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"We are always either going to something, someplace, somewhere, or leaving it all behind. To go forward means to leave something, someone behind. To go deeper means to get under the surface of the thin, brittle veneer of life in order to see the immense and yet beautiful streams of life’s complexities." – Brett Webb-Mitchell, 2007 keynoter

Living in a couple-oriented church and society often finds single adults struggling with exactly what this period of life is about, whether flying solo as young adults, in mid-life or as older adults, and whether your "season of singleness" is as an always single, divorced or widowed person.

This year, Solo Flight will focus on the solo journey as a spiritual pilgrimage, the journey of a wayfaring person who travels to a holy place. This ancient image, says keynoter Brett Webb-Mitchell, suggests "a curious soul who walks beyond the known … endures a difficult journey to reach the sacred center of his or her world."

Each year, single adults make something of a pilgrimage away from their homes to Kanuga. As we gather this year, we will be intentional about considering our lives and our singularity as an ongoing pilgrimage, aware that human life is about journeys and travels.

The conference includes presentations, workshops, evening fun and daily morning and evening worship in the Episcopal tradition. One highlight will be the Liturgy of Healing and Wholeness and Blessing of Singularity. Solo Flight annually offers this opportunity for single adults to experience liturgy that is of and about their lives.

About the keynoter

The Rev. Dr. Brett Webb-Mitchell is the founder and director of The School of the Pilgrim, a non-profit Chapel Hill, N.C.-based organization formed to educate individual Christians, congregations and parishes through the experience of journeying as Christ taught.

Dr. Webb-Mitchell currently is an interim pastor at Ernest Myatt Presbyterian Church in Raleigh, N.C., and is an oblate of St. Benedict Monastery in St. Joseph, Minn. Previously, he taught Christian education at Duke Divinity School in Durham, N.C., for over a decade.

He has written several books. The first three books addressed the place and presence of people with disabilities in the Church. His latest books are Christly Gestures, The School of the Pilgrim and Follow Me: Christian Growth on the Pilgram's Way.

Conference Staff

Coordinator: Kay Collier McLaughlin of Lexington, Ky., is the founder of Solo Flight, now in its 17th year. She is an author, singles ministry consultant and counselor.

Musician: The Rev. J. Bruce Stewart is a teacher, performer and catalyst for creativity at the Center for Liturgy and the Arts in Annandale, Va.

Chaplain: The Rev. Dr. Jan Dunnavant is rector of the Episcopal Church of the Resurrection in Nicholasville, Ky.

Additional staff:

• Dr. Willard Deal, North Carolina
• Dr. Patricia Merriman, North Carolina
• The Rev. Dr. David Perkins, Virginia
• Cecily Sawyer-Harmon, Delaware
• Charlotte Vowan, Texas

Cost
Double Occupancy	$415 per person Includes program, lodging, meals and use of recreational facilities.
Single Occupancy	$495 per person Includes program, lodging, meals and use of recreational facilities. (Based on availability)
Payment
Deposit	$50 Per Person (Non-refundable. Deposit will be deducted from balance.)
Balance Due	August 15 (To register after this date, please send a check or use a credit card for the full amount.)
Start/End Times
Check-In	3-5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 31
Check-Out	After lunch Monday, Sept. 3
Conference Registration
Register Online	Register for the wait list
Register by Mail/Fax	Printable Registration Form PDF - Get Acrobat
Financial Aid	Printable Application PDF
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