Programs

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January 1 - 2, 2024
Sorrento Retreat & Conference Centre

2025 Associate Membership

December 1, 2024 - December 31, 2025
Sorrento Retreat and Conference Centre
Our Associates are your most loyal and valued friends. Many Associates and next generation Associates volunteer in practical ways in the spring and fall, many also make financial contributions to the life and operations of our beloved Centre.

2025 Indigenous Ways of Knowing: Two Eyed Seeing

With Nadine McSpadden and Zoe McDonell

April 25 - 27, 2025
Sorrento Retreat and Conference Centre
Participants will be introduced to the notion of Two Eyed Seeing. This is a perspective that takes Indigenous knowledge and merges it with science. This way of viewing the world sees how both perspectives can complement each other and can impact the way in which we forage, connect with land and place and create dyes that are not harmful to the environment.

2025 Indigenous Ways of Knowing: Two Eyed Seeing Lunch and Dinner

With Nadine McSpadden

April 25 - 27, 2025

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

April 25 - 27, 2025

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

April 25 - 27, 2025

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 Indigenous Ways of Knowing: Two Eyed Seeing No Meals

With Nadine McSpadden

April 25 - 27, 2025

2025 Ben Scheidegger & Katie Brayley Wedding Guests

May 9 - 11, 2025
Sorrento Retreat & Conference Centre

  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

May 10 - 11, 2025
Sorrento Retreat & Conference Centre

  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

May 23 - 25, 2025

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

May 23 - 25, 2025

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

May 23 - 25, 2025

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 No Meals

May 23 - 25, 2025

2025 Okanagan Knitters Extra Lunch May 23 Only

May 23 - 25, 2025

Sorrento Centre
This is a lunch on May 23 only

2025 SOYA Retreat No Meals

May 29 - June 1, 2025

2025 SOYA Lunch and Dinner

May 29 - June 1, 2025

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

May 29 - June 1, 2025

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

May 29 - June 1, 2025

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

June 13 - 15, 2025
Sorrento Centre

  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

June 13 - 15, 2025
Sorrento Centre Dining Room

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

June 13 - 15, 2025

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

June 13 - 15, 2025
Sorrento Centre Dining Room

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 Wes & Sophia Wedding No Meals

June 13 - 15, 2025

Wedding Dinner included in your registration.  

2025 NimbleFingers Week 1

July 6 - 11, 2025

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

July 6 - 18, 2025

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

July 6 - 18, 2025

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

July 6 - 18, 2025

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 - Both Weeks No Meal Package with Festival

