Location: Avila Center for Community Leadership, 711 Mason Road, Durham NC 27712 You are invited to Telling Our Stories: Blessings and Trials, a time of retreat and reunion, honoring the 50th anniversary of founding the Women’s Center at Duke Divinity School and the herstories embedded in that ministry! Several alums are preparing a time and […]
Morning Silence is an ongoing event that occurs from 8:00 - 9:00 am on Zoom on the first and third Wednesdays of each month. Rotating facilitators provide a few words about the theme(s) for the day to introduce each session. Two sessions of silence (20 minutes) follow with a brief time of stretching in between. The time […]
Seasons Within is a quarterly retreat series to celebrate the equinox and solstice sponsored by Peace Hill at Avila. Join us for a day of renewal and deep inner listening as we honor the Spring Equinox—a time of balance, growth, and new beginnings. We will work with the archetype of the Healer, exploring what has heart and […]
Morning Silence is an ongoing event that occurs from 8:00 - 9:00 am on Zoom on the first and third Wednesdays of each month. Rotating facilitators provide a few words about the theme(s) for the day to introduce each session. Two sessions of silence (20 minutes) follow with a brief time of stretching in between. The time […]
Join us for Flow of Community, a weekend workshop focused on building community through guided movement, conversations, and meditation. The workshop will be led by Tony C. Johnson, Choreographer, Activist, Mercy Associate at Sisters of Mercy, Founder of My Neighbor Ministries, and Ambassador for the American Dance Festival. Together, workshop participants will discover ways to […]
Morning Silence is an ongoing event that occurs from 8:00 - 9:00 am on Zoom on the first and third Wednesdays of each month. Rotating facilitators provide a few words about the theme(s) for the day to introduce each session. Two sessions of silence (20 minutes) follow with a brief time of stretching in between. The time […]
Morning Silence is an ongoing event that occurs from 8:00 - 9:00 am on Zoom on the first and third Wednesdays of each month. Rotating facilitators provide a few words about the theme(s) for the day to introduce each session. Two sessions of silence (20 minutes) follow with a brief time of stretching in between. The time […]
Morning Silence is an ongoing event that occurs from 8:00 - 9:00 am on Zoom on the first and third Wednesdays of each month. Rotating facilitators provide a few words about the theme(s) for the day to introduce each session. Two sessions of silence (20 minutes) follow with a brief time of stretching in between. The time […]
Morning Silence is an ongoing event that occurs from 8:00 - 9:00 am on Zoom on the first and third Wednesdays of each month. Rotating facilitators provide a few words about the theme(s) for the day to introduce each session. Two sessions of silence (20 minutes) follow with a brief time of stretching in between. The time […]
Clergy Together for a Day of Re-Creation, Song, and Joy Location: Avila Center for Community Leadership, 711 Mason Rd, Durham, NC 27712 This will be the second of three gatherings in 2025 with the intent of providing helpful space and time for clergy conversation and camaraderie. Retreat facilitators: Lois DeloatchMusic Artist; Senior Fellow, Self-Help […]
Morning Silence is an ongoing event that occurs from 8:00 - 9:00 am on Zoom on the first and third Wednesdays of each month. Rotating facilitators provide a few words about the theme(s) for the day to introduce each session. Two sessions of silence (20 minutes) follow with a brief time of stretching in between. The time […]
How Do You Keep the Music Playing? In the midst of changes, challenges, and choices, how do you keep the music of your heart alive? How do you allow your soul to continue to sing out its deepest longing in a world that often seems, gone mad? We will gather as beloved community and share our hearts’ songs through meditation, sharing our stories, labyrinth […]
