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Great facility space, great food, spectacular grounds to walk for reflection, great retreat format with large group and small group discussions!
Closing Circles, Opening Horizons: A Reflective Journey from 2025 to 2026
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Closing Circles, Opening Horizons: A Reflective Journey from 2025 to 2026
4.9157 reviews
53 Mill Street, Westfield, MA, USA
January 16 - 18, 2026
About this Retreat
Your Guides
The Reverend Eileen Epperson (Presbyterian) has been a college, hospital, and hospice chaplain as well as a pastor in several churches over the past 31 years. Her ministry is now spiritual life-coaching and spiritual direction. She is a bereavement counselor and designs retreats and workshops in communication, forgiveness, and spiritual growth. She created The Forgiveness Process® for individuals and has led over 50 forgiveness workshops in four states over the past eleven years.
Details of this retreat
As we stand on the threshold of 2026, we have an opportunity to pause and reflect on our experience of 2025. You are warmly invited to join a group of people like you who are also committed to living in the driver’s seat of their life. What were the lessons in 2025, the milestones achieved, and the accomplishments we could acknowledge? Most of us tend to move from one year to the next with little thought. We often carry bits and pieces of the previous year into the new year which is burdened before it begins. While looking at the past year of your life can seem unappealing at first, doing so enables you to own your achievements and your blessings, given and received. You also acknowledge what did not go well and then you can leave behind everything, but the lessons learned. A powerful forgiveness exercise will allow you to embrace 2026 with curiosity and excitement. We will have conversation, quiet time, and collage to say farewell to 2025 and hello to 2026.
A one or two night option is available.
One night option
Friday 1/9/2026: Check-in 3:00 PM
Saturday 1/10/2026: Departure 6:00 PM ; Supper is available on Saturday evening, with prior notice, for an additional fee
Includes Supper on Friday, Breakfast and Lunch on Saturday
Two night option
Friday 1/9/2026: Check-in 3:00 PM; Supper at 6:00 PM
Saturday 1/10/2026: Program
Sunday 1/11/2026: Program until noon
Includes Supper on Friday; Breakfast, Lunch and Supper on Saturday; Breakfast and Lunch on Sunday
A one or two night option is available.
One night option
Friday 1/9/2026: Check-in 3:00 PM
Saturday 1/10/2026: Departure 6:00 PM ; Supper is available on Saturday evening, with prior notice, for an additional fee
Includes Supper on Friday, Breakfast and Lunch on Saturday
Two night option
Friday 1/9/2026: Check-in 3:00 PM; Supper at 6:00 PM
Saturday 1/10/2026: Program
Sunday 1/11/2026: Program until noon
Includes Supper on Friday; Breakfast, Lunch and Supper on Saturday; Breakfast and Lunch on Sunday
Getting Here
Genesis Spiritual Center, 53 Mill Street, Westfield, MA, USA
Accommodation
Program Price - Single Occupancy
Program Price - Double Occupancy (Requires Two People)
Customer Reviews
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Christianity in Crisis
Excellent program. Brother Dom’s presentation was timely, clearly articulated, and inspiring. I have attended previous programs by him, and he never disappoints.
I have one suggestion for Genesis. There was some confusion about the agenda, in terms of times of the sessions as well as when the actual sessions began and ended. It would be helpful if an agenda could be sent out the day before the program begins. As commuters, it was a bit challenging to make sure we knew exactly when we needed to be there and for how long.
That said, as always, the staff was welcoming, helpful and friendly.
I have one suggestion for Genesis. There was some confusion about the agenda, in terms of times of the sessions as well as when the actual sessions began and ended. It would be helpful if an agenda could be sent out the day before the program begins. As commuters, it was a bit challenging to make sure we knew exactly when we needed to be there and for how long.
That said, as always, the staff was welcoming, helpful and friendly.
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Toxic christianity
This workshop had outstanding researched material. The presenter was very knowlegable.
I was overwhelmed by so much input with no processing time permitted. I wished the presenter could present his points in everyday language.
I was overwhelmed by so much input with no processing time permitted. I wished the presenter could present his points in everyday language.
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Christianity in Crisis
Retreat center was quiet and accommodations were very comfortable. Bro Don Bisson is an excellent presenter
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Christianity in Crisis
The topic was very relevant and well presented. There were opportunities for questions and comments. It provided thoughtful information to bring home to continue to digest, absorb and live from.
