Programs
Society Membership 2018/2019
Membership int he Naramata Centre Society is a way to show your support, stay informed, and have voting privileges at the Society's Annual General meeting (2019 AGM date to be determined). Whether you're renewing your membership or becoming a member for the first time, we are excited that you're joining the Society now! […]
Society Membership 2021/2022
Membership in the Naramata Centre Society is a way to show your support, stay informed, and have voting privileges at the Society's Annual General meeting (2021 AGM date to be determined). Whether you're renewing your membership or becoming a member for the first time, we are excited that you're joining the Society now! […]
Fall 2026 Accommodations
Fall stays · 2026 The Quiet Half of the Year August 23 to October 31. The crowds have gone home. The trees are about to do their best work. The week after Summer Sessions wraps is the one regulars tell you about. Mornings cool down. The lake holds its summer heat through September. Vineyards on […]
Summer Weekend at Naramata Centre
Naramata Centre Summer at Naramata Accommodation Only July 9, 2026 to September 7, 2026 A visit by the lake, with space to rest, reconnect, and enjoy a taste of Naramata. Join us for a summer stay at Naramata Centre and enjoy the beauty, welcome, and shared rhythm of life on site. Whether you are joining […]
Summer 2026 Program Week Stays
Summer Sessions 2026 Living Simple Rhythms by the Lake Hosted weeks where our whole community comes to life—shared meals, singing, waterfront fun, a gentle spiritual rhythm, and meaningful learning for all ages. Summer at Naramata Centre is something special. It’s when our whole community comes to life—sharing meals, celebrating on the waterfront, and joining in […]
Chinook Winds Early- Summer Mid-Week Stay Special
Exclusive offer for CHINOOK WINDS 2026 Regional Council Meeting Stay two nights. Your third is on us. A new midweek offer for clergy, lay leaders, and ministry teams in the United Church. Plus a complimentary Naramata Bench winery tasting. Book by May 15. Stay by July 11. A limited-window offer to celebrate Chinook Winds 2026. […]
Chinook Winds Fall Mid-Week Stay Special
2026 Queer Family Retreat
With LeAnn Blackert, Eric Hamlyn, Katherine Brittain and James Cawkwell
All Ages Welcome • A Week to Gather, Rest, and Celebrate Queer Family Retreat 2026 Monday, July 6 to Friday, July 10, 2026 All ages welcome • $175 for adults 18+ • Youth 17 and under free For 2S and LGBTQIA+ people, allies, chosen family, and families of all kinds. Lake days, chosen family vibes, […]
Week 1 - Adult Session Pass (+ Morning Program)
Week 1 - Children/Youth Session Pass (+ Morning Program)
Week 1 - Childminding
With Jenne Newman
Program Leader: Jenne Newman
Naramata Centre’s Childminding offers safe, nurturing, play based care for toddlers ages 2 to 4 while a parent or legal guardian participates in a registered morning adult program.
Week 1 - Children/Youth Session Pass (NO Morning Program)
Week 1 - Adult Session Pass (No Morning Program)
Week 2 - Adult Session Pass (+ Morning Program)
Week 2 - Child/Youth Session Pass (+ Morning Program)
Week 2 - Childminding
With Jenne Newman
Program Leader: Jenne Newman
Naramata Centre’s Childminding offers safe, nurturing, play based care for toddlers ages 2 to 4 while a parent or legal guardian participates in a registered morning adult program.
Week 2 - Adult Session Pass (No Morning Program)
Week 2 - Child/Youth Session Pass (No Morning Program)
Week 3 - Adult Session Pass (NO Morning Program)
Week 3- Child/ Youth Session Pass (+ Morning Program)
Week 3 - Childminding
With Jenne Newman
Program Leader: Jenne Newman
Naramata Centre’s Childminding offers safe, nurturing, play based care for toddlers ages 2 to 4 while a parent or legal guardian participates in a registered morning adult program.
