2024 Retreat theme: "Between the Lines: Telling our Whole Story and Leaving Room for God to Write it With Us"

It is human nature to present what we think is our ‘best self’ to others--sharing only our good news, posting only the pictures on social media that hide our chins, or pretending that we have it all figured out. But when we do that, especially at church, we miss an opportunity for meaningful connection with others. The story of scripture does not present us with the ‘best self’ of our biblical forebears. We get the good, the bad, and the ugly. Using the stories of our faith, we’ll consider the stories of our lives.  Can you bring your whole self to church? Can you claim your whole story?

2024 Speaker: Rev. Marci Auld Glass (she/her) serves as Pastor & Head of Staff at Calvary Presbyterian Church in San Francisco, California. Before that, she has served churches in Idaho, Georgia, New Mexico, and Washington state.

She advocates for LGBTQIA+ inclusion in the church and for Reproductive Justice causes. She is a board member of the San Francisco Interfaith Council.

Marci and her husband, Justin have two sons. Marci also has an older son, Eric, who she placed for adoption when she was in college. She is a graduate of Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas and Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Georgia.

In her free time, Marci studies the Enneagram, goes to Warriors basketball games, and plays the cello. She occasionally blogs at www.marciglass.com.”