March 2026 Retirement Planning Seminar

    We are excited to announce the 2026 Retirement Planning Seminar: An Interactive Retreat for UU Professionals including Ministers, Religious Educators, and Other Professionals Planning to Retire in the Next Ten Years. 

    Where/When 
    The Seminar will begin on Monday, March 23, 2026 with late afternoon arrivals followed by dinner and evening program, and will conclude with a boxed lunch on Thursday, March 26. It will be held at the Bon Secours Retreat and Conference Center located in Marriottsville, Maryland (https://bonsecoursrcc.org). Marriottsville is west of Baltimore, Maryland – approximately 30 minutes from BWI/Marshall Airport and Amtrak station.

    A link for registration will be available very soon. Please watch your email for further details and registration instructions. 
    Program Content
    Are you 50 years of age or older? Planning to retire within the next decade? Have questions about what might come next or about the mechanics of retirement (UU Org Retirement Plan, Social Security, Medicare)? If so, this seminar is for you!

    The Rev. Larry Peers, a UU Minister, national consultant, clergy coach, and therapist, will be the featured presenter along with speakers from UUA Church Staff Finances.

    Larry will lead engaging sessions from his workshop on “Finishing Strong, Ending Well: Crafting the Culminating Chapter of Your Ministry.” The focus of the “Finishing Strong, Ending Well” segments of the program include:
    • How can you, as a religious professional, remain vital in the years leading up to retirement?
    • How will you approach this chapter of your career in a way that is sustaining and communicates a legacy?
    • How will you attend to your practical, your leadership, and your soul’s needs in this chapter in ways that can enhance personal and spiritual focus and renewal and prepare you now for moving into the “third stage” of your life, we call “retirement?”
    Church Staff Finances will present on the nuts and bolts of retirement including Medicare and health insurance, income streams and expenses, social security, the UU Org Retirement Plan, and the shift from active ministry to retirement.
    Cost
    The cost for this program of reflection and planning for your retirement will be $975 (single) and $725 (shared). This fee includes 3 nights lodging, all meals, and all program content. Not included is airfare/train fare to BWI/Marshall or transit to the Retreat Center. There is also a commuter rate of $495 for local participants that includes all meals and program content. 

    If space is available, spouses/partners are welcomed. 
    This seminar has been highly popular with UU professionals starting to think about their transition to retirement. We hope to see many of you in Maryland this spring!

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