Following is a sampling of retreats and other programs offered during the Advent and Christmas seasons, along with a listing of organizations that offer year-round opportunities to arrange self-directed retreats at their facilities.
 
Dec. 5-7
Advent Retreat
Holy Cross Monastery, West Park, N.Y.
Led by author and retreat facilitator Suzanne Guthrie; Br. Bede Thomas Mudge, OHC, prior of Holy Cross Monastery; and Sr. Helena Marie, OHC.
Full details available here.  Reservations: Email request to guesthouse@hcmnet.org or call 845-384-6660, ext. 3002, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. and 1:30-4:30 p.m. Tuesday-Friday. Retreat cost: $230.
 
Dec. 5-7
Women’s Advent Retreat: Divine Romance
Christ the King Spiritual Life Center, Greenwich, N.Y.
Click here to read the event poster. For more information, email Mother Laurie at lgrohr@albanydiocese.org. Retreat cost: $125. For online registration, click here.
 
Dec. 7-10
Advent Retreat: Holy Space, Sacred Emptiness
Valle Crucis Conference Center, Valle Crucis, N.C.
Led by the Rev. Jeanne Finan, rector of St. John’s, Asheville, N.C., and artist Danby Ludgate.
Reservations: Online PDF registration form available here, or call 828-963-4453. Retreat cost: $245, includes program, all supplies, meals, and lodging.
 
Dec. 7-11
Advent Retreat
Kanuga Conferences, Hendersonville, N.C.
Morning keynote addresses by teacher and author J. Philip Newell, evening preaching by professor and author the Rev. Barbara Brown Taylor.
Reservations: Email Kate Bakko at kate.bakko@kanuga.org.
Retreat cost: $615 per person, double occupancy, includes program, lodging, meals, facilities use. For more details, click here.
 
Dec. 7-14
Silent Retreat
TrinityCenter, Salter Path, N.C.
For full details, click here. Reservations: Email Leslie Goff at lgoff@trinityctr.com or call 888-874-6287. Retreat cost: $70 per night.
 
Dec. 11-14
Three-Day Companioned Retreat
Society of St. John the Evangelist, Cambridge, Mass.
Full details available here. Reservations: Email request to guesthouse@ssje.org or call 617-876-3037.
Suggested donation: $100 per night, Discount for full-time students.
 
Dec. 12-19
Silent Days in Advent
The Bishop’s Ranch, Healdsburg, Calif.
Reservations: Full details and PDF registration form available here, or call 707-433-2440. Retreat cost: $65 for day use; $110 for one night; Discounts for multiple nights.
 
Dec. 14
Festival of Lessons and Carols, Potluck Dinner
MandalaCenter, Des MoinesN.M.
4:30 p.m. service will be followed by a Christmas potluck dinner.
Information and directions: Visit www.mandalacenter.org or call 575-278-3002.
 
Dec. 19-21
Benedictine Weekend Retreat
The Bishop’s Ranch, Healdsburg, Calif.
Reservations: Full details and PDF registration form available here, or call 707-433-2440. Retreat cost: $205, including meals
 
Dec. 19-Jan. 1
Christmas and New Year’s—The Monastery Way
Holy Cross Monastery, West Park, N.Y.
Full details available here. Reservations: Email request to guesthouse@hcmnet.org or call 845-384-6660, ext. 3002, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. and 1:30-4:30 p.m. Tuesday-Friday. Fee: $70 per night.
 
Dec. 25
Christmas Morning at DeKoven
DeKovenCenter, Racine, Wis.
A 9:00 a.m.celebration of the Holy Eucharist, followed by reception. Details here or call 262-633-6401.
 
Individual Retreat Opportunities Throughout the Season
CedarHillRetreatCenter, Carlisle, Ky.
Online: www.cedarhillretreats.org
Contact: The Rev. Sandy Stone, executive director, at sandy@cedarhillretreats.org
Phone: 859-289-2832
 
Julian House, Waukesha, Wis.
Contact: Guest steward at jhmguests@orderofjulian.org
 
Kirkridge Retreat and StudyCenter, Bangor, Pa.
Contact: Janet Lewis, registrar, at janetl@kirkridge.org
Phone: 610-588-1793
 
Roslyn Conference and RetreatCenter, Richmond, Va.
Phone: 804-288-6045
 
St. Margaret’s Convent, Boston, Mass.
Phone: 617-445-8961, ext. 127