Women's Fall Retreat
At Ponderosa Lodge
Date: September 30–October 2, 2011
Cost: $189
"Find Your Story, Find Your Way"
Fall is often a time of new beginnings. As the season changes so does the focus of our life. Fall is often a time to reflect, a time to take stock, to think about the pace of our lives and to think about whether we are living the life we want to live or the lives that God intended us to live. You are invited to take time this Fall, to come away to the beauty of Mount Hermon and the Santa Cruz mountains, to take time to "Retreat". Whether you come alone or with a cabin full of friends, the program offers time to be alone with your own story and time to be encouraged by the stories of others. Join us!
The theme for the fall retreat is Find Your Story, Find Your Way. We will be lead by popular speaker-writer Sally Breedlove. As a writer and speaker, Sally Breedlove's passion is to help awaken in others the heart courage to discover the life changing mercy and love of God for themselves. She has worked alongside her husband Steve for the last 35 years, leading churches in the United States and Canada and ministering to leaders in other countries. Five children, three of whom are married, five grandchildren, and the best of husbands have made her life rich. Sally serves on the national board of The Anglican Mission in the Americas and on the board of the Christian Foundation of the Triangle, an affiliate of the National Christian Foundation. She is the author of Choosing Rest (NavPress, 2002), one of the authors of The Shame Exchange:(NavPress, 2009), as well as a contributor to the Women of Faith Study Bible and two other books. Sally and her husband Steve live in Chapel Hill North Carolina, where Steve is the rector of All Saints Anglican Church. Sally teaches a weekly Bible Study in Chapel Hill and helps to lead a small group spiritual direction ministry, called JourneyMates, that draws participants from the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area.
Find Your Story, Find Your Way
Our lives really do have a story to tell. But how do we discover the message God wants us to live and to speak? Through teaching and reflection exercises, you’ll begin to see how God has woven purpose and meaning into the ordinary fabric of your life. The result? As you hear your own story, new hope and confidence will emerge. It’s a good to learn your life really matters.
Key scripture Eph 2:10 and Ps. 139:16.
Talks:
- Self-reflection — Take time: It's a good work to wonder what your life is about
- Deliberate Design — Relax:God uses the everydayness of who you are to shape your uniqueness
- The Gift of Getting it Wrong — Reconsider: Brokeness and failure are doors -- not dead ends.
- A Life that Speaks — Find your voice: God has a story for your life to tell
Our worship for the weekend will be lead by Among Us, an all women's worship band.
Accommodations are in cabins with 8 bunk beds and two bathrooms. Come and bring your girlfriends for a weekend slumber party!
Ponderosa Lodge offers two heated pools, sand volleyball, tennis, mountain biking, guided hikes and our challenge course and climbing tower. We also offer ocean kayaking. Crafts, massage, and the beautiful Canopy Tour in the Redwoods are optional at additional cost.
Christine Ingebretson & Jayne Price, Women’s Ministries Coordinator, co-host the retreat. For more program information, you can reach Jayne at, jayne.price@mounthermon.org. For registration information, call 1-888-MHCAMPS.
Please do not let finances get in the way of a Mount Hermon experience. Through the generosity of many, a partial grant from the Campership Fund may be just the gift you need to make it possible for you to attend camp. For more information and an application, please contact our friendly Registration staff.
