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2025 Associate Membership
2025 Indigenous Ways of Knowing: Two Eyed Seeing
With Nadine McSpadden and Zoe McDonell
2025 Indigenous Ways of Knowing: Two Eyed Seeing Lunch and Dinner
With Nadine McSpadden
Lunch: 12:30-1:30 pm Menu alternates daily with Soup & Sandwich, Burger Bar, Appy Day, Fish & Chips, Taco Beef Dip, Beef Stew all served with a garden salad, whole fruit or fruit salad, dessert, coffee and tea. Dinner: 5:30-6:30 pm Menu alternates daily with Smoked Ham, BBQ Pork Back Ribs, Spaghetti and Meat Sauce, Herb Roasted […]
2025 Indigenous Ways of Knowing: Two Eyed Seeing Dinner Only
With Nadine McSpadden
Dinner: 5:30-6:30 pm Menu alternates daily with Smoked Ham, BBQ Pork Back Ribs, Spaghetti and Meat Sauce, Herb Roasted Chicken Pieces all served with a hot vegetable, a specialty salad, dessert, coffee or tea.
2025 Indigenous Ways of Knowing: Two Eyed Seeing Lunch Only
With Nadine McSpadden
Lunch: 12:30-1:30 pm Menu alternates daily with Soup & Sandwich, Burger Bar, Appy Day, Fish & Chips, Taco Beef Dip, Beef Stew all served with a garden salad, whole fruit or fruit salad, dessert, coffee and tea.
2025 Ben Scheidegger & Katie Brayley Wedding Guests
Please join us to celebrate the union of Katie Brayley and Ben Scheidegger on May 10, 2025 at the beautiful Sorrento Retreat and Conference Centre. Ceremony followed by reception on Saturday May 10, 2025 at 3:30 pm. Further details and RSVP details are in the e-vite sent to you via email. For those guests […]
2025 Ben Scheidegger & Katie Brayley Wedding
Please join us to celebrate the union of Katie Brayley and Ben Scheidegger on May 10, 2025 at the beautiful Sorrento Retreat and Conference Centre. Ceremony followed by reception on Saturday May 10, 2025 at 3:30 pm. Further details and RSVP details are in the e-vite sent to you via email. For those guests […]
2025 Okanagan Knitters Lunch and Dinner
Lunch: 12:30-1:30 pm Menu alternates daily with Soup & Sandwich, Burger Bar, Appy Day, Fish & Chips, Taco Beef Dip, Beef Stew all served with a garden salad, whole fruit or fruit salad, dessert, coffee and tea. Dinner: 5:30-6:30 pm Menu alternates daily with Smoked Ham, BBQ Pork Back Ribs, Spaghetti and Meat Sauce, Herb Roasted […]
2025 Okanagan Knitters Dinner Only
Dinner: 5:30-6:30 pm Menu alternates daily with Smoked Ham, BBQ Pork Back Ribs, Spaghetti and Meat Sauce, Herb Roasted Chicken Pieces all served with a hot vegetable, a specialty salad, dessert, coffee or tea.
2025 Okanagan Knitters Lunch Only
Lunch: 12:30-1:30 pm Menu alternates daily with Soup & Sandwich, Burger Bar, Appy Day, Fish & Chips, Taco Beef Dip, Beef Stew all served with a garden salad, whole fruit or fruit salad, dessert, coffee and tea.
