The Addictions Recovery Ministry
of the
Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana
Announces
WOMEN’S WEEKEND 2010
Please join us as we study
Finding My Way Home:
Pathways to Life and the Spirit
by Henri J Nouwen
January 7-9, 2011
Solomon Episcopal Conference Center
Robert, Louisiana
The Addictions Recovery Ministries of the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana will host our annual Women’s Weekend on January 7-9, 2011 at the Solomon Episcopal Conference Center. Our theme for the weekend is based on the book Finding My Way Home: Pathways to Life and the Spirit by Henri J.M. Nouwen. Nouwen suggests that true power is found not in strength or domination but in the powerlessness we face each day. Together we will explore how the 12 steps relate to Nouwen’s discussion of the path of power, the path of peace and the path of waiting.
Phoebe Roaf, our facilitator for the weekend, serves as Associate Rector at Trinity Episcopal Church in New Orleans. In the context of her ministry she works with men and women who are battling addiction and who are on the path of recovery
We will have Morning Prayer, Compline, 2 combined twelve step meetings, Taize Service, Spiritual Direction, and Holy Eucharist. We will also have personal time to reflect, visit, rest and enjoy the grounds.
January is a good time, especially for women, to do something for themselves. Christmas can be exhausting, with jobs, spouses, children, presents, family dinners, etc. This weekend is a great gift to ask for or give yourself as a Christmas present.
The weekend begins with supper at 6:30 PM on Friday, January 7, 2011 and ends after the Eucharist on Sunday, January 9, about noon.
You may check in on Friday, January 7 after 4:00 PM. However, participants may arrive at the Conference Center as early as
1:00 PM, Friday, January 7, 2011.
The cost of the weekend is $152 per person and includes a room for two nights, Friday night supper, three full meals on Saturday, and breakfast on Sunday. Sunday lunch is not provided. Check out time on Sunday is 10:00 am. A $75 non-refundable deposit is required and should be sent along with the attached registration form no later than December 28, 2010.
All rooms at the Conference Center are double occupancy. Single rooms may be requested but are not guaranteed. The cost of a single room for the weekend is an additional $44, or a total of $196. Single rooms will not be assigned until after the final registrations are received and the weekend census is known. Single rooms will be assigned on a “first come, first request” basis and no one will be turned away in order to accommodate those who desire a single room.
Please let us know if you have any special dietary needs. Handicap accessible rooms are available.
For further information or additional brochures contact:
Carol Sears at (504) 431-7176
The Brother James Mark Eddy and The Rev. Daryl Canfill Memorial Scholarship Fund can help defray up to 50 percent of the cost of a double occupancy room. Please contact Carol Sears at (504) 431-7176.to apply
Please Note:
Participations are paying only what SECC charges the ministry for room and food. Additional contributions will support the costs of the facilitator and scholarships as well as the rooms for clergy, spiritual directors, and musicians; and they are tax deductible
Thank You
Register on-line at
or
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REGISTRATION
22nd Annual Recovery Weekend
SECC Event # 5417
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Is a handicap accessible room required?
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Make checks payable to:
“Solomon Episcopal Conference Center”
or “SECC” and mail with registration form to:
SECC
54296 Highway 445
Loranger, LA 70446
TRAVEL DIRECTIONS
From New Orleans:
Cross the Causeway. Take I-12 towards Hammond. Exit at Robert and turn right onto La. Hwy. 445. Travel north on La. Hwy. 445 for approximately 12 miles. The Conference Center sign and entrance are on the right side of the road.
From Baton Rouge:
Take I-12 through Hammond and exit at Robert (Exit 47). Turn right onto La. Hwy. 445 and travel north for approximately 12 miles. The Conference Center sign and entrance are on the right side of the road.
