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SUMMARY:Grief Retreat
DESCRIPTION:This retreat will explore the journey of your soul through the experience of grief and loss. You will have the opportunity to reflect on the nature of your soul and how to companion others in their soulful experience of grief. We will participate in prayerful reflections on what direction and steps you may now take in your life during this grieving process. Our time together will include spiritual exercises and journaling\, as well as group teaching and opportunities for soulful discussion. Lunch is included. Guided by Rev. Dr. Ken Patrick. Rev. Ken Patrick\, DMin has a lifelong interest in the teachings and practices of Zen Buddhism\, as well as the contemplative tradition of the Christian faith. His graduate education includes a Master of Divinity Degree and Doctor of Ministry from Wesley Theological Seminary\, Washington\, DC. He has also done doctoral level studies in theology and spirituality at New College\, The University of Edinburgh\, Scotland and is an ordained Elder in the United Methodist Church. Ken is a graduate of the US Army Chaplain School and the Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation. He hiked the Appalachian Trail 2\,000 miles from Georgia to Maine to help open a shelter for the homeless. Ken is the author of Mountain Meditations\, My Walk With Christ on the Appalachian Trail\, and Journeying to the End of Life: Discovering the Ancient Hospice Way of Companioning the Dying. Ken has served as a hospice chaplain for nearly 20 years at Blue Ridge Hospice in Winchester\, VA and has led workshops and seminars on being a compassionate spiritual companion on the journey to the end of life. He currently also serves as a rural parish minister. Ken recently founded The Association of Hospice Spiritual Masters to provide education and coaching in care of the soul at the end of life's journey. Learn more at HospiceSpiritualMaster.com.\nFor more information\, or to register\, CLICK HERE.
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This retreat will explore the journey of your soul through the experience of grief and loss. You will have the opportunity to reflect on the nature of your soul and how to companion others in their soulful experience of grief. We will participate in prayerful reflections on what direction and steps you may now take in your life during this grieving process. Our time together will include spiritual exercises and journaling\, as well as group teaching and opportunities for soulful discussion. Lunch is included. \;
Guided by Rev. Dr. Ken Patrick. Rev. Ken Patrick\, DMin has a lifelong interest in the teachings and practices of Zen Buddhism\, as well as the contemplative tradition of the Christian faith. His graduate education includes a Master of Divinity Degree and Doctor of Ministry from Wesley Theological Seminary\, Washington\, DC. He has also done doctoral level studies in theology and spirituality at New College\, The University of Edinburgh\, Scotland and is an ordained Elder in the United Methodist Church. \;
Ken is a graduate of the US Army Chaplain School and the Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation. He hiked the Appalachian Trail 2\,000 miles from Georgia to Maine to help open a shelter for the homeless. Ken is the author of Mountain Meditations\, My Walk With Christ on the Appalachian Trail\, and Journeying to the End of Life: Discovering the Ancient Hospice Way of Companioning the Dying. Ken has served as a hospice chaplain for nearly 20 years at Blue Ridge Hospice in Winchester\, VA and has led workshops and seminars on being a compassionate spiritual companion on the journey to the end of life. He currently also serves as a rural parish minister. \;
Ken recently founded The Association of Hospice Spiritual Masters to provide education and coaching in care of the soul at the end of life&rsquo\;s journey. Learn more at HospiceSpiritualMaster.com.
For more information\, or to register\, CLICK HERE.
LOCATION:1525 Marriottsville Road Marriottsville MD 21104
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DTSTAMP:20260507T094245Z
URL:https://members.carrollcountychamber.org/chambereventcalendar/Details/grief-retreat-1716768?sourceTypeId=Hub
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