Sorrento Centre - 2017- Program Guide (web)

Sorrento Centre
PROGRAM GUIDE 2017
A holy place of transformation
for learning,healing and belonging
Classes • Workshops • Retreats •
Community • The Natural World

SORRENTO CENTRE
Retreat & Conference Centre
1159 Passchendaele Road • PO Box 99 • Sorrento, BC • Canada V0E 2W0
Phone (250) 675-2421 • 1-866-694-2409 • Fax (250) 675-3032
reception@sorrento-centre.bc.ca • www.sorrento-centre.bc.ca
Program Guide • 2017
Editor: Melissa Green, Associate Director • Design & layout: Brian Dench
Welcome
Welcome from the Executive Director .............................................................................................................. 1
Abiding Gifts, Abiding Presence: How you can help support Sorrento Centre .................. 1
General Information
Children andYouth Program ...................................................................................................................................... 2
ATypical Summer Day at Sorrento Centre...................................................................................................... 3
Youth &Young Adults
Youth &Young Adults: Winter Retreat /Young Sojourners .......................................................... 4
LEAP Leadership, Experience and Adventure Program (Youth ages 15-16)................... 5
Spring Courses
Courage toTeach & Renewal for Educators / Easter Retreat ....................................................... 6
Associate’s Work/Study Week / Spring Retreat .......................................................................................... 7
The FiveWeeks of Summer
Week 1: July 9-15 .................................................................................................................................................................... 8
R&R - Rest and Relaxation Option .......................................................................................................................... 9
Week 2: July 16-22 ................................................................................................................................................................. 10
Week 3: July 23-29 ................................................................................................................................................................. 12
Week 4: July 30-August 5 ................................................................................................................................................ 13
Week 5: August 6-12 ........................................................................................................................................................... 15
Fall Courses
Courses, Advent Retreat .................................................................................................................................................. 16
Associates’ Work StudyThanksgiving Weekend ...................................................................................... 16
Registration, Accommodations, Meals, Financial Information
What is a Sorrento Centre Associate?................................................................................................................... 17
Bursaries, Gift Certificates, Discount, Special Parish Savings ......................................................... 17
Payment Policies, Depost & Cancellation ........................................................................................................ 17
Accommodations, Meals, Pets, Fees .................................................................................................................... 18
The Farm / Location Map................................................................................................................................................. 19
Privately Booked Events at Sorrento Centre...................................................................................................... 20
YOUTH &YOUNG ADULTS!
For Winter Retreat,Young Sojourners, LEAP - the Leadership Experience .and Adventure
Program, Employment opportunities, seeYouth andYoung People on pages 4-5.
Almost all of our adult program spaces are wheelchair accessible. This includes the
outdoor St. Francis Chapel and the Dining Hall. .In addition, we have two wheelchair
accessible suites, one in each lodge building. Both of our washhouses are
wheelchair accessible, as are two of our cabanas. .If you have special mobility needs
please indicate this when you register.
PETS ARE WELCOME
Some conditions apply – Please check pet policy on the Sorrento Centre website
or check with the office staff.
Table of Contents

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Come and join us!Come and join us!
It is a pleasure to welcome you
to Sorrento Centre 2017
programming!
Sorrento Centre provides a holy place
for people of all ages and stages to
come together to form community
through wonderful worship and
prayer, shared nutritious meals,
relaxing times at the beach, creation
care at the farm, faith exploration
through a course on theology
or spirituality, as well as ample
time to play.
This season holds a number of
interesting courses and opportunities
for“learning, healing and belonging”.
If you are returning to us, welcome
back! If you are new to the Centre,
we extend to you a very warm and
special welcome.We look forward
to seeing you!
This year there are some small but
important changes to the Centre and
to our program.We are offering three
guided retreats in April, June and
variety of courses, excellent
programming for children and youth,
and the popular Rest and Relaxation
option. Many familiar instructors are
returning, and we are hosting several
new course leaders. Please spend
time looking at the course offerings.
I am sure you will find one that
piques your interest and will help you
grow in learning and faith. Come
and join us!
Another change this year is a slight
increase in fees for our courses and
for our programs for children and
youth.We also have made changes
to some of our accommodation fees.
Because fees at the Centre have not
been altered for two years, we hope
that these small increases do not
hinder your decision to join us. Our
bursary fund continues for those who
may need support in order to come
– see page 17 for details.
The other big news is that we now
offer on-line registration!To use this
November.These promise to be rich
experiences of time away from busy
schedules and demands in order to
delve deeply into the Spirit’s wisdom.
We also offer a fantastic 5 Weeks of
Summer program with an interesting
feature in signing up for a course,
simply go online to our website at
www.sorrento-centre.bc.ca, press
the“register now”link and . . . voila!
You will be taken to the online
registration page that guides you
through the process of securing
your course registration, meals, and
accommodation choices. Of course,
you may still call us at the office and
we will be happy to register you
over the phone.
We do hope that you make Sorrento
Centre part of your 2017 plans.
Sorrento Centre continues to provide
a holy place of transformation –
a beautiful place for renewal and
rest – a wonderful experience of
community and learning.We are
excited to welcome you. Come
and join us. See you soon!!
Louise Peters
Executive Director
ABIDING GIFTS: ABIDING PRESENCE: SORRENTO CENTRE ANNUAL APPEAL
Here is how you can help support Sorrento Centre!!Here is how you can help support Sorrento Centre!!
Thank you for your generous support and for your “abiding gifts and abiding presence”Thank you for your generous support and for your “abiding gifts and abiding presence”
in the life of Sorrento Centre.in the life of Sorrento Centre.
Sorrento Centre is a not-for-profit organization that operates as a year-
round conference facility and retreat centre. Over 3,600 people shared
the Sorrento Centre experience in 2016! Our inter-generational program
involves participants ranging in age from infants to 90-year-olds, and from
as far away as the UK to those who live right here
in Sorrento!We offer course subjects as diverse as
science and theology, climate change and food
security, prayer, hiking, journaling, and the arts.
In addition, we provide a rest and relaxation
option along with creative worship, giving
participants opportunities for learning, recreation,
renewal, and faith formation. Sorrento Centre has
a long and valued history as a place for sound faith
formation, liberal Anglican theological/educational
opportunities, creative and meaningful worship,
and community.
We welcome groups from February to mid-December. Our beautiful
surroundings, friendly hospitality, excellent meals, and clean residential
rooms are the setting for meetings, retreats and privately run courses.
In 2016 Sorrento Centre welcomed over 53 different groups who
used the site and facility as a conference centre with bookings up 20%
over the previous year.
The annual cost of running Sorrento Centre is $1,500,000.
Sorrento Centre depends upon the generosity of our associates, friends,
and guests. Fee-based income accounts for 70% of operating expenses.
As is the case for most not-for-profit organizations, the remainder of our
income is from generous annual donations.We are carefully managing
our costs so that given the income from these two sources, our
operations will be fully funded and needed facilities
maintained and renewed.
Our hope is to receive an additional $175,000
annually in committed new donations through
the Abiding Gifts: Abiding Presence annual
campaign.These funds will assist in ensuring
that our vital ministries of learning, healing
and belonging continue and that Sorrento
Centre sustains excellence in programming,
hospitality, faith education, and youth
leadership training and experience.
Learn how you can be a contributing partner in our success by visiting
our website at www.sorrento-centre.bc.ca and clicking on Abiding Gifts:
Abiding Presence. Alternatively, you may call our office (250-675-2421)
and we will be happy to help you set up a donation or annual pledge.
Welcome from the Executive DirectorWelcome from the Executive Director

