Building Heart Connections
Unity Church Men's Retreat
When: February 17, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Where: Unity Church Unitarian, 733 Portland Avenue, St. Paul 55104
Courage — "The quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty without fear.” Please join us at the Unity Men’s Retreat, “Building Heart Connections,” as we explore some of the emotional and spiritual opportunities our lives give us to exercise courage in building and maintaining relationships with ourselves and with others in our lives.
Our retreat includes sessions on different aspects of this journey. We will be starting the conversation with Jose Santos, Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Metropolitan State University. He will speak on his research and exploration of what it means to be male in today’s society. He was recently interviewed by Kerri Miller on Minnesota Public Radio and we plan to bring his insights and questions to us as an overarching frame for the day’s conversations.
We will expand on those ideas through four workshops exploring specific aspects of this journey. Please note that we will be limiting the number of participants in each workshop, so sign up early to ensure that you can attend the sessions you are interested in.
Childcare: Childcare during the retreat is free of charge. (Please sign up below by February 10.)
Our retreat will wrap up with an intergenerational panel of men providing their perspectives on what it means to be male in today’s world. This was one of the most highly rated sessions from last year’s retreat and we are looking forward to exploring the differences that age and experience bring to our perspectives.