June 2023
Womens Retreat: “Love Fest 2023” with Becca Stevens
Come to a beautiful retreat at Shrine Mont celebrating how we lead, learn, and live into the wonders that love call us to! We will enjoy tea, oils, crafts, music, and stories. We will break bread and revive our hearts to go back out and love the world again. Becca Stevens is a speaker, justice entrepreneur, author, priest, and founder and President of Thistle Farms. She has been featured on PBS NewsHour, The Today Show, CNN, ABC World News, named…
Find out more »Arranging for the Joy of It – June
Program at a Glance Nancy Ross Hugo, David Pippin and Kate Vernon will demonstrate a variety of arranging techniques. Attendees will participate in activities that take the angst out of arranging and showcase techniques that make the process both easier and more fun. Emphasis will be on using local, readily available flowers, greens, and line material. Floral design demonstrations Flower conditioning tips and information about how to work with particular fresh plant materials Hands-on activities organized around themes like “Starting…
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Find out more »Mens Retreat: Biblical Brothers
The book of Genesis is filled with tales of intrigue, promise, failings, and hope, all having to do with the beginning of the divine/human adventure. The players in these stories are God, of course, and a rich company of characters invited by their would-be divine companion into relationship— a relationship that always seems to require more from them than they can manage or even imagine. Among the cast are dozens of men whose spiritual work consists mainly in learning how to be…
Find out more »Painting Creation
Come explore the natural world through painting with award-winning artist and teacher Theodora Tilton. Choosing oil or watercolor, you’ll join students at all levels painting “en plein aire” in the beautiful mountains surrounding historic Shrine Mont. Students will start with the basics and work through the process of creating a painting with each day taking you to a new location. Theodora has taught art and design for Marymount University, Northern Virginia Community College, Montgomery College and for the…
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Find out more »Sound & Movement: A Weekend Retreat
Sound & Movement in the Mountains: Yoga, Dance, Song, Sound Before exercise and wellness programs, humans walked, breathed, danced, and sang. Our newest offering at Shrine Mont is a weekend retreat that starts with the core, time-honored practices of mindful movement, meditation, and time in nature. Gentle, facilitated sessions of dance and song, along with yoga, qi gong, and tai chi, invite you deeper into a state of balance and wellbeing.* Mornings start with sunrise tai chi or qi gong.…
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Find out more »Summer Yoga in the Mountains
Take a break from your busy life with a weekend yoga retreat in the cool beauty of the Shenandoah Valley. Richmond area instructors, Leah Husk, Bonnijean Boggess and Laura Jones will be leading a variety of all-level yoga classes in indoor and outdoor spaces in and around the historic Shrine Mont Retreat Center located in the quaint town of Orkney Springs, Virginia. Take a step back in time to the natural beauty and historic buildings of this hidden gem. You will…
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Find out more »July 2023
Sunday Service at the Shrine
Worship service open to the public. Please call 540-856-2141 a day ahead to verify the time.
Find out more »Summer Camp for Grownups
Why should kids have all the fun? Summer Camp for grownups provides a camp-style experience for folks who have “matured” a bit, yet still enjoy the recreation and reflection that Shrine Mont provides. We combine a spiritual dynamic that is directed towards an adult audience with plenty of opportunity for fun and fellowship. The Rev. Thom Blair will join us and lead conversations about the parables. Thom Blair earned his undergraduate degree from Davidson College, his M Div from…
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Find out more »Camp Curious
Shrine Mont is collaborating with the Virginia Association of Teachers of English (VATE) to hold Camp Curious this summer (July 9-14) for rising 3rd-6th grade students. The camp's mission is to “Infuse struggling readers/writers with the joy and experiences of reading and writing.” Campers will go home with a “tool bag” for good reading and writing strategies. We will also provide students with supplies, books, and family reading and writing ideas. The primary focus will be to support students from Page, Rockingham,…
Find out more »Single-Parent Family Weekend
This July, you're invited to a very special family camp weekend--specifically for single parents and kids (ages 5-12)! We have plenty of supervised fun planned just for the kids, and restorative time off for moms and dads, too. Classic camp activities for the whole family, as well as yoga and meditation to nourish parents, make for a truly relaxing weekend. Enjoy 1,100 acres of woods and trails, take a dip in the pool, read, fish... Shrine Mont is a…
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Find out more »2023 Summer Day Camp
Shrine Mont welcomes your child for a week of day camp! We have a great lineup of activities on over 1,100 acres with abundant hiking trails and nature galore with a wonderful staff ready to keep our campers active and entertained for a fun week! Sample Daily Schedule 8:45 - 9:00 Drop off 9:00 Check in and daily announcements 9:30 Morning Hike 10:15 Morning Snack 10:30 Wacky Lab 11:30 Outdoor Activity 12:00 Lunch 1:00 Frisbee golf, Volleyball, Pickle ball, etc.…
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Find out more »August 2023
Sunday Service at the Shrine
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Find out more »Sunday Service at the Shrine
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Find out more »Pickleball Weekend