Sorrento Centre • 1159 Passchendaele Road • PO Box 99 • Sorrento, BC • Canada V0E 2W0
Children and Youth ProgramChildren and Youth Program
Innovative • Divine in Creation • Accessible • Reflection • Honour the body • Enable • Express the sacredInnovative • Divine in Creation • Accessible • Reflection • Honour the body • Enable • Express the sacred
ORGANIZATION AND ACTIVITIESORGANIZATION AND ACTIVITIES
Our program for children and youth is organized
according to age groups, providing activities and
projects suitable at each level:
OUR 0-4 PROGRAM has been created for
children up to four years of age. Members of
SummerYouth Staff are trained to offer our
youngest guests special care and attention.
We have both outdoor and indoor areas for
activities and play with toys.The outdoor area
is fenced. Daily tactile activities that stimulate
the senses are focused on early development,
safe play, and the experience of God’s love.
OUR 5-13 PROGRAM has been developed for all
our guests from ages five to thirteen. On the first
day, they meet in the portables and are divided
into two groups based on age.We plan many
high-energy activities for our young people
because they are the members of our community
who are looking for maximum play! Our Summer
Youth Staff works to create diverse opportunities
based on age, interest and abilities.
GENERATION NEXT is for all guests who are
fourteen to eighteen.We recognize that teenagers
are not children and have created this ongoing
program to empower them to explore ideas
having to do with faith, friendship, and
community. Learning in this program integrates
play, work, discussion, and prayer, all within a safe
environment that encourages participants’
engagement with their community.
LEAP LEADERSHIP - Generation Next
participants often continue their path at Sorrento
Centre by attending LEAP (Leadership, Experience,
and Adventure Program). For more information
about LEAP please see page 5.
ACTIVITIESACTIVITIES
OutdoorsOutdoors
Summers at Sorrento Centre call for time spent
outside! Our programming unplugs us from the
technology of our world and allows us to spend
time outdoors, surrounded by the wonders of
creation. Activities during a typical week include
beach time, water games, wide games, hikes,
sports, and free play.
Arts and MusicArts and Music
Arts, crafts, and music allow participants to
creatively connect with God and their inner selves.
Our program employs diverse artistic mediums,
including tye-dye, bead work, painting, and
sculpture.To bring us all together, theatrical
elements include games and skits, music making,
and the sharing of songs.
FAITHFAITH
Faith is central within our programming. Each
week’s program is planned around a theme and
grounded in scripture.We support children and
youth explore their relationship with God as they
feel comfortable.
In creative ways we integrate themes into our daily
activities that are fun and engaging. Because faith
is one of the links that ties our community
together, we are dedicated to creating a safe place
for young people to experience their faith.
Children andYouth Program feesChildren andYouth Program fees
for 2017 are $75/child,for 2017 are $75/child,
after 2nd child: $50/childafter 2nd child: $50/child
Offering an inclusive environment, Sorrento
Centre creates a dynamic opportunity for families
to take a step away from the daily routine. Children
can participate in programming while parents
have the choice of enrolling in a course or simply
enjoying“Rest and Relaxation”(see page 9).
Our Children and Youth Program invites young
people to be part of a community that
encourages and nurtures the development of
Christian faith in an environment that is safe and
fun.This all takes place in the unique setting of
Sorrento Centre and beautiful Shuswap Lake.
SCHEDULESCHEDULE
Planned programming for children and youth
occupies mornings and evenings. Afternoons are
leftfreeforfamilyactivitiessuchasnaps, recreation
at the beach, or visits to local sites and attractions.
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Compassion • Hospitality • Justice • Personal and communal • Sharing our resources • Leadership DevelopmentCompassion • Hospitality • Justice • Personal and communal • Sharing our resources • Leadership Development
ATypical Summer Day at Sorrento Centre
MorningsMornings
For those enrolled in summer courses,
mornings are time for learning, whether
the course is lecture, discussion, outdoor
adventure, or hands-on activities such as
music, arts and crafts.
AfternoonsAfternoons
Afternoonsarefreetospendwithfamilyandfriends.Relaxingatourprivatebeach,
playing a round of golf at a nearby course, going for a hike, taking a nap, or just
sitting in the shade withagood book are some of the pleasant ways to while
away the afternoon hours.
EveningsEvenings
Evenings are a return to communal life at the Centre. Each week one of our
course leaders provides an evening lecture. Children and youth continue with
their programming in the evenings.
Special EventsSpecial Events
Special activities occupy most evenings. Monday, we enjoy a campfire and
marshmallow roast on the beach;Tuesday and Wednesday, we offer evening
prayer;Thursday, your hidden talents can be shown off at the Variety Night;
Friday, we celebrate a closing Eucharist at
St. Francis Chapel, followed by a reception
and dinner, all capped off by a dance in
Kekuli for young and old alike.
Music andWorshipMusic andWorship
Music and worship have always played
a special part in the life of Sorrento Centre. Every weekday morning begins
with a worship service at St. Francis Chapel, with music always an
important component. Bring your instruments to play, and sing along!
7:30–8:30 am Breakfast
8:45–9:30 am Worship
9:45–12:45 pm Theme Programs (adult, children & youth)
1:00–2:00 pm Lunch
2:00–6:00 pm FreeTime
6:00–7:00 pm Dinner
7:15–8:45 pm Evening Activities, Children &Youth Program,
Public Lectures, andWorship
COMMUNITY EVENTSCOMMUNITY EVENTS Community gatherings
are important at Sorrento Centre. For all guests, Sorrento
Centre provides daily worship, a popular variety night,
water games, a campfire at the beach, and Friday’s
closing Eucharist and dance.These events bring our
inter-generational community together and create
memorable experiences for everyone to share.
STAFFSTAFF Our SummerYouth Staff members are trained and equipped to meet
the needs of our children and youth in carrying out summer programming.
We are privileged to have these amazing young adults come to us from across Canada.
Our SummerYouth Staff works alongside a qualified leadership team and is
supported by all the staff at Sorrento Centre. Our goal is to guide children and youth
throughout the summer, providing to them leadership, support, and friendship.
ATypicalSummerDayatSorrentoCentre
The rhythm of a typical day at Sorrento CentreThe rhythm of a typical day at Sorrento Centre
allows all our guests to experience a balanceallows all our guests to experience a balance
of learning and worship in a group setting,of learning and worship in a group setting,
and unstructured time forand unstructured time for
relaxation, contemplation and enjoymentrelaxation, contemplation and enjoyment
of all the natural wonders the Shuswap has to offer.of all the natural wonders the Shuswap has to offer.
Community LifeCommunity Life

For Youth & Young AdultsFor Youth & Young Adults
Friday,February10-Monday,February13,2017
WINTER YOUTH RETREATWINTER YOUTH RETREAT
AWizard’s RetreatAWizard’s Retreat
withShalomeMacNeillCooper
LUMOS! HARRY POTTER has been one of the
bestselling books of our time.This simple yet
complex story has touched the hearts of many over
the past decades because of its portrayal of love,
friendship and loyalty in contrast to injustice,
prejudice and racism. Underlying the story of Harry
Potter are threads of the Gospel woven together
into a tapestry of a magical world not so different
from our own.
This program explores
the Harry Potter series to theologically reflect on
various characters in the books and foster a deeper
discussion on issues of racism/prejudice and social
justice.We will explore Hogwarts Houses, Muggles,
Witches andWizards and Squibs, House Elves, and of
course Grindelwald andVoldemort. From there, we
use headline news, the Bible and Harry Potter to see
how we can develop our theological imagination
and spiritual activism.
Feel free to bring your favourite
Harry Potter book and a Bible (and
a costume if you want!).We will be
‘sorted’into houses for our small-group discussion.
Along with Sorrento Centre,Winter Retreat is
organized by a partnership of the British Columbia
andYukon Anglican
Youth Movement and
the DiocesanYouth
Movement in the
Diocese of New
Westminster.
SHALOME MacNEILL
COOPER , from Atlantic
Canada, has been a
student minister with
The United Church of
Canada and is a
probationer for the
Methodist Church.
She has spent the last three years working for the
Iona Community on Iona, Scotland. Shalome is
described as an engaging speaker who is funny,
witty and has a deep understanding of the human
condition. In her spare time, she enjoys writing liturgy
and prayers that reflect everyday life. Shalome lives in
Great Britain with her husband.
• Course fee: $150, includes programming, meals
(Friday dinner through Monday breakfast) and
shared accommodation.
• Register online: https://dymwinterretreat.
wordpress.com/
Friday,May19–Monday,May21,2017
Sabbath experience • Reflective practice • Strengthen relationships • Overcome separation • SpiritualitySabbath experience • Reflective practice • Strengthen relationships • Overcome separation • Spirituality
YOUNG SOJOURNERS WEEKENDYOUNG SOJOURNERS WEEKEND
Finding the Light, Finding Joy – Even in the DarknessFinding the Light, Finding Joy – Even in the Darkness
withPhilomenaHughes • WorshipwithAndrewHalladay
“GOD DOESN’T COME TO US IN A WIND, and God doesn’t come to us
in an earthquake, and God doesn’t come to us in Fire. God comes to us in a still,
small voice, as God came to Elijah, in the first book of Kings.
All we have to do is listen.”
– Chris Anderson, Light When it Comes –
Trusting Joy, Facing Darkness & Seeing God in Everything.
GOD CREATED ME, BUT CAN I CREATE? Have you ever wondered when you look a beautiful
photograph,“How did they capture that image so well?”What makes someone else’s images so
good while you struggle?
Being inspired by what you see and learning how to create your own unique images will be what
we will do this weekend.We will explore tips to help you see in the light and in the dark: how to
create images that will provide the tools to continue the journey … the journey of telling your
own story through imagery.
You create in your own unique way, like God created only one version of you. Only you can create
your way.We will not focus on creating pretty images/moments, but acknowledge that all
moments and images are good.
This will be done by examining our consciousness – reviewing our day, looking at the moments
and listening to the fragments in our day; and as a result connect to
our true selves and God.We will practice seeing as God sees us.This
goes beyond“selfies”and is the journey to the true Self – the self God
sees and loves.
Bring your cell phone or digital camera. Make sure you know how to
use your camera… but we will review the basics.We will also be using
Instagram so have it downloaded if you are interested in joining us in
using it.We will give you the hashtag to use when we meet.
PHILOMENA HUGHES has lived her life with a camera by her side
since she was 11. Born in Prince George, BC, she has lived in Japan and
Ireland, but after studying photography in Victoria, returned to live in
Prince George and opened her own studio. Her love of people and
helping them do better in business/photography/life brings her joy.
Her family and friends always know if you are with Philomena you
are bond to be ina picture. Her current studio is a space that also is
home to artists and an art shop which makes life very joyful indeed. Instagram handle if you
want to check her out is Philomena_hughes.
ANDREW HALLADAY is an Anglican priest in the Diocese of New
Westminster, Vicar of the Parish of St. Augustine’s Marpole in
Vancouver, a trainer for the Diocesan School for Parish
Development, and a ringleader of the Diocesan Arts ministry
Sheep and Goats. He is the chaplain to the British Columbia
and Anglican Youth Movement (BCYAYM).
• Course fee: $150, includes programming, meals (Friday dinner
through Monday breakfast) and shared accommodation.
• For more information and registration go online to:
https://sorrentoyoungsojourners.wordpress.com

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Heart, soul, mind, and strength • Creativity • Sacred arts • Open • IntergenerationalHeart, soul, mind, and strength • Creativity • Sacred arts • Open • Intergenerational
LEAP – Leadership, Experience, and Adventure Program
LEAP, the Leadership Experience, and Adventure Program,
is a two-week course for youth, ages 15 and 16. LEAP participants live,
learn, work, and play together, forming a close-knit group within the
larger community of Sorrento Centre. LEAP fosters personal, spiritual,
and professional growth in leadership skills and work experience.
Participants will be involved in a variety of fresh and exciting spiritual
practices, and engaging workshops and activities.
LEAP includes a mid-program camping retreat off-site, as well as daily
free time opportunities to relax and enjoy beautiful Sorrento Centre.
While intensive and challenging, LEAP is also a lot of fun, and
a potentially life-changing experience.
Ideal for those looking to volunteer or work at Sorrento Centre or
a similar organization in the future, LEAP provides an opportunity
much more rewarding than the average summer camp.
CAMERON GUTJAHR has a BSc in biology from UBC and is presently a seminary student at Huron University College.
Cameron has worked with young people for many years, both inside and outside the church.
He graduated from LEAP 10 years ago and has worked 6 summers at Sorrento Centre as part of the Summer Youth Staff.
Included among Cameron’s many passions are his ukulele, Baruch, theology and biology, repeat-after-me songs,
community, and The Lord of the Rings. This is his second summer co-leading LEAP.
DARYL DROZDA has a diploma in Sport Event Management from Thompson Rivers University
and is currently enrolled in the Bachelor of General Studies program at Thompson Rivers
University-Open Learning. Daryl resides in Edmonton, Alberta. Her position as Phys. Ed, Health
and Wellness Coordinator includes supporting students to expand their knowledge through the
health and wellness program. Daryl graduated from LEAP eight years ago and has worked two
summers at Sorrento Centre as part of the Summer Youth Staff. Daryl’s interests include
practicing yoga, wide games, creating adventure, pizza, and Harry Potter. This is her first
summer co-leading LEAP.
• Course fee: $835, includes program, meals, and accommodations.
• Founders’ Fund Grants are available; contact Sorrento Centre for information
and applications.
• Space is limited to a maximum of 10 participants. Early registration is advised.
withCameronGutjahrandDarylDrozda
Employment
Opportunities!
Sorrento Centre is looking for dynamic and
energetic people to work in all departments.
We will hire 15-20 people to join
our staff for the summer months.
All staff must be between the ages of 16 and 25.
Details & applications: www.sorrento-centre.bc.ca
Sunday,July16-Saturday,July29,2017
For Youth & Young AdultsFor Youth & Young Adults

