The workshop focuses on exploring big ideas through the power of small details and personal stories.
Participants will explore how the art of paying attention to the small moments and everyday miracles can open our hearts and our art to the presence of the Sacred.
We will also explore how our daily personal stories of hope, struggle, and transformation connect us
to the spiritual journey and our shared human condition.
Carrie will guide us through writing exercises, deep listening, and focused discussion to help us to identify the important stories of our lives and times,
and to envision how we as individuals can participate in new stories of hope and possibility.
This workshop is open to women of all ages and all levels of writing experience.
Carrie has designed this workshop to facilitate the
development of our unique voices,
as we discover the power of our own stories, in a very safe, nurturing and encouraging setting.
"To attend one of Carrie Newcomer's workshops,
to hear her sing and speak of the art and craft of writing the truths of our
lives,
is to be inspired, encouraged, and heartened
by a wise woman who is profoundly 'letting her life speak.'
Hers is a ministry of touching our 'sacred ordinaries'
while sharing the stories of hers.
She gives participants the
audacity to believe
that what each of us live and think and feel and do
is important,
and that with courage and compassion
and tenacity,
we will change the world.
The workshops become a holy time and space
for such wild dreams and vision."
— The Rev. Carol A. Mader
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Can't wait to hear some of Carrie's music, or order CDs? Go to her website, www.carrienewcomer.com
This weekend workshop is open to women only, and the group will be no larger than 15 participants in order to allow for more personal interaction among participants and with Carrie.
As of January 13, there is ONE participant slot available!
The workshop will begin with dinner on Friday evening, January 21 at 6:00 pm, and will conclude with lunch on Sunday, January 23.
The participant fee of $300 includes:
- facilitation by Carrie Newcomer
- 2 nights lodging (shared room) at Cedar Cross
- 6 meals
- admission for the participant and a guest if desired,
to the concert on January 23
To register, contact Chris Schafale at 919-586-1973. A $100 nonrefundable deposit is required to hold a space in the workshop.
The concert will be held on Sunday evening, January 23 at 7:30 pm at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
of Raleigh at 3313 Wade Ave.
Concert tickets are available separately, at $20 per person.
Payment may be made by check,
payable to Light One Candle.
Please mail checks to:
Light One Candle
502 E Vance St
Fuquay-Varina, NC 27526
Or you can choose to pay by PayPal (if you have an account already) or by credit card (if you don't use PayPal).
If you encounter problems with the PayPal payment process, we apologize, Please feel free to send a check instead or call Chris Schafale at 919-586-1973 and I will try to help.Cedar Cross is located on 52 wooded and meadowed acres about an hour north of Raleigh. It provides a peaceful and welcoming site for small group or individual retreats and workshops. With meeting spaces, an art studio, trails, a labyrinth, and other meditative spaces, Cedar Cross will offer participants a rich and nurturing environment for this workshop.
Overnight accommodations for 15 participants (shared rooms) are available. For the richest experience, participants are strongly encouraged to stay overnight during the two nights of the workshop, though people who live in the Raleigh/Durham area could choose to commute. Cedar Cross is about 50 minutes from Raleigh.
Meals will be provided by Cedar Cross, with hearty vegetarian meals being standard fare. Special diets can be accommodated to a limited degree, with advance notice.
More information and a virtual tour of Cedar Cross is available on the
Cedar Cross website.
