2012 Workshops
Clergy Marriage Enrichment Retreat with Jim and Melissa Leehan
Cancelled
ABOUT OUR PRESENTERS
The Rev. Dr. James and Melissa Leehan are a clergy couple. Jim is a retired Episcopal priest and Marriage and Family Therapist and Melissa is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. They have experienced their own clergy marriage but also have a great deal of counseling experience with clergy, their spouses/partners, and their families. They believe there are unique stresses in clergy marriages which merit special attention. Their present work is dedicated to enriching clergy marriages. Please go to www.clergycareservices.com for more information.
ABOUT THE WORKSHOP
Clergy Marriage Enrichment is a focused opportunity to refresh, redirect and restore a clergy couple’s relationship. Through an experience employing a variety of tools which promote personal awareness and develop a couple’s unique communication and connecting skills, the program strengthens behaviors which can become the virtues (habits) of a spiritually enriching marriage. The Mandela Center program will provide 6 to 8 hours of small group and individual couple sessions with the clergy couple leaders as well as plenty of free time for personal reflection.
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GOALS
- A better understanding of the points of stress within their clergy marriages.
- A better understanding of each partner’s unique ways of managing relationships and stress.
- Learn new skills for enhancing their clergy marriage and creatively managing situations of stress.
- To relax and reflect as a couple.
FEES
The fees are all inclusive and include the workshop instruction, administrative fees, grounds use, lodging, and meals. The workshop begins with dinner at 6pm on the day of arrival and ends with lunch at noon on the date of departure. Guests should arrive between 1PM and 5PM on the first day or call to make special arrangements.
Basic Workshop FEE: $680 per couple This is a special discount price and offers over $200 in savings per couple from our normal fees! No other discounts apply.
PLEASE READ BEFORE REGISTERING
Please register early if you want to attend the workshop. Workshops are cancelled a couple of weeks prior to the start date if minimum enrollment is not reached. DON’T DELAY: REGISTER TODAY! And get the Early Bird Special! In addition, our events sometimes sell out because of the small and intimate size of our facility and space is limited. Don’t delay!
To Register please call us at 575.278.3002.
We are currently working on an online registration option but in the meantime please call us to register for this workshop. If you have a coupon, scholarship award, discount to apply to your workshop, or would like to check availability for additional nights with our “extended stay discount”, please mention that when you call. Please review our cancellation policy prior to registering.
Donations
We are a non-profit organization and subsidize large portions of our overhead costs for our workshops. While there is no obligation to pay more than the basic workshop fee, your tax deductible donation to help us cover our true costs is greatly appreciated. If you would like to make a donation in addition to your workshop fee, mention the donation when you call or go to our Giving Page where you can donate online.
About Our Workshops
Our workshop prices are all inclusive unless otherwise indicated. Our prices include a unique and relaxing environment on the grounds of The Mandala Center, a full workshop experience with exciting and experienced facilitators, your lodging, meals, and supplies. Full payment is required upon registration. You may register online and pay with a credit card or pay pal account. You may also call to register with a credit card or mail us a check or money order. MOST of our workshops begin with dinner on the date of arrival and end with lunch on the day of departure. Guests are asked to arrive between 1-5 p.m. on the date of arrival. Please check with us for special arrangements if you cannot arrive between these times. On the date of departure most workshops end with lunch at noon. Guests may remain on the grounds until
3 p.m. on the day of departure. There are times we will request rooms be cleared by noon if we have another retreat beginning.
Early Bird Specials ~ Extended Stays ~ Scholarships
We offer an EARLY BIRD price for those who are able to plan ahead so take advantage of that special discount! If you would like to extend your stay for additional rest and renewal, check about our availability and come a day early or stay an extra night for a 15% discount off our regular lodging fees! For anyone in need of financial assistance, you may submit a scholarship application and you can access that here on our website. Our scholarship fund is limited and we cannot provide full scholarships but will review all applications for partial awards. If you would like to contribute to our scholarship fund to help others attend, please call us or go to our Giving Page online.
Cancellation Policies
Please review our Cancellation Policies prior to registration.
Our workshop policy is as follows:
Cancellations for workshops prior to 30 days result in a refund minus a $100 cancellation fee. (Our reduced price individual weekends have a $75 cancellation fee.)
Cancellations made within 15-30 days prior to a workshop result in a 50% refund only.
Cancellations made less than 15 days prior to a workshop result in no refund. We make financial commitments to our own workshop leaders and vendors.
We understand emergencies arise but we cannot offer refunds beyond the policies listed. We also are not able to give refunds for anyone missing events due to bad weather conditions. FULL Refunds ARE given if an event is cancelled by TMC for any reason.