Sustain a Rhythm of Rest and Renewal

Your monthly gift helps keep St. Mary’s Sewanee ready whenever someone needs to step away, breathe, and renew their strength.

Everyone Needs a Place to Step Away

Caregivers, leaders, clergy, and others often devote themselves to their calling until they are running on empty.


They need somewhere to step away from daily demands, set down what they have been carrying, and reconnect with God, themselves, and what matters most.


Your monthly support helps ensure the sacred quiet at St. Mary’s Sewanee is ready when they need it.

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A Beloved Sanctuary of Rest, Renewal, and Reconnection

For generations, St. Mary’s Sewanee has welcomed people seeking spiritual refuge. Rooted in contemplative Christian tradition and open to all who seek quiet and reflection, we offer space to rest, listen, and be renewed.


“When I arrive at St. Mary’s, it’s like a burden rolls off my shoulders. I leave with light in my heart and a sense of renewal.”

—St. Mary’s Retreat Guest


“This is my safe place. I’ve come broken and crying and left at peace. I’ve come joyful and left filled. I always get what I need.”

—Sewanee Serenity Retreat Guest

How Your Monthly Gift Helps

When you give monthly as part of the Bluff Circle, you join a community of supporters who provide a dependable rhythm of generosity that keeps St. Mary’s Sewanee open, welcoming, and ready year-round.


You help provide:


Access to retreat scholarships so that cost doesn’t prevent people from seeking rest.


Care for the rooms, grounds, and quiet spaces that allow the spirit to recover.


A thoughtful welcome that receives each guest with dignity, compassion, and grace.

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Why Your Monthly Gift Matters

The need for rest is a rhythm. People carrying grief, exhaustion, caregiving responsibilities, and spiritual questions need places where they can renew their strength before returning to their lives and callings.


Your monthly gift helps St. Mary’s Sewanee remain ready for them. Instead of relying on occasional moments of support, Bluff Circle members sustain the steady work of preparing rooms, tending the land, and welcoming each guest with care.


Join the Bluff Circle now and help keep this place of rest available whenever someone needs it.