Eastern PA clergy of color will come together in a guided process of spiritual and emotional nurturing at an overnight “Retreat for EPA UMC Clergy of Color,” June 9-10, at Innabah Camp & Retreat Center in Spring City, PA.

Retreat Theme: “My Cup Runneth Over: Receiving and Self-Care in the Age of Covid and Beyond”

• Learn self-care techniques that don't take a lot of time but can restore your body and soul.
• Allow God's Creation to minister to you!  Experience Camp Innabah's trails, natural beauty, and even a bonfire.
• Learn how to hold space for the transformation of hurts and tensions from the past.   
• Uncover subtle patterns of over-giving that might stem from internalized racism.
• Connect with other clergy who are dealing with similar challenges.

Cost: $50 (scholarships are available)

Participants may arrive on Friday after 2 PM. The program will begin with dinner at 5:30 PM and conclude on Saturday at 3:30 PM.

 

Dr. Amanda Kemp blends activism, performance art, history and spirituality in her work as an author, teacher, advocate, speaker and retreat facilitator.  She helps groups to “have open-hearted conversations… consciously use their power, and practice compassion to cultivate racial justice and authentic community.”

Now a PhD visiting scholar at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pa., she is the author of Stop Being Afraid! 5 Steps to Transform your Conversations about Racism, and Say the Wrong Thing, a collection of personal essays about racial justice and compassion.

 

Dr. Isha Vela (they/them) is a trauma psychologist, certified somatic practitioner and leadership coach, “supporting the inner alchemy of healers, creative visionaries and disruptive entrepreneurs,” and helping people to “embody safety and trust in their own bodies so that they can show up with heart integrity and radical self-ownership…”

Dr. Vela’s work includes “resolving internalized systems of disempowerment and deepening embodied intimacy, with the goal of cultivating an inner ecosystem of shame-free curiosity and responsiveness.”