•
Spring 2017Spring 2017
Healing and wholeness • Integration • Listen to our feelings • Listen to our bodies • ReconciliationHealing and wholeness • Integration • Listen to our feelings • Listen to our bodies • Reconciliation
Friday,February17-Sunday,February19,2017
Courage toTeach ®Courage toTeach ®
A Courage & Renewal ®A Courage & Renewal ®
Program for EducatorsProgram for Educators
withDanHines
WETEACHWHOWE ARE.
The best teaching arises from the identity and
integrity of the one who teaches. Teaching can
never be reduced to techniques and methods.
During this program, educators are invited to
reflect on questions of selfhood and teaching:
“Who is the self that teaches?
How does the quality of my selfhood form –
or deform – the way I relate to my students,
my subject, my colleagues, my world?”
– from Parker J. Palmer,
The Courage to Teach
(10th Anniversary Edition)
A COURAGETOTEACH PROGRAM invites the
personal and professional development of the
identity, authenticity and integrity of a teacher.
The practices of Courage toTeach were
developed by Parker J. Palmer, PhD, and the
Centre for Courage & Renewal; facilitators have
been prepared by Palmer and the Center to
facilitate these experiences.
During the program, participants will be invited
to renew heart, mind, and spirit through the
exploration of the inner landscape of a teacher’s
life: to identify and honour gifts and strengths
and acknowledge limits.
In large-group, small-group, and solitary settings,
“the heart of a teacher”is explored, making use of
personal stories, reflections on teaching
practice, and insights from poets,
storytellers, and various wisdom
traditions.
We will use the rich metaphors of the
spring season as a way of exploring
vocational and life questions.The
experience is often referred to as a‘Circle
ofTrust’. In these circles, we are invited to
slow down, listen, and reflect in a quiet
and focused space. At the same time,
we engage in dialogue with others
in the circle – a dialogue about things
that matter.
DAN HINES is a Courage & Renewal®
facilitator mentored by Parker J. Palmer and
the Center for Courage & Renewal.
Dan is a leadership consultant
for business, educational, and
religious organizations, as well as
a coach and speaker.
Much of his professional
experience has been in ministry as
an ordained priest in the Anglican
Church of Canada.
His approach as a facilitator,
priest, consultant and coach is to
help others rediscover their
integrity and identity.
Recently, Dan has also begun
consulting about intentional
communities and co-operative living from his
ongoing experience with the RareBirds Housing
Co-operative, an intentional community in
Kamloops, British Columbia which he co-created
with his spouse and nine others.
Dan holds a Master of Divinity and has a
background in management, contracting and
horticulture. He feels the most integrated when
hiking and camping and always welcomes a
good meal with friends.
• Course fee: $599, includes instruction, meals
Friday dinner through Sunday lunch and
accommodation.
• Course begins on Friday at 4pm and
concludes on Sunday at 1pm.
• Centre for Courage & Renewal:
www.couragerenewal.org/approach
• www.danhines.ca
Friday,April21-Sunday,April23,2017
ARCHBISHOP ROWANWILLIAMS suggests that secularism as it is popularly understood
has failed.“We may not live in a theocratic state, but the global political agenda is being set
by the concerns of religious communities . . . .”
How, then, might we, as followers of Jesus committed to the paschal mystery, enliven our
spiritual and religious imagination so that our prayerful presence before God may be
faithful to God, faithful to one another, and faithful to our church in these new times?
What do these new days call us to do different from that of
previous generations?What have two centuries taught us that
is timeless for those born in the waters of Baptism?
Our time together will include prayerful listening, challenging
conversation, and deep silence.
JOHN CHAPMAN, Bishop of Ottawa, works toward
a renewed and renewing church and mission that is nimble
and responsive to today’s unique times.
He would strongly suggest, “While these are extremely exciting
and hopeful times, unlike our parents’ generation, we do not
have as our example and guide the teachings of our
grandmothers and grandfathers.
Our context for prayer and longing for God, mission,
storytelling, and justice seeking is so unlike that of any generation before us, it can be said
we are witnessing Jesus in a new time.”
• Course fee: $315, includes retreat sessions, meals Friday dinner through Sunday
dinner, and accommodation.
EASTER RETREATEASTER RETREAT
Living our Faith in the Public Square:Living our Faith in the Public Square:
The Challenge forTwenty-First Century ChristiansThe Challenge forTwenty-First Century Christians
withJohnChapman
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Easter
Retreat

Ecojustice • Art Studio • Organic • Diversity • Abundance • Engaging • EffectiveEcojustice • Art Studio • Organic • Diversity • Abundance • Engaging • Effective
Sunday,May7-Saturday,May13,2017
Monday,June12-Thursday,June15,2017
ASSOCIATES’ WORK/STUDYWEEK 2017
Join us for a week of walking, dreaming, resting, and
listening to Spirit in the beautiful setting of Sorrento Centre.
JOAN ALEXANDER is a
spiritual director certified by
the Haden Institute (North
Carolina, USA) and the Mount
Carmel Spiritual Centre
(Ontario, CA). Having moved to
the Kootenays in 2015 (from
Ontario) with her spouse
Elizabeth, an Anglican priest,
Joan enjoys sharing their home
with international students,
welcoming clients to her
spiritual direction practice, and
facilitating educational and
experiential workshops in her
community of Castlegar and beyond.
Meditation, dream mapping, and labyrinth walking
open Joan’s heart to a deeper understanding of Love
in our beautiful, yet hurting, world.
• Course fee: by donation
• Not a Sorrento Centre Associate? See page 17.
A PRACTICE is an intention, a forgetting and
a remembering, an ongoing journey.
• It may flow like a river in the springtime
– fast and furious.
• It may be still and swamp-like in the summer
– with flies buzzing along its surface.
• It may be clear and green and waiting in the autumn
– reflecting the clouds overhead.
• It may seem to disappear in the wintertime
– sleeping underneath a blanket of ice and snow.
SPIRITUALITY is like the river – constant yet ever
changing. Our beliefs, values, and traditions change
over time; so will our practices.
During Associates’ Week, we will explore a different
spiritual practice each day.These practices may include,
but not be limited to, the following activities:
• walking the Labyrinth (indoor and outdoor)
• centering prayer/meditation (nature)
• Lectio Divina (with scripture)
• mindfulness (intentional nourishment)
• Dream Mapping (Unopened Letters from God,
B. Haden)
Spiritual Practices for EverydaySpiritual Practices for Everyday
withJoanAlexander
WILLYOU STRIVETO SAFEGUARD
the integrity of God’s creation and
respect, sustain, and renew the life
of the earth?
Through a daily cycle of prayer,
reflection, silence, and response,
we will both individually and as
a group explore how we can
safeguard God’s creation.
After our times of daily prayer and
a reflection, you will be invited to be
in silence in the natural world, closely
observing, listening, and thinking.
You may respond through journaling,
writing, any of the arts, or through
scientific exploration. If you wish, your responses
can be shared with the group.
This retreat is your time to engage in this topic in
your own way.
ALEXIS SAUNDERS grew up in the
Guiding movement, spending most
weekends out in the woods, learning
about the plants and trees, birds and
insects, and care and respect for all
that live there. This early learning has
shaped her core values and principles,
actions and study throughout her
adult life.
She is currently the interim priest at
St. Michael and All Angels Anglican
Church in Prince George, BC where
she lives in a small house and
is beginning to establish
a permaculture garden.
SPRING RETREATSPRING RETREAT
From Saints to Scientists -From Saints to Scientists -
A Retreat Exploring Our New BaptismalVowA Retreat Exploring Our New BaptismalVow
withAlexisSaunders
Spring
Retreat
• Course fee: $440, includes retreat sessions
and meals (Monday dinner through
Thursday dinner), and accommodation.
Spring 2017
Spring 2017