July 6 - 18, 2025

2025 NimbleFingers - Week 1 Lunch and Dinner Meal Package

July 6 - 11, 2025

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

July 6 - 13, 2025

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

July 6 - 11, 2025

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

July 6 - 13, 2025

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

July 6 - 11, 2025

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

July 6 - 13, 2025

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 No Meals Package

July 6 - 11, 2025

2025 NimbleFingers - Week 1 No Meals with Festival Weekend Pass

July 6 - 13, 2025

2025 NimbleFingers Week 1& 2

July 6 - 18, 2025

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

July 6 - 18, 2025

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    

NimbleFingers

2025 Week 1 - Harmony Singing- All Levels

With Crystal Lariza

July 7 - 11, 2025

Instructor: Crystal Lariza

2025 Week 1 - Sing and Strum - All Levels

With Jenny Lester

July 7 - 11, 2025

Instructor: Jenny Lester

Chris Coole

2025 Week 1 - Songwriting - All Levels

With Chris Coole

July 7 - 11, 2025

Instructor: Chris Coole

2025 Week 1 - Intermediate/Adv Bass

With Matthew Holmes

July 7 - 11, 2025

Instructor: Matthew Holmes

2025 Week 1 - Beginning Guitar

With Kayla Hotte

July 7 - 11, 2025

Instructor: Kayla Hotte

Forest Marowitz

2025 Week 1 - Intermediate Rhythm Guitar

With Forrest Marowitz

July 7 - 11, 2025

Instructor: Forrest Marowitz

2025 Week 1 - Intermediate Flatpicking

With Joe Suskind

July 7 - 11, 2025

Instructor: Joe Suskind

2025 Week 1 - Advance Flatpicking

With Eli West

July 7 - 11, 2025

Instructor: Eli West

2025 Week 1 - Beg/Intermediate Mandolin

With Carl Jones

July 7 - 11, 2025

Instructor: Carl Jones

2025 Week 1 - Advanced Mandolin

With Kaden Hurst

July 7 - 11, 2025

Instructor: Kaden Hurst

2025 Week 1 - Intermediate Clawhammer

With Phil Jamison

July 7 - 11, 2025

Instructor: Phil Jamison

2025 Week 1 - Advance Clawhammer

With Frank Evans

July 7 - 11, 2025

Instructor: Frank Evans

2025 Week 1 - Intermediate Banjo

With Miles Zurawell

July 7 - 11, 2025

Instructor: Miles Zurawell

2025 Week 1 - Advanced Banjo

With Chris Stevens

July 7 - 11, 2025

Instructor: Chris Stevens

2025 Week 1 - Intermediate OT Fiddle

With John Showman

July 7 - 11, 2025

Instructor: John Showman

2025 Week 1 - Advanced OT Fiddle

With Erynn Marshall

July 7 - 11, 2025

Instructor: Erynn Marshall

2025 Week 1 - Intermediate BG Fiddle

With Lillian Sawyer

July 7 - 11, 2025

Instructor: Lillian Sawyer

2025 Week 1 - Advanced BG Fiddle

With Patrick M'Gonigle

July 7 - 11, 2025

Instructor: Patrick M'Gonigle

2025 Week 1 - Picker and Grinner - Adult

July 7 - 11, 2025
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 1 - Workshop - 17 and Under

July 7 - 11, 2025
Youth Registration for a Workshop in Week 1 Please record the name of the course or instructor in 'Anything else that you'd like to tell us?' box under the 'Tell us about yourself section' for each youth registrant.

2025 Week 1 - Picker and Grinner - Age 13 -17

July 7 - 11, 2025
Youth Registration for a Workshop in Week 1 Please record the name of the course or instructor in 'Anything else that you'd like to tell us?' box under the 'Tell us about yourself section' for each youth registrant.

2025 Week 1 - Picker and Grinner - Age 5 -12

July 7 - 11, 2025
Youth Registration for a Workshop in Week 1 Please record the name of the course or instructor in 'Anything else that you'd like to tell us?' box under the 'Tell us about yourself section' for each youth registrant.

2025 NimbleFingers - Honky Tonk Dinner - Friday July 11

July 11, 2025

2025 NimbleFingers Week 2 No Meals with Festival Weekend Pass

July 11 - 18, 2025

2025 NimbleFingers Week 2 Lunch and Dinner with Festival Weekend Pass

July 11 - 18, 2025

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

July 11 - 18, 2025

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

July 11 - 18, 2025

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

July 13 - 18, 2025

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

July 13 - 18, 2025

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

July 13 - 18, 2025

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 No Meal Package

July 13 - 18, 2025

2025 NimbleFingers Week 2

July 13 - 18, 2025

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 NimbleFingers - July 13 Dinner Only (Optional)

