Bible as Door to Transformation


REGISTER ON-LINE for this program, then submit a deposit via PayPal or send a check (made out to Woolman Hill) to 107 Keets Road, Deerfield MA 01342. The balance is due at the beginning of the workshop.

COST & REGISTRATION
The standard rate for this retreat is $235, with a sliding scale of $175-340. The fee includes program,    lodging and food from Friday dinner through Sunday lunch. Commuter rate is $175. Please pay what fits in your personal budget, encourage your faith community to financially support your participation if that is appropriate, and please ask if you need additional scholarship funds. A non-refundable deposit of $50 is required to hold a space for a  program. If you need to cancel, the deposit can be applied to a future workshop within one year of the cancellation.

ARRIVAL & DEPARTURE
Plan to arrive after 4:30pm Friday evening, in time for dinner at 6:30. The workshop will end by 2pm on Sunday. We are centrally located in western Massachusetts, close to both I-91 and Route 2. For those  arriving by car, we will send directions after you register. Please let us know if you’d be interested in car-pooling. The nearest Amtrak train station is in Greenfield (MA). Vermont Transit and Peter Pan bus lines also stop in Greenfield. Please contact us in advance to see if we can arrange a ride from these stations.

ROOM & BOARD
Our 19th-century farmhouse has hand-hewn beams and wide pine floors, with simple dorm-style lodging. The meetinghouse and the first floor of the main building are wheelchair accessible. Our cabins have electricity, woodstoves and outhouses. We serve nourishing, primarily vegetarian, home-cooked meals and always offer a vegetarian option. Please let us know if you have any dietary restrictions. Part of the community building at each retreat includes the joyful sharing of meal chores and final clean-up.

WHAT TO BRING
Please bring your own toiletries, towels, and bedding (sleeping bag or sheets and blankets or comforter).  Pillows are provided. Be sure to bring seasonally appropriate clothes and comfortable indoor and outdoor footwear. You might also like to bring a flashlight, journal, musical instrument… Please do NOT bring pets or candles. We have limited internet access and cell phone reception. We encourage guests to consider how cell phone or computer use may detract from their experience of being fully present, here and now.

We look forward to welcoming you to the hill!