2025 Okanagan Knitters Extra Lunch May 23 Only
Sorrento Centre
2025 SOYA Lunch and Dinner
Lunch: 12:30-1:30 pm – served with a garden salad, whole fruit or fruit salad, dessert, coffee and tea. Dinner: 5:30-6:30 pm – served with a hot vegetable, a specialty salad, dessert, coffee or tea. Vegetarian Menu for the whole group
2025 SOYA Retreat Dinner Only
Dinner: 5:30-6:30 pm – served with a hot vegetable, a specialty salad, dessert, coffee or tea. Vegetarian Menu for the whole group
2025 SOYA Retreat Lunch Only
Lunch: 12:30-1:30 pm –served with a garden salad, whole fruit or fruit salad, dessert, coffee and tea. Vegetarian Menu for the whole group
2025 Wesley Livingston and Sophia Penner Wedding
The honor of your presence is requested at the marriage celebration of Wesley Livingston and Sophia Penner Saturday June 14, 2025. To book your stay please choose a meal package or no meals first. Lunch and Dinner Package Dinner Only Package Lunch Only Package No Meals Package To view other enchanting and exciting programs […]
2025 Wes & Sophia Wedding Lunch and Dinner
Lunch Saturday June 14: 12:30-1:30 pm – Includes a main dish (such as soup & sandwich, chili, pot pie, samosa, mac & cheese etc.) served with a garden salad, whole fruit or fruit salad, dessert, coffee and tea. Dinner Friday June 13 & 14: 5:30-6:30 pm – Includes a hot entrée (such as chicken souvlaki, […]
2025 Wes & Sophia Wedding Dinner Only
Dinner Friday June 13, 2025: 5:30-6:30 PM – Includes a hot entrée (such as chicken souvlaki, spaghetti and meat sauce, beef bourguignon, meatloaf etc.) served with a hot vegetable, a specialty salad, dessert, coffee or tea. Wedding dinner included in package. Continental Breakfast on Saturday and Sunday included in packages.
2025 Wes & Sophia Wedding Lunch Only
Lunch Saturday June 14: 12:30-1:30 PM – Includes a main dish (such as soup & sandwich, chili, pot pie, somosa, mac & cheese etc.) served with a salad bar, whole fruit or fruit salad, dessert, coffee and tea. Wedding dinner included in cost. Continental Breakfast on Saturday and Sunday included in meal package.
2025 NimbleFingers Week 1
Sorrento Retreat and Conference Centre
Arrival: Sunday, July 6 after 12:00 p.m. (registration at 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.). Check in with the office for room keys. Departure: Without Festival Weekend: Friday, July 11 10:00 a.m. from rooms. 11:00 a.m. from the Centre. With Festival Weekend: Sunday, July 13 10:00 a.m. from rooms. 11:00 a.m. from the Centre. Choose one […]
2025 NimbleFingers - Both Weeks Lunch and Dinner Meal Package with Festival
Lunch: 12:30-1:30 pm Menu alternates daily with Soup & Sandwich, Burger Bar, Appy Day, Fish & Chips, Taco Beef Dip, Beef Stew all served with a garden salad, whole fruit or fruit salad, dessert, coffee and tea. Dinner: 5:30-6:30 pm Menu alternates daily with Smoked Ham, BBQ Pork Back Ribs, Spaghetti and Meat Sauce, Herb Roasted […]
2025 NimbleFingers - Both Weeks Dinner Only Meal Package with Festival
Dinner: 5:30-6:30 pm Menu alternates daily with Smoked Ham, BBQ Pork Back Ribs, Spaghetti and Meat Sauce, Herb Roasted Chicken Pieces all served with a hot vegetable, a specialty salad, dessert, coffee or tea.
2025 NimbleFingers - Both Weeks Lunch Only Meal Package with Festival
Lunch: 12:30-1:30 pm Menu alternates daily with Soup & Sandwich, Burger Bar, Appy Day, Fish & Chips, Taco Beef Dip, Beef Stew all served with a garden salad, whole fruit or fruit salad, dessert, coffee and tea.
2025 NimbleFingers - Week 1 Lunch and Dinner Meal Package
Lunch: 12:30-1:30 pm Menu alternates daily with Soup & Sandwich, Burger Bar, Appy Day, Fish & Chips, Taco Beef Dip, Beef Stew all served with a garden salad, whole fruit or fruit salad, dessert, coffee and tea. Dinner: 5:30-6:30 pm Menu alternates daily with Smoked Ham, BBQ Pork Back Ribs, Spaghetti and Meat Sauce, Herb Roasted […]
2025 NimbleFingers - Week 1 Lunch and Dinner with Festival Weekend Pass
Lunch: 12:30-1:30 pm Menu alternates daily with Soup & Sandwich, Burger Bar, Appy Day, Fish & Chips, Taco Beef Dip, Beef Stew all served with a garden salad, whole fruit or fruit salad, dessert, coffee and tea. Dinner: 5:30-6:30 pm Menu alternates daily with Smoked Ham, BBQ Pork Back Ribs, Spaghetti and Meat Sauce, Herb Roasted […]
2025 NimbleFingers - Week 1 Dinner Only Meal Package
Dinner: 5:30-6:30 pm Menu alternates daily with Smoked Ham, BBQ Pork Back Ribs, Spaghetti and Meat Sauce, Herb Roasted Chicken Pieces all served with a hot vegetable, a specialty salad, dessert, coffee or tea.
2025 NimbleFingers - Week 1 Dinner Only with Festival Weekend Pass
Dinner: 5:30-6:30 pm Menu alternates daily with Smoked Ham, BBQ Pork Back Ribs, Spaghetti and Meat Sauce, Herb Roasted Chicken Pieces all served with a hot vegetable, a specialty salad, dessert, coffee or tea.
2025 NimbleFingers - Week 1 Lunch Only Meal Package
Lunch: 12:30-1:30 pm Menu alternates daily with Soup & Sandwich, Burger Bar, Appy Day, Fish & Chips, Taco Beef Dip, Beef Stew all served with a garden salad, whole fruit or fruit salad, dessert, coffee and tea.
2025 NimbleFingers - Week 1 Lunch Only with Festival Weekend Pass
Lunch: 12:30-1:30 pm Menu alternates daily with Soup & Sandwich, Burger Bar, Appy Day, Fish & Chips, Taco Beef Dip, Beef Stew all served with a garden salad, whole fruit or fruit salad, dessert, coffee and tea.
2025 NimbleFingers Week 1& 2
Sorrento Centre
Arrival: Sunday, July 6 after 12:00pm (registration at 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.) Check office for your key. Departure: Friday, July 18 10:00 a.m. from rooms. 11:00 a.m. from the Centre. If your accommodation is full for Both Weeks, please return to main reservation page and do the weeks separately. **In the "Tell Me About […]
2025 NimbleFingers Stacie's Links
Sorrento Centre
NimbleFingers 2025 Week 1 with or without Festival Week 2 with or without Festival Both Weeks 1 and 2 To view other enchanting and exciting programs go to Sorrento Retreat and Conference Centre
2025 Week 1 - Harmony Singing- All Levels
With Crystal Lariza
Instructor: Crystal Lariza
2025 Week 1 - Sing and Strum - All Levels
With Jenny Lester
Instructor: Jenny Lester
2025 Week 1 - Intermediate/Adv Bass
With Matthew Holmes
Instructor: Matthew Holmes
2025 Week 1 - Intermediate Rhythm Guitar
With Forrest Marowitz
Instructor: Forrest Marowitz
2025 Week 1 - Intermediate BG Fiddle
With Lillian Sawyer
Instructor: Lillian Sawyer
2025 Week 1 - Advanced BG Fiddle
With Patrick M'Gonigle
Instructor: Patrick M'Gonigle
2025 Week 1 - Picker and Grinner - Adult
2025 Week 1 - Workshop - 17 and Under
2025 Week 1 - Picker and Grinner - Age 13 -17
2025 Week 1 - Picker and Grinner - Age 5 -12
2025 NimbleFingers Week 2 Lunch and Dinner with Festival Weekend Pass
Lunch: 12:30-1:30 pm Menu alternates daily with Soup & Sandwich, Burger Bar, Appy Day, Fish & Chips, Taco Beef Dip, Beef Stew all served with a garden salad, whole fruit or fruit salad, dessert, coffee and tea. Dinner: 5:30-6:30 pm Menu alternates daily with Smoked Ham, BBQ Pork Back Ribs, Spaghetti and Meat Sauce, Herb Roasted […]
2025 NimbleFingers - Week 2 Dinner Only with Festival Weekend Pass
Dinner: 5:30-6:30 pm Menu alternates daily with Smoked Ham, BBQ Pork Back Ribs, Spaghetti and Meat Sauce, Herb Roasted Chicken Pieces all served with a hot vegetable, a specialty salad, dessert, coffee or tea.
2025 NimbleFingers - Week 2 Lunch Only with Festival Weekend Pass
Lunch: 12:30-1:30 pm Menu alternates daily with Soup & Sandwich, Burger Bar, Appy Day, Fish & Chips, Taco Beef Dip, Beef Stew all served with a garden salad, whole fruit or fruit salad, dessert, coffee and tea.
2025 NimbleFingers - Week 2 Lunch and Dinner Meal Package
Lunch: 12:30-1:30 pm Menu alternates daily with Soup & Sandwich, Burger Bar, Appy Day, Fish & Chips, Taco Beef Dip, Beef Stew all served with a garden salad, whole fruit or fruit salad, dessert, coffee and tea. Dinner: 5:30-6:30 pm Menu alternates daily with Smoked Ham, BBQ Pork Back Ribs, Spaghetti and Meat Sauce, Herb Roasted […]
2025 NimbleFingers - Week 2 Dinner Only Meal Package
Dinner: 5:30-6:30 pm Menu alternates daily with Smoked Ham, BBQ Pork Back Ribs, Spaghetti and Meat Sauce, Herb Roasted Chicken Pieces all served with a hot vegetable, a specialty salad, dessert, coffee or tea.
2025 NimbleFingers - Week 2 Lunch Only Meal Package
Lunch: 12:30-1:30 pm Menu alternates daily with Soup & Sandwich, Burger Bar, Appy Day, Fish & Chips, Taco Beef Dip, Beef Stew all served with a garden salad, whole fruit or fruit salad, dessert, coffee and tea.
2025 NimbleFingers Week 2
Sorrento Centre
Arrival: Without Festival Weekend: Sunday, July 13 after 12:00 p.m. (registration at 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.). Check in with the office for your key. With Festival Weekend: Friday, July 11 after 12:00 p.m. (registration at 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.). Check in with the office for your key. Departure: Friday, July 18 10:00 a.m. […]
2025 Week 2 - Harmony Singing - All Levels
With Jenny Lester
Instructor: Jenny Lester
2025 Week 2 - Sing and Strum - All Levels
With Sue Malcolm
Instructor: Sue Malcolm
2025 Week 2 - Intermediate/Adv Bass
With James McEleney
Instructor: James McEleney
2025 Week 2 - Old Time Guitar - All Levels
With Mark Kilianski
Instructor: Mark Kilianski
2025 Week 2 - Intermediate Flatpicking
With Bryan McDowell
Instructor: Bryan McDowell
2025 Week 2 - Intermediate Advance Dobro
With Miles Zurawell
Instructor: Miles Zurawell
2025 Week 2 - Intermediate Mandolin
With John Reischman
Instructor: John Reischman
2025 Week 2 - Intermediate Clawhammer
With Paul Silveria
Instructor: Paul Silveria
2025 Week 2 - Intermediate/Advance OT Fiddle
With Amy Alvey
Instructor: Amy Alvey
2025 Week 2 - Intermediate/Advance BG Fiddle
With Ella Jordan
Instructor: Ella Jordan
2025 Week 2 - Picker and Grinner - Adult
There is something for everyone…or if you would like to hangout and enjoy the good times, without the pressure of taking a class, the Picker & Grinner option may be for you!
2025 Week 2 - Workshop - 17 and Under
2025 Week 2 - Picker and Grinner - Age 5 -12
2025 Week 2 - Picker and Grinner - Age 13 -17
2025 Angela's Stagette Gathering
Can’t wait to celebrate at my stagette! IM GETTING MARRIED YAHOO💖💃🏝️ Please see the link below to book accommodations if you choose to stay at the Sorrento Centre for the weekend. My Bridesmaids will keep everyone updated with what’s going on for Saturday 19 Jul 2025 evening stagette. I’ve rented the beach at Sorrento Centre […]
2025 Angela's Stagette Registration
Can’t wait to celebrate at my stagette! IM GETTING MARRIED YAHOO💖💃🏝️ Please see the link below to book accommodations if you choose to stay at the Sorrento Centre for the weekend. My Bridesmaids will keep everyone updated with what’s going on for Saturday 19 Jul 2025 evening stagette. I’ve rented the beach at Sorrento Centre […]
2025 Week 1 Summer Programs
Sorrento Centre
Come home to Sorrento Retreat and Conference Centre! Whether you are arriving for the first time, or if you and your family have been coming for generations. We invite you come find the perfect program for you and your family from the variety of programs and amazing leaders bringing rich and dynamic ideas to challenge […]
2025 Week 1 Summer Programs - July 20-26 Lunch and Dinner
Lunch: 12:30-1:30 pm Menu alternates daily with Soup & Sandwich, Burger Bar, Appy Day, Fish & Chips, Taco Beef Dip, Beef Stew all served with a garden salad, whole fruit or fruit salad, dessert, coffee and tea. Dinner: 5:30-6:30 pm Menu alternates daily with Smoked Ham, BBQ Pork Back Ribs, Spaghetti and Meat Sauce, Herb Roasted […]
2025 Week 1 Summer Programs - July 20-26 Dinner Only
Dinner: 5:30-6:30 pm Menu alternates daily with Smoked Ham, BBQ Pork Back Ribs, Spaghetti and Meat Sauce, Herb Roasted Chicken Pieces all served with a hot vegetable, a specialty salad, dessert, coffee or tea.
2025 Week 1 Summer Programs - July 20-26 Lunch Only
Lunch: 12:30-1:30 pm Menu alternates daily with Soup & Sandwich, Burger Bar, Appy Day, Fish & Chips, Taco Beef Dip, Beef Stew all served with a garden salad, whole fruit or fruit salad, dessert, coffee and tea.
2025 Week 1 Adult 19+: Stay and Play
Sorrento Centre
2025 Week 1 Adult 19+: Creative Journaling - Curiosity, and the Art of Seeing or How to Grow Enchantment
With Kathie MacDuff
Sorrento Centre
At the root of all creativity is curiosity. Whatever the art form we practice, however our creativity manifests itself, the more curiosity we exercise, the more our creativity will grow. For many, this curiosity is most easily accessed, this flame most readily fanned, by simply being attentive. Creativity is making connections, with yourself or a […]
2025 Week 1 Youth Age 11-18: Adventures in Creativity Program
With Mark and Nadja Hoath
2025 Week 1 Children's Age 5-10: Program
Children’s Program for 5-10 years old: The children’s program will run Monday through Friday, 9:45 am – 12:20 pm. Our Summer Youth Staff Leader, Cameron Gutjhar, will work with the Recreation Coordinator to create a themed week of fun, high-energy activities and learning based on age, interest, and abilities!
2025 Week 1 Preschool Age 3-4: Program
Preschool Program for 3-4 years old: The preschool program runs Monday through Friday, 9:45 am – 12:20 pm, and includes activities designed to keep preschoolers engaged and busy while parent(s) are enjoying their program or free time. *Space is limited to nine (9) participants so register early!
2025 Week 1 Adult 19+: Resting, Listening and Making - A journey of contemplation & discovery within
With Lorie Martin and Herta Klassen
Sorrento Centre
This wonder-full retreat is a hands-on experience with of a variety of contemplative and creative practices, inspirational teaching on creativity and the faith journey, with lots of time to create a variety of projects. Enjoy time in silence, nature, colouring, painting, molding, and community connecting. No previous art experience is needed, only awe and wonder! […]
2025 Week 1 Adult 19+: God Talk for Secular Ears
With Harold Munn
Sorrento Centre
This course proposes that one of the reasons for the precipitous decline in church attendance may be the inability of churches to express the faith within the language of our secular society. Just as traditional missionaries learned the language and customs of cultures to which they were sent, what if our modern mission field is […]
2025 Week 1 Young Adult 19-39 Endowment Fund
Sorrento Centre
B.C. Bishops Create Young Adult Endowment Fund for Sorrento Retreat and Conference Centre! Be Enchanted: Young Adults (19 – 39 years of age) will receive $325 to be applied to your registration for one of the Four Weeks of Sorrento Programming in 2025! Select any program during July 20 – August 16, 2025 to receive […]
2025 Week 2 Summer Programs - July 27-Aug 2 Lunch and Dinner
Lunch: 12:30-1:30 pm Menu alternates daily with Soup & Sandwich, Burger Bar, Appy Day, Fish & Chips, Taco Beef Dip, Beef Stew all served with a garden salad, whole fruit or fruit salad, dessert, coffee and tea. Dinner: 5:30-6:30 pm Menu alternates daily with Smoked Ham, BBQ Pork Back Ribs, Spaghetti and Meat Sauce, Herb Roasted […]
2025 Week 2 Summer Programs - July 27-Aug 2 Dinner Only
Dinner: 5:30-6:30 pm Menu alternates daily with Smoked Ham, BBQ Pork Back Ribs, Spaghetti and Meat Sauce, Herb Roasted Chicken Pieces all served with a hot vegetable, a specialty salad, dessert, coffee or tea.
2025 Week 2 Summer Programs - July 27-Aug 2 Lunch Only
Lunch: 12:30-1:30 pm Menu alternates daily with Soup & Sandwich, Burger Bar, Appy Day, Fish & Chips, Taco Beef Dip, Beef Stew all served with a garden salad, whole fruit or fruit salad, dessert, coffee and tea.
2025 Week 2 Summer Programs
Sorrento Centre
Come home to Sorrento Retreat and Conference Centre! Whether you are arriving for the first time, or if you and your family have been coming for generations. We invite you come find the perfect program for you and your family from the variety of programs and amazing leaders bringing rich and dynamic ideas to challenge […]
2025 Week 2 Adult 19+: Stay and Play
Sorrento Centre
2025 Week 2 Adult 19+: Creative Journaling - Everyday Enchantment - Miracles in the Mundane
With Kathie MacDuff
Sorrento Centre
Here’s my simple definition of miracles: they are things that make our lives better than they would have been if they hadn’t happened. What makes them miraculous? That we take notice of them. This allows us to shift our focus onto the everyday happenings that constantly enrich our days. Oddly, because of Covid, I am […]
2025 Week 2 Youth Age 11-18: Active Adventures Program
With Mark and Nadja Hoath
2025 Week 2 Children Age 5-10: Program
Children’s Program for 5-10 years old: The children’s program will run Monday through Friday, 9:45 am – 12:20 pm. Our Summer Youth Staff Leader, Cameron Gutjhar, will work with the Recreation Coordinator to create a themed week of fun, high-energy activities and learning based on age, interest, and abilities!
2025 Week 2 Preschool Age 3-4: Program
Preschool Program for 3-4 years old: The preschool program runs Monday through Friday, 9:45 am – 12:20 pm, and includes activities designed to keep preschoolers engaged and busy while parent(s) are enjoying their program or free time. *Space is limited to nine (9) participants so register early!
2025 Week 2 Adult 19+: The Honey Roads
With Jeff Stockton
Sorrento Centre
There is an ancient Irish love song that sings that the Bees have their Honey Roads in every cardinal direction from the mountain. The bees have always been powerful teachers for human beings. They have been honoured across cultures as divine messengers, visitations of spirit, and bringers of inspiration. Come travel the Honey Roads this […]
2025 Week 2 Adult 19+: The Turbulent 2020s - A Midterm Report
With Bishop Anna Greenwood-Lee and Rev. Christine Conkin
Sorrento Centre
The 2020’s… we know how they started. How are they going? Climate crises. Racial reckonings. Institutional church decline. Trump is back. The future is uncertain. How does our theology help or hinder us as we navigate the turbulence of our times? How do we hold fast in communities of faith in these chaotic and changing […]
2025 Week 2 Young Adult 19-39 Endowment Fund
Sorrento Centre
B.C. Bishops Create Young Adult Endowment Fund for Sorrento Retreat and Conference Centre! Be Enchanted: Young Adults (19 – 39 years of age) will receive $325 to be applied to your registration for one of the Four Weeks of Sorrento Programming in 2025! Select any program during July 20 – August 16, 2025 to receive […]
2025 Week 3 Summer Programs - Aug 3-9 Lunch and Dinner
Lunch: 12:30-1:30 pm Menu alternates daily with Soup & Sandwich, Burger Bar, Appy Day, Fish & Chips, Taco Beef Dip, Beef Stew all served with a garden salad, whole fruit or fruit salad, dessert, coffee and tea. Dinner: 5:30-6:30 pm Menu alternates daily with Smoked Ham, BBQ Pork Back Ribs, Spaghetti and Meat Sauce, Herb Roasted […]
2025 Week 3 Summer Programs - Aug 3-9 Dinner Only
Dinner: 5:30-6:30 pm Menu alternates daily with Smoked Ham, BBQ Pork Back Ribs, Spaghetti and Meat Sauce, Herb Roasted Chicken Pieces all served with a hot vegetable, a specialty salad, dessert, coffee or tea.
2025 Week 3 Summer Programs - Aug 3-9 Lunch Only
Lunch: 12:30-1:30 pm Menu alternates daily with Soup & Sandwich, Burger Bar, Appy Day, Fish & Chips, Taco Beef Dip, Beef Stew all served with a garden salad, whole fruit or fruit salad, dessert, coffee and tea.
2025 Week 3 Summer Programs
Sorrento Centre
Come home to Sorrento Retreat and Conference Centre! Whether you are arriving for the first time, or if you and your family have been coming for generations. We invite you come find the perfect program for you and your family from the variety of programs and amazing leaders bringing rich and dynamic ideas to challenge […]
2025 Week 3 Adult 19+: Sacred Groves - Trees, Forest, and the Human Imagination
With Jason Brown
Sorrento Centre
2025 Week 3 Adult 19+: Stay and Play
Sorrento Centre
2025 Week 3 Youth Age 11-18: Adventures in Family Week Program
With Mark and Nadja Hoath
2025 Week 3 Children Age 5-10: Program
Children’s Program for 5-10 years old: The children’s program will run Monday through Friday, 9:45 am – 12:20 pm. Our Summer Youth Staff Leader, Cameron Gutjhar, will work with the Recreation Coordinator to create a themed week of fun, high-energy activities and learning based on age, interest, and abilities!
2025 Week 3 Preschool Age 3-4: Program
Preschool Program for 3-4 years old: The preschool program runs Monday through Friday, 9:45 am – 12:20 pm, and includes activities designed to keep preschoolers engaged and busy while parent(s) are enjoying their program or free time. *Space is limited to nine (9) participants so register early!
2025 Week 3 Adult 19+: Interactive Biblical Storytelling
With Ven. Dr. Rob James
Sorrento Centre
Interactive Biblical Storytelling Much of the Bible originated as oral tradition, stories that were told and retold over the years. Jesus told stories as a key part of his instructional technique, and these stories were retold by his followers. Today, the Bible is a written text, but one way of bringing the stories alive is […]
2025 Week 3 Adult 19+: Paint an Enchanted Journey
With James Hayes
Sorrento Centre
We are so beautifully and profoundly entangled with this earth and have the honour of cohabiting with it. We get to watch, in awe, it’s glimmers that brighten and enrich our journey. To be enchanted by its visual and soul-filled wonders is a blessing. We, as painters, will attempt to interpret and, in the most […]
2025 Week 3 Young Adult 19-39 Endowment Fund
Sorrento Centre
B.C. Bishops Create Young Adult Endowment Fund for Sorrento Retreat and Conference Centre! Be Enchanted: Young Adults (19 – 39 years of age) will receive $325 to be applied to your registration for one of the Four Weeks of Sorrento Programming in 2025! Select any program during July 20 – August 16, 2025 to receive […]
Dine & Dance Under the Stars
1st Annual Dine & Dance Under the Stars The magic of Sorrento Retreat and Conference Centre will be unveiled! Be captivated by our stunning backdrop, the shimmering Shuswap Lake. Enjoy a lush grassy carpet under your feet, the scent of roses on the evening breeze while a starlit tent welcomes you to dance the night […]
Dine & Dance Under the Stars - Single Ticket
Single Ticket $150
Dine & Dance Under the Stars - Table for 6
Table for six $900
Dine & Dance Under the Stars - Table for 8
Table for Eight $1,200
2025 Week 4 Summer Programs - Aug 10-16 Lunch and Dinner
Lunch: 12:30-1:30 pm Menu alternates daily with Soup & Sandwich, Burger Bar, Appy Day, Fish & Chips, Taco Beef Dip, Beef Stew all served with a garden salad, whole fruit or fruit salad, dessert, coffee and tea. Dinner: 5:30-6:30 pm Menu alternates daily with Smoked Ham, BBQ Pork Back Ribs, Spaghetti and Meat Sauce, Herb Roasted […]
2025 Week 4 Summer Programs - Aug 10-16 Lunch Only
Lunch: 12:30-1:30 pm Menu alternates daily with Soup & Sandwich, Burger Bar, Appy Day, Fish & Chips, Taco Beef Dip, Beef Stew all served with a garden salad, whole fruit or fruit salad, dessert, coffee and tea.
2025 Week 4 Summer Programs - Aug 10-16 Dinner Only
Dinner: 5:30-6:30 pm Menu alternates daily with Smoked Ham, BBQ Pork Back Ribs, Spaghetti and Meat Sauce, Herb Roasted Chicken Pieces all served with a hot vegetable, a specialty salad, dessert, coffee or tea.
