Pelican House Programs
Small Group Retreats Looking for a place to have a small spiritual or meditative group retreat? Trinity Center's Pelican House may be the perfect space for your gathering. The Pelican House was originally designed as a silent retreat facility, but is also the perfect space for vestry and church council meetings, personal writing sessions, Sunday school workshops and other cloistered, contemplative retreats. Make use of the living room, porches and other common areas for group gatherings or for one-on-one talks. Prayerful time may be spent in the oratory, cupola or in your own private room. Your group of 8 to 12 people may reserve the Pelican House and enjoy the views while still enjoying the services of Trinity Center's dining facility and other attractions. Simply contact Trinity Center's Group Coordinator. (Conferencing rates and contract agreements apply.)
Programs to Engage the Spirit
Silent Retreats
Take advantage of an opportunity to explore your sense of self, your life purpose(s) and its meaning. Choose to stay anywhere from 2 nights to the entire scheduled retreat time at Pelican House. Bring a good book, the Good Book, a beach towel and writing materials...whatever you need to find rest and peace. Pray, meditate or rest in your private room, at a variety of reflective outdoor locations or in the comfort of Pelican House porches. Rules of Silence apply in the Pelican House during silent retreat weeks except during worship. Some Silent Retreats offer a host for the week who may offer the Daily Offices from the Book of Common Prayer either in the oratory at Pelican House or at the Julian Chapel at Trinity Center.
2012 Silent Retreats
| April 29-May 6, 2012 |
| June 8-15, 2012 |
| August 3-10, 2012 |
| Sept 30-Oct 7, 2012 |
| December 3-10, 2012 |
Personal Time
Take time to get away on a personal retreat at Pelican House without the restrictions of silence. If you like the idea of retreating, but don't want to attend a specific program, then this personal time is for you. Enjoy the sound, the sea, the beach, fresh air and sunshine! Come for 2 nights or stay the entire time.
2012 Personal Time
| Jan 27-Feb 1, 2012 |
| March 23-28, 2012 |
| July 20-25, 2012 |
| September 7-12, 2012 |
Guided Spiritual Retreats
Guided Spiritual Retreats are those led by an experienced retreat leader and usually have a specific theme or offer a window into a particular spiritual discipline or theological orientation. Each retreat is a learning opportunity with designated teaching times and reflection/response times. Individual and corporate worship is included and the retreat leader or another appropriate person will be available for personal conversation/counsel as participants' desire. Each Guided Spiritual Retreat is limited to residency at Pelican House.
2012 Guided Retreats
| Nov 30-Dec 2, 2012 ~ Advent Retreat |
We spend a lot of time and waiting – for Christmas, for test results, for a baby to be born, for the imminent death of someone we love, for something to happen on the other side of something that's already happened, for who-knows-what… This Advent retreat will feature reminders on waiting from many of our spiritual ancestors including Brother Lawrence, Henri Nouwen, Gerald May, Thomas Merton, Julian of Norwich, Job, John of the Cross, Edward Hays, Mary Oliver, Teresa of Avila and others.
The leader of this retreat is Lisa Richey. She is a laywoman and spiritual director from Lake Waccamaw and is a member of the Grace Episcopal/ Christ the King Lutheran congregation in Whiteville. She is an oblate in the Order of Julian of Norwich and a charter member of the Shalem Society for Contemplative Leadership.
| March 18-22, 2012 ~ Icon Writing Retreat |
 What is an icon and why are they written? An icon is a painting of Christ or another holy figure, used as an aid to devotion in the Byzantine and other Eastern Churches. Icons are “written” because they are to be read as witnessing to the presence of the Holy and the history of God’s participation in our lives. Trinity Center will offer a workshop from March 18-22. The participants will work on the traditional icon of “The Holy Face not Made with Human Hands” which is attributed to St. Luke. Each will produce a seven inch square icon which allows the beginner to start with a foundation in the image of Christ and learn some of the techniques and “canons” of 9th to 12th century icons.
This workshop will be lead by Tim Dols, a priest in the Episcopal Church, who studied for six years with Ireana Belikova. She worked as a “restorer of icons” in Russia for 32 years before coming to this country and opening a studio in Rockville, Maryland.The workshop will include time to pray, discussions of the symbols of our work as well as considering the Eastern Orthodox approach to the Christian Faith. Each student will end the course with their own icon as well as a deeper understanding of our Church and the historical nature of icons over the centuries.
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