Our first group drumming retreat in 2024 will be held on Saturday, April 20, 2024.

Join us on April 20th when we will focus on Sacred Medicine Shields, found in native and indigenous traditions. Each attendee will create their spiritual shield, signifying their personal vision. We will honor each person’s spiritual journey through their own Sacred Medicine Shield.

Over 30 people attended October’s day long event which featured meditative and rhythmic drumming, storytelling, ceremony, ritual, movement prayer and more. New drums owned by attendees were blessed by the entire group; it was a moving ceremony. We built our Sacred Tree with individually created branches symbolizing our connectedness to each other and to Mother Earth.

The Sacred Medicine Shield represents our individual journeys. We will blend our journeys together through lots of rhythmic and reflective drumming. We’ll listen to stories that will touch your hearts and souls, move in prayerful ways, bless new drums, and enter into a deeper part of who we really are. We will connect as one and hopefully draw closer to God.

Tom Campbell has led the last six drumming retreats at Bethany; close to 50 people attended each of the last two years! He has been leading retreats for 35 years, and he has been drumming over 30 years; leading drumming workshops/retreats in homes, churches, community centers and businesses. Tom has studied Native American spirituality for 30 years. Its Creator-centered approach to life with a reverence toward the Earth and all creatures on it, resonates with his Catholic upbringing.