Summer Community Dinner!
The Five Weeks of Summer • Week 1The Five Weeks of Summer • Week 1
Heart, soul, mind, and strength • Creativity • Sacred arts • Open • Intergenerational • InnovativeHeart, soul, mind, and strength • Creativity • Sacred arts • Open • Intergenerational • Innovative
Landscapes of the SpiritLandscapes of the Spirit
withHerbertO’DriscollandRichardLeSueur
WHAT ARETHE SOURCES AND ENERGIES that
make it possible to retain hope?When faith thins,
failure clings, and uncertainty prevails, one
occupies a harrowed landscape of the soul.
The Divine can transform such an inner landscape
into an environment of the spirit.The long history
of Christian Faith offers examples that both
fascinate and inspire.
We will recreate times
and places that
became landscapes of
spirituality.
HERB O’DRISCOLL,
as does Duke Senior in
Shakespeare’s As You
Like It, increasingly
“finds tongues in trees,
books in the running
brooks, sermons in
stones, and good in
everything.” In other
words retirement is
wonderful for the
mind and the imagination, and particularly
conducive to thinking up interesting courses
for Sorrento!
RRICHARD LeSUEUR
has served for 37
years as an Anglican
priest in Western and
Central Canada and
in the Diocese of
Jerusalem. A former
lecturer with
St. George’s College,
Jerusalem, and
at present adjunct
faculty with Trinity
Divinity, Toronto,
Richard continues to
facilitate programs of
biblical studies in the Middle East. He is married
to Rhonde.
• Course fee: $320
WELL-KNOWN AND RESPECTED
TEXTILE ARTISTS ANDTEACHERS
Thomas Roach and Kathy Kinsella
have teamed up to offer an
inspirational course you’ll be
“dyeing”to take!
Come and experience eco printing,
indigo dyeing and rust printing on
fabric and paper.
We will collect leaves from the
gardens and use them to transfer the
colours and shapes of nature to
paper and fabric.We will encourage
rusty metals to make marks for us
and we will dip into an indigo vat that produces
magical blues.
Woven into our week together will be the simple
pleasure of some hand stitching inspired by the
intriguing and inspirational results of our dyeing
and printing.We hope that this will provide
inspiration for future explorations.
No experience necessary – come explore and play
with us!
A $25 materials fee is payable on the first day.
KATHY KINSELLA is a textile artist who lives just
down the lake from Sorrento Centre. Eco printing
and natural dyeing with locally gathered leaves
are Kathy’s current obsession and many of the
fabrics in her work are hand-painted, hand dyed
or eco printed. She delights in exploring
a variety of surface treatments and in
using hand stitching to create added
texture and interest.
Find Kathy’s Etsy shop online at
kathykinsella.etsy.com or on Facebook
at kk.fibre.art. Her fibre art blog is at
kathykinsella.blogspot.ca.
THOMAS ROACH is a Vancouver-
based textile and liturgical artist who
taught himself to sew at age six
because he couldn’t draw. Many years
later he is still stitching and working
with textiles.
His art seeks
connection to the
sacred through the
use of natural dyes
and stitch, and he
engages communities
with art projects that
encourage stitching
as a medium for
prayer. He is a proud
graduate of the Textile
Arts program at
Capilano University.
Visit his website:
thomasroach.ca
Dyeing for InspirationDyeing for Inspiration
withThomasRoach&KathyKinsella
Don’t forget that your tuition fee includes all snacks and also one evening meal:
our Summer Community Dinner. This is held on Friday evening
during each week of The5WeeksofSummer programming.
For young and old alike, each of the five weeks wraps up with a Closing Eucharist service,
followed by a Summer Community Dinner, and capped off with a dance in Kekuli.
All on site are welcome to this closing celebration.
Come as you are, or dress more formally if you wish.
Sorrento Centre is a nice place
for rejuvenation and reconciling
with oneself.
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Divine in Creation • Accessible • Reflection • Honour the body • Enable • Express the sacredDivine in Creation • Accessible • Reflection • Honour the body • Enable • Express the sacred
PETER ELLIOTT, Dean of Christ Church Cathedral
Vancouver since 1994, has led courses at Sorrento
Centre in years past and is looking forward to
co-leading worship
this summer. He
particularly enjoys the
interplay between
music and liturgy and
is pleased to be
working with the
skilled liturgists and
musicians at Sorrento
this week.
Finding ways for all
ages to participate in
worship is particularly
important to Peter.
Sorrento Centre’s
outdoor and indoor spaces offer ranges of creative
possibilities that will be our settings for worship.
JEFFREY PREISS isapostulantinthe
DioceseofNewWestminsterand
ManagerofCommunityEngagement
atQMUNITY,BC’squeer,trans,and
two-spiritresourcecentre.Jeffreycanbe
foundathisfavouriteThursdayspin
class,readingbooksontopicssuchas
deconstruction,queertheoryand
theology,playingdarts,anddrinking
winewhilecooking.Helivesonthe
uncededterritoryoftheMusqueam,
Squamish,andTsleil-WaututhFirst
Nations.JeffreyholdsaB.A.(history),
anM.A.(theology),anM.A.(cultural
studies),andanumberofprofessional
certificatesinpublic
relations,leadershipand
facilitation,fundraising,
andpublicparticipation.
KEVIN ZAKRESKY,
hailed as “un jeune chef
très talentueux” by
Radio-Canada, is
conductor of the
Pacifica Singers and
Music Director at St.
Helen’s Anglican Church
in Vancouver. He is the
past Music Director of
the Prince George Symphony Orchestra and has
recently conducted the St. Louis Symphony,
Sudbury Symphony, West Coast Symphony and the
Vancouver Chamber Choir. In the spring of 2016 he
launched the Sea to Sky Symphony in Vancouver.
He completed his Doctorate in choral conducting
at Yale University in 2012.
Kevin has recently been appointed
Associate Conductor of Zelda:
Symphony of the Goddesses, a
touring company that has brought
him to conduct orchestras in London
(with the Royal Philharmonic in
Wembley Arena), Montreal,
Philadelphia, Buenos Aires, Santiago,
Columbus, San Antonio,
Charlottesville, Oklahoma City,
Miami, Quebec City, Fresno,
Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton and
Montreal. He continues with the tour
throughout 2017.
R&R – THE REST
& RELAXATION
OPTION
If you want to be
self-directed in your time
at Sorrento Centre,
please sign up for the Rest
& Relaxation option (R&R).
“R&R”allows you full access to all facilities
and activities at the Centre, including worship
services, community gatherings, community
dinner, twice-daily snacks, lifeguards at
beach, and public lectures.
While others on site are participating in
programs, you have the flexibility of spending
your morning reading, swimming, walking,
crafting or napping. In other words, you can
do whatever it is you are being called to
spend time doing.
We honour the need for renewal and pause
time. Join us at the Centre and rest awhile!
• Adult R&R fee during 2017:
$165 per week.
• For those 18 years of age and under:
$75 per week.
WORSHIP & MUSIC
WEEK 1
withPeterElliott,JeffreyPreissandKevinZakresky
The
Shoppe
Be sure to visit the Sorrento Centre Shoppe,
located in the Lower Conference Room
in Richardson Lodge.
We carry a variety of spiritual and theological books,
including those recommended by course leaders.
We have locally made gift items, greeting and post
cards, organic cottonT-shirts, inspirational music,
and clothing for toddlers, children, teens and
adults of all sizes.
Sorrento Centre Shoppe functions as an auxiliary to the
centre and its profits support the work of the Centre.
Staffed by dedicated volunteers from the Sorrento area,
the shop is open every weekday afternoon during The
Five Weeks of Summer.
Through special arrangements with the Sorrento
Center office we are happy to announce that we can
accept debit and credit cards. Personal cheques and
cash are also welcomed.

Leadership Development • Sabbath experience • Reflective practice • Strengthen relationshipsLeadership Development • Sabbath experience • Reflective practice • Strengthen relationships
Life ReviewLife Review
withElizabethBanister,LinLangleyandDianneWestwood
“LIFE REVIEW”IS A SMALL GROUP PROCESS of reflecting on, writing about, and telling one’s
life history. Understanding where we’ve been, what we’ve done, and how we’ve been shaped by
life events, we can better imagine and plan our future.
The thematic approach of“Life Review”brings understanding of the past into the present.
The process is not counselling, but is facilitated by trained counsellors and educators.
Small groups meet for 3 hours each morning over 5 days, and for 1 hour on 2 afternoons.
Each session focuses sensitizing questions on themes such as branching points,
family experiences, and life work.
Participants reflect and write on each theme, read their written“life stories”to their small group,
witness others’stories, and give/receive feedback to/from group members.
Benefits of“Life Review”include
• greater understanding of past experience; confidence to move forward
• re-established interest in past activities
• recognition and renewal of abilities that mobilize past coping skills within current life
• resolution of past resentments and negative feelings
• deeper sense of purpose and meaning
A telephone interview with a group leader is required to register in this course.
I Love toI Love to
Tell the StoryTell the Story
withJoanneEpply-Schmidt
OTHE DIFFERENCE between memorizing a story
and learning it, between acting out a story and
embodying it, between reciting a story and telling
a story!
Are you interested in breathing life into a story?
Learn to tell stories with confidence, ease, and
a sense of wonder in these enjoyable interactive
sessions.
At our first meeting I will provide you a selection
of scriptural stories and folk tales from which to
choose. Day by day, through movement, character
development, visualization, vocal improvisation
and art work, you will learn to tell that story.
We will address how we set the tone for our
stories, how we discover the sense of wonder that
compels teller and listener alike, and how we
reveal our understanding through silence and
gesture as well as words.
We will conclude the week by telling our stories!
You will leave Sorrento with stories to tell, and
a set of skills and techniques to employ at any time
to help you learn and tell new stories.
Dive into the art of the oral tradition by which
narratives, teachings, wisdom, and great truths are
imparted to listeners through the skillful art and
entertainment of a story well told!
JOANNE EPPLY-SCHMIDT is an Episcopal priest
in the Diocese of New Jersey, USA. In addition to
serving as a parish priest, university chaplain, and
interim/supply priest, Joanne has worked
non-parochially for 17
years performing and
teaching storytelling
in middle schools,
seminaries, diocesan
continuing education
programs, schools of
special education,
adult prisons, and the
juvenile justice system.
A high point of her
career as a storyteller
was presenting a tale
in Kekuli for Sorrento
Centre’s Variety Night
in 2014 and 2016!
ELIZABETH BANISTER
is Professor of Nursing
at the University of Victoria,
and a registered nurse and
registered psychologist. She
has a private psychology
practice in Victoria.
LIN LANGLEY teaches
Communications at Douglas
College. In her work she
investigates the impact of
transformational learning;
she finds its full and fine
expression in Life Review.
DIANNEWESTWOOD is a
registered clinical counsellor
with a private counselling
practice in Vancouver. She loves
how new understandings
emerge from the structured
conversations of Life Review.
This was our first Sorrento experience. Sorrento is a wonderful
place. I love that everything is optional and easy going.
The religious vibe is subtle and at the same time infused
into everything in a powerful way. -Participantevaluation
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WORSHIP & MUSICWEEK 2
Overcome separation • Spirituality • Healing and wholeness • IntegrationOvercome separation • Spirituality • Healing and wholeness • Integration
withPhilMcIntyre-Paul
FIVE DAY HIKES – FIVE LITTLE PILGRIMAGES
Draw wisdom from naturalists, poets, rascals and
saints as we consider our relationship within the
natural world and a viable place within God’s
ecology. Each day’s hike explores a new location
in the Shuswap and is framed in the simple form
of contemplative prayer, reflection, and sharing
along the trail that has come to mark the 21st
Century Pilgrims series.
Difficulty/Prerequisites: Moderate plus. Good
walking shoes are a must. Participants must be in
good physical fitness, prepared to be outdoors for
the full day, and able to walk for periods between
3 to 5 hours with a small daypack. Expect trails to
include sections of sustained uphill hiking.
Details: All walks are full day, off-site field trips.
Daily trips depart each morning (9:45 am) from
Sorrento Centre (with option for an earlier start on
one of the days), and return to the Centre by 5 pm.
Wednesday will be a shorter trip to provide R&R
time in the afternoon. Evenings are left open for
rest and free time.
Transportation to the trailhead each
day will be organized by carpool.
Participants are expected to provide
their own personal gear. Contact
Sorrento Centre for the recommended
equipment list for this program.
(Participants with children should
enquire about extended afternoon
childcare options by calling the
Sorrento Centre office.)
Due to the nature of these programs,
participation is dependent on
completing a liability waiver.The
program leader reserves the right to
change trip itinerary and destinations due to
changing weather, water levels, snow pack, trail
and road access, and other reasons that may arise.
21st Century Pilgrims:Walking on Holy Ground21st Century Pilgrims:Walking on Holy Ground
5 INSPIRATIONAL DAY HIKES IN BC’S SHUSWAP REGION5 INSPIRATIONAL DAY HIKES IN BC’S SHUSWAP REGION
“Walk as if your life depended on it. ...”
– Barbara Brown Taylor
Participation in these programs is subject to
the discretion of the program leadership.
PHIL MCINTYRE-PAUL is the
Executive Director of the Shuswap
Trail Alliance [www.shuswaptrails.
com], a former program associate
with the Canadian Adventure and
Education Centre, a former
instructor with Thompson Rivers
University’s Tourism Management
faculty, and creator of the “Living
on a Paddle and a Prayer:
Wilderness Journeys.”
His company, Luminous
Experiential Event Designs, works
to build healthy human
connections within the wider
natural environment. He lives, walks, paddles,
and plays in Salmon Arm, BC with Kathy and
their two sons.
MARNIE PETERSON serves the St. Brigid community as priest and pastor,
bringing with her a passion for worship that is deeply grounded in the
richness of the Anglican liturgical tradition. As a member of a Christian
community, participation is all about listening and looking for ways in
which the Eucharist transforms who we are, and how we live in the world.
ANDREW STEPHENS-RENNIE is
community developer at St. Brigid
and the Cathedral’s director of
Ministry Innovation. Andrew
delights in curating honest,
searching, multi-voiced worship
conversant with cultures that
surround it. A graduate of Wycliffe
College, Andrew has a deep passion
for seeing church communities
grow in their faith as they follow
in the way of Jesus. He blogs at
www.empireremixed.com
Andrew Stephens-Rennie and the Rev. Marnie Peterson are co-planters at
St. Brigid [www.stbrigid.ca], the three-year-old Sunday evening worshipping
community of Christ Church Cathedral, Vancouver, BC.
JASONWOOD, a recent Anglican formed within evangelical and Anabaptist
traditions, joined the St. Brigid
congregation last year with his wife
Anna. Together they live and practice
hospitality with the Servants Vancouver
community in the Downtown Eastside.
Jason works as an urban farmer,
organizes for climate justice with
faith-based network Earthkeepers,
and loves to make music. He is
passionate about re-discovering
a grassroots revolutionary faith,
empowered by worship that invites
authenticity, pushes boundaries,
and ignites the heart.
withMarniePeterson,AndrewStephens-RennieandJasonWood
NOWAN
18-YEAR
TRADITION
atSorrento
Centre!