Heard of pickleball? Don’t know anything about pickleball? Heard about Shrine Mont? Don’t know anything about Shrine Mont? Here is your opportunity to experience two of life’s great joys. Shrine Mont will be hosting a pickleball workshop from August 18 to August 20. If you have never played pickleball or are new to the game, this workshop will go over the rules, basic drills, some strategy and lots of playing time. Shrine Mont is well known for it’s hospitality and…
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Find out more »Sunday Service at the Shrine
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Find out more »September 2023
Sunday Service at the Shrine
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Find out more »Arranging for the Joy of It – September
Program at a Glance Nancy Ross Hugo, David Pippin and Kate Vernon will demonstrate a variety of arranging techniques. Attendees will participate in activities that take the angst out of arranging and showcase techniques that make the process both easier and more fun. Emphasis will be on using local, readily available flowers, greens, and line material. Floral design demonstrations Flower conditioning tips and information about how to work with particular fresh plant materials Hands-on activities organized around themes like “Starting…
Find out more »The 25th Annual Tee with the Bishop Golf tournament
Join Bishop Jones for two days of golf and fellowship and help raise some funds for Shrine Mont to help us fulfill our mission. Holtzman Oil and Team Bridgewater will be defending their trophies for best gross and net scores at the 25th annual tournament. St. James's Richmond will try to break their own record for the most teams in attendance. Bring a foursome from your church, your business, your neighborhood or just come by yourself and we will…
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Find out more »Harvesting the Spirit, A Yoga Weekend
NEED TIME FOR RENEWAL? This retreat is an invitation to come home to yourself and to reconnect to the inner “you” through yoga practice, expressive dance, massage and music. This weekend will focus on slowing down, breathing and allowing ourselves to harvest our inner spirit and rhythm of our body. Our weekend will include restorative yoga, healing poses, expressive movement, massage and relaxation time, hiking and music by the outdoor fire hearth. Come join us at Shrine Mont located at the…
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Find out more »October 2023
Sunday Service at the Shrine
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Find out more »Float into Fall by Slowing Down with Yoga and Reiki
The Art of Slowing Down Unwind this fall and prepare yourself for a cozy winter by truly slowing down. With nature as a guide, you're invited to let things go and reconnect within via yoga, breathwork, and mindful movement.* Guided meditation and journaling practices deepen your journey. You'll have ample time to rest, read, and wander the woods--or whatever your heart desires. Individual Reiki sessions for each attendee are an added treat. *Movement practices aim to be accessible…
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Find out more »Summer Camp for Grownups – Fall Edition
Why should kids have all the fun? Summer Camp for grownups provides a camp-style experience for folks who have “matured” a bit, yet still enjoy the recreation and reflection that Shrine Mont provides. We combine a spiritual dynamic that is directed towards an adult audience with plenty of opportunity for fun and fellowship. Each day's schedule will be a mix of programming and activities for all to enjoy. Activities include: Bonfire and cookout Coffee House and Talent Show…
Find out more »Mindfulness Meditation
It is said that if we want others to be happy, we must practice compassion; and if we want to be happy, we must practice compassion. But in this world where things often seem so harsh, rough and cold, how do we even start? Or maybe you are a person who sees such a great need for compassion in this world and you feel burned out with no compassion left to give. In this weekend retreat we will center on…
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Find out more »Fall Camp
The Tri Diocesan Council on Aging hosts this wonderful four day conference at Shrine Mont. Click HERE to visit the official Fall Camp website and register for the event. Our 2023 speaker will be noted author Diana Butler Bass Diana Butler Bass, Ph.D., is an award-winning author, popular speaker, inspiring preacher, and one of America’s most trusted commentators on religion and contemporary spirituality. Diana’s passion is sharing great ideas to change lives and the world—a passion that ranges from informing…
Find out more »The School of Earth and Soul – Celtic Wisdom 3: Sacred Imagination
John Philip Newell will offer The School of Earth and Soul at Shrine Mont October 24-26, 2023. In 2016 John Philip Newell began a teaching initiative that is called The School of Earth & Soul. Its purpose is to reawaken awareness of the sacred in all things through the recovery of Celtic wisdom for today and to help translate this awareness into compassionate action. The School follows a three-year cycle of teaching in its annual retreats. Participants may join at…
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Find out more »November 2023
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Find out more »February 2024
Sunday Service at the Shrine
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Find out more »March 2024
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Find out more »April 2024
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Find out more »May 2024
Sunday Service at the Shrine
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Find out more »June 2024
Sunday Service at the Shrine
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Find out more »July 2024
Sunday Service at the Shrine
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Find out more »August 2024
Sunday Service at the Shrine
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