Murray Grove Retreat Center

08/12/2025

🚗🐾 Start your engines for a cause! 🐾🚗

Join us at Murray Grove with Jersey Shore Car Shows for 2 Fast 2 Furry, our one-of-a-kind car show that’s all about horsepower and paw power!

THIS SUNDAY Aug 17
8AM - 2PM
Murray Grove Retreat Center

Come admire some incredible rides, grab delicious bites, and meet your new best friend! Popcorn Park Zoo will be on-site with adorable, adoptable dogs looking for loving homes! 🐶💙

✨ Event Highlights:
🚙 Amazing cars & motorcycles
🐕 Adoptable dogs ready to meet you
🎶 Music & fun for all ages
🍔 Food! Yum!

Whether you’re a gearhead, an animal lover, or both, this is the perfect day to rev your engines and open your heart. We can’t wait to see you there!

08/02/2025

🌈✨ We’re thrilled to partner with for Magic in the Middle, a joyful new weekend retreat created especially for LGBTQ+ middle schoolers and their families!

Join us at Murray Grove for a heartwarming and adventure-filled family camp where you’ll experience:

🌳 Nature walks
🛶 Bonding activities
🎨 Creative workshops
🔥 Campfires & connection

Let’s build community, celebrate identity, and create unforgettable memories TOGETHER!

📅 Spots are limited! Visit murraygrove.org to learn more and register today.

07/13/2025

We are so excited to welcome back Circle of Light NY Holistic Healing!

Join us for our Annual 2025 Murray Grove Spiritual Retreat at the Murray Grove Retreat & Renewal Center in Lanoka Harbor, NJ Oct 10-13, 2025 which is just over an hour away from Staten Island, NY. This event is priced at $500 and is ALL-INCLUSIVE.... it includes all meals, snacks, room for 3 nights (based on double occupancy), all classes, workshops, events, meditations, energy healing sessions, and a commemorative Retreat T-shirt. The focus of this year’s retreat is going to be testing and expanding our intuition and stepping into our authentic selves as spiritual beings with ‘super’natural abilities. Our retreats create the perfect atmosphere to learn, to grow, to expand, to heal, to relax and to have fun.

Contact Jackie of Circle of Light NY through Facebook or at 917-932-3615 or Nancy Labrada of Nancy’s Three Graces for information or to register.

04/22/2025

Our hearts are with all those impacted by the local forest fires. We’re keeping our community, first responders, and all affected in our thoughts during this difficult time. Stay safe, and know that Murray Grove stands with you.

03/22/2025

You deserve a little getaway, as a treat. Book today. Link in bio.

03/14/2025

Name a better duo than Murray Grove and Chris Rockwell. We’ll wait…

Join us on 4/12 for Soup Can Magazine’s ANNIVERSARY PARTY! Music, poetry, and more! See you there!

03/04/2025

We are sooo ready to have an epic Women’s Retreat! Early bird pricing ends TODAY so make sure you register NOW at MurrayGrove.org!

02/06/2025

HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT! The Murray Grove Women's Retreat is BACK!!! April 4-6 with EARLY BIRD TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW at MurrayGrove.Org!

Join us for a powerful weekend of connection, reflection, and empowerment. This year's theme, "From Angst to Agency", will guide us as we explore ways to transform our concerns into meaningful change.

Our special guest, Rev. Diane Olenick Rollert, President of Coalition Inclusion Québec and former minister at the Unitarian Church of Montreal, will lead us in thought-provoking discussions and spiritual renewal. Through workshops, storytelling, and shared experiences, we will build a supportive community ready to build a better world. Don’t miss this inspiring gathering of women dedicated to making a difference!

Our inclusive retreat is open to ALL women, whether cis or trans, as well as any nonbinary folks who would love to join.

Get your EARLY BIRD tickets NOW at MurrayGrove.org!

09/17/2024

Please join us in welcoming renowned comedian Julia Scotti and award-winning musician Marc Ribler to Homecoming 2024: Earth Justice! Register NOW at MurrayGrove.Org. OVERNIGHT ACCOMODATIONS ARE AVAILABLE!

Murray Grove is a scenic retreat center nestled in the Pine Barrens and adjacent to the 200-acre Edwin B. Fortsythe Wildlife Preserve. We host retreats, weddings, family reunions, conferences, festivals, and more. We exist to create a world of greater kindness and justice through social justice action, the arts, and our natural environment.