Listen to our feelings • Listen to our bodies • Reconciliation • Ecojustice • Art Studio • OrganicListen to our feelings • Listen to our bodies • Reconciliation • Ecojustice • Art Studio • Organic
WE HAVE THREE UNIVERSAL SPIRITUAL
NEEDS, no matter our spiritual or religious
background: relatedness and belonging;
meaning and purpose; forgiveness and
reconciliation. This course will look at how
we meet these needs and examine
how they become especially
important in times of suffering.
Suffering tends to make people feel
alienated and alone in the world;
thus, we are called to a new
awareness of our need for relatedness
and belonging. Suffering can pull the
rug out from under our feet, the loss
of meaning and purpose becoming
a central reality of our lives.
How do we live with this disrupted
vision for a time and then restore new
directions for our future? And how
much of what we learn and gain as we transcend
suffering actually becomes a large part of our new
life? Suffering invariably brings awareness of our
need for forgiveness and, at times, reconciliation.
Repressed resentment costs us too much of the
energy required to expend on our healing.
Creative Journaling:Creative Journaling:
Our Best Bright SelvesOur Best Bright Selves
withKathieMacDuff
IN CREATIVE JOURNALING, a theme is
presented and participants use words, images, and
a variety of mixed media techniques to unearth,
explore and record their responses, thoughts, and
emotions.
This program unites participants in hope, support,
and camaraderie as they journey towards creativity
and spirit. In this safe creative space negativity is
banished, leaving only room for meaningful
connection, self-expression, and healing.
Epictetus (AD 55–135) said,“First say to yourself
what you would be; and then do what you have
to do.”Our intention is the starting point of every
dream. Nothing begins except from our intention.
We know things but seldom take the time to
move this wisdom from our heads to our hearts
and finally into action despite God’s
encouragement in Matthew 5:16:“In the same
way, let your light shine before others, that they
may see your good deeds and glorify your Father
in heaven.”
Let’s explore, through writing and imagery, what it
takes to get us moving towards our best bright
selves.
KATHIE MacDUFF is a trained journalist and a
self-taught artist. For the past 23 years, she has
been teaching courses in watercolour, mixed
media, paper arts, and creative journaling.
She conducts weekly classes in Calgary at the
Good Shepherd Art Studio; at Wellspring, a cancer
supportive care community where she is the
Expressive Arts Team Leader; and for the Tom
Baker Cancer Centre’s Arts in Medicine program.
Her vision is to facilitate journaling experiences
that encourage connections, validate emotions,
and nourish the soul.
This course will focus on how we meet these
universal spiritual needs which I believe to be
through our relationship with God, and the
relationship we have with ourselves and our
community. We also meet those needs by
developing healthy core spiritual
beliefs.
BOB GLASGOW became a pastor in
Edmonton in 1974 after graduation
fromVanguardCollege.The
succeeding years have seen his wife
Joan complete studies in music, and
Bob in chaplaincy and counselling.
After5yearsasacounselloratthe
PastoralInstituteandatimeof
ministryatachurchinMontreal,Bob
becamethefirstnon-denominational
chaplainoftheRockyviewHospitalin
Calgary(1985).Thischaplaincyledto
thefoundingoftheAHSGriefSupportProgram.
Presently,Boboffersprivatecounselling,does
trainingofpoliceunitsandStarsAirAmbulance
staff,andservesaschaplainofWellspringCalgary.
[www.soulconsolation.com/www.arisemysoul.com]
Spiritual Needs and Our HealthSpiritual Needs and Our Health
withBobGlasgow
AWorld Full ofWonderAWorld Full ofWonder
withJudySteers
INTHEWESTERNWORLD, science and theology
are too often assumed to be at odds.Yet even
within a post-modern, secular, technological
society, religious beliefs and practices remain
a vital sphere of human existence and
experience – shaping public
engagement, political motivations and
broader social/cultural movements.
How do you see science and religion?
As enemies? As friends? Or perhaps
they are threads in a larger tapestry?
Equipped with wonder, stories, and
a little bit of math, our week-long romp
focuses on how our world views are
shaped.
We will examine ideas such as‘meaning’
and‘interpretation’, creation narratives,
big moments in history (some may not
be what you thought!), quantum theology,
advances in neuroscience and concepts of self and
soul, and what it means to be human in“The Divine
Milieu”(–Teilhard de Chardin).
From God to Greeks to Galileo to Gluons, with
both sides of our brains we’ll explore these
questions and more, through contemporary and
ancient writers, videos, lectures, discussions,
creative arts, and a field trip to
another galaxy. Geeks are welcome,
but you don’t have to be good at
science to take this course.You need
only be a seeker wanting to dig deep
into some big questions.
Warning: paradigms might shift.
JUDY STEERS is an educator and
facilitator who loves creative
pedagogy. For 15 years she was
director of the “Ask & Imagine” youth
theology program at Huron
University College and has worked
for local parishes, dioceses, and for
the national church.
Judy is from Guelph, Ontario. ShehasaBAin
psychologyandtheology,andadiplomain
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WEEK 3
WORSHIP
& MUSIC
WEEK 4
Diversity • Abundance • Engaging • Effective • Heart, soul, mind, and strength • Creativity • Sacred artsDiversity • Abundance • Engaging • Effective • Heart, soul, mind, and strength • Creativity • Sacred arts
NICHOLAS PANG is
one of the Sorrento
Centre’s biggest fans
in Eastern Canada.
Having worked at the
Centre as Program
Coordinator in 2012
and having led
worship in 2015, he’s
familiar with some of
the patterns and
rhythms that make
the Centre the special
place it is.
Nicholas currently serves as Team Leader
(incumbent) of the Laurentian Regional Ministry
and as Ecumenical Officer for the Diocese of
Montreal. He appreciates well rooted worship, rich
in meaning and vibrant in expression. He’s also
excited to rediscover Tappen ice cream….
KEVIN ZAKRESKY, hailed as “un jeune chef très
talentueux” by Radio-Canada, is conductor of the
Pacifica Singers and Music Director at St. Helen’s
Anglican Church in Vancouver.
He is the past Music Director of the Prince George
Symphony Orchestra and has recently conducted
the St. Louis Symphony, Sudbury Symphony, West
Coast Symphony and the Vancouver Chamber
Choir. In the spring of 2016 he launched the Sea
to Sky Symphony in Vancouver. He completed his
Doctorate in choral conducting at Yale University
in 2012.
Kevin has recently been appointed Associate
Conductor of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses,
Sunday,July30-Saturday,August5,2017
Creative Journaling:Creative Journaling:
Your Comfy Comfort ZoneYour Comfy Comfort Zone
withKathieMacDuff
IN CREATIVE JOURNALING, a theme is
presented and participants use words, images,
and a variety of mixed media techniques to
unearth, explore, and record their responses,
thoughts, and emotions.
This program unites participants in hope, support,
and camaraderie as they journey towards
creativity and spirit. In this safe creative space
negativity is banished, leaving only room for
meaningful connection, self-expression, and
healing.
In 2Timothy 1:7 we learn,“For God gave us a spirit
not of fear but of power and love and self-control.”
When was the last time you did something for
the first time?The risk of breaking out of our
comfort zone isn’t nearly as bad as the risk of
staying in it our whole lives.
The most difficult part is the first step.Through
writing and imagery, let’s explore what that
might be.
KATHIE MacDUFF is a trained journalist and a
self-taught artist. For the past 23 years, she has
been teaching courses in watercolour, mixed
media, paper arts, and creative journaling.
She conducts weekly classes in Calgary at the
Good Shepherd Art Studio; at Wellspring, a cancer
supportive care community where she is the
Expressive Arts Team Leader; and for the Tom
Baker Cancer Centre’s Arts in Medicine program.
Her vision is to facilitate journaling experiences
that encourage connections, validate emotions,
and nourish the soul.
withNicholasPang&KevinZakresky
a touring company
that has brought
him to conduct
orchestras in London
(with the Royal
Philharmonic in
Wembley Arena),
Montreal,
Philadelphia, Buenos
Aires, Santiago,
Columbus, San
Antonio,
Charlottesville,
Oklahoma City,
Miami, Quebec City, Fresno, Vancouver, Calgary,
Edmonton and Montreal. He continues with the
tour throughout 2017.
educationalministryfromtheCentreforChristian
Studies.SheiscurrentlycompletingherMAin
AppliedTheology,exploringintersectionsofscience
andtheologyinwesterncultureandspecificallyin
howweengagethesesubjectsinfaithformation
andChristianeducation.Sheisaconfirmed“science
geek”stemmingfromherpreviouscareerin
aerospacetechnology.
• Coursefee:$320
withDavidTaylorandAndrewHalladay
DAVIDTAYLOR and ANDREW HALLADAY are
priests in the Diocese of New Westminster and
enjoy working together to bring God’s Great Family
together with music, drama, and preaching.
They have written sung prayer services for Morning
and Evening Prayer as well as hymns and chants to
inspire people in worship.
The Five Weeks of Summer • Week 3The Five Weeks of Summer • Week 3 The Five Weeks • Week 4The Five Weeks • Week 4

