A Women's Advent Retreat, December 1-2, 2006: Pondering Friendship in the Season of Advent
A WOMEN’S RETREAT with Joy Carol as retreat facilitator
co-sponsored by Belmont UMC, Calvary UMC and Glendale UMC
to be held at
Glendale United Methodist Church
900 Glendale Lane
Nashville, Tennessee
Friday, December 1
7:00–9:00 p.m.
and
Saturday, December 2
9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Contact: Rev. Sandra Griggs
Phone: 615-297-6233
Email: sandragriggs@comcast.net
Suggested Donation: $25.00 (includes lunch on Saturday)
Child care is available with advance notice.
The Retreat
Advent is a special time to stop, to pause, and to contemplate our lives and what is meaningful to us—especially our relationships.
We know that when we have healthy friendships, we feel supported and have confidence that our friends will be there for us in joys and sorrows. Authentic friendships allow us to be ourselves, encourage us to grow, and to weather all kinds of problems.
However, “friendships” can be complicated, disappointing, even hurtful. To have meaningful relationships requires a lot of nurturing, effort, and time.
In the context of a prayerful Advent Season, this retreat provides us an opportunity to explore:
difficulties that occur in relationships brought on by extreme sensitivity, envy, competition, insecurity, inadequate boundaries, poor communication about feelings, unresolved anger and aggression
how to cultivate qualities and skills to help us have loving and lasting friendships
how to listen attentively, how to face issues openly and honestly
how to establish appropriate boundaries and end unhealthy people-pleasing
how to be truthful with kindness, how to forgive
how to be more flexible, have a sense of humor, and practice compassion
Joy Carol, Retreat Facilitator
Joy Carol is an author, speaker, counselor, and spiritual director. She leads retreats and
workshops across the country on a variety of topics including women's issues. Founder of
the Union Center for Women and co-author of the official report on the United Nations' Decade for Women, Carol also was an international consultant on women and development for the Ford Foundation, Save the Children, the UN, and other international organizations. She is a member of the Women's International League for Peace & Freedom and an active volunteer for the American Red Cross and Habitat for Humanity.
Carol holds an honorary doctorate from Nebraska Wesleyan University and master's
degrees from the General Theological Seminary and the University of Maryland.
Carol's books include The Fabric of Friendship, Towers of Hope, Journeys of Courage (Sorin Books), Finding Courage (Veritas Publications), and You Don't Have to Be Rich to Own a
Brownstone (Quadrangle Books). She also writes articles on women's issues. Carol lives
in New York City.
About Joy's newest book
The Fabric of Friendship: Celebrating the Joys, Mending the Tears In Women's Relationships
The Fabric of Friendship validates the concept that friendships between women can be powerful and beneficial. Such relationships can shape who we are and who we become. According to the Harvard Medical School, not having close friends is as detrimental to women's health as smoking or carrying extra weight.
The Fabric of Friendship focuses on both the benefits and difficulties that can emerge in women’s friendships. It identifies the darker sides of women’s relationships including envy, competition, aggression, boundary and control issues, problems working
together, issues related to men, unclear communications about needs, and more. It analyzes why these problems happen, includes real-life stories validating the positive and restorative aspects of women’s friendships, and offers realistic and transforming
solutions that women have undertaken effectively.
This inspirational, informative book is filled with practical ideas of what women can do to celebrate the joys and reclaim the power of strong friendships.
Deadline for reservations is Monday, November 27 (Scholarships are available)
Directions to Glendale UMC: I-65 South, Harding Place Exit West, right on Soper Avenue
co-sponsored by Belmont UMC, Calvary UMC and Glendale UMC
to be held at
Glendale United Methodist Church
900 Glendale Lane
Nashville, Tennessee
Friday, December 1
7:00–9:00 p.m.
and
Saturday, December 2
9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Contact: Rev. Sandra Griggs
Phone: 615-297-6233
Email: sandragriggs@comcast.net
Suggested Donation: $25.00 (includes lunch on Saturday)
Child care is available with advance notice.
The Retreat
Advent is a special time to stop, to pause, and to contemplate our lives and what is meaningful to us—especially our relationships.
We know that when we have healthy friendships, we feel supported and have confidence that our friends will be there for us in joys and sorrows. Authentic friendships allow us to be ourselves, encourage us to grow, and to weather all kinds of problems.
However, “friendships” can be complicated, disappointing, even hurtful. To have meaningful relationships requires a lot of nurturing, effort, and time.
In the context of a prayerful Advent Season, this retreat provides us an opportunity to explore:
difficulties that occur in relationships brought on by extreme sensitivity, envy, competition, insecurity, inadequate boundaries, poor communication about feelings, unresolved anger and aggression
how to cultivate qualities and skills to help us have loving and lasting friendships
how to listen attentively, how to face issues openly and honestly
how to establish appropriate boundaries and end unhealthy people-pleasing
how to be truthful with kindness, how to forgive
how to be more flexible, have a sense of humor, and practice compassion
Joy Carol, Retreat Facilitator
Joy Carol is an author, speaker, counselor, and spiritual director. She leads retreats and
workshops across the country on a variety of topics including women's issues. Founder of
the Union Center for Women and co-author of the official report on the United Nations' Decade for Women, Carol also was an international consultant on women and development for the Ford Foundation, Save the Children, the UN, and other international organizations. She is a member of the Women's International League for Peace & Freedom and an active volunteer for the American Red Cross and Habitat for Humanity.
Carol holds an honorary doctorate from Nebraska Wesleyan University and master's
degrees from the General Theological Seminary and the University of Maryland.
Carol's books include The Fabric of Friendship, Towers of Hope, Journeys of Courage (Sorin Books), Finding Courage (Veritas Publications), and You Don't Have to Be Rich to Own a
Brownstone (Quadrangle Books). She also writes articles on women's issues. Carol lives
in New York City.
About Joy's newest book
The Fabric of Friendship: Celebrating the Joys, Mending the Tears In Women's Relationships
The Fabric of Friendship validates the concept that friendships between women can be powerful and beneficial. Such relationships can shape who we are and who we become. According to the Harvard Medical School, not having close friends is as detrimental to women's health as smoking or carrying extra weight.
The Fabric of Friendship focuses on both the benefits and difficulties that can emerge in women’s friendships. It identifies the darker sides of women’s relationships including envy, competition, aggression, boundary and control issues, problems working
together, issues related to men, unclear communications about needs, and more. It analyzes why these problems happen, includes real-life stories validating the positive and restorative aspects of women’s friendships, and offers realistic and transforming
solutions that women have undertaken effectively.
This inspirational, informative book is filled with practical ideas of what women can do to celebrate the joys and reclaim the power of strong friendships.
Deadline for reservations is Monday, November 27 (Scholarships are available)
Directions to Glendale UMC: I-65 South, Harding Place Exit West, right on Soper Avenue
