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AUW Retreat

Igniting Change: The light we carry in a Barbie world

The AUW Spring Retreat provides a thoughtful, safe, fun & joyful space for exploring workshop ideas such as self-hate and self-love, our girlhoods, artistry and our power to make change. All the while we build community and deepen connections with each other.

Perhaps you are looking for a deeper connection with awesome & diverse women.

Maybe you would like to sleep in, have a massage, walk the labyrinth, swim in a heated indoor pool, take a nap (or two!), listen to loons, go for nature hikes, be served delicious meals.

It may interest you to consider ideas related to self-love/self hate, artistry, becoming a change-maker, or to discuss Michelle Obama’s “pandemic book” and/or filmmaker Greta Gerwig’s exploration of being female.

You might just want to play with Barbies!

All this is possible at our AUW Spring Retreat, April 26 – 28, 2024, at Camp Courage in Annandale MN, with our theme of “Igniting Change: The Light We Carry in a Barbie World”

Suggested pre read:  The Light We Carry by Michelle Obama

Suggested pre-watch:  The Barbie movie.

​Early Bird discount registration available December 1 10 am to January 15 1 pm.  We offer two ways to attend:

• Stay onsite for two nights, 6 meals included - $235 for AUW members (will cost $250 after January 15) or $275 for non AUW members (will cost $295 after January 15)
• Attend just for the day on Saturday, April  27, 2 meals included - $100  for AUW members(will cost $135 after January 15) or $135 for non AUW members (will cost $170 after January 15)

It pays to be a member of AUW.  Visit our membership page to join!​

AUW offers scholarships to cover up to half the cost of retreat registration.  If you need scholarship assistance, please email Sydney Dunitz before registering.

If you wish to purchase tickets for more than one person, please do two separate transactions rather than ordering quantity 2 tickets so we can collect personal information about each guest.

Camp de Benneville Pines

Sponsored by a UUA Pacific Western District congregation

Our 26th year!

Gather at the Crossroads

…a confluence of intention and happenstance…
…where the ancient and the contemporary intertwine…
…and the path forward is ours to choose…

When: Weekday Institute: May 15-17
Weekend Gathering: May 17-19
Where: The Mountain Retreat and Learning Center – Highlands, NC

UUWomenspirit is a semi-annual retreat where women have gathered since 1987 to explore and celebrate the Feminine Divine. Our theme for this event is Gather at the Crossroads, an ancient symbol invoking a convergence of intersecting paths, a place of contemplation and reflection, a place of choice, and a place from where the first step is taken. During our time together, we will meet Hecate, the ancient Goddess of the Crossroads. She will help us tap into our own inner wisdom and intuition, guiding us as we choose to step forward or remain in stillness. We will dance, sing, and share with our sisters.

Weekday tracks, weekend workshops and daily worship services will guide our way as we explore the Crossroads in many forms. Additional activities during the event will offer opportunities for conversation, connection, laughter and quiet reflection. The brochure with additional details will be available in late February at www.uuwomenspirit.org. Registration begins in early March. To learn more about our organization and offerings, please visit our website.

Download and share the flyer!

Crossroads logo by Kathy Kemerait

Mark your calendars for future UUWomenspirit in person events:

Oct 2-6, 2024

May 14-18, 2025

Oct 1-5, 2025

Apr 22-26, 2026

Sep 30-Oct 4, 2026

Our events are held at The Mountain Retreat & Learning Center near Highlands, North Carolina.

Make Time for Yourself and Renew Your Energy!

Join us for a time of relaxation, rejuvenation, and illuminating workshops to feed the mind, body, and spirit. Stay 1 or 2 nights or come for Saturday only. New this year! You can stay Friday night and all day Saturday including breakfast at Toddhall on Saturday morning, and lunch and dinner. We will be starting around 3:00 pm on Friday. Toddhall is 30 minutes from Kirkwood ~ 38 minutes from St. Charles ~ 48 minutes from Alton

Women's Weekend is:

• A retreat offered for the women of Eliot Chapel, friends, family and women of UU churches in the surrounding area.
• A time for ourselves where we can enjoy the beauty of nature, a walk in the labyrinth, fun activities, a wide array of workshops, our Scholarship Silent Auction, BYOB wine tasting, massage, crafts, singing around the bonfire, great food and best yet, camaraderie.
• Private or double rooms available. Meals are included.

This year we will have Thursday as an option extra day! Plan now to join us!

Join us online Thursday, June 20 through Sunday, June 23, for an all-virtual General Assembly 2024.

We'll stay in the New Grandma's House, a brand-new accessible facility!

Nourishing workshops, wildflower walks and worship circles make this weekend "back to the land" on the 400+ acres of woodland and lake within the spirit-filled place called Ronora. A few workshops, plus time to explore, relax, drum, sing and commune with nature and each other.

August 11-17 In the Company of Women

SAVE THE DATE!

September 5–8, 2024

FOURTH CONVOCATION OF UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST WOMEN AND PEOPLE OF PROGRESSIVE FAITHS

“Weaving a Tapestry of Peace and New Perspectives”

Connect – Collaborate – Create

Cluj-Napoca/Kolozsvár, Transylvania, Romania

Come join women and supporters of gender equity from around the world in the historic Unitarian region of Transylvania. The gathering, organized by the International Convocation of Unitarian Universalist Women in partnership with the Hungarian Unitarian Church and UNOSZ (the National Organization of Unitarian Women of Romania) will focus on the theme of peace within ourselves and in our communities as we develop intergenerational perspectives to build a better future for humanity and the planet.

The event will feature:

• International expert speakers

• Workshops and creative expression

• Chalice circles

• Social events for fun and fellowship

• Visit to House of Religious Freedom

Travel extension: Join a guided tour of the beautiful Transylvania region, an important place in Unitarian history where the Edict of Torda, an unprecedented decree of religious freedom, was declared in 1568.

For more information: https://www.intlwomensconvo.org

Our Fall 2024 retreat will again be at Villa Maria Del Mar the weekend of Sept 13-15, 2024.

The cost for two nights will be announced in the summer. Included in the price are six meals: Friday dinner; Saturday breakfast, lunch, dinner; Sunday breakfast, lunch.

We'll have a meeting room and other spaces to meet and/or congregate, and the beach is nearby. Our usual retreats include Affinity Circles, a welcome gathering on Friday evening after dinner, a short Sunday worship service, and workshop sessions on Saturday (morning and afternoon). Free time for walking on the beach is nice too.

Our events are held at The Mountain Retreat & Learning Center near Highlands, North Carolina.

Mark your calendars for future UU Womenspirit Events:

Oct 2-6, 2024

May 14-18, 2025

Oct 1-5, 2025

Apr 22-26, 2026

Sep 30-Oct 4, 2026

Our events are held at The Mountain Retreat & Learning Center near Highlands, North Carolina.

Mark your calendars for future UU Womenspirit Events:

Oct 1-5, 2025

Apr 22-26, 2026

Sep 30-Oct 4, 2026

UUWR plans to return to the Exhibit Hall at GA 2025

Our events are held at The Mountain Retreat & Learning Center near Highlands, North Carolina.

Mark your calendars for future UU Womenspirit Events:

Apr 22-26, 2026

Sep 30-Oct 4, 2026