San Damiano: Sept 28 - Day of Renewal
Sat, Sep 28
|San Damiano Retreat Center
Like A Rock: Gaining New Strength for the Journey - a comforting one-day retreat for grieving mothers and grandmothers, no matter how long, or how recent, it's been since your loss. Join us & find new life for your soul.
Time & Location
Sep 28, 2024, 8:45 AM – 4:15 PM
San Damiano Retreat Center, 710 Highland Dr, Danville, CA 94526
Guests
About the Event
This is no easy journey - walking through the loss of a baby, son, daughter, or grandchild. But peace and comfort can be found in the company of women who are traversing the same wilderness. This gentle program will focus on gaining new strength for the days and years ahead - by connecting, hoping, and learning to move toward our children who are now in the arms of God. Gain new tools and a new understanding of how suffering can be transformed into something profoundly meaningful and how the mystery of grace can offer bone-deep healing. You will leave the day feeling strengthened and hopeful.
Our day will begin with a light breakfast, and then offer sessions that will incorporate listening, sharing, creative expression, time in nature, and more. Lunch will also be served and then we will continue with our program until we end with either a communion service or Mass (TBD).Â
This program will be presented by Ms. Rita Morton, grieving mother, retreat director, founder of Sacred Sorrows, and co-founder of the  women's ministry "Magis Women"  - and Mrs. Jenny Cook, grieving mother and grandmother, and long-time women's ministry leader in both Sacred Sorrows and Magis Women. Jenny also co-founded the non-profit Boost a Foster Family.