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April 2021
Volunteer Work Weekend
We have reached the 25 person limit for this weekend. Thank you for your interest. We hope to see you this summer! Bring your rake and help Shrine Mont get ready to open for 2021. This is a great way to give back to Shrine Mont, see old friends and make new ones while getting outside and doing some hard work. Enrollment limited to 25 per event!! Click HERE to download a work weekend flyer to share with others. Tentative schedule:…
Find out more »Sunday Service at the Shrine
Worship service open to the public. Please call 540-856-2141 a day ahead to sign up.
Find out more »Volunteer Work Weekend April 23-25
We have reached the 25 person limit for this weekend. Thank you for your interest. We hope to see you this summer and look forward to work weekends in the future Bring your rake and help Shrine Mont get the camps ready to open for 2021. This is a great way to give back to Shrine Mont, see old friends and make new ones while getting outside and doing some hard work. Enrollment limited to 25 per event!! Click HERE to…
Find out more »Sunday Service at the Shrine
Worship service open to the public. Please call 540-856-2141 a day ahead to sign up.
Find out more »The Dooleys of Richmond—An Irish Immigrant Family in the Old and New South by Mary Lynn Bayliss.
This is the third installment in the new Virginia House Book Club brought to you by a partnership between Shrine Mont and University of Virginia Press This biography introduces two-generations of an Irish immigrant family in Richmond, Virginia, and follows their economic and philanthropic contributions to the modern city. With their lasting legacy, Maymont, this discussion of the Dooleys allows us to understand the gilded age in Richmond through a new lens. Click HERE to purchase the…
Find out more »Simply Yoga in the Mountains
Devote a weekend to your well-being and reawaken with yoga this spring! Spend three beautiful days in the Shenandoah Valley at the historic Shrine Mont Retreat Center, located in Orkney Springs, Virginia. Join us in active and passive yoga practices, including Hatha asana, gentle, and Yin yoga. Find rest and renewal through daily guided meditations, and enjoy the serenity and beauty of this unique mountain sanctuary. Shrine Mont offers hiking and space for contemplative strolls, pure mineral spring water, and…
Find out more »May 2021
An American Homeplace by Donald McCaig
This is the fourth installment in the new Virginia House Book Club brought to you by a partnership between Shrine Mont and University of Virginia Press A two-hour drive from Shrine Mont, Highland County, Virginia, became the adopted home of writer, Donald McCaig, and his wife, Anne (and the ancestral home of Mary Moomaw!), where they lived in an 18th century farmhouse and raised dogs and sheep in an idyllic environment. This book is the engaging story of two transplanted…
Find out more »Sunday Service at the Shrine
Worship service open to the public. Please call 540-856-2141 a day ahead to sign up.
Find out more »Spring Digital Photography
Do you own a digital camera but don’t know exactly how to use it? Are you not totally satisfied with your vacation images and want to learn more about composition and exposure? Then the Digital Photography Weekend at Shrine Mont is for you! This year we are offering three days of photographic phun! Both beginners and advanced participants are welcome. After reviewing the basics of photography, the major settings of your camera like Aperture, Shutter Speed and ISO, students can practice…
Find out more »JMU Graduation
Shrine Mont has a special offer during the JMU graduation. Stay for Thursday or Friday night and get a continental breakfast before you head to graduation for $75 per person per night. If you wish to stay longer or enjoy more of our famous comfort food, we will glad to accommodate you and your family. Just give us a call at 540.856.2141 or email. What is Shrine Mont? Shrine Mont is a full service conference and retreat center located in…
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