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A SELECTION OF HERBS WILL BE COLLECTED AS WE PASS.\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eWITH A QUIET MIND, AND SURROUNDED BY THE WONDER AND GLORY OF CREATION, THE VOICE OF GOD MAY BE AMPLIFIED.\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eWE WILL FIND A SECLUDED PLACE AND MAKE TEA WITH THE HERBS COLLECTED AND SIT IN RESTFUL PRAYER AND CONTEMPLATION.\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eA LIGHT LUNCH OF HEALING FOOD, INSPIRED BY ST. HILDEGARD, WILL BE SERVED AS WE SIT IN THE WARMTH OF THE SUMMER SUN AND RECITE POETRY AND PSALMS, PICK FLOWERS AND FRUITS, SHARE REFLECTIONS \u0026amp; INSIGHTS, AND RECHARGE OUR BODY, MIND AND SOUL.  \u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eTHE RETREAT WILL TAKE PLACE AT OUR HERB FARM, LOCATED NEAR PORT BURWELL, ONTARIO. 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