July 13, 2025

2025 Week 2 - Harmony Singing - All Levels

With Jenny Lester

July 14 - 18, 2025

Instructor: Jenny Lester

2025 Week 2 - Sing and Strum - All Levels

With Sue Malcolm

July 14 - 18, 2025

Instructor: Sue Malcolm

2025 Week 2 - Songwriting - All Levels

With Steve Roy

July 14 - 18, 2025

Instructor: Steve Roy

2025 Week 2 - Intermediate/Adv Bass

With James McEleney

July 14 - 18, 2025

Instructor: James McEleney

2025 Week 2 - Beg/Intermediate Guitar

With Dale Adkins

July 14 - 18, 2025

Instructor: Adkins

2025 Week 2 - Old Time Guitar - All Levels

With Mark Kilianski

July 14 - 18, 2025

Instructor: Mark Kilianski

2025 Week 2 - Intermediate Flatpicking

With Bryan McDowell

July 14 - 18, 2025

Instructor: Bryan McDowell

2025 Week 2 - Advance Flatpicking

With Darryl Poulsen

July 14 - 18, 2025

Instructor: Darryl Poulsen

2025 Week 2 - Intermediate Advance Dobro

With Miles Zurawell

July 14 - 18, 2025

Instructor: Miles Zurawell

2025 Week 2 - Intermediate Mandolin

With John Reischman

July 14 - 18, 2025

Instructor: John Reischman

2025 Week 2 - Advance Mandolin

With Andrew Collins

July 14 - 18, 2025

Instructor: Andrew Collins

2025 Week 2 - Intermediate Clawhammer

With Paul Silveria

July 14 - 18, 2025

Instructor: Paul Silveria

2025 Week 2 - Advance Clawhammer

With Chris Coole

July 14 - 18, 2025

Instructor: Chris Coole

2025 Week 2 - Intermediate Banjo

With Chris Quinn

July 14 - 18, 2025

Instructor: Chris Quinn

2025 Week 2 - Advance Banjo

With Patrick Sauber

July 14 - 18, 2025

Instructor: Patrick Sauber

2025 Week 2 - Beginning Fiddle

With Chloe Davidson

July 14 - 18, 2025

Instructor: Chloe Davidson

2025 Week 2 - Intermediate/Advance OT Fiddle

With Amy Alvey

July 14 - 18, 2025

Instructor: Amy Alvey

2025 Week 2 - Intermediate/Advance BG Fiddle

With Ella Jordan

July 14 - 18, 2025

Instructor: Ella Jordan

2025 Week 2 - Picker and Grinner - Adult

July 14 - 18, 2025

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

July 14 - 18, 2025
Please record the name of the course or instructor in Step 6 'Anything else that you'd like to tell us?' box. For each youth registrant.

2025 Week 2 - Picker and Grinner - Age 5 -12

July 14 - 18, 2025
Youth Registration for a Workshop in Week 1 Please record the name of the course or instructor in 'Anything else that you'd like to tell us?' box under the 'Tell us about yourself section' for each youth registrant.

2025 Week 2 - Picker and Grinner - Age 13 -17

July 14 - 18, 2025
Youth Registration for a Workshop in Week 1 Please record the name of the course or instructor in 'Anything else that you'd like to tell us?' box under the 'Tell us about yourself section' for each youth registrant.

2025 Angela's Stagette Gathering

July 18 - 20, 2025
Sorrento Retreat & Conference Centre

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

July 18 - 20, 2025
Sorrento Retreat and Conference Centre

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

July 20 - 26, 2025

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

July 20 - 26, 2025

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

July 20 - 26, 2025

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

July 20 - 26, 2025

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 Summer Programs - July 20-26 No Meals

July 20 - 26, 2025

2025 Week 1 Adult 19+: Stay and Play

July 21 - 26, 2025

Sorrento Centre
Bring the family, get away with friends or use this time as a personal retreat. Come for the entire week or just a few days. Accommodation of all kinds and lunch/dinner meal packages are available (meal packages include complimentary continental breakfasts).

2025 Week 1 Adult 19+: Creative Journaling - Curiosity, and the Art of Seeing or How to Grow Enchantment

With Kathie MacDuff

July 21 - 26, 2025

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

July 21 - 26, 2025

2025 Week 1 Children's Age 5-10: Program

July 21 - 26, 2025

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

July 21 - 26, 2025

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 Youth Age 11-18: Stay and Play

July 21 - 26, 2025

2025 Week 1 Children Age 5-10: Stay and Play

July 21 - 26, 2025

 

2025 Week 1 Preschool Age 3-4: Stay and Play

July 21 - 26, 2025

2025 Week 1 Adult 19+: Resting, Listening and Making - A journey of contemplation & discovery within

With Lorie Martin and Herta Klassen

July 21 - 26, 2025

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

July 21 - 26, 2025

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

July 21 - 26, 2025

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

July 27 - August 2, 2025

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

July 27 - August 2, 2025

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

July 27 - August 2, 2025

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 - July 27-Aug 2 No Meals

July 27 - August 2, 2025

2025 Week 2 Summer Programs

July 27 - August 2, 2025

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

July 28 - August 2, 2025

Sorrento Centre
Bring the family, get away with friends or use this time as a personal retreat. Come for the entire week or just a few days. Accommodation of all kinds and lunch/dinner meal packages are available (meal packages include complimentary continental breakfasts).

