• Morning prayer

• Breakfast

• Lecture: Holy Week: The Journey to Resurrection — overview of the meaning of each day, its rituals, and foods

• Cooking session:

  • Kara — Handmade Pasta Foundations

  • Jeremy — Light Sauces to Accompany the Pasta

  • Katerina — Traditional Palm Sunday Seafood and Vegetable Dishes

• Guided History Tour of Poros: stroll the town’s narrow lanes with a local historian; visit the Clock Tower, traditional homes, and historic churches, learning about the island’s role in Greek independence and Orthodox traditionShared dinner

• Attend Palm Sunday service at a local church in Poros

• Evening reflection & prayer

• Morning prayer

• Breakfast

• Visit a local Monastery: tour, prayer, and conversation with local clergy

• Cooking session:

  • Kara — Pasta

  • Jeremy — Simple Fasting Sauces and Dressings

  • Katerina — Lenten Sides and Monastic-Inspired Dishes

• Shared dinner

• Monday Church Service in Galatas

• Evening reflection & prayer

• Morning contemplative walk and prayer

• Breakfast

• Full-Day Excursion to Ancient Corinth:

  • Visit the ruins of Ancient Corinth, Museum and Christian Churches

  • Explore early Christian basilicas

  • Guided visit with local historian

• Lunch at a local taverna in Corinth

• Return to Odyssey Farm for dinner

• Evening reflection & prayer

Morning prayer

• Breakfast

• Lecture: Fasting and Feasting: The Theology of Food — exploring the spiritual purpose of fasting in Orthodox tradition

• Visit from a local beekeeper & Farm Tour: faith through stewardship

• Cooking session:

  • Kara — Handmade Pasta

  • Jeremy — Sweet or Spiced Sauces and Accompaniments

  • Katerina — Tsoureki (Easter Bread) & Easter Cookies

• Attend Holy Unction Service at a nearby church in Galatas

• Evening reflection & prayer

• Morning prayer & reflection with Kara

• Breakfast

• Lecture: Icons and the Language of the Sacred Image — understanding the visual theology and symbolism of icons

• Traditional Egg Dyeing Workshop: red Easter eggs with Kara, Jeremy & Katerina

• Excursion to Methana Volcano and Hot Springs:

  • Gentle hike to the volcanic crater

  • Visit the natural hot springs

  • Light picnic lunch prepared by the Odyssey team

• Dinner on the Farm

• Visit the Twelve Gospels Service

• Evening Reflection with Kara

Morning prayer & reflection with Kara

• Breakfast

• Morning Cooking Session:

  • Kara — Handmade Greek Pasta for the Easter Feast

  • Jeremy — Tahini Soup, Sauces

  • Katerina — Bean Salad, Greens

• Lunch

• Afternoon free time: rest, journal, shoreline walk

• Light dinner upon return

• Attend Epitaphios Procession in Poros: candlelit Good Friday ritual

• Evening reflection & prayer

• Seaside prayer & reflections with Kara

• Breakfast

• Final Preparations for the Easter Feast: guided by Katerina, Jeremy & Kara

• Afternoon rest

• Attend Midnight Resurrection Service in Poros (lighting of the Holy Flame)

• Return to Odyssey Farm for A Vegetarian Magiritsa Soup & midnight celebration under the stars

• Breakfast

• Late-morning Easter Feast Celebration on the farm: breaking bread, cracking red eggs, music, and dancing

• Closing circle to honor and celebrate our time together

• Early light breakfast

• Farewell blessings and departures

We’ve thoughtfully created this itinerary to give you a beautiful rhythm for our time together. At the same time, retreats have a way of unfolding uniquely, and we want to remain attentive to the needs of the group and the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Because of this, the schedule may shift slightly from time to time.

Greece also has its own natural rhythm shaped by the weather, the sea, and a more relaxed cultural pace. Because of this, certain activities or times may adjust organically and/or intentionally as we move through the week.

We value creating an experience that supports each person fully, and we appreciate your openness to any shifts that allow us to do so.