Hope for The Holidays: Recovery Retreat
December 11-12, 2026

The holidays can be hard for those recovering from grief, addiction, illness, estrangement, or loneliness.

This December, join retreat leader Brian Nordwick for a weekend of rest, honesty, and companionship — a space to find hope amid these challenges, for anyone in recovery or walking through a hard season of life.

Greenwich, NY. Christ the King Center

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Brian Nordwick served 18 years as the Canon to the Ordinary for the Diocese of El Camino Real.  Previously, he had a 23-year career in the international seed business as an operations manager. He has managed staffs up to over 100 employees working closely with HR and Legal departments.

Currently, semi-retired, Brian is a search consultant for bishop transitions and continues to conduct diocesan/church evaluations.  He has recently or currently is working with the dioceses of San Joaquin,  West Missouri, Albany, Nevada and Oregon.  He has successfully led or mentored over 100 parish transitions and has coached/mentored 100’s of clergy and lay leaders in their roles to be functional leaders.  He serves as CREDO faculty for the Church Pension Group in the roles of finance and vocational components for over 17 years, and recently was mentor/facilitator for new faculty.

He leads retreats centered around spiritual enrichment – challenging people to be accountable to their Christian faith – and assisting leaders to be more effective in their ministry. Brian has been ordained as a vocational Deacon for over 30 years, recently widowed, has one adult daughter, Sarah, and one granddaughter, Willow (9).  They reside in Hollister, CA.

Retreat Schedule

December 11–12

Friday

3:00–5:00 PM — Arrival & Check-In
5:00 PM — Social Gathering
6:00 PM — Dinner
7:00 PM — Opening Conference
8:30 PM — 12-Step Meeting

Saturday Morning

7:30 AM — Morning Prayer & Meditation (optional / on your own)
8:00 AM — Breakfast
9:00 AM — First Morning Conference
10:30 AM — Second Morning Conference
12:00 PM — Lunch

Saturday Afternoon

1:00 PM — First Afternoon Conference
2:00 PM — Second Afternoon Conference
3:30 PM — Blue Christmas Service

Prices: 

Shared room: $143

Private room: $198

Commuter: $57 (does not include breakfast Saturday morning)  

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