Sep 26 – 29, 2024
22q Moms Retreat
Relax, connect and reflect at the 22q Family Foundation Moms Retreat at Spirit in the Desert! The 2024 retreat theme focuses on CONNECTIONS.
Sep 21, 2024
A Celebration of New Beginnings
Join us for an evening of celebration, connection, and new beginnings on September 21st. This special event is your chance to mix and mingle with friends, old and new, while enjoying complimentary hors d’oeuvres, beer, and wine.
Sep 13 – 15, 2024
Camp Samantha for Kids, Teens and Grown-ups
Stepping Stones of Hope developed the Camp Samantha grief camp to build family cohesion and strong communication skills.
Aug 22, 2024
And God Saw That It Was Good
Over four sessions, this online program will offer written study guides supported by stunning video clips of the national parks from Ken Burns’s popular film. The step-by-step guide can be used by both group leaders and individuals to explore how the national parks can teach us about our relationship with both Divine Mystery and Earth.
Jul 26 – Aug 4, 2024
Star Healing Retreat
Each day at STAR offers new opportunities for healing, growth, and transformation. You will receive incredible individualized attention as each participant is closely matched with a facilitator who will work with you one-on-one to both support and assist you throughout the process.
Jul 11, 2024
Spirited Book Club ~ The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory
In his seminal book, ‘The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory’, Tim Alberta paints an expansive and profoundly troubling portrait of the American evangelical movement.
Jun 13, 2024
Spirited Book Club ~ The Seventh Story
The story we tell about the world shapes how we live. In a fable for grown-ups, presented alongside essays by Brian McLaren & Gareth Higgins, you’ll examine six familiar stories that have repeated through history, which have taught us all how to dominate, fear, or withdraw from the world and the beautiful people in it.
May 30, 2024
Northern Wings Gathering 2024
Connect with friends, meet Spirit staff & board reps, and hear what Spirit is up to lately at St. Michael’s Lutheran Church in Roseville, MN.
May 17 – 19, 2024
Healing of Memories Workshop for Veterans & First Responders
This workshop for Veterans and First Responders is a safe place for participants to explore personal histories and gain insight and empathy for themselves and others.
May 16, 2024
Spirited Book Club ~ Have a Beautiful, Terrible Day!
In “Have a Beautiful, Terrible Day!” bestselling author Kate Bowler offers witty, honest, and wise spiritual reflections that invite readers to embrace the bad, not just the good.
Apr 13, 2024
Culinary Class and Lunch with Chef Karl
Join Chef Karl Schwirian for a culinary class at Desert Foothills Library! Learn the secrets to making Chef’s famous New Mexican Green Chili Stew with Pork and Posole. Lunch included.
Apr 7 – 11, 2024
Juice & Raw Foods Retreat
Take charge of your well-being at the Juice & Raw Foods: Whole Person Health & Healing Retreat with Cherie Calbom on April 7-11, 2025 in Carefree, AZ.