2025 Week 2 Adult 19+: Creative Journaling - Everyday Enchantment - Miracles in the Mundane

With Kathie MacDuff

July 28 - August 2, 2025

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

July 28 - August 2, 2025

2025 Week 2 Children Age 5-10: Program

July 28 - August 2, 2025

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

July 28 - August 2, 2025

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 Youth Age11-18: Stay and Play

July 28 - August 2, 2025

2025 Week 2 Children Age 5-10: Stay and Play

July 28 - August 2, 2025

2025 Week 2 Preschool Age 3-4: Stay and Play

July 28 - August 2, 2025

2025 Week 2 Adult 19+: The Honey Roads

With Jeff Stockton

July 28 - August 2, 2025

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

July 28 - August 2, 2025

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

July 28 - August 2, 2025

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 No Meals

August 3 - 9, 2025

2025 Week 3 Summer Programs - Aug 3-9 Lunch and Dinner

August 3 - 9, 2025

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

August 3 - 9, 2025

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

August 3 - 9, 2025

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

August 3 - 9, 2025

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

August 4 - 9, 2025

Sorrento Centre
Learning/Exploration Outcomes Explore trees and forests in relation to human societies. Learn about trees and forests in the world’s religious and spiritual systems. Understand the cultural history of forestry, natural resources and ecological sciences related to trees and forests. Articulate the cultural roots of troubles facing trees and forests globally.

2025 Week 3 Adult 19+: Stay and Play

August 4 - 9, 2025

Sorrento Centre
Bring the family, get away with friends or use this time as a personal retreat. Come for the entire week or just a few days. Accommodation of all kinds and lunch/dinner meal packages are available (meal packages include complimentary continental breakfasts).

2025 Week 3 Youth Age 11-18: Adventures in Family Week Program

With Mark and Nadja Hoath

August 4 - 9, 2025

2025 Week 3 Children Age 5-10: Program

August 4 - 9, 2025

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

August 4 - 9, 2025

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 Youth Age 11-18: Stay and Play

August 4 - 9, 2025

2025 Week 3 Children Age 5-10: Stay and Play

August 4 - 9, 2025

2025 Week 3 Preschool Age 3-4: Stay and Play

August 4 - 9, 2025

2025 Week 3 Adult 19+: Interactive Biblical Storytelling

With Ven. Dr. Rob James

August 4 - 9, 2025

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

August 4 - 9, 2025

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

August 4 - 9, 2025

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

August 9 - 10, 2025
Sorrento Retreat and Conference Centre

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

August 9 - 10, 2025
Sorrento Retreat and Conference Centre

Single Ticket $150

Dine & Dance Under the Stars - Table for 6

August 9 - 10, 2025
Sorrento Retreat and Conference Centre

Table for six $900

Dine & Dance Under the Stars - Table for 8

August 9 - 10, 2025
Sorrento Retreat and Conference Centre

Table for Eight $1,200

2025 Week 4 Summer Programs - Aug 10-16 Lunch and Dinner

August 10 - 16, 2025

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

August 10 - 16, 2025

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

August 10 - 16, 2025

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 - Aug 10-16 No Meals

August 10 - 16, 2025

2025 Week 4 Summer Programs

August 10 - 16, 2025

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

August 11 - 16, 2025

Sorrento Centre
n this course we will explore songcraft through the various lenses of appreciation, interpretation, and experimentation. No musical experience whatsoever is required and anyone who is interested is most welcome to participate. Musical instruments are welcome but not required. In fact, the only requirements are enthusiasm and curiosity about songs.

