 It is the mission of Christikon to awaken and nurture faith in Christ ̶ exploring God’s creation and the adventure of life together. Camping for Adults and Families ― 2012 Work Weekend • Mountain Weekend 1 • Continuing Education Retreat Mountain Weekend 2 • Housing Options • Anabaino Youth Ministry Retreat Developmentally Disabled Adults • Adult Backpacking
Memorial Day Work Weekend •
May 25-28, 2012.
Help to prepare the camp for
its summer season, during this "long weekend" that includes
Memorial Day. We provide you with food, lodging, fellowship, work, and
worship
Costs: No Charge for the Work Weekend. Add $75 per room for those requesting Living Center housing (each of the six rooms has a queen bed and two singles.) Register. ========================================================= Session
for Developmentally Disabled Adults
•
June 17-20, 2012.
For adults who are at least 18 years
old and whose disability is primarily connected with mental development, Christikon's camp for the developmentally disabled offers
Cost: $175 per disabled adult. For more detailed information about the retreat, and registration information, click here. ============================================================================ Anabaino Youth Ministry Retreat: for Adults Who Work with Youth in the Church • June 22-23, 2012. Throughout his ministry, Jesus would “go up” for prayer and meditation, for rest and renewal, for teaching and ministry. You’re invited to “go up” into the mountains of south-central Montana, joining with others at Christikon to reflect on ministry with young people in your congregation, to find ideas and direction, to experience renewal and connection with those who are your colleagues in ministry in other congregations. Meals are served from Friday supper through and early Sunday breakfast. Cost: $50 per adult. For more detailed information about the retreat, and registration information, click here. ===========================================================================
Mountain Weekend 1 •
July 6-8, 2012.
Enjoy some time in the majesty of Montana’s mountains, and join the
Christikon life for a leisurely weekend at camp. Special guest
will be Will
Sappington, who serves as pastor of Peace Lutheran Church in
Billings, and who will
lead sessions with
adults. Christikon summer staff will join
Costs: $100 per adult, $50 per child 6-12. No charge for children under 6. Add $50 per room for those requesting Living Center housing (each of the six rooms has a queen bed and two singles.) Register. =========================================================================
Continuing
Education Retreat
•
July 23-26, 2012.
Running from Monday supper through Thursday lunch, this retreat is designed
particularly for rostered ministers, interested lay people, and their
families. It is sponsored
Guest speakers for the event are Mark Vitalis Hoffman, who teaches New Testament at Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg (Pennsylvania), and who is committed to teaching Scripture as life source for practice of the faith; and Kathy Vitalis Hoffman, who serves as a pastor at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Middletown, Maryland, and whose heart for preaching and pastoral ministry leads to exploring the role of pastors as story brokers who give voice to the larger story of the divine in, with and under the stories of people's lives. Program options for children are provided during lecture presentations; and Christikon staff hosts for each family are also available for child care at other times as well. Afternoons are open for a variety of recreational opportunities. Each day is bracketed by morning and evening worship. Meals are served Monday supper through Thursday lunch. Additional special meal and housing arrangements for overnight, Thursday, July 26, can be made with those who plan to participate also in the following Mountain Weekend 2 (July 27-29). (Speakers' topics will be listed here as they become available.) Schedule
===================================================================== Mountain Weekend 2 • July 27-29, 2012. Enjoy some time in the majesty of Montana’s mountains, and join the Christikon life for a leisurely weekend at camp. Leading sessions with adults will be Mark Vitalis Hoffman, who teaches New Testament at Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg (Pennsylvania), and Kathy Vitalis Hoffman, who serves as a pastor at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Middletown, Maryland (see above). Christikon summer staff will join in offering options for children during the presentations, and a variety of additional program experiences for everyone. Meals are served from Friday supper through Sunday lunch. Registrants may wish to participate also in the following Continuing Education Retreat. Schedule Costs: $80 per adult, $35 per child 6-12. No charge for children under 6. Add $50 per room for those requesting Living Center housing (each of the six rooms has a queen bed and two singles.) Register. ========================================================================= Adult Backpacking or CreationCare • dates as arranged. Christikon can host groups of adults (couples, young adults, one-gender groups, older adults, etc.) in the magnificent mountain wilderness surrounding the camp. Your group must have at least six people, and can have no more than twelve. Two Christikon staff go with each group as leaders. Dