A mostly-full moon peeks out from behind dark, smoky clouds.
  • Turning Point Private Room – $605.00
  • Turning Point Shared Room – $455.00

Date & Time Details: Check in will be from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm on Thursday, October 30th, 2025 at Nelson Lodge. The first event is dinner at 6:00 pm. The last event of the retreat will be lunch on Sunday, November 2nd. Expect lunch to be over by 1:00 pm.

Location: Turning Point

Address: 2495 Fox Gap Road, Bangor, PA, USA

Contact: Logan
loganr@kirkridge.org

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Living, Dying, Music, and Mystery – A Retreat Exploring the Threshold

With Barbara McAfee

October 30 - November 2, 2025

“Everyone knows everything sings and dies.

But could it be, too, everything dies and sings….”

Galway Kinnell

 

Join singer/songwriter and wise woman, Barbara McAfee, in a soulful investigation of life and death, living and dying, song and silence, beauty and mystery.

During our sacred time together, we will:

  • share stories about what we’ve learned from encountering death
  • delve into experiences that make us come alive
  • sing simple, nourishing songs (no music to read, no talent required)
  • gather a collection of songs to sing for our loved ones as they face illness and death
  • savor poetry that awakens our spirits
  • take time on the land to listen to deeper wisdom

 Expect beauty, laughter, tears, deep play, and delicious surprises.

Leader

Barbara McAfee
Barbara McAfee is a master voice coach, singer/ songwriter, community song leader and author of Full Voice: The Art and Practice of Vocal Presence. She lives on the St Croix River in northwest Wisconsin.
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