New England Women Ministers Association Retreat & Annual Meeting ~ April 27-29, 2010

The New England Women Ministers Association (NEWMA) will hold their Retreat and Annual Meeting on April 27-29, 2010, at the Miramar Retreat Center located at 121 Park Street ~ Duxbury, MA.  The theme is The Warrior Wisdom of Sophia Within Each of Us.  Donna Colletti Lowre is the facilator for the event.  The retreat will begin on April 27th with registration at 4:30pm and end on April 29th with lunch at 12:00pm.

Donna will use her powerful and empowering one-woman play, In Her Own Voice, as the centerpiece of our retreat. It gives distinctive voice to named, and unnamed, women in Scripture.

NEWMA, founded in 1938, is an ecumenical gathering of women in ministry, including ordained women, lay women, and women religious. All are welcome!

Click here to download the schedule and registration form.

Donna Colletti Lowre was an award winning actress, singer and director before becoming a Pastor. She has performed many roles from Shakespeare to commercials, in theater, TV and film. She answered her call to ministry in 2004, receiving her M.Div. with honors from Andover- Newton Theological School in 2008. Donna brings her God-given talents to churches, retreats and conferences. She creates different styles of worship services and choreographs liturgical dance. She has served as interim pastor and has written and performs sacred hymns and songs.

Movement, Meditation, & Sacred Sound with Joy Quinn Blum
Sacred Movement, Sacred Sounds, Sacred Self: Joy will lead us in worship, engaging in movement, contemplation, relaxation & renewal through experiencing the resonance of the gongs & Tibetan singing bowls.

Self-care at Miramar
Even if, especially if, you are “too busy,” give yourself the gift of this retreat.  Walk on the beach; have a massage; relax at talent night; be re-energized by study, prayer, worship, and re-connecting with sisters in ministry.