The Sabbath Retreat Kit

One night away, kept holy.

The Sabbath Retreat Kit is a guided, one-night marriage retreat designed for couples who spend so much of the year serving everyone else.

No conference. No speaker. No crowded schedule. Just the two of you, one candle, and a beautifully structured printable liturgy that carries the retreat from arrival to return.

You’ll begin with a candle-lit Arrival Liturgy, step away from phones and daily responsibilities, rest without guilt, remember the year you’ve lived together, and choose three meaningful commitments for the year ahead. The retreat ends with a shared feast, a blessing, and sealed letters written to the couple you’ll be one year from now.

This is not a workbook you rush through. It is a yearly rhythm of rest, remembrance, prayer, and covenant renewal.

Inside the kit

• The Booking Page
• The Handoff & Phone Fast
• The Arrival Liturgy
• The Sabbath Morning
• The Remembrance
• The Marriage Examen
• The Horizon
• The Covenant Renewal
• The Feast
• The Sending
• The Return
• The Retreat Record
• Guidance for when the retreat does not go as planned

The retreat follows a simple Friday-to-Sunday rhythm: arrive and rest Friday evening, sleep and reconnect Saturday morning, complete the guided sessions Saturday afternoon, share a meaningful dinner Saturday night, and return home Sunday with the year chosen together. 

The-Sabbath-Retreat-Kit.pdf

What you’ll need

• One printed copy of the kit
• One candle
• Two envelopes
• A quiet room, cabin, hotel, or home
• Approximately 24 hours together

You do not need an expensive getaway. The kit can be used in a borrowed room, a nearby hotel, a family cabin, or at home while another couple watches the children. 

The-Sabbath-Retreat-Kit.pdf

By the end of the retreat, you will have

• Remembered the year you just lived
• Named what is working in your marriage
• Identified where you need more space, rest, or attention
• Chosen up to three commitments for the year ahead
• Named one thing you are saying no to
• Scheduled an important conversation
• Written sealed letters to open at next year’s retreat
• Created a keepsake record of the weekend

The sealed letters travel home unread and are opened at the next year’s Arrival Liturgy, turning one retreat into a meaningful annual tradition. 

The-Sabbath-Retreat-Kit.pdf

Perfect for

• Married couples seeking intentional time together
• Ministry leaders and serving couples
• Anniversary weekends
• Annual marriage retreats
• Churches hosting a coordinated couples retreat

Churches may also use the kit for a group retreat experience, with each couple using their own copy in a separate room. 

The-Sabbath-Retreat-Kit.pdf

Digital product details

• Instant digital download
• Printable PDF
• 14-page retreat liturgy
• Designed for one couple
• Personal and ministry-use license
• No physical product will be mailed

Print. Retreat. Return.

One night each year to rest, remember what God has carried you through, and choose what comes next—together.