Virtual Clergy Retreat: Spring 2022
Bishop Deon Johnson, Canon Doris Westfall, and Canon Whitney Rice invite all clergy in the Diocese of Missouri to a Spring Clergy Retreat, March 22-24, 2022.
The theme of the retreat is Nurturing Spirituality for Ordained Life. The Rev. Suzanne Wille from All Saints' Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Chicago will be our guest presenter at the retreat.
This event will be completely virtual -- no travel required; just set aside the time and be present. Meeting times will be:
- Tuesday, March 22
6 - 8 p.m. - Wednesday, March 23
9 a.m. - 4 p.m. - Thursday, March 24
9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
View a detailed agenda below.
Please download the following documents to use during the retreat:
Join the Zoom gathering
(clergy only)
Episcopal Diocese of Missouri: Clergy Retreat 2022
Nourishing Spirituality for Ordained Life
Ordained life offers joy and meaning, but deacons, priests, and bishops also face unique risks of burnout, spiritual dryness, cynicism, and loss of meaning. We can too easily become mere “technicians of the sacred” rather than icons of the Holy.
But there is a spirituality of ordained life that can nurture us personally and professionally, and we must tend to, nourish, our spirits if we are to serve God’s people faithfully while living spiritually abundant lives.
During our retreat, we will hear from the Reverend Suzanne Wille, rector of All Saints’ Chicago, about the high calling we have as ordained ministers and how we might live into that calling with integrity, grace, and joy.
Download a worship bulletin to use during the retreat.
Tuesday: March 22. 6 - 8 p.m.
- 6:00 Fireside Chat with the Bishop
- 7:00-7:30 Plenary Session 1: Nourishing Spirituality for Ordained Life.
- 7:30-7:50 Small Group Discussion
- 7:50-8:00 Closing Prayer
Wednesday: March 23. 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
- 9:00 Morning Prayer
- 9:20 Plenary Session 2: Authority: Confidence in our Calling
- 9:50 Individual Reflection
- 11:20 Small Group Discussion
- 12:00 Noonday Prayer
- 12:15 Lunch
- 1:15 Plenary Session 3: Humility: Following Christ
- 1:45 Individual Reflection
- 2:45 Small Group Discussion
- 3:15 Large Group Reflection
- 3:30 Afternoon Prayer
Thursday: March 24. 9 - 11:30 am.
- 9:00 Morning Prayer
- 9:20 Plenary Session 4: Focus: Wonder and Joy
- 9:50 Individual Reflection
- 10:45 Large Group Discussion
- 11:00 Bishop: concluding remarks and closing worship
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