2025 Women’s Retreat

Feb. 15 - 16  |  Bon Secours Retreat Center (Marriottsville, MD)  -  

1/14/25 Updates:

Registration:  A few spaces remain for the full overnight retreat so the registration deadline has been extended.   Spaces will be allocated on the basis of registration date, and your registration will be secure only after we have contacted you to confirm.  Do not pay until you receive a confirmation email from the organizers.  The cost for the full retreat is $250 and for Saturday-only is $80.  For scholarship support, please contact Rev. Sari.

Transportation:  We will organize carpools to our retreat site, Bon Secours Retreat Center in Marriottsville, MD, a lovely venue that is a roughly 1.25-hour drive from Bethesda. 

Activities:  Saturday activities will begin with a continental breakfast at 8:30 am and the main program at 9:00 am. Our wonderful keynote presenter is the Rev. Lauren Banks, who will help us explore how God speaks to us, with a focus on women in the New Testament.  Saturday afternoon we'll have a special program called "Being With," in which small groups build connections through listening and sharing.  Saturday afternoon will also include a Compline service in the chapel and a happy hour.  Saturday evening and Sunday morning we will have options for group activities including booklovers’ discussion, board games, yoga, flower arranging, and walking the lovely grounds or the labyrinth.


Join us for spiritual nourishment and community building at the St. John’s Women’s upcoming retreat! 

The women of St John's will hold their annual retreat on Saturday,  February 15, and Sunday, February 16!  The retreat will focus on spiritual nourishment and community building, and we welcome anyone identifying as a woman in the St John's community. It will be held at Bon Secours Retreat Center in Marriottsville, MD.

As we discovered last year, it is a lovely venue with beautiful grounds, excellent meeting rooms, a lovely chapel, and delicious food. We’ll welcome back our wonderful keynote speaker from last year, the Rev. Lauren Banks. We will also offer a special program called "Being With," which offers small groups the experience of exploring God's presence in our lives through listening and sharing. Of course, we will also have other activities for fun and fellowship, as well as chapel services. The retreat will run from about 8 a.m. Saturday till 1 p.m. Sunday. The price for the full retreat, including a private room and all meals, is $250. Saturday-only options will be available for $80, which will include Saturday breakfast and lunch. Scholarships will be available, as well as carpooling.

REGISTER now!  (Please read important details in the update above.)
1) Click here and complete the simple retreat registration form.
2) After you receive confirmation of your registration from the organizers, submit payment either by check payable to St. John’s Norwood (memo line noting “Women’s Retreat”) or by Breeze (select “Give to Women’s retreat” in the drop down menu)

Questions?  Use the form below to contact Mary and Roxy.  

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