must be scheduled at lease two weeks in advance and are scheduled on an individual basis as space is available. Please print the Private Retreat Registration Form. fill it in and send it to the Retreat Center for processing.
- Non-Directed Private Retreats – You are welcome to come on a non-directed retreat, with individual prayer and no large group presentations. You will have lots of time to pray, walk on the beach, read in the library, walk the outdoor Stations of the Cross or sit in the rose garden. You will also have time to rest, reflect and encounter God and allow God to encounter you.
- Individually Directed Retreats – A retreat with spiritual direction usually lasts two or three days. You may also schedule retreats of longer duration. This retreat can be made individually or with a companion. In order to organize a Directed Private Retreat, please contact Sr. Joyce Cox, BVM, The Spiritual Formation Director, who will help you with scheduling and additional information. The additional suggested cost of $40 per session for Directed retreats is a fee that should be discussed with the Spiritual Director.
Individually Directed Retreats must be scheduled with Sr. Joyce Cox at least two weeks in advance and are scheduled on an individual basis as space is available.
Email: Palisades Retreat Center
Please print the Private Retreat Registration Form. fill it in and send it to the Retreat Center for processing. If you have problems accessing this form download the free Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Parish/Group Retreats – If your parish or group would like to organize a group retreat, please send your request to us. We will do our best to accommodate your needs.
 Online Group Request Form
Printable Request Form
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