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ARC Retreat Center

1680 - 373rd Avenue NE, Stanchfield, MN 55080     763-689-3540    arcretreat@hotmail.com
  (Located 8 Miles Northwest of Cambridge, MN)
                 Click here for directions.

ARC (Action, Reflection, Celebration), is a Retreat Center operated by a residential community, rooted in Christian tradition, emphasizing the values of simplicity, justice and healing, mercy and prayer, serving individuals and groups seeking time apart, rest and spiritual renewal.

The Lodge at ARC 

ARC is located 55 miles north of Minneapolis, on 90 acres in central Minnesota’s pine woods. We offer four-season hospitality for over 20 people in our cedar Lodge, Hermitage, and Cottage (a complete home.) Spiritual direction, retreat ministry, and a labyrinth meditation experience are available to retreatants, as well as a fine library of spiritual books and journals. Therapeutic massage can be arranged with advance notice. Trails  for  walking, cross-country skiing or snowshoeing wind through woods and wetlands.

The Cottage at ARC

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If you missed past stirring Sacred Voice performances,
put it on your calendar now for May, 2008!

Sacred Voice Benefit Concert

Friday, May 2, 2008 at 7:30
First Lutheran Church, Columbia Heights

The Sacred Voice a cappella choir has chosen ARC again this year to be the recipient of another of their benefit concerts. This year's program, Divine Expression ~ Across the Centuries, Across the Globe, will be held at First Lutheran Church, Columbia Heights, just north of Minneapolis. For sheer joy of singing, spirituality of purpose, and excellence in performance, this group is unsurpassed. For more information about the Sacred Voice, please visit their web site here.

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UPCOMING FACILITATED RETREATS:
(More information on "Retreats" page)

APRIL  18 - 20 JOURNEY-WORK OF THE STARS (Religion, science, and  poetry)

                                                                    - You may register  through ARC.

MAY 9 - 10 - COUNCIL of ALL BEINGS (An empathetic response to climate change)

                                                                       - You may register  through ARC.

MAY 16 - 18 - BODY AND SOUL (Yoga, Thai yoga massage, healing massage)

                                                                        - You may register  through ARC.

MAY 17 - 18 - THIRD ACT MINISTRY, thirdactministry.org

                                                                         -You may register through Third Act.

JUNE 13 - 15 -  LIFE TRANSITIONS - Engaging the Adventure of Transformation

                                                                          -You may register through ARC.

JULY 12 - 17   YOUR TRUE VOICE -  For vocalists. Jeanne Cotter, Mythic Rain

                                                                           -You may register through Mythic Rain.

JULY 26 - 31   WITH OPEN HANDS - Keyboard Improvisation and Accompaniment. 

                                                       Jeanne Cotter,  Mythic Rain

                                                                          -You may register through Mythic Rain.

AUGUST 18 - 20 EDUCATORS' RETREAT - For Reflection and Renewal

                                                                          -You may register through ARC.

 Are you looking for a unique outing for your group?

See our Day Retreat offering on the Retreats page.

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Community Openings - Apply now for Spring, 2008

The ARC Retreat Community is currently inviting applications, for short-term volunteers (as little as a day, or up to three months) and year-round residents to welcome retreatants and share a simple, sustainable, spiritual lifestyle. Room and board are provided for volunteers up to three months; stipend, health insurance are available for longer-term residents. Contact us through the "Contact ARC" page or call 763-689-3540.

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ARC Wish List

 (Most are tax deductible. Ask your tax advisor.)

bullet Laptop Computer
bullet Nipco heater
bullet Massage table 
bulletGently used books, or book ideas for the bookstore or the library
bullet  Contractor’s portable air compressor            
bullet  Drums (for spirit and for fun)
bullet  Firewood – downed trees or cut wood, especially oak; tax credit given          
bullet  Land stewards (see May newsletter article, newsletter page)
bullet  Woodcutters on our volunteer wood days:   April 5, April 26 (all Saturdays, 9-4)


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