December 29, 2022
Program Fee $150 per person Room & Board The rates below are per person for the full length of the conference. Standard Shared: $585| Standard Single: $805 Motel Shared: $715| Motel Single: $1,035 Boat Schedule Session 1 Departure from Portsmouth 12:50 pm Departure from Star Island 10:45 am Session 2 Departure from Portsmouth 9:20 am Departure… Read more >
December 29, 2022
September 5-7, 2025 Qigong, meditation, gentle yoga and self- reflection. Release physical, mental and emotional stress as you nourish and rejuvenate in nature and community. Help yourself to a healthy nervous system, calm mind, strong body, and emotional well-being. Join us and enter the wonder of island, sea, stars, and sunsets. You might even transform… Read more >
December 27, 2022
A quilting conference is a relaxing, dream vacation for new and experienced quilters when the setting is the lovely and historic Star Island and the Oceanic Hotel. We have a theme contest each year for registered quilters – what will 2025 be? Regardless of your quilting preference – modern, traditional, bright, or scrappy, all are… Read more >
December 27, 2022
Spiritual Experience: A Scientific, Philosophical and Theological Retreat Recent decades have seen a surge in scientific, philosophical, and theological research into the processes of “spiritual” transformation. This research has led to a more complete, science-based understanding of how we can intentionally open ourselves to spiritual experiences, including physical, psychological, and even substance-induced methods. Evidence suggests… Read more >
December 27, 2022
“Tides of Change: Shaping Justice Through Collective Movement” welcomes you to a transformative family conference where Unitarian Universalists of all ages gather at the water’s edge to explore justice, community, and change. Through shared song, sacred rituals, and collective blessings, we’ll discover how our movements and voices can create lasting transformation. Our inclusive programming ensures… Read more >
December 22, 2022
How is it with your soul?” Many pastors have felt the heart of ministry squeezed out as they try to serve in hyper-anxious times. Do you have a sense that the nature of pastoral identity is shifting amid rapid cultural change? How can we keep our souls healthy and put our souls back into the work… Read more >
December 22, 2022
This retreat is open to poets and songwriters of all levels. We have craft workshops for each genre and time to review new material. In the evening, we share our work. Our focus is to support one another as we play with language and sound and all its beautiful possibilities. Our guest facilitators are chosen… Read more >
December 22, 2022
Join All Star II (AS2) this summer while we, as a multi-generational and inclusive conference, come together for a week of laughter and friendship with friends old and new, to connect and reconnect, sing, play, rest, and marvel at the beauty that surrounds us on the sun-drenched porch of the Oceanic and the breezy shores… Read more >
December 22, 2022
Join us Labor Day weekend for your choice of 2 or 3 nights as we connect, celebrate, and reminisce with our Star Island Pelican family and current Pelicans. We will be celebrating some of our favorite Pelican Traditions such as crew photos, pier plunge, “Christmas in July”, and pier party. Rev. Mara Dowdall, Burlington, VT… Read more >
December 21, 2022
“If they mean to have a war, let it begin here.” New England is considered by many to be the birthplace of the American Revolution. Why? What circumstances and events drove New Englanders to rebel against the Mother Country? In celebration of the semiquincentennial of the American Revolution, the 2025 New England Heritage conference will… Read more >