Pelican House Retreats
Designed as a silent retreat facility, the Pelican House is a unique part of the Diocese of East Carolina. Pelican House is an apt name for the beautiful residential building, as flocks of these magnificent birds fly past the house skimming the ocean waters. The pelican is also an ancient Christian symbol for Christ.
The Pelican House is used for a variety of retreats. Trinity Center provides space for guided spiritual retreats, silent retreats, and opportunities for quiet personal time throughout the year.
For 2010, groups of up to 12 people may reserve the Pelican House for small group retreats that are meditative or spiritual in nature. Please contact our reservations staff for more information about small group retreats.
2010 Programs to Engage the Spirit
Small Group RetreatsLooking for a place to have a small spiritual or meditative group retreat? The Pelican House building can accommodate up to 10 retreatants plus two hosts /  retreat leaders. The
individual sleeping rooms have one or two single beds, a small desk and dresser. Three in-home
style bathrooms are shared. The facility has a common living area, which can be used as a casual
meeting space, and a kitchenette with refrigerator, coffee maker and microwave (meals are served
in the Trinity Center dining room). An oratory looks out over the ocean and can be used both for
meditation and services. One of the finest features of Pelican House is the cupola at the top of
the house, with superb views over the ocean, eminently suited for solitary meditation. This cupola is accessed by way of a spiral stairway, making it the only area not accessible to persons with
physical handicaps. There are two outside porches: one screened and one open. Adjacent to Pelican
House is the Prayer Garden and a pathway through the maritime forest with the Stations of the Cross.
Silent Retreats
 Take advantage of an opportunity to explore your sense of self, your life purpose(s) and its meaning. Choose to stay anywhere from 2 nights to the entire scheduled retreat time at Pelican House. Bring a good book, the Good Book, a beach towel and writing materials...whatever you need to find rest and peace. Pray, meditate or rest in your private room, at a variety of reflective outdoor locations or in the comfort of Pelican House porches. Rules of Silence apply in the Pelican House during silent retreat weeks except during worship. Some Silent Retreats offer a host for the week who may offer the Daily Offices from the Book of Common Prayer either in the oratory at Pelican House or at the Julian Chapel at Trinity Center.
2010 Silent Retreats
| April 9-16, 2010 |
| May 16-23, 2010 |
| June 20-27, 2010 |
| August 6-13, 2010 |
| October 3-10, 2010 |
| December 7-13, 2010 |
Personal Time
Take time to get away on a personal retreat at Pelican House without the restrictions of silence. If you like the idea of retreating, but don't want to attend a specific program, then this personal time is for you. Enjoy the sound, the sea, the beach, fresh air and sunshine! Come for 2 nights or stay the entire time.
2010 Personal Time
| March 12-17, 2010 |
| July 23-28, 2010 |
| September 10-15, 2010 |
Guided Spiritual Retreats
Guided Spiritual Retreats are those led by an experienced retreat leader and usually have a specific theme or offer a window into a particular spiritual discipline or theological orientation. Each retreat is a learning opportunity with designated teaching times and reflection/response times. Individual and corporate worship is included and the retreat leader or another appropriate person will be available for personal conversation/counsel as participants' desire. Each Guided Spiritual Retreat is limited to residency at Pelican House.
We are not holding any guided retreats in 2010, but please look for these offerings again in the future.
Reservations: Call Trinity Center toll free at 888-874-6287 or email
Stephanie Rudolph at srudolph@trinityctr.com. Rooms are reserved on a first call / first served basis.
* A non-refundable registration fee is required at the time you make
your reservation. Scholarships are available. Please contact Stephanie Rudolph, srudolph@trinityctr.com for more information.
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