The Gift of Time: An Unstructured Post-Election Retreat

With Kerr Mesner and Nichola Torbett

November 15 - 17, 2024

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Date and Time Details: Check in is between 4:00 pm and 6:00 pm on Friday, November 15th. The first meal is dinner at 6:00 pm on Friday; the last meal will be lunch at 12:00 pm on Sunday, November 17th. Departure is after lunch on Sunday.

Location: Turning Point

Address: 2495 Fox Gap Road, Bangor, PA, USA

Contact: Lydia Wylie-Kellermann
lydiawk@kirkridge.org

  • Turning Point Private Room – $475.00

It is hard to know what the days right after the election will look and feel like. Many of us are working hard on election-related efforts; all of us are likely tired from the strain of all this uncertainty. 

In the aftermath of the election, we want to offer folks some space for rest and reflection. Our facilitator, Kerr Mesner, will offer some VERY optional group reflection time, if folks want it, and we’ll have optional spiritual direction available. But most importantly, this time is yours. Use the space however you need. 

We’ll offer you a private room and all meals from Friday dinner through Sunday lunch.

Take some time to be with yourself. Be nourished by this beautiful land. Write. Make art. Rest. Sleep. Read a novel. Nurture your soul.

Discounts and scholarships may be available. Ask us!

About the Leaders

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Kerr Mesner

Kerr Mesner (he/him) is a consultant, facilitator, and spiritual director, as well as a queer/transgender contemplative Christian, artist, and activist. Through his company Heart Story Consulting, he supports schools, higher ed institutions, and nonprofits, in creating spaces that honor diversity, with a particular focus on the work of celebrating gender diversity. He is trained with […]

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Nichola Torbett

Nichola Torbett is a white, queer, raised-working-class spiritual seeker, recovering addict, gospel preacher, racial justice podcaster, and nonviolent direct action trainer. She grew up in a sundown town in Ohio and had no consciousness of racism until she was nearly 25. She is grateful to the powerful BIPOC-led movements of Oakland and San Francisco, California, […]

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