2025 Week 4 Summer Programs
Sorrento Centre
Come home to Sorrento Retreat and Conference Centre! Whether you are arriving for the first time, or if you and your family have been coming for generations. We invite you come find the perfect program for you and your family from the variety of programs and amazing leaders bringing rich and dynamic ideas to challenge […]
2025 Week 4 Adult 19+: For the Sake of the Song
With Ethan Cole
Sorrento Centre
2025 Week 4 Adult 19+: Stay and Play
Sorrento Centre
2025 Week 4 Adult 19+: Knitting, Circles, and Stories
With Dr. Sylvia Olsen
Sorrento Centre
2025 Week 4 Youth Age 11-18: Adventure Odessy
With Ven. Dr. Rob James and Jean James
2025 Week 4 Children Age 5-10: Program
Children’s Program for 5-10 years old: The children’s program will run Monday through Friday, 9:45 am – 12:20 pm. Our Summer Youth Staff Leader, Cameron Gutjhar, will work with the Recreation Coordinator to create a themed week of fun, high-energy activities and learning based on age, interest, and abilities!
2025 Week 4 Preschool Age 3-4: Program
Preschool Program for 3-4 years old: The preschool program runs Monday through Friday, 9:45 am – 12:20 pm, and includes activities designed to keep preschoolers engaged and busy while parent(s) are enjoying their program or free time. *Space is limited to nine (9) participants so register early!
2025 Week 4 Adult 19+: The Spirituality of Henri Nouwen: 4 ways to live as God's beloved
With Ver. Rev. Dr. Kyle Norman
Sorrento Centre
The Spirituality of Henri Nouwen: 4 ways to live as God’s beloved Henri Nouwen remains one of the most influential spiritual teachers of our time. A man of opposites, Nouwen was both Priest and Psychologist, Writer and Activist, Educator and Student. His ministry took him from the Ivy league halls of Yale and Harvard to […]
2025 Week 4 Young Adult 19-39 Endowment Fund
Sorrento Centre
B.C. Bishops Create Young Adult Endowment Fund for Sorrento Retreat and Conference Centre! Be Enchanted: Young Adults (19 – 39 years of age) will receive $325 to be applied to your registration for one of the Four Weeks of Sorrento Programming in 2025! Select any program during July 20 – August 16, 2025 to receive […]
2025 Johnston Family Cribbage Tournament Saturday August 30
2025 Johnston Family Golf Sunday Morning
Talking Rock Golf Course (Quaaout Lodge) Tee off times to be announced
2025 Walking towards enchantment: A pilgrim's way
With Ken Gray and Michael Shapcott
Each step in the pilgrim’s journey is a step closer to the divine. Join us in September for four days of walking with intention, hosted by the Ecological and Social Justice Working Group of the Ecclesiastical Province of BC / Yukon and Sorrento Centre. Our world is increasingly disenchanted. Powerful economic, social and political forces […]
2025 Fall Writing Retreat Sept 28 - Oct 3
With Gail Anderson-Dargatz
Writers will enjoy five morning master classes with Gail, each on a different aspect of craft, that will help you develop your project to the fullest. Following the morning workshop sessions, explore the Shuswap or write in this restful atmosphere for the remainder of the day. Lunch and Dinner package includes Sunday Dinner - Friday […]
2025 A Wisdom School on Wisdom Rhythms and Relationships
With Heather Ruce
2025 Wisdom Rhythms and Relationships - Oct. 5-9 Lunch and Dinner
Lunch: 12:30-1:30 pm Menu alternates daily with Soup & Sandwich, Burger Bar, Appy Day, Fish & Chips, Taco Beef Dip, Beef Stew all served with a garden salad, whole fruit or fruit salad, dessert, coffee and tea. Dinner: 5:30-6:30 pm Menu alternates daily with Smoked Ham, BBQ Pork Back Ribs, Spaghetti and Meat Sauce, Herb Roasted […]
2025 A Wisdom School on Wisdom Rhythms and Relationships Tuition
2025 A Wisdom School on Wisdom Rhythms and Relationships Online
Join us online at the Sorrento Centre. There will be an invitation to a ‘Wisdom way of knowing’ through a daily rhythm with periods of silence, centering prayer, teaching, conscious conversation, Gurdjieff Exercises and Movements, chanting, mindful work, lectio divina, and contemplative reflective time.
2025 Associates Thanksgiving Oct 10-13
Please join us for Associates’ Thanksgiving Weekend October 10-13, 2025! We are excited to host our Associates during this long weekend. Members of our Board of Directors will also be in attendance, meeting Saturday morning and then turning their attention to the many fall tasks involved with putting parts of the Centre to bed for […]