Wonder & Hope: A Courage & Renewal® Weekend

Are you seeking ways to focus on positivity “these days”?

Register and join us for a spacious weekend at Holy Wisdom Monastery for Wonder & Hope: A Courage & Renewal® Experience, May 29-31, 2026. Within the abundance of Holy Wisdom, our retreat sessions will focus on grounding ourselves within touchstones of presence, welcome, listening to our inner teacher, turning to the wonder of how grace moves in our lives, and carrying hope forward.

Participants comment that “the welcoming spirit, the quiet, the art and poetry, the kindness and the experience of community” support their participation in a variety of experience during the weekend retreat. We trust that the spirit of renewal will move within you during your time in an active circle of participants, time in silence, and opportunities to be in Wisdom Prairie. Bring yourself just as you are — All Are Welcome!

This retreat is based on the Courage & Renewal approach, Center for Courage & Renewal® founded by Parker J Palmer, PhD

  “Hope is holding a creative tension between what is and what could and should be,
    each day doing something to narrow the distance between the two.” -Parker J Palmer, PhD

Schedule

Friday, May 29

3:00 pm – Check-in for retreatants staying in the RGH

6:30 pm – Registration

7:00 pm – Session One

Saturday, May 30

9:00-10:15 am– Session Two

10:15-10:30 am – Break

10:30 am-12:00 pm – Session Three

12:00-1:30 pm – Lunch and Free time

1:30-3:00 pm – Session Four

3:00-3:30 pm – Break

3:30-5:00 pm – Session Five

5:15 pm – Dinner

Sunday, May 31

10:00 am-12:00 pm – Session Six

Leaders – Mary Louise Peters, MSE & Amy Christianson, EdD

Mary Louise Peters is a Courage & Renewal® Facilitator, providing retreats and renewal experiences since 2010. She has worked as an educator and consultant at local, state and national levels to improve early childhood and special education for children and families, teaching practices and conditions for staff, and state educational systems.

Amy Christianson recently completed the Courage & Renewal® Practicum Program. Amy has been a participant in a number of seasonal and Circle of Trust retreats. She has a long professional career in education within early childhood, K-12 and higher education settings. Amy’s background includes educational leadership, organizational change and working with diverse populations.

Cost

$250 commuter; $435 residential

Register

Please register by May 21, 2026. The maximum number of participants is 18 and registration will close when full.

Cancellation policy – if you register but must cancel your registration, you can receive a 75% refund up until May 21, 2026. After that, a 50% refund is available until the retreat starts.