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Join us for a remarkable contemplative journey to Alaska August 3–10 or
August 14–21, 2008 with Sr. Marguerite Buchanan & Sr. Suzanne Toolan.
Co-sponsored by Mercy Center, in Burlingame, California
& Stillpoint in Halibut Cove, Alaska
Cost: $2195 – An 8-day pilgrimage that begins in Anchorage, Alaska and concludes with 4 nights at Stillpoint Lodge in Halibut Cove, Alaska
Price includes:
Tuition
3 nights lodging on the journey and 4 nights at Stillpoint Lodge (per person double occupancy)
17 meals (meals not included are noted with *)
Alaska Native Cultural Center
Hike in Alyeska rain forest
Alaska Wildlife Center
Glacier Cruise
Special Activity (to be announced)
Shopping in Homer
Boat Transportation to and from Halibut Cove
Kayaking
Return flight from Homer to Anchorage
Not Included: airfare to Anchorage, cab to the Anchorage Grand Hotel, gratuities, alcoholic beverages and some meals (noted with *).
A $500 deposit sent to Stillpoint is required by April 15, 2008.
Register early – trips will fill quickly!
Facilitators:
Marguerite Buchanan, RSM, was for many years a staff member at Mercy Center. Trained at the Center for Religious Development in Cambridge, MA, Marguerite also has a Master's degree in Transpersonal Psychology. Her ministry has been primarily spiritual direction and the training of spiritual directors. Other areas of interest include dream work, body-mind-spirit connection, Centering Prayer and prison ministry. She is the director of Catherine's Center, a transition house for women getting out of prison.
Suzanne Toolan, RSM, has been on staff at Mercy Center, a retreat/conference facility in Burlingame, California, since its founding over 25 years ago. She composes music, creates liturgy and facilitates prayer at the center and introduced Taize worship in the San Francisco Bay Area and throughout the United States. She has written hundreds of hymns, and is best known for "I Am the Bread of Life", published in more than twenty languages.
A glacier within hiking distance from Stillpoint
Experience the grandeur of Alaska that inspired Trappist Monk Thomas Merton to consider an area near Anchorage, Alaska to be his next monastery.
Journey from Anchorage to Halibut Cove, Alaska. Travel by bus down the scenid Kenai Peninsula with lodging in Anchorage and Alyeska. View spectacular Prince William Sound, and Homer's quaint fishing village. Our pilgrimage continues with a 4-day contemplatiave retreat at Stillpoint in Halibut Cove. The breath-taking wilderness lodge and log cabins provide a surprising casual elegance seldom found in such a remote setting. Health-conscious meals prepared from the organic garden and sea await you. In the evening snuggle into flannel sheets and awaken in the morning to bald eagles and sea otters just outside your door. The journey will continue with a 4-night retreat, "The Soul's Journey" led by Sr. Suzanne Toolan and Sr. Marguerite Buchanan from Mercy Center in Burlingame, CA.
Aerial view of Halibut Cove
The pilgrimage provides a majestic backdrop from which to gain insights into your relationship with nature, other cultures and God. Each day will present opportunities to experience the magnificence of creation through unsurpassed scenery.
Travel via plane, boat, tram and bus visitng magnificent highlights along the way. You'll even have the option of a short river raft trip.
Click here for trip itinerary and description.
The Anchorage Grand Hotel has agreed to honor special pricing for stays prior to or following our pilgrimage.
Recommended websites for more detailed information:
A Stillpoint in Halibut Cove
Alaska Native Heritage Center
Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center
Alyeska Resort
Glacier Tour
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