Open • Intergenerational • Innovative • Divine in Creation • Accessible • ReflectionOpen • Intergenerational • Innovative • Divine in Creation • Accessible • Reflection
ATTACHMENT THEORY emerged in
psychology as a way of understanding how
our relationships are strongly shaped by
our patterns of relating to our primary
caregivers. These crucial lifelong patterns
affect not only our family ties, but our
romantic relationships and our way of
connecting with important groups:
workplaces, churches, social groups.
In this session we will explore the
significance of attachment and identify
our own attachment styles. We will
encourage new insight into our own
styles, expanding the choices available to
us as parents, spouses, friends, workers
and leaders within the Church.
FIVE DAY HIKES – FIVE LITTLE PILGRIMAGES
Draw wisdom from naturalists, poets, rascals and
saints as we consider our relationship within the
natural world and a viable place within God’s
ecology. Each day’s hike explores a new location
in the Shuswap and is framed in the simple form
of contemplative prayer, reflection, and sharing
along the trail that has come to mark the 21st
Century Pilgrims series. See page 11 for the full
course description. • Course fee: $320
21st Century Pilgrims:Walking on Holy Ground21st Century Pilgrims:Walking on Holy Ground
5 INSPIRATIONAL DAY HIKES IN BC’S SHUSWAP REGION5 INSPIRATIONAL DAY HIKES IN BC’S SHUSWAP REGION
withPhilMcIntyre-Paul
NOWAN
18-YEAR
TRADITION
atSorrento
Centre!
Created for Connection: Fostering Relational AttachmentsCreated for Connection: Fostering Relational Attachments
withMelissaSkeltonandEricStroo
MELISSA SKELTON is the Bishop of the Diocese
of New Westminster and has done significant
work in parish development and leadership
training. Founder of the
College for Congregational
Development in the United
States and The School for
Parish Development in
Canada, she has served as
rector of a turn-around
parish in Seattle, as
consultant to parishes and
dioceses throughout the
church, and as trainer of
clergy and laity in
congregational
development.
ERIC STROO is a therapist with the Samaritan
Center in Seattle, Washington and is a deacon
serving in the Diocese of New Westminster with
permission of the Bishop of
the Diocese of Olympia.
Eric’s counselling practice
focuses on individuals and
couples, using models of
treatment that are holistic
and emotionally focused.
At Samaritan Center, he
coordinates and assists
with therapist training for
a staff of 35 clinicians.
WHEN PEACE FEELSTENUOUS, political
rhetoric turns divisive, and empathy and
compassion become depleted in our public
conversation, how do we uphold the brave
practice of making art?
How do we justify our time spent retreating into
ourselves to read a book, take out a paintbrush, or
compose a sentence or song in our notebooks?
What is the point of a poem when the world is on
fire? But such times are precisely when
imagination is needed most.
This course will inspire, encourage, and teach ways
of keeping a sustainable artistic practice that does
not ignore the world’s injustices, but seeks ways to
offer our creativity and quietude as acts of activism
and peace in our own homes, workplaces, and
communities.
We will look at visual art, performances, short
essays, stories, and poetry for inspiration.
We will make art every day, primarily through
creative writing, but also through the mediums
of drawing, painting, music, and photography.
For, as author Toni Morrison advises,
“There is no time for despair and no
room for fear. We speak, we write, we do
language. That is how civilizations heal.”
HEATHER JESSUP holds a doctorate from the
University of Toronto in English Literature. She
taught creative writing at Dalhousie University
and art history at the Nova Scotia College of Art
and Design in Halifax before moving back home
to Vancouver, where
she now teaches at
Langara College.
Her first novel The
Lightning Field was
nominated for the
Dublin IMPAC award
and was a finalist for
the Thomas Raddall
Fiction Prize. She has
taught creative writing
programs twice before
at Sorrento Centre and
is delighted to be back.
Art and Activism: Living a Creative Life at aTime when Imagination is Needed MostArt and Activism: Living a Creative Life at aTime when Imagination is Needed Most
with Heather Jessup and friends
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Honour the body • Enable • Express the sacred • Compassion • Hospitality • Justice • Personal and communalHonour the body • Enable • Express the sacred • Compassion • Hospitality • Justice • Personal and communal
SCRIPTURE SCHOLARWalter Brueggemann says
that in worship, Christians participate with God in
“world-making”– imagining God’s
radical alternative vision and
proclaiming it to a culture of violence,
oppression, and greed.
Our stories, songs, prayers, and actions
within worship shape our beliefs,
our relationships, and our actions
in the world.
How does our worship help or hinder
us as a pilgrim community of believers
seeking to be living witnesses of the
Gospel to a culture often at odds with
the teachings and vision of Jesus and
his Reign?
MARTY HAUGENisaliturgicalcomposerand
workshoppresenter.Forthepast30years,hehas
presentedworkshopsandconcertsacrossNorth
Sunday,August6-Saturday,August12,2017
ChristianitiesChristianities
withMichaelIngham
WHATWOULD A 5th
century Syriac Orthodox
monk make of a modern
conservative evangelical?
Or, for that matter, a liberal
Anglican? Oxford
University’s Diarmaid
MacCulloch employs the
term“christianities”to
describe the loose
collection of differing faiths
we customarily think of as a
single religion.This week we’ll take a stroll through
history and glimpse the fascinating diversity of the
faith we think we know.
MICHAEL INGHAM is the author of two books, Rites
of a New Age (1986) and Mansions of the Spirit
(1997). An avid golfer, Michael’s clubs are never far
away, no matter where in the world he finds himself.
A Lot of LittleWatercolourA Lot of LittleWatercolour
withKarinHuehold
OHWHAT SUMMERTIME FUN! ! Join Karin in this amazing
ARTventure!!This is a fast-paced class geared to beginner and
experienced painters alike. If you have never painted before, you will
have lots of fun learning many watercolour techniques in a“no-
pressure”setting. By painting on small watercolour paper and working
in a series, you can play and learn to your heart’s content. If you have
painted before, this class will generate numerous ideas and inspire you
to try things you haven’t tried before.You will also explore a variety of
mark-making tools.
Karin will share practical information, fun exercises, and many creative
tips.You will be supplied with precut, premium watercolour paper in
a variety of sizes and a few mark-making tools.
Let’s make some ART!!! All skill levels are
welcome. A $10.00 supply fee is payable
at the first class.Visit www.huehold.ca
where you can preorder Karin’s DVD,
booklet or booklet download“A Little
Watercolour”in preparation for the class.
KARIN HUEHOLD is a noted Calgary-
area artist and has taught many
workshops. She has a wonderful sense
of humour: the focus of her workshops
is to encourage students to develop
their own personal style and to have
a lot of fun.
Our Life inWorship / Our Life in theWorldOur Life inWorship / Our Life in theWorld
withMartyHaugen
andCentralAmerica,Europe,AsiaandthePacific
Rim.Hehasover400piecesofmusicavailable
throughGIAPublications,
includingsuchsongsas“Shepherd
Me,OGod”,“GatherUsIn”,and“All
AreWelcome.”
Marty’smusicisfoundinhymnals
andsupplementsformany
denominationalgroups,including
theELCAandELCIC(Evangelical
LutheranChurchofAmericaand
Canada),theUnitedMethodist
Church,thePresbyterianChurch
USA,theMennoniteBrethren,the
UnitedChurchofChrist,theUnited
ChurchofCanada,andthe
AnglicanChurchofCanada.As
wellasinCanadaandtheUnitedStates,Marty’s
hymnalsareusedinGreatBritain,Irelandand
Australia.
Worship and Music -Week 5Worship and Music -Week 5
with Meagan Crosby-Shearer & Rob Crosby-Shearer
MEAGAN CROSBY-SHEARER has a rich and varied life
experience. Born in Victoria, she has a passion for creative
liturgy and prayer, for social justice, and for engaging ways
of telling our faith story. Meagan has been involved in
musical theatre and gospel choirs. She also loves reading
andenjoyingthebeautyoftheWestCoast!Sheservedinthe
Philippines for a year as an “ecumenical-intern-in-mutual-
mission” with the United Church of Canada.
MeaganisFormationDirectorforTheEmmausCommunity
[www.emmauscommunity.ca], trainedasaregisterednurse,
and is currently a priest at the Abbey: a church plant thatis
partoftheEmmausCommunity[www.abbeychurch.ca].
ROB CROSBY-SHEARER has worked in Christian ministry
for the last 15+ years. Rob co-founded the Jeremiah
Community in Toronto; lived for five years in Zacchaeus
House (a Catholic worker community house of hospitality);
served as music director at the campus-based Wine Before
Breakfast; worked as National Youth Ministry Coordinator
with PWRDF; directed a festival with the Canadian Council
of Churches; and has been involved in campus ministry and
congregational ministry in various traditions.
He has co-owned an organic bakery; makes all kinds of
music; and loves hiking, bike riding, and touring. He also
loves cooking and coffee! Rob currently is co-prior of the
Emmaus Community, a church planter with the Abbey
(church) and a deacon-in-transition with the Diocese of BC.

