Bethlehem Centre Programs
These programs are hosted by Bethlehem Centre, are posted on the website, the program link is shared.
There are different revenue agreements with teachers/group leaders/facilitators:
Type 1 – program fees paid to the leaders; Type 2 – split fees
Bursary Application
Open Dates
Poetry for the Journey (Free Online Series)
With Jay McDaniel, Sophia Said, Reverend Patricia Lewis Matthews, Mary Elizabeth Moore and Kathleen Wakefield
March 27 - May 1, 2024
Online (via Zoom)
This online series will provide an inclusive environment for individuals from different religious traditions and spiritual independents to come together to share and discuss spiritual poetry.
Peace on Earth Day Concert
With The Awakeneers
April 26, 2024
Bethlehem Centre Chapel
Come Connect through Music with the Awakeneers with original folk ballads, rousing anthems and reverential hymns this Awakeneers concert is a heart-felt honouring of the sacred preciousness of Life on Earth. TICKETS ALSO AVALABLE AT THE CENTRE SHOP
Contemporary Ecstatic Chanting (April)
With Leah Hokanson
April 28, 2024
in the Chapel at Bethlehem Centre
Are you looking for a fun, safe, soul-filled, and spiritually uplifting community singing experience that's open to all? Are you wanting to open your heart in joyous song with others? Join Leah Hokanson for Contemporary Ecstatic Chanting.
Cultivating the Joy of Insight
With Rachel Lewis and Tuere Sala
April 30 - May 6, 2024
Bethlehem Centre
The Buddha taught the four noble truths as a way of freeing ourselves from the suffering of ordinary life. In this residential retreat, we will explore how joy and presence support the heart and mind in deepening into concentration and insight.
Unfolding an Infinite Merit Field
With Lama Mark Webber (Lama Yongdu Chokyi Gyaltsen)
May 8 - 12, 2024
Please join us for an expansive retreat of teachings and meditations from Lama Mark Webber on the vital practices of the Six Parami (the six excellences or six perfections) mixed with Bodhicitta (the awakening mind of wisdom-compassion).
Unfolding an Infinite Merit Field: Meditations Combining the Six Perfections with Awakening Mind - Commuter Option
With Lama Mark Webber (Lama Yongdu Chokyi Gyaltsen)
May 8 - 12, 2024
Bethlehem Centre
Unfolding in wisdom and compassion requires developed qualities called a merit field. Please join us for an expansive retreat of teachings and meditations from Lama Mark Webber on the vital practices of the Six Parami (the six excellences or six perfections) mixed with Bodhicitta (the awakening mind of wisdom-compassion).
Unfolding an Infinite Merit Field: Meditations Combining the Six Perfections with Awakening Mind - Program Only
With Lama Mark Webber (Lama Yongdu Chokyi Gyaltsen)
May 8 - 12, 2024
Bethlehem Centre
Unfolding in wisdom and compassion requires developed qualities called a merit field. Please join us for an expansive retreat of teachings and meditations from Lama Mark Webber on the vital practices of the Six Parami (the six excellences or six perfections) mixed with Bodhicitta (the awakening mind of wisdom-compassion).
Unfolding an Infinite Merit Field: Meditations Combining the Six Perfections with Awakening Mind - Residential Package
With Lama Mark Webber (Lama Yongdu Chokyi Gyaltsen)
May 8 - 12, 2024
Unfolding in wisdom and compassion requires developed qualities called a merit field. Please join us for an expansive retreat of teachings and meditations from Lama Mark Webber on the vital practices of the Six Parami (the six excellences or six perfections) mixed with Bodhicitta (the awakening mind of wisdom-compassion).
"Writing for the Love of It"
With Mary Ann Moore
May 10, 2024
View Room
While writing is usually a solitary practice, together we will become writing companions opening ourselves to delights and surprises while exploring an inspiring variety of writing forms.
BCS Board Leadership Retreat
May 12 - 13, 2024
"Called to Freedom" Ignatian Weekend Retreat
With Catherine M. Kelly, M.Div. and Tanya Loretto
May 31 - June 2, 2024
Bethlehem Centre
Are you seeking spiritual nourishment? Perhaps you are a pastor, a spiritual director, a ministry leader looking for refill your well? Perhaps you are in a period of discernment, seeking next steps on your journey.
Write Where You Are
With Junie Swadron
June 14 - 16, 2024
Shepherd's Hall
This weekend program will offer foolproof and often hilarious solutions to get even the biggest sceptics or blocked writer’s writing again. It’s an experience that takes away all the fears you have locked in the closet
Hakomi Practice
With Marcia Burton, RCC and Hakomi Trainer
June 22, 2024
Tabor Room
Hakomi is a way of being that supports emotional healing. In the ancient Hopi language, Hakomi means, “How do I stand in relation to these many realms?” or more simply, “Who am I?”
Living at the Edge of the Inside: A place of simplicity and compassion in a polarized world
With Andrew Twiddy, Pearl Gervais, Holly Carnegie, Richard Sales and Joanne Sales
July 2 - 5, 2024
Bethlehem Centre
How do we find the courage to live on “the edge of the inside” of the circle? How do those experiences help us to stay grounded in compassion?
Meditation Retreat
With Adrianne Ross and Tempel Smith
July 6 - 14, 2024
Bethlehem Centre
In this silent retreat we will be able to see more clearly the ways our minds get caught in reactivity and the ways we can become freer and respond with wisdom and kindness.
Waking Up Here and Now A Ten-Day Mindfulness Retreat
With Robert Beatty and Don McEachern
July 15 - 24, 2024
Bethlehem Centre
A meditation retreat with Robert can be a transformative experience that positively impacts the rest of your life. Or, you might depart simply feeling happier, grounded, and more content. Robert creates an environment in which people feel safe, validated, and supported.
Legacy of the Winding Path: Celebrating a Century & a Decade
July 20, 2024
Oak Room, Bethlehem Centre
You are Invited (free event)! Thousands of hands, spirits and healing journeys have benefited from the the finger labyrinth collection that grace the Centre. Join us to step into a world of wonder and reflection as we gather to commemorate a decade since the opening of the Godden Finger Labyrinth Museum at Bethlehem Centre. Together […]
TEST: An Introduction to the Mahamudra
With Lama Mark Webber (Lama Yongdu Chokyi Gyaltsen)
September 18 - 22, 2024
Bethlehem Centre
Island Dharma presents this Retreat with Lama Mark Webber to introduce the Mahamudra: From Alert Concentration to Discovering the Natural Mind of Awakeness & the Empowerment of Manjushri.