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  • Sound and Spirit

    Lambuth International Room

    Before each keynote presentation, the Kaleidoscope Music Team invites you into a sacred half-hour of music, prayer, meditation, and a reading of the Daily Word.

  • Vespers

    Lambuth Room 102

    As the retreat day draws to a close, we gather for Vespers—a quiet, contemplative service of prayer and meditation.

  • Yoga with Frances Beasley

    Lambuth Room 102

    These yoga sessions are rooted in traditional Hatha Yoga, ideal for beginners or those seeking slower-paced practice, making it a comfortable practice for all levels.

  • Morning Meditation

    Lambuth Room 102

    Whether or not you attend the yoga class, you are welcome to join Frances Beasley at 7:30 am to sit in quiet reflection, breathe deeply, and open your heart to the day’s unfolding.

  • Breakfast

    Lambuth Dining Hall
  • Sound and Spirit

    Lambuth International Room

    Before each keynote presentation, the Kaleidoscope Music Team invites you into a sacred half-hour of music, prayer, meditation, and a reading of the Daily Word.

  • Lunch

    Lambuth Dining Hall
  • Updates from Unity Headquarters

    Lambuth International Room

    News from Unity World Headquarters and Unity Worldwide Ministries with Revs. Juan del Hierro, Maggie Alderman, and Roxanne Graves.

  • Embodied Wisdom: Ancient Methods for Modern Life with Rev. Karen Patrick

    Lambuth Room 100

    Explore three simple, yet powerful practices you can use anytime, anywhere: intentional spiritual forgiveness, focused breathing and movement, and awareness of the transformational power of your sacred anatomy. These methods, rooted in ancestral and indigenous wisdom, support emotional clearing and help you reconnect with your True Nature.

  • Band Rehearsal

    The International Room is closed for this hour to allow the UMMAS Retreat Band time for rehearsal.

  • Dinner

    Lambuth Dining Hall
  • Sound and Spirit

    Lambuth International Room

    Before each keynote presentation, the Kaleidoscope Music Team invites you into a sacred half-hour of music, prayer, meditation, and a reading of the Daily Word.

  • Keynote Presentation: Flamy Grant

    Lambuth International Room

    Vocalist and Songwriter Flamy Grant blends country, folk, gospel, and roots music to deliver a theatrical, therapeutic, and wholly original experience of intrepid storytelling, all shared through the evocative art of drag.

  • Vespers

    Lambuth Room 102

    This sacred time in prayer and meditation invites us to release the day’s energy, reflect in gratitude, and enter the stillness of evening with open hearts.

  • Yoga with Frances Beasley

    Lambuth Room 102

    These yoga sessions are rooted in traditional Hatha Yoga, ideal for beginners or those seeking slower-paced practice, making it a comfortable practice for all levels.

  • Morning Meditation

    Lambuth Room 102

    Whether or not you attend the yoga class, you are welcome to join Frances Beasley at 7:30 am to sit in quiet reflection, breathe deeply, and open your heart to the day’s unfolding.

  • Breakfast

    Lambuth Dining Hall
  • Sound and Spirit

    Lambuth International Room

    Before each keynote presentation, the Kaleidoscope Music Team invites you into a sacred half-hour of music, prayer, meditation, and a reading of the Daily Word.

  • Embracing Change with Rev. Therese Lee

    Lambuth International Room

    Our UMMAS keynote this morning is about honoring three powerful invitations that life gives us over and over again: the call to accept change, the necessity of acknowledging loss, and the healing that becomes possible when we allow for our feelings.

  • Lunch

    Lambuth Dining Hall
  • Awakening Your Divine Potential with Rev. Tami Johns

    Lambuth Room 100

    Led by Rev. Tami Johns, this workshop uses imagery, music, personal reflection, and heart-centered sharing to engage you in experiential practices that awaken your divine potential. Explore how life’s journey may have created spiritual blocks, learn to map and understand those imprints, and gently return to the radiance of your true self.

  • Path to Oneness Chanting Workshop with Rev. Christy Snow

    Lambuth International Room

    Join this experiential workshop to explore sacred sound as a path to stillness, presence, and inner peace. Rev. Christy leads us in Zikr (or Dhikr)—the Sufi chanting practice of repeating the names of God to cultivate inner peace and a sense of oneness - as well as chants and practices from the Hindu, Buddhist, and Native American traditions .

  • The Kaleidoscope Church with Rev. Miranda Koberg

    Lambuth Room 102

    This workshop invites ministers and spiritual leaders to see youth ministry not as a program, but as a mindset—one that recognizes the sacred relationships we already hold with young people: our grandkids, neighbors, nieces and nephews, graduated youth, and the kids playing down the street. Whether or not they walk through our doors, they’re part of the sacred kaleidoscope of ministry.

  • Pray Bold: Say It. Own It. Live It! with Rev. James King

    Lambuth Room 100

    An energetic, hands-on, and inspiring workshop that empowers participants to step into the art of affirmative prayer with confidence and clarity through fun group activities, myth-busting games, guided visualization, and real-time prayer creation.

