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

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Web Sites of Interest

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Loren Halvorson, who helped his wife Ruth found ARC in 1977, died on Monday, February 15 in his home, surrounded by his family.

Centers for Spirituality and Spiritual Direction

City House - Connecting the mainstream and margins for mutual spiritual growth and transformation.

Loyola Spirituality Center - Helping people notice, name and respond to the experience of God in their lives through our ministries of spiritual direction, retreats and workshops.”

Sacred Ground - One on one spiritual companioning; spiritual director certification training; professional development for spiritual directors; retreats and workshops.

Third Act Life Discovery - a spiritual journey of the heart designed to help people live purposefully and embrace a full life. A partner in retreat offerings.

WomanWell - a center inviting seekers to a realization of the self. Spiritual Guidance and Leadership training; spiritual direction, trainings, and programs.

Retreat Centers

Carondelet Center - Retreat and education center on the campus of the University of St. Catherine, St. Paul, Minnesota.

Episcopal House of Prayer - A ministry of spiritual transformation of the Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota.

Holy Spirit Retreat Center - grounded in the Gospel as expressed in the Franciscan Spirit, offers opportunities for personal and spiritual growth for individuals and groups within an environment of natural beauty and solitude.

The Dwelling in the Woods - A place to "come and be." For solitary hermitage retreat and small groups.

The Retreat - residential recovery with a spiritual focus, retreats.

Villa Maria Center: An interfaith retreat and conference center sponsored by the Ursuline Sisters for the purpose of assisting people in their spiritual and personal growth.

Other links

Caritas Vocal Ensemble - a non-profit choral group that performs benefit concerts to raise money and awareness for other non-profits focusing on the provision of basic human services.

Full Circle Leadership - Integral Coaching and Development for Executive Women - designed exclusively for experienced senior level women leaders who are ready to step more fully into their power, improve leadership effectiveness, achieve results that are both profitable and sustainable, and create a great sense of purpose.

Women's Leadership Community - an intentional learning community of practice for women, offering women who have already developed the basic skills of leadership an opportunity to take their leadership journey deeper.

Spiritual Memoir - resources and encouragement for the writing of the spiritual journey, offered by Elizabeth Jarrett Andrew, author of Swinging on the Garden Gate and other memoirs; also a former community member of the ARC Retreat Center.

Sojourners - a Christian ministry whose mission is to proclaim and practice the biblical call to integrate spiritual renewal and social justice; publishes Sojourners magazine and other resources addressing issues of faith, politics, and culture from a biblical perspective.

Thin Places - Thin Places is an ecumenical newsletter with a particular interest in the contemplative spiritual journey (which is mailed free to all who request to receive it).  Current and back issues are also available online.

Minnesota Women's Press - A reader's community for those who love women's words; publishes bimonthly Book Women

Weavings - a bimonthly journal of Christian spirituality published by The Upper Room

WillowBridge Center - Offering a place to relax from life’s distractions, provide physical relief from pain, and impart wisdom to those seeking health alternatives.