Preparing for the Forest Sabbath

With David MacDonald

July 25 - 27, 2025

  • Standard Cabin – $230.00
  • Upgraded Cabin: Mary (#6) – $260.00
  • Upgraded Cabin: Scholastica (#10) – $260.00
  • Hermitage: Guadalupe (#12) – $310.00
  • Single Occupancy (Private Cabin) – $230.00
  • Double Occupancy (Shared Cabin with Roommate) – $200.00
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Spend time in the peaceful surroundings of the Forest and help us prepare for the quiet time of the August sabbath.

 

Per Person Cabin and Meals Cost Per Night: $85 for a single cabin, $70 for a shared cabin. 

 

Program Cost: $60

 

Schedule: 

 

Friday

1:30-4:00 Check-in and getting settled into cabins
4:30  Meditation
5:30  Dinner
6:30  Opening ritual
9:00 Quiet Hours begin

 

7:00-9:00  Breakfast in silence
8:00  Meditation
10:00 Opportunity to help with some Forest Chores (optional)
Noon  Meditation
12:30  Lunch
1:30-4:30  Free Time
4:00  Meditation
5:30  Dinner
6:30  Blessing the Forest for the Sabbath
9:00  Quiet hours begin

Sunday

7:00-10:00  Breakfast (silence until 9 a.m.)
10:00  Closing Circle and locking the doors.

About the Facilitator

David MacDonald

David is an ordained elder in The United Methodist Church, as well as a Benedictine monk, as a member of the dispersed St. Brigid of Kildare monastery. David is a trained spiritual director and retreat leader, and served as the chaplain at Ohio Northern University for eleven years, located in Ada, Ohio.  David was named […]

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