  • Sound Connections for Tranquility and Hertz to Help your Hurts with Patty Tomlinson

    Lambuth International Room

    Sound Connections for Tranquility and Hertz to Help your Hurts explains the science of sound as it connects to your personal energy fields. Whether it is physical, mental, or emotional, sound can balance the energetic flow of the chakras and meridian channels in the body.

  • Dinner

    Lambuth Dining Hall
  • UMMAS Choir Performance

    Lambuth International Room

    Enjoy a soul-stirring and heartfelt 30-minute performance by Rev. Mike Davis and the UMMAS Community Choir. Do you want to sing in the choir? Rehearsals are earlier in the day on Thursday at  4:30 in the International Room. Everyone is welcome to participate!

  • Spirit Sharing Talent Show

    Lambuth International Room

    Bring your light, your laughter, and your gifts to our Spirit Sharing Talent Show - this is your chance to shine! Sign up during check-in or anytime throughout the week. Just be sure to come to rehearsal on Thursday at 4:30 in the main room to get ready for the show.

  • Yoga with Frances Beasley

    Lambuth Room 102

    These yoga sessions are rooted in traditional Hatha Yoga, ideal for beginners or those seeking slower-paced practice, making it a comfortable practice for all levels.

  • Check Out

    Please be sure to check out of your room by 10:00 AM on Friday.

  • Yoga with Frances Beasley

    Lambuth Room 102

    These yoga sessions are rooted in traditional Hatha Yoga, ideal for beginners or those seeking slower-paced practice, making it a comfortable practice for all levels.

  • Morning Meditation

    Lambuth Room 102

    Whether or not you attend the yoga class, you are welcome to join Frances Beasley at 7:30 am to sit in quiet reflection, breathe deeply, and open your heart to the day’s unfolding.

  • Breakfast

    Lambuth Dining Hall
  • UMMAS Town Hall: Reflecting, Listening, and Moving Ahead

    Lambuth International Room

    As we bring our 2025 Fall Retreat to a close, we invite all attendees into a Town Hall conversation with the UMMAS leadership team. This is a time to reflect together on the retreat experience—what nourished you, what you’d love to see more of, and how we can continue to grow.

  • Stars Shine Brighter in the Darkest Nights: What is Ours to Do or Not?

    Room 319

    Join Rev. Pat to share what's in our hearts, respond to where Unity stands on Social Justice, and learn and grow together. We'll move through Sacred Circle, group sharing, and open conversation. Handouts on Unity's official stances on social justice will be provided, along with time to respond and reflect together.

  • Healing the Shadows of the Heart

    Room 316

    What if the places in your heart that feel empty, wounded, or disconnected are not simply places of pain, but doorways to something precious that has been waiting to be reclaimed?

  • Music in Ministry

    Room 319

    When music and message work together, you have the possibility of creating a profound spiritual experience for those in attendance. Sue will offer some ideas on music resources that sound great for all levels of singing, and songs that are doable for your music team, giving you the possibility of using music to orchestrate not just a great talk, but also a powerful worship experience.

  • Rising Together: The Spiritual Physics of Elevation

    Room 316

    In this interactive and experiential session, we'll explore the "physics" of spiritual elevation and discover how faith, prayer, encouragement, and authentic community become the forces that lift us through life's challenges.

  • The 12 Spiritual Laws of Success

    Room 319

    The Twelve Spiritual Laws of Success is an inspiring, interactive 90-minute to two-hour workshop based on Dr. Herbert Harris best-selling book, The Twelve Universal Laws of Success. The workshop explores the Laws of Thought, Change, Vision, Affirmation, Attraction, Focus, Action, Value, Relationships, Supply, Persistence, and Truth from biblical and metaphysical perspectives. It goes beyond positive thinking and the Law of Attraction to discover practical, step-by-step techniques for creating meaningful change. This workshop makes learning fun, inspiring, and transformational.

  • Discussion of “Theo of Golden”

    Room 316

    Rather than a workshop, this gathering will be a discussion for those who have already read *Theo of Golden*. This self-published book became what *The New York Times* called a “word-of-mouth smash hit.” Come prepared to share, listen, and discuss together.

  • When the Dream Doesn’t Look Like the Dream

    Room 319

    In this experiential two-hour workshop, Rev. Victoria Loveland-Coen will guide participants through a compassionate and empowering process for navigating disappointment, unmet expectations, and life's unexpected detours. Drawing from Unity principles we'll explore how to release attachment to specific outcomes, practice forgiveness (of ourselves and others), reconnect with our deeper purpose, discover new possibilities, and trust divine timing.

  • Awakening Together: From Inner Awareness to Inspired Action

    Room 316

    What if discovering what is ours to do doesn’t begin with doing, trying harder, or figuring out the next right step—but with awakening? In this interactive and experiential workshop with Rev. Ellen Barron, we’ll create space to pause, reflect, listen, and connect—exploring what we may be ready to release and what may be seeking to emerge.