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Bardstown, Kentucky is a beautiful small town 45 miles southeast of Louisville (38 miles from Louisville International Airport).
Your only costs are your costs to get to Bardstown (plane, driving, etc) and your hotel costs.
There is no event fee this year! The meals, coffee, snacks, and t-shirts are all free.
Retreat Venue:
The Family Life Center
Bardstown United Methodist Church 116 E Flaget St, Bardstown, KY 40004
Venue includes full kitchen.
Hotels in Bardstown:
SureStay By Best Western Bardstown General Nelson $118 per night (for dates of Retreat)
Half a mile mile from venue.
Old Bardstown Inn
$100 per night (for dates of Retreat)
Less than a mile from venue.
Hampton Inn Bardstown
$139 per night (for dates of Retreat) 1.6 miles from venue.
There are more hotels in Bardstown as well as some Bed & Breakfasts and Airbnb options.
What does the weekend look like?
Most attendees will travel to Bardstown Thursday morning, hopefully arriving and checking-in to their hotel Thursday afternoon.
We start Thursday afternoon/evening, around 4-5:00 PM, with welcoming, social time, etc. Dinner Thursday night is at 6:00 PM. AA meeting at 8:00 PM.
Friday, we start with breakfast around 8:00 AM, followed by a morning meeting. We will have meetings throughout the day, as well as free time. Lunch is not provided. Dinner is at 6:00 PM. AA meeting at 8:00 PM.
Saturday, we start with breakfast around 8:00 AM, followed by a morning meeting. We will have meetings throughout the day, as well as free time. Lunch is not provided. Dinner is at 6:00 PM. AA meeting at 8:00 PM.
Most attendees will leave Bardstown and travel home Sunday morning/afternoon.
More specific meeting times, chairs, formats, topics, etc. will be planned during the summer months, as we get closer to the Retreat.
Bonfires and our Resentment Burn will be back this year! We had some awesome bonfires and a very moving Resementment Burn in 2022, in West Virginia. Unfortunately we couldn't do it last year due to local ordinances in Rhode Island. But in Kentucky, we've secured an awesome private location with a big fire pit, just a few miles from our venue, in Bardstown. (See photos to the right).
It's possile some of us will try to get together Sunday morning for breakfast, before everyone hits the road to go home. This will depend on everyone's travel plans. This will be scheduled after we know how many people are interestd in attending a potential Sunday morning breakfast.
Do I need to bring anything?
Aside from the obvious items you need to travel for a few days, please bring an outdoor chair (camping chairs, sporting event chairs, foldable deck/patio chairs) for our time at the bonfire location. If you have an extra chair, please bring that too!
Questions? Reach out to Jim W aaserenitybeginshere@gmail.com
