About This Event
Gather the Scattered
an Iona Community experience in North America
February 20-26, 2027
Kanuga Conference Center, Hendersonville, NC
with John Bell and Sally Ann Morris
More rooms added!
Gather the Scattered invites Members, Associates, Friends, and enquirers of the Iona Community to come together for a week shaped by the rhythms of work, rest, and worship that have long grounded life at Iona Abbey.
Guided by worship and program leader John Bell and musician Sally Ann Morris, this week offers space to encourage, enliven, and enable the growth and mission of the Iona Community in North America. Through shared prayer, conversation, music, silence, learning, pilgrimage, and community life, we will reflect on what it means to be scattered yet connected—and how we are being called to live faithfully where we are.
Held at Kanuga Conference Center, this retreat takes place within a landscape that invites both contemplation and connection. Established in 1928 and affiliated with The Episcopal Church, Kanuga is a non-profit conference, retreat, and camp center serving thousands each year. Its historic setting spans 1,400 acres in the Blue Ridge Mountains, featuring a 30-acre lake, 20 miles of walking and hiking trails, and welcoming lodging and meeting spaces designed to support communal life.
This week offers time to step away from the demands of daily life, deepen relationships, and renew commitment to the Iona Community’s vision of justice, peace, and the rebuilding of community.
Reserve now! 50 spaces available.
Your registration includes all lodging, program costs, and three meals per day (beginning with dinner on the first evening and ending with breakfast on the final day).
Please select the lodging option that best meets your needs:
• Single Room/private bath – Guest House or Cottage | $1,545
A private room in one of Kanuga’s guest houses or cottages, set within the wooded grounds and a 5 minute walk to meals and program spaces.
• Shared Room/private bath – Guest House or Cottage | $1,295
A shared room with one other participant, with two beds, in one of Kanuga’s guest houses or cottages, set within the wooded grounds and a 5 minute walk to meals and program spaces.
• Single Room/private bath – Inn at Kanuga | $1,860
A private room in Kanuga’s main Inn, offering convenient access to dining and meeting spaces.
• Shared Room/private bath – Inn at Kanuga | $1,545
A shared room in Kanuga’s main Inn, offering convenient access to dining and meeting spaces.
• Commuter Rate – $250
Access to all programming and worship for the week. Meals not included but can be purchased on site.
We will gather any roommate preferences closer to the event.
Note: you must submit a separate registration for each participant.
Payments:
-
$500 non-refundable deposit is required.
-
You may pay in full at registration; $500 remains non-refundable.
-
Balance due August 19, 2026.
-
No refunds after November 15, 2026.
-
If unexpected circumstances arise, please contact us as soon as possible. While we are unable to offer refunds after November 15, we will do our best to work with you where possible.
About This Event
Gather the Scattered
an Iona Community experience in North America
February 20-26, 2027
Kanuga Conference Center, Hendersonville, NC
with John Bell and Sally Ann Morris
More rooms added!
Gather the Scattered invites Members, Associates, Friends, and enquirers of the Iona Community to come together for a week shaped by the rhythms of work, rest, and worship that have long grounded life at Iona Abbey.
Guided by worship and program leader John Bell and musician Sally Ann Morris, this week offers space to encourage, enliven, and enable the growth and mission of the Iona Community in North America. Through shared prayer, conversation, music, silence, learning, pilgrimage, and community life, we will reflect on what it means to be scattered yet connected—and how we are being called to live faithfully where we are.
Held at Kanuga Conference Center, this retreat takes place within a landscape that invites both contemplation and connection. Established in 1928 and affiliated with The Episcopal Church, Kanuga is a non-profit conference, retreat, and camp center serving thousands each year. Its historic setting spans 1,400 acres in the Blue Ridge Mountains, featuring a 30-acre lake, 20 miles of walking and hiking trails, and welcoming lodging and meeting spaces designed to support communal life.
This week offers time to step away from the demands of daily life, deepen relationships, and renew commitment to the Iona Community’s vision of justice, peace, and the rebuilding of community.
Reserve now! 50 spaces available.
Your registration includes all lodging, program costs, and three meals per day (beginning with dinner on the first evening and ending with breakfast on the final day).
Please select the lodging option that best meets your needs:
• Single Room/private bath – Guest House or Cottage | $1,545
A private room in one of Kanuga’s guest houses or cottages, set within the wooded grounds and a 5 minute walk to meals and program spaces.
• Shared Room/private bath – Guest House or Cottage | $1,295
A shared room with one other participant, with two beds, in one of Kanuga’s guest houses or cottages, set within the wooded grounds and a 5 minute walk to meals and program spaces.
• Single Room/private bath – Inn at Kanuga | $1,860
A private room in Kanuga’s main Inn, offering convenient access to dining and meeting spaces.
• Shared Room/private bath – Inn at Kanuga | $1,545
A shared room in Kanuga’s main Inn, offering convenient access to dining and meeting spaces.
• Commuter Rate – $250
Access to all programming and worship for the week. Meals not included but can be purchased on site.
We will gather any roommate preferences closer to the event.
Note: you must submit a separate registration for each participant.
Payments:
-
$500 non-refundable deposit is required.
-
You may pay in full at registration; $500 remains non-refundable.
-
Balance due August 19, 2026.
-
No refunds after November 15, 2026.
-
If unexpected circumstances arise, please contact us as soon as possible. While we are unable to offer refunds after November 15, we will do our best to work with you where possible.