Week 3 - Adult Session Pass (+ Morning Program)
Week 3 - Child/Youth Session Pass (NO Morning Program)
Week 4 - Adult Session Pass (+ Morning Program)
Week 4- Child/ Youth Session Pass (+ Morning Program)
Week 4 - Childminding (2 - 4 yrs old)
With Jenne Newman
Program Leader: Jenne Newman
Naramata Centre’s Childminding offers safe, nurturing, play based care for toddlers ages 2 to 4 while a parent or legal guardian participates in a registered morning adult program.
Week 4- Child/ Youth Session Pass (No Morning Program)
Week 4 - Adult Session Pass (NO Morning Program)
Week 5 - Adult Session Pass (+ Morning Program)
Week 5- Child/ Youth Session Pass (+ Morning Program)
Week 5- Childminding
With Jenne Newman
Program Leader: Jenne Newman
Naramata Centre’s Childminding offers safe, nurturing, play based care for toddlers ages 2 to 4 while a parent or legal guardian participates in a registered morning adult program.
Week 5 - Adult Session Pass (NO Morning Program)
Week 5- Child/ Youth Session Pass (No Morning Program)
Week 6 - Adult Choir
With Graeme Langager and Liz Paynter
Program Leader: Graeme Langager
Graeme Langager is Director of Choral Activities at the University of British Columbia School of Music. A passionate and dynamic conductor, Dr. Langager is sought-after as a clinician, adjudicator, educator and guest conductor.
Material Fee
Qigong ~ Dynamic Meditation ~ Vitality Cultivation
With Gord Oaks
Program Leader: Gord Oaks
Qi Gong (Vital Energy Practice, an ancestor of Tai Chi) is an ancient practice of aligning breath, meditative movement, and awareness, designed to cultivate health, harmony, and vitality.
Week 6 - Adult Session Pass (+ Morning Program)
Week 6 Child/ Youth Session Pass (No Morning Program)
Week 6 - Adult Session Pass (NO Morning Program)
Week 6 Child/ Youth Session Pass (+ Morning Program)
Going Deeper Together: Exploring Intentional Christian Community
With David Sherwin & Marilou Reeve
Program Leader: David Sherwin and Marilou Reeve
Exploring intentional Christian Community. This program will explore some of the ways in which we can gather in community to support and encourage one another in practicing faithful living.
Hearts and Hands
Find Community at Naramata Centre's Fall Cleanup Feel the crisp autumn air while we prepare Naramata Centre for its winter fallow. Join us for a journey of service and connection during our Fall Cleanup from September 27 - October 2. This is a chance to tend to the gardens, restore our sites, and find serenity […]
Iona Community: Rooted In Hope Lived In Community
With Ruth Harvey
Date: October 15 – 18, 2026 Time: Arrival starting at 4:00 PM on October 15 until 1:30 PM on October 18 Cost: Starting at $735.00 for single occupancy and $565.00 for double occupancy, including accommodation, meals, and program fee. Iona Community Tentative Daily Schedule Naramata Centre is pleased to host the Iona Community for a […]
Iona Community Participant Fee
With Ruth Harvey
The Iona Community has been experimenting with the power of faith-based intentional community since 1938. We do this through welcoming guests to share a ‘common life’ with us at our residential centres on the Scottish islands of Mull and Iona. And we do this, as a dispersed, global Membership community, through meeting monthly in one […]
Gathering Words for Winter
With Tim Scorer
Gathering Words for Winter VII Yes, the season that is winter lies just ahead. We are practiced at living winter competently and, sometimes, courageously. But what of this other cold and bleak season that has fallen on us: the slipperiness of authority, the fog of truth, the dimness of brave speaking, the icy grip of […]
Poetry for People Afraid of Poetry
With Kelsey Andrews
Are you afraid of poetry? Not sure you understand it? Maybe you already write poetry, but still that little voice in your head says you’re not doing it “right”? In a two sessions weekend two-hour workshops, Kelsey will help you play with language in a gentle, nonjudgemental atmosphere. You will read (and enjoy) poems and write […]