2025 Week 4 Adult 19+: Stay and Play

August 11 - 16, 2025

Sorrento Centre
Bring the family, get away with friends or use this time as a personal retreat. Come for the entire week or just a few days. Accommodation of all kinds and lunch/dinner meal packages are available (meal packages include complimentary continental breakfasts).

2025 Week 4 Adult 19+: Knitting, Circles, and Stories

With Dr. Sylvia Olsen

August 11 - 16, 2025

Sorrento Centre
If you have mastered the simple act of knitting a stitch Sylvia will guide you through the other techniques. Participants will help each other with the complicated parts or, with Sylvia, you will find ways to simplify. Yarn and pattern will be provided. Price: $25. You will need: Set of dpns, 5.5 mm Circular needle, 5.5 mm (60 cm) Ring markers Tapestry needles If you need needles please let us know. Several of Sylvia’s books and patterns will be available.

2025 Week 4 Youth Age 11-18: Adventure Odessy

With Ven. Dr. Rob James and Jean James

August 11 - 16, 2025

2025 Week 4 Children Age 5-10: Program

August 11 - 16, 2025

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

August 11 - 16, 2025

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 Youth Age 11-18: Stay and Play

August 11 - 16, 2025

2025 Week 4 Children Age 5-10: Stay and Play

August 11 - 16, 2025

2025 Week 4 Preschool Age 3-4: Stay and Play

August 11 - 16, 2025

2025 Week 4 Adult 19+: The Spirituality of Henri Nouwen: 4 ways to live as God's beloved

With Ver. Rev. Dr. Kyle Norman

August 11 - 16, 2025

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

August 11 - 16, 2025

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

August 30 - 31, 2025
Cribbage Tournament Come and join in the fun Johnston family cribbage tournament and bring your cribbage vibes! Where: Caritas Conference Room When: Starts Saturday morning Entry Fee: $10.00 per person (paid to organizer) Please sign up under ‘Family Activities’ when booking your stay.

2025 Johnston Family Poker August 30 and 31

August 30 - 31, 2025

   

2025 Johnston Family Golf Sunday Morning

August 31, 2025

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

September 21 - 25, 2025
Sorrento Retreat and Conference Centre

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

September 28 - October 3, 2025
Sorrento Centre

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

October 5 - 9, 2025
Sorrento Centre
In any moment, regardless of how significant or insignificant it may seem, we can offer ourselves as instruments, vessels, means by which worlds beyond can enter into this world, which has often been termed by several traditions ‘mixtus orbis.’ Wisdom teacher Cynthia Bourgeault often reminds us that this world’s dense conditions are not a mistake but a place where the rough material of our lives can be mixed with spiritual substances and nutrients from beyond and in so doing, something essential is created. There is much to glean from the Wisdom lineages in every tradition, including Christianity, about waking up to a different reality and orienting our lives to something more than our everyday circumstances. In the case of the Christian Wisdom lineage, we can place our gaze towards the world beyond—kingdom of heaven, the imaginal realm—which is always in our midst when we have eyes to see and ears to hear. When we can attune ourselves to this dimension, we can begin to draw from an endless wellspring and be of service to God in our day to day lives and relationships. Drawing on the work of Cynthia Bourgeault, G.I. Gurdjieff, and others, this Wisdom School will focus on listening for the Wisdom rhythms that deepen presence in our three centres - intellectual, emotional, body - in order that we can perceive and act in accordance with the higher laws of the kingdom of heaven in cosmic servanthood and in particular in conscious relationships.

2025 Wisdom Rhythms and Relationships - Oct. 5-9 Lunch and Dinner

October 5 - 9, 2025

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

October 6 - 9, 2025
Sorrento Centre
Join us in person 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 A Wisdom School on Wisdom Rhythms and Relationships Online

October 6 - 9, 2025
Sorrento Centre

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

October 10 - 13, 2025
Sorrento Retreat and Conference Centre

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 […]