Local Programs

Programs for locals where no accommodation is needed.

A Wild Church Experience (July 8-12)

With Wild Church BC

Flexible Dates

Creation holds the wisdom of Creator, and Wild Church invites us to pause and pay attention with all our senses, while encouraging us to begin to see the land and her more than human occupants as neighbours, and to help change the perspective from “this land belongs to us” to “we belong with this land.”

Sacred Earth, Holy Connection: A Wild Church Experience

With Wild Church BC

July 8 - 12, 2024

Creation holds the wisdom of Creator, and Wild Church invites us to pause and pay attention with all our senses, while encouraging us to begin to see the land and her more than human occupants as neighbours, and to help change the perspective from “this land belongs to us” to “we belong with this land.”

Let it Flow Watercolours (July 22-26)

With Karin Richter

July 22 - 26, 2024

Ages: 18+ ♦ M-F 9:45 am - 12:15 pm ♦ Material Fee $30 Watercolour is a wonderful medium as it allows you to use it for quick sketches, vignettes or serious studio paintings. This course will cover all the aspects of painting in this medium, from reference photography to different painting techniques, composition & design […]

What's Your Story? (previously known as Legacy Time Capsule)

With Nico Boesten

July 22 - 26, 2024

Ages: 18+ ♦ M-F 9:45 am - 12:15 pm ♦ Material Fee $10 Using a creative, multi-faceted discovery process you will be guided through creating a visual time capsule of your life story. You will also discover more about the gifts you have (your superpowers) and create renewed confidence in them so you can offer […]

Seeing Life Through Poetry (July 29 - August 2)

With Tim Scorer

July 29 - August 2, 2024

Ages: 18+ ♦ M-F 9:45 am - 12:15 pm ♦ Material Fee $10 Poetry is no short form for sending messages; it’s a language ‘entire unto itself’. We might say that it’s the language of mystery, the language for expressing the inexpressible. It seems as though there is a moment in life when a person […]

SoulCollage®: Introduction and Deepening (August 5-9)

With Allison Rennie and Natalie (Nan) Maxson

August 5 - 9, 2024

Ages: 18+ ♦ M-F 9:45 am - 12:15 pm ♦ Material Fee $50 Pictures and images can communicate profound truths about our lives. SoulCollage® is an intuitive collage process for individuals and groups. If you can cut and you can paste, you can do SoulCollage®. Join with others in this engaging, hands-on workshop to create […]

Lunch Please! Adult (age 13+) Aug 5-9

August 5 - 9, 2024

Join us in the Columbia Dining Hall for fresh soups, salads, baked goods and a sandwich bar to satisfy every appetite! Weekdays only - Adults (age 13+) Please let us know of any life-threatening food allergies at catering@naramatacentresociety.org

Lunch Please! Child (12 and under) Aug 5-9

August 5 - 9, 2024

Join us in the Columbia Dining Hall for fresh soups, salads, baked goods and a sandwich bar to satisfy every appetite! Weekdays only - Adults (age 13+) Please let us know of any life-threatening food allergies at catering@naramatacentresociety.org

Gospel Choir 101 (August 12-16)

With Lonnie Delisle

August 12 - 16, 2024

Ages: 18+ ♦ M-F 9:45 am - 12:15 pm ♦ Material Fee $20 Lonnie Delisle is the artistic director of Universal Gospel Choir (UGC), Vancouver's longest running community gospel choir. UGC pairs beautiful music with powerful messages of justice and inclusion, and represents a broad spectrum of cultural and faith journeys. Join Lonnie for a […]

Lunch Please! Adult (age 13+) Aug 12-16

August 12 - 16, 2024

Join us in the Columbia Dining Hall for fresh soups, salads, baked goods and a sandwich bar to satisfy every appetite! Weekdays only - Adults (age 13+) Please let us know of any life-threatening food allergies at catering@naramatacentresociety.org

Lunch Please! Child (12 and under) Aug 12-16

August 12 - 16, 2024

Join us in the Columbia Dining Hall for fresh soups, salads, baked goods and a sandwich bar to satisfy every appetite! Weekdays only - Adults (age 13+) Please let us know of any life-threatening food allergies at catering@naramatacentresociety.org

Lift Every Voice (August 19-23)

With Liz Paynter and Marc A. Hafso, D.M.A.

August 19 - 23, 2024

Ages: 18+ ♦ M-F 9:45 am - 12:15 pm ♦ Material Fee $40 Sing, dance, move and play! Come to enjoy age and stage-appropriate choral music, and all kinds of other activities, that focus on building our community, sharing our gifts, and strengthening our faith. Friday evening’s concert celebration is always a highlight of the […]

Lunch Please! Adult (age 13+) Aug 19-23

August 19 - 23, 2024

Join us in the Columbia Dining Hall for fresh soups, salads, baked goods and a sandwich bar to satisfy every appetite! Weekdays only - Adults (age 13+) Please let us know of any life-threatening food allergies at catering@naramatacentresociety.org

Lunch Please! Child (12 and under) Aug 19-23

August 19 - 23, 2024

Join us in the Columbia Dining Hall for fresh soups, salads, baked goods and a sandwich bar to satisfy every appetite! Weekdays only - Adults (age 13+) Please let us know of any life-threatening food allergies at catering@naramatacentresociety.org

Queer Family Retreat - Adult Registration Fee

With Rev. LeAnn Blackert, Katherine Brittain, Eric Hamlyn, Nichole (Niki) Angela Karmali and Rev. Curt Allison

August 27 - 29, 2024

Welcome to a fun-filled week of joy in the glorious Okanagan Valley, celebrating queer Christian community with friends and family of all ages and life stages! We will gather at Naramata Centre to connect with one another, Creator, the Land and with ourselves, living into our values of belonging, justice and love. We'll find time […]