Programs
Christian Meditation Group
With Barry and Marie Saluk
Understanding Your Grief - Fourth Session
With Linda Whelan
Loss to Addiction
With Linda Whelan
Group Retreat Inquiry Form
Welcome to Enders Island Our facility is available to outside organizations who wish to utilize our space. The island and our kitchen staff can accommodate overnight groups of up to 52 people, and even larger groups for a day visit. To ensure that we can provide all the necessary rooms and facilities, we encourage you […]
Private Retreat Inquiry Form
Plein Air Painting Workshop
With Dan DeLouise
Plein Air Painting Workshop Encore
With Dan DeLouise
The Art of Relief Composition
With George Nista
Writing Life’s Spiritual Lessons
With Sarah Cortez
Each person of Faith encounters many steps along the pilgrim road toward God. We often wish to share these stories with others. How do we find the right words? How do we put our hard-earned wisdom on the page so that it resonates with others? Our time together will teach you how to craft stories […]
The Cathedral Builder's Art: An Introduction to Traditional Stone Carving
With Morgan Dummitt
The working of stone has been interwoven with Sacred Art from the earliest days of Christianity, from the building of churches and places of worship to ornamentation and sculpture. This course will introduce students to the art of carving stone by hand. In five days each student will design and complete a decorative limestone carving. Students […]
Dynamic Multi-Figural Composition
With George and Polly Capps
In this course, we will explore the principles necessary to create visually compelling original artwork involving multiple figures in motion. Taking inspiration from the breathtaking drama and monumental scope of the Counter-Reformation masters, the curriculum will break down the steps involved in producing these time-tested masterpieces of Western Christian culture and equip students to tackle […]
God Could and Would if He were sought: A Women's 11th Step Retreat
With Sr Catherine (Kay) Kanick RSM
This week-end will focus on relying on the God of our Understanding to enable us to find serenity throughout our recovery seasons. It will consist of presentations, prayer, discussion, and time for quiet..
Prayer as a Relationship
With Fr. Don Brick, O.C.D.
Finding Recovery Through Art
With Sue Ellen Landwehr
Navigating Grief During the Holiday Season: A Journey from Mourning to Joy
With Gae Savino, MPA, LCSW, CT
Forgiveness: The Path to Inner Peace and Sobriety, A Men's 11th Step Retreat
With Fr. Anthony Ciorra
Forgiveness, the art of letting go, is at the heart of the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. The most challenging thing that we are asked to do is to make amends by forgiving ourselves and then asking for forgiveness from others. Forgiveness is a long process that we will begin on the journey of this retreat.
Advent Day of Recollection
With Kathy Irr
An 11th Step Retreat for Women; Practicing the Spirit of Christmas in All Things
With Kathy Irr
Winter Bereavement Retreat
With Fr. Demetri Belsito
If Your House is in Order: A Women's 11th Step
With Deacon Dan Giblin
SoulCollage
With Sue Ellen Landwehr
SoulCollage® can assist in the journey towards a more felt connection with God. Many in traditional religious settings long for this connection but need more tools. SoulCollage® is an accessible, doable practice that can open up a wellspring of feeling, insight, and connection to the Divine. Many themes have been explored with SoulCollage including […]
The Enduring Ministry of Deacon-Couples
With Deacon Lawrence and Denise Duffy
Opening Our Minds; Opening Our Hearts; A Women's 11th Step Weekend
With Kathy Irr
Finding Recovery Through Art
With Sue Ellen Landwehr
A Lenten Hobo Honeymoon
With Sr. Theresita Donach, CSFN
Want to be a Hobo this Lent? The word Hobo translates to Homeward Bound; and for us, it is homeward bound to our God. This retreat will invite us to reverence the good seed and the Loving Creator God planted within each of us before we were born…promising with our "yes" to bring to new life our mutual desires; God's […]
The Practice of Self-Searching: A Men's 11th Step Weekend
With Deacon Peter Emr
Dating under God's Guidance
With Carol Vara
Come explore some tips and tools about dating with grace, confidence and faith. You may be single because of a breakup, divorce, or a death of your partner.... or it's just been a long time. Explore this process in a safe space and learn the best approaches to date with ease, positivity and faith. […]
Twelve Steps for Every Woman
With Kathy Irr
A Day of Solitude
With Kathy Irr
Pysanky Workshop
With Father Paul Luniw
The Many Pathways to God
With Andrea Hoisl
This day of recollection will explore the different ways that we can speak to/reach out to God in our daily lives. It will address the important components of genuine prayer such as mindfulness and passion, which keeps us and our prayer lives changing and growing in meaningful ways. We invite you to join us for […]
Pysanky Workshop
With Father Paul Luniw
Triduum Retreat
Christ accomplished our redemption principally by his Passion, Death, Resurrection, and glorious Ascension, whereby “dying he destroyed our death, rising he restored our life.”