Fall 2017Fall 2017
Sunday,October1-
Friday,October6,2017
‘in other words’‘in other words’
withCatherineNicholls
INTHIS 4-DAYWORKSHOP students will
transform words into imagery. Using their
favourite quotes, poetry, passages or other
words of wisdom as a starting place, we
will explore different ways to bring those
words to life.
Our first two days together will be all
about design – through a series of simple
activities we will create graphic marks,
symbols and imagery on paper.
Day 3 and 4 will see us taking those ideas
to fabric, creating compositions and
completed designs with our chosen
words to guide us.
Students will explore the elements of
design as well as specialized fabric
techniques.
CATHERINE NICHOLLS is a painter,
writer, teacher and quilt-maker. Inspired
by legends, stories, and words in general,
her work is developed through drawing,
painting, and mixed media in
sketchbooks. When working with textile,
she uses discharge, dyeing, drawing,
painting, and printing, along with more
traditional
techniques.
Catherine
now lives and
works in
Gibsons, B.C.
and draws
inspiration
from the
natural world,
her travels,
and the
people she
meets along
the way.
Stories, legends, and the history of people,
place, and culture provide her the raw
materials for themed exhibitions
worldwide.
• Course fee: $785, includes instruction,
meals Monday dinner through Friday
breakfast and accommodation.
• Course only: $400, includes tuition,
snacks and tax. The course instruction
time takes place Monday
through Thursday.
Friday,October6–Sunday,October9,2017
Associates’Work/StudyWeekend:ThanksgivingBeyondImaginationAssociates’Work/StudyWeekend:ThanksgivingBeyondImagination
withElisabethThompson
IN AYEAR OFWORLDWIDE STRESSandstrain,wewillgathertowork,play,andthrough
Eucharist“GiveThanks”together.We will explore our individual perceptions of a God who
imagines us into being, and how we portray that creative process to the world in which
“we live and move and have our being”.What does this look like now? In the future?
Being imagined and breathed into being by God, we have great and frequently
unrecognized power within us.We are co-creators with God and can tap into this
creative energy ourselves, enabling us to have a transformative effect in God’s glorious
new creation. We will explore ways that our acts of gratitude can direct these creative
energies as we seek to be true to our call to do“more than we can ask or imagine”, giving
Glory to God throughout our lives – individually and corporately, young and old together.
My very deepest desire is that all who are gathered will have ample opportunity to share
their creative imaginings with the community.Yes, kids, this means you too!
ELISABETHTHOMPSON – family physician and Anglican priest – is blessed to have
been a part of the Sorrento community for over 45 years. She resides in Edmonton, Alberta with her husband, the
Venerable Christopher Pappas, four children, two cats, and a very active dog! Elisabeth exercises the creative,
transformative, healing power God has breathed into us all in her practice of medicine, as mother, and as priest.
• Course fee: by donation. Not a Sorrento Centre Associate? See page 17.
Friday,November3-Sunday,November5,2017
Male Journeys: A Courage & Renewal® ExperienceMale Journeys: A Courage & Renewal® Experience
withDanHines
THE HUMAN JOURNEY IS ULTIMATELY A RETURNTOWHOWE ARE. In large and
small groups, and solitary settings, the journey of returning to ourselves is explored, using
the personal stories of men, of poetry, and of narratives from wisdom traditions.Together,
we co-create a trustworthy community in which we can listen to each other with
courage and compassion.Within a safe space and as we rest, hike, contemplate, and
converse, our own true voice can be heard guiding us on the return to ourselves.
DAN HINES is an experienced workshop leader and Courage & Renewal® facilitator,
mentored by activist and writer Parker J. Palmer and the Center for Courage & Renewal.
Dan can be contacted at www.danhines.ca or www.couragerenewal.org
• Course fee: $448, includes instruction, meals Friday dinner through Sunday lunch and
accommodation. This active and reflective program is open to men of all ages.
Friday,November24-Sunday,November26,2017
FALL RETREATFALL RETREAT
Slow Faith – An Advent RetreatSlow Faith – An Advent Retreat
withJohnPrivett
Fall
Retreat
TO RETREAT ISTO COME AWAY for a time to a quiet
place where we can attend to our relationship with
God and, in a busy world, find a safe
space to rest in God.
Advent is a season of preparation for
Christmas – for most of us it is a time of
increased demands calling us to the
malls, to the kitchen, to social events,
and to many opportunities for
reconnection with friends and family.
The word“advent”comes from the Latin
adventus which means“coming”. Since
at least the 12th century it refers to the 3
comings of Christ – in our history, in our
hearts each day, and in glory at the end
of time.
In the midst of our busy lives Advent gives us an opportunity
to slow down and to create a place where God in Christ can
come to us, speaking to the deep and
sometimes forgotten corners of our lives.This
retreat will help us in the process of slowing
down and listening for the One who comes.
JOHN PRIVETT istheBishopoftheDioceseof
KootenayandMetropolitan(SeniorBishop)of
theEcclesiasticalProvinceofBCandYukon.
AlifelongdiscipleofJesus,hehasbeenblessedto
havethosewhohavehelpedhimlearnfrom
Jesus,primarilyinformalstudiesandinthe
Ignatianpatternofprayer.
• Course fee: $315, includes retreat sessions,
meals Friday dinner through Sunday dinner,
and accommodation.
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Sharing our resources • Leadership Development • Sabbath experience • Reflective practiceSharing our resources • Leadership Development • Sabbath experience • Reflective practice
SPECIALSAVINGS
FOR PARISHES!
NEWTO SORRENTO?
SPECIAL DISCOUNT!
WE ARE ALWAYS EAGER to encourage new
families to share in the“Sorrento Experience!”
Our popular“5 for the price of 4”program
allows parishes to partner with us. For every
four families or individuals from a church
parish attending one of our programs
a fifth family who is new to Sorrento Centre
is eligible to receive a credit of up to $600.
This credit is used towards program fees
and cannot be mixed with the
newcomers’discount.
Call us or speak to your parish contact
for more details. Parish registration
is required by May 31, 2017.
During The FiveWeeksofSummer we have
a special promotion for newcomers. If you
have never been to Sorrento Centre before,
you automatically qualify for a discount
equivalent to the R&R fee for that week,
a value of $165 per adult. (This discount
cannot be mixed with the 5 for the price of 4
parish savings program.)
PAYMENT POLICIES
If you require the assistance of either of these
bursaries, please contact the office for details.
Tax receipts are issued for all charitable donations.
GIFT CERTIFICATESGIFT CERTIFICATES
We issue gift certificates in any amount,
redeemable for a stay at Sorrento Centre.
According to your preference, we can send
certificates to you or to the recipient.
In the past, parents and grandparents have
registered their families or individuals and paid
through gift certificates. It is as easy as picking up
the phone: 1-866-694-2409, toll free!
Our office staff will be pleased to assist you.
WHAT IS A SORRENTO CENTREWHAT IS A SORRENTO CENTRE
ASSOCIATE?ASSOCIATE?
Sorrento Centre exists because of the generous
support of hundreds of people just like you!
As a non-profit society we depend on our
Associates’gifts of their time and talent as well
as the treasures of their money and wisdom.
The annual membership for 2017 is $50. The
proceeds of these fees will be directed towards
our bursary fund, making it possible for others to
have opportunities to join us at the Centre. Being
a Sorrento Centre Associate means you will
receive regular emails of Sorrento Centre updates
and news, participate in policy making and
election of Directors through the Annual General
Meeting, and have an exclusive invitation to the
May Work/Study Week and the Thanksgiving
Work/Study Weekend. These work/study events
are“pay-what-you-wish”charitable donations.
We would be delighted to answer your questions.
Why not call to find out how to become a
Sorrento Centre Associate?
Register early!
We encourage people to register as early
as possible since summer programs fill up
quickly.
Select the course, accommodation, and
meal options you would like.The tuition fee
is listed with each course description.
Information about accommodation and
meal plans can be found on page 18, with
more extensive descriptions on our website:
www.sorrento-centre.bc.ca
You can go online to make your reservation.
Alternatively, you can call Sorrento Centre at
(250) 675-2421 or toll free at 1-866-694-2409.
We will be pleased to answer any questions
or concerns. If you prefer to get in touch
with us via e-mail, contact us:
reception@sorrento-centre.bc.ca
We acceptVisa or MasterCard.
Payment for courses
Final payment for The 5 Weeks of Summer
courses is due June 1, 2017.
For all other Sorrento Centre courses, please note
that payment in full is due at least one month
in advance of your arrival. If you have made
your deposit by credit card your balance will be
charged to that card, unless we have been
notified of your different choice of payment.
Deposit and cancellation policy
We require a deposit of $100 per adult registration
for our 5- and 6-day courses and $50 for weekend
courses.This deposit is non-refundable; however,
if you have to cancel your attendance at a course,
the deposit can be transferred to another course
within the same calendar year.
Up to two weeks before commencement of
the course, we require your written notification
of cancellation.This notification permits you
to receive a full refund, less deposit. No refunds
are provided for cancellations within two weeks
of the start of the course.
BURSARIESBURSARIES
In order for everyone to participate in Sorrento
Centre’s programs, we are able to provide full and
partial bursaries through our Dorothy Thomas
Bursary Fund. Parishes requesting support for an
individual or family are asked to provide
transportation to and from the centre. Our funds
are limited, so we always welcome donations
to our Dorothy Thomas Bursary Fund.
A second bursary is the Founders’ Fund,
honouring Jim Cruickshank and the early founders,
established to encourage youth and young
families to participate in ministry at Sorrento
Centre. Donations to the Founders’ Fund will be
gratefully received.
We look forward to processing your registrationWe look forward to processing your registration
and welcoming you to Sorrento Centre.and welcoming you to Sorrento Centre.
Associates • Financial InformationAssociates • Financial Information

