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.)

Morning Workshops (please select one of two)
What does it mean to really show up in conversations with loved ones and with strangers.
Nothing worthwhile in our lives comes without practice. Come find ways to connect with what is holy in our daily lives and how we might incorporate those practices in our own search for wholeness.
Afternoon Workshops (please select one of two)
Brené Brown has brought the issue of shame to the forefront of cultural consciousness. Come work with us as we dig into what it means to acknowledge our own shame and the ways in which we seek to deny it through blaming others.
As men, we often struggle with questions of intimacy — with our partners, our friends, our coworkers and our community. Join us in this workshop as we explore what intimacy means to us as men.

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.

Registration
We plan to make the Retreat affordable for all men, so we are offering a sliding fee scale based on age and financial capability. If you would like to receive scholarship assistance to attend, please contact Steve Harper at SteveHarper.home@gmail.com .

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