MINISTRY OF CARING
A day of retreat, refreshment and inspiration for all
care-givers.
History of Retreat Titles and Topics:
1.First Annual Retreat, May 10, 1997, “A Ministry of Nursing: Letting Love In, Letting Love Out"
2.Second Annual Retreat, May 2, 1998, “A Ministry of Nursing: Blessing and Being Blessed”
3.Third Annual Retreat, April 23, 1999, “A Ministry of Caring: Accepting That You are Acceptable"
4.Fourth Annual Retreat, April 28, 2000, “A Ministry of Caring: Forgiven and Forgiving"
5.Fifth Annual Retreat, April 27, 2001, “A Ministry of Caring: In Me, By Me, Through Me, Before Me"
6.Sixth Annual Retreat, May 10, 2002, “A Ministry of Caring: Compassion Fatigue"
7.Seventh Annual Retreat, April 24, 2003, “A Ministry of Caring: Caregiving vs. Caretaking"
8.Eighth Annual Retreat, April 22, 2004, “A Ministry of Caring: The Presence of Self”
9.Ninth Annual Retreat, April 14, 2005, “A Ministry of Caring: Stressed, Pressed and Blessed"
10. Tenth Annual Retreat, April 27, 2006, “A Ministry of Caring: Inner Fears: The Spice of Life or the Kiss of Death”
11.Eleventh Annual Retreat, April 19, 2007, “A Ministry of Caring: Joy From the Inside Out”
12. Twelfth Annual Retreat, April 24, 2008, “A Ministry of Caring: Giving Until It Feels Good”
13. Thirteenth Annual Retreat, April 23, 2009. "A Ministry of Caring: Finding Hope When Dreams Have Shattered"
14. Fourteenth Annual Retreat, April 22, 2010. "The Mind-Body-Spirit Connection"
15. FIfteenth Annual Retreat, April 14, 2011. "Renewing Your Resilient Spirit"
16. Sixteenth Annual Retreat, April 19, 2012 "Who You Will Be a Year from Now Personally and Professionally".
17. Seventeenth Annual Retreat, May 2, 2013 “Mindfulness: Healing into Wholeness”
18. Eighteenth Annual Retreat, May 1, 2014, "The Power of Appreciation, Love and Forgiveness"
19. Nineteenth Annual Retreat, April 30th, 2015 "The Power of Self-Compassion"
20. Twentieth Annual Retreat, April 28, 2016, "Finding Satisfaction: Taking Another Look at the Things That Matter"
21. Twenty first Annual Retreat, April 27, 2017 "Ascending the Summit of Health and Well Being"
22. Twenty second Annual Retreat, April 19, 2018 "Transformation Through Transition & Loss"
23. Twenty third Annual Retreat, April 25th, 2019 "Engaging the Power of Emotion in Living a Purposeful Life"
2020, 2021 and 2022 Were canceled due to Covid.
24. Twenty fourth Annual Retreat, April 27th, 2023 "Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)"