AccommodationsAccommodations
With affordable lodging and conference/retreat
facilities, and very cost-effective cabin and
camping options, Sorrento Centre offers a
gathering place for God’s people of all ages.
Whether you are looking for a time of
contemplation, for special programs or for rest and
relaxation, we invite you to enjoy our community’s
fine hospitality and program support. Bookings are
accepted on a first-come, first-served basis, with
confirmation upon receipt of deposit.
Richardson&CaritasLodgesRichardson&CaritasLodges
Richardson Lodge, our Panabode cedar building,
featurescomfortableroomswithprivatebathrooms,
spacious lounges, large patio sundeck, convenient
seminar room, and scenic views of the grounds
and lake. A handicapped-accessible room and a
suite with living room and kitchenette are also
available. Rooms accommodate from 1 to 3 guests.
Caritas lodge is also a comfortable facility featuring
modern private rooms with bathroom and shower,
special suites, a common lounge, and a sundeck.
Rooms accommodate from 1 to 3 guests. Caritas
also has a handicapped-accessible room and two
suites with living room and kitchenette.
CasitaApartmentsCasitaApartments
Casita is an apartment complex with 2 units on
the upper level and one unit on the ground level.
Each apartment can comfortably sleep as many
as 5 persons, with 2 bedrooms, a living room with
sofa bed and dining area, a fully equipped kitchen,
and full bathroom.
CabanasCabanas
Four duplex units and 6 single units make up a
total of 14 cabins, each accommodating up to
7 people. All units are supplied with electricity
and electric heat.
TentsandTrailerSitesTentsandTrailerSites
There are numerous tent sites, several RV / trailer
sites with power and water hookups, and two wash
houses with hot showers and laundry facilities.
MealsMeals
Meals are served at the Richardson Lodge
Dining Room and the adjacent outdoor picnic
tables.
We are committed to making your dining
experience relaxing, healthy, and flavorful. We
strive to provide nutritionally sound, ethically
sourced meals prepared with pride from whole
ingredients.
Since 2010 we have engaged in an ambitious
project with our eight-acre Sorrento Farm
located 2 km from the Centre.Throughout the
growing season the farm provides our kitchen
with a wide variety of produce, grown without
invasive methods or the use of pesticides.
You can expect to find Sorrento Farm produce
at all meals throughout the summer season,
ranging from the lettuce, tomatoes and
cucumbers in your salads to the seasonal
vegetables (carrots, peppers, eggplant, onions,
celery and more) used as ingredients in most of
our meals.
In addition, our herb garden at the farm
provides much of the seasoning to our dishes,
which allows you to“taste Sorrento”in every
bite!
Pets PolicyPets Policy
We are delighted to welcome you and your pet
as our guests and appreciate that you consider
your pet a member of your family; however,
we must also remember to keep in mind the
comfort and safety of other guests and of
our staff.
Our top priority is that your pet and all other
guests enjoy their stay, so please abide by the
pet guidelines.
Assigned pet friendly spaces have a limit of
2 pets. For further information on the guidelines,
please enquire at registration or check our
website: www.sorrento-centre.bc.ca/pets.html
Registration: 5 options
We look forward to welcoming you to Sorrento Centre!We look forward to welcoming you to Sorrento Centre!
More details and photo slideshows at www.sorrento-centre.bc.ca/accommodations.html
Register with
the new online
registration
system - direct
from our
website.
Or call the office:
we will be happy
to register you
in person:
250-675-2421
1-866-694-2409
toll free
If you prefer e-mail:
reception@sorrento-centre.bc.ca
or Fax: 250-675-3032
or Canada Post:
Sorrento Centre,
1159 Passchendaele
Road, PO Box 99
Sorrento, BC, Canada
V0E 2W0
Accommodation • Meals • RegistrationAccommodation • Meals • Registration Sorrento Centre Programming
COURSES
• COURSE FEES are listed with each course
description.
• CHILDREN ANDYOUTH Program fees are
$75/child, and after second child: $50/child.
• R&R - If you wish to be self-directed at Sorrento
Centre, register for the Rest and Relaxation
(“R&R”) option. See page 9. R&R fee per week:
adults: $165; 18 years and under: $75.
ACCOMMODATIONS
TYPE OF PER 6-NIGHT
ACCOMMODATION NIGHT COURSE
RICHARDSON & CARITAS LODGES
Single Room $69 $414
Twin Room $89 $534
Double Room $99 $594
Suite (queen bed,
kitchenette, full bathroom) $139 $834
CASITA
2-Bedroom Apartment $159 $954
(sleeps 5)
CABANA
per unit (sleeps 5–7) $85 $510
TENT SITE One tent per site $28 $168
Extra Tent Fee $20 $120
TRAILER / RV SITE
partial hook-up $35 $210
full hook-up $45 $270
Accommodations are PST & GST exempt.
MEALS
Quotedcostsperpersondonotincludeapplicable
taxes(childrenages0-4arefree).
MEAL PACKAGE Adult Child
PER DAY 14+ 5-13
Full meal package $40 $20
Dinner Package $18 $9
MEAL PACKAGE
6-NIGHT COURSE
Full meal package $210 $105
Dinner Package $90 $45
INDIVIDUAL MEALS*
Breakfast $10 $5
Lunch $12 $6
Dinner $18 $9
Full board: 3 meals daily $40 $20
*Individualmealscanbepurchased
withminimum24-hournotice
SUNDRIES
• AN EXTRA COT is available at the cost of $19
per adult/child per stay.
• PETS -There is a fee of $10 per day per pet for
rooms/cabanas and $5 per day per pet in the
camp grounds.Two pets maximum.
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Nourish yourself – connect with creation
Experience our faith-based farm!
Sorrento Centre Farm is now entering its 8th year of producing fresh fruits,
vegetables, herbs, and flowers for our guests and community. Our farm is
a deeply integrated element of life at Sorrento Centre.While spending time
with your family and friends in Sorrento, you will have abundant opportunities
to engage with creation on our farm. Some of the opportunities include
• FARMTOTABLE: fresh farm produce served in the dining room
• CREATION INTEGRATION: Children andYouth Program farm activities
• SHARE INTHE ABUNDANCE: seasonal produce available
• FARMTOURS: Everyone is invited to join us for a farm tour

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Private Bookings 2017
Sorrento Centre is pleased to welcome
these privately booked and faith community meetings,
reunions, workshops, retreats, courses and personal/family events in 2017
FEBRUARYFEBRUARY
Creative Ladies
Lauren CoteYoga
Absolutely Obsessed
SOYA (South OkanaganYoga Academy)Training
MARCHMARCH
After 7 Sew N’Sews
Wild &Wacky Quilters
Sagebrush Quilters
Log Cabin Quilters
Creative Memories with Lynn
APRILAPRIL
A Few Frills Quilters
Shuswap Needle Arts Guild
Creative Memories
Yoga Retreat with Dawn Ross
Chief Atham School
MAYMAY
Advisory Committee for Postulants on Ordination
Quakers
Royal Inland Hospital Nurses Reunion
Knitting andYoga Combo Retreat
Okanagan Knitters
Diocese of the Kootenay Silent Retreat
Quiltaholics
JUNEJUNE
SoulStream Partners Annual Gathering
APCI (Anglican Parishes of the Central Interior)
SOYA (South OkanaganYoga Academy) Event
Valley Outdoor Bicycle Club
Absolutely Obsessed
Michelle Morrison Balanced Soul
Community Connections Kelowna
Family Reunion
Kamloops Ukulele Festival
JULYJULY
Harambee Cultural Society
AUGUSTAUGUST
17th Annual British Columbia Swing Camp
28th Annual NimbleFingers
Bluegrass and Old-Time MusicWorkshop
28th Annual NimbleFingers
Bluegrass and Old-Time Music Festival
SEPTEMBERSEPTEMBER
The Creative Ladies Scrapbooking
Royal Columbian Nurses
Questers
Creative Ladies
Absolutely Obsessed
SOYA (South OkanaganYoga Academy)Training
PrivateWedding
OCTOBEROCTOBER
Kami-Loopers
Sorrento Quilt Group
First United Kelowna
Best Friends Quilters
Diocese of Kootenay Clergy
Absolutely Obsessed
NOVEMBERNOVEMBER
Sagebrush Quilters
Absolutely Obsessed
Tangled Stitches
SoulCare Silent Retreat
DECEMBERDECEMBER
St. Mary’s Christmas Luncheon

Sorrento & Area Community Health Centre
Judy Deringer, Nurse Practitioner • If you need us, we’re here!
250-803-5251
Monday –Thursday: 9am–noon, 1– 4pm
1250 Trans-Canada Hwy in Sorrento above Munro’s Prescriptions
Access from the rear laneway
Sunday, August 13 – Saturday, August 19, 2017
sponsored by BC Swing
Spend an inspiring, challenging, and
joyous week with others who share a
passion for swing music and dance.
The BC Swing Camp provides a friendly,
non-competitive environment for
everyone from swing novices to more
seasoned players.Throughout the week
you will enjoy an extensive selection of seminars, workshops, and
organized band labs to help you grow as a musician. Our enthusiastic
and experienced seminar leaders are chosen for their outstanding skills
as teachers, as well as their abilities as performers.
Details for the BC Swing Camp are available at
www.bcswingcamp.ca
Week1:Sunday,August20–Friday,August25,2017
Week2:Sunday,August27–Friday,September1,2017
sponsored by NimbleFingers
Expand your musical horizons!The 28th Annual
NimbleFingers Bluegrass and Old-Time MusicWorkshop
offers two separate weeks of musical fun at Sorrento Centre.
Workshops in guitar, mandolin, bass, fiddle, dobra and banjo
are the order of the day and are perfect for both novice and
experienced players.With internationally respected instructors,
small classes, hosted jams, old-time dances, bluegrass, karaoke,
great food, campsite decorating contests and a wide variety
of elective workshops to choose from every afternoon,
participants come away inspired and renewed.
For additional information, please visit
www.nimblefingers.ca
Located just across the highway from Sorrento Centre,
we are an Ecumenical Shared Ministry of the Anglican Diocese of Kootenay
and the Kamloops/Okanagan Presbytery of the United Church of Canada.We
worship with resources from both denominational traditions
and would be delighted to have you join us during your stay in Sorrento.
Sunday morning worship: 10 am • Tuesday Holy Eucharist:10 am
For more information, please visit our website
www.stmarysorrento.ca
St. Mary’s Anglican-United Church
welcomes you!
17thAnnualBritishColumbiaSwingCamp
28th Annual NimbleFingers Bluegrass
and Old-Time MusicWorkshop
THE NIMBLEFINGERS
BLUEGRASS AND OLD-
TIME MUSIC FESTIVAL
A music lovers’festival! Bring a low-backed lawn chair and a sun hat
and enjoy a wonderful day! An international lineup of stellar old-time
and bluegrass acts plus the incredible talent of faculty performers!
Family-friendly! Great food! Amazing music! All-ages craft area!
Local artisans! Organic produce from Sorrento Centre’s Farm!
Get your tickets in advance or at the gate. For information, visit
www.nimblefingers.ca
August 26, 2017 • from 11am
SOYAYOGA
ABSOLUTELY OBSESSED
RegisteredYogaTeacherTraining
Immersions & Sacred Retreats at Sorrento
Centre • Registered 200 hr & 300 hr
Advanced Immersions • Join us for
3-5 Day Retreats in June and September
TrainingatInternationalStandardsforover20years!
Visit www.soyayoga.com for all the details
We have 5 Sorrento quilting workshop/retreats each year
and you are welcome to join the fun!
Please call Lynn
at 250-542-8927 or email
absolutelyobsessed@shaw.ca

SORRENTO CENTRE
BOX 99
SORRENTO, BC
V0E 2W0
Anglican in tradition, ecumenical in programming, and inclusive in welcome

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