Spring Bereavement
With Fr. Demetri Belsito
Day of Recollection: Star of the Sea
With Maureen O'Brien
This day-long retreat will deepen our connection to the Blessed Mother, receiving her love as we contemplate the way her visual and holy presence fills the Island and leads us to her Son. We will consider scripture (the Magnificat, the Annunciation, the Visitation, the Passion) as we encounter her here in this May abundance. Pondering […]
Living the Spirituality of Mary
With Maureen O'Brien
Essentials of Iconography with Marek Czarnecki
With Marek Czarnecki
Join us for an Iconography workshop with one of the country’s most talented Iconographers. Throughout this workshop Marek guides you through the foundations for writing an icon. Understanding that simplicity can be very deep but not always easy, through this workshop you will discover and deepen your knowledge of painting an icon using a historical […]
I Am the Potter You Are the Clay: A Women's 11th Step
With Sr Catherine (Kay) Kanick RSM
Realistic Charcoal and Graphite Portraits in Sacred Art
With Mia Lang
Charcoal and graphite portraits very visibly capture the spirit and emotion of figures in pieces. This course’s goal is to explore how to capture the mind and heart of the viewer and lead them to contemplation through charcoal portraits. This workshop will include how to choose a subject matter that pulls in the viewer’s emotion, […]
Spiritual Journaling: Open the Heart with Sacred Art
With Sarah Cortez
Beautiful images have a unique ability to incite our imaginations and open our hearts to the wonder of God’s creative glory. Sacred art, especially, has the power to draw us closer to God. Join us at this five-day retreat and writing class to learn an approach to spiritual journaling centered on the contemplation of sacred […]
Relics of the Saints—A day of Exploration, Veneration, a Transformation
With Fr. Demetri Belsito
Come to learn about the Church's veneration of the relics of the saints since apostolic times. Why do we venerate the relics (bones) of holy martyrs? Why must each Altar be consecrated with having the relics of the saints in them? The relics of the saints give witness to holiness that was embodied in the flesh. […]
Finding Recovery Through Art
With Sue Ellen Landwehr
The Gifts of the Spirit; Living Life to the Fullest
With Kathy Irr
Painting on Stained Glass: A Sacred Art Workshop
With Fabio Pizzol
This workshop will introduce and teach student the basic technique of traditional glass painting used in stained glass. The theme and design maquette will be provided by the instructor, your own idea design is welcome and eventually adjust with time frame, difficulty, and your ability. Upon choosing the design, students will cut glass, learn how […]
Panel Preparation and Gesso making for Egg Tempera and Icon Painters
With Marek Czarnecki
A Week of Prayer and Peace: A Directed Retreat
With Kathy Irr and Deborah Notarianni
During their stay individuals are blessed with the opportunity to enter into prayerful silence _ free from social pressures of conversation- in order to focus on their inner spiritual journey. Other than times spend with a spiritual director , or during worship , retreatments commit themselves to a spirit of quiet. All meals will be […]
A Week of Prayer, and Peace: A Directed Retreat
With Sr. Marion Scranton and Fr. Demetri Belsito
Praying with a Brush
With Marek Czarnecki
Living Simply in a Complex World
With Fr. Anthony Ciorra
As the world is becoming more complicated and complex, Jesus invites us to life of simplicity and compassion. This retreat day will offer a practical program for the Christian life in the twenty-first century We invite you to join us for Holy Mass in the Chapel at 9 AM. Check in will begin at 9:45. […]
If Your House is in Order: A Men's 11th Step
With Deacon Dan Giblin
As we read in the chapter A Vision for you in the book Alcoholics Anonymous, God will disclose more to us “if your own house is in order”. This retreat is a more comprehensive look at our house/ourselves than the daily 10th step. Years of sobriety can sometimes allow unhealthy or addictive activities into our lives that are difficult […]
God's Grandeur : A Weeklong Guided Retreat
With Sr. Marion Scranton
This retreat will explore how nature and God touch us spiritually. There is a field of faith and inspiration that surrounds us. We will use scripture, Laudate Si, Poetry and the environment around us to delve deeper into our relationship with the Divine.
Finding Recovery Through Art
With Sue Ellen Landwehr
Journaling to the Beloved: An Individual Guided Retreat
With Maureen O'Brien
This retreat will explore guided journaling as a path toward deepening our relationship with God. Themed prompts, built upon focused reflections from the Psalms, the Miracles of Jesus, insights from saints, and other spiritual writings, will inspire retreatants to respond with writing full of truth and beauty. Whether familiar with journaling, or just emerging, this […]
Slow Down You’re Moving Too Fast
With Kathy Irr
We are calling on all the worn and weary. Who among us does not need renewal these days? The demands of daily life challenge even the most disciplined spiritual seekers. It helps every now and then to press pause and get away for a little time of self reflection and encounter God outside of your […]
Resting and Reflecting by the Sea
With Fr. Anthony Ciorra
Jesus often preached and taught along the Sea of Galilee. We will get into the boat with Jesus during this retreat and listen to scriptures that his fishermen-disciples passed on to us through the Gospels. The beauty of Enders Island will be the context where we will listen to Jesus' teachings as if hearing them […]
Essentials of Iconography with Marek Czarnecki
With Marek Czarnecki
Join us for an Iconography workshop with one of the country’s most talented Iconographers. Throughout this workshop Marek guides you through the foundations for writing an icon. Understanding that simplicity can be very deep but not always easy, through this workshop you will discover and deepen your knowledge of painting an icon using a historical […]
The Voice of God - An Evening Cruise on the Argia
With Fr. Anthony Ciorra
Stained Glass Sacred Art Workshop
With Fabio Pizzol
Come Just As You Are: A Women's 11th Step Retreat
With Kathy Irr
The 11th Step invites us to notice the spiritual awakenings in our daily lives. It begs us to ask the question, “How can I love deeper and wider?” This question can only be answered with thought and discernment, prayer and meditation. Come and explore the practices we can use daily to improve our lives. […]
Art of Relief Composition
With George Nista
This workshop will cover techniques for creating low, middle, or high relief of a sacred subject based on a painting of the student’s choice. Techniques for reproducing, transferring, and executing will be demonstrated to enable the student to sculpt a pictorial relief in clay. The work will be done on a wood panel using non-hardening […]
Practicing Life with the Serenity Prayer
With Maureen O'Brien
The Serenity Prayer, one of the foundations of 12 Step Recovery, is built around deeply inspirational words: serenity, acceptance, change, wisdom, and courage. In this retreat we will reflect on how these words challenge and inspire us, and also see how the Serenity Prayer connects to other prayers found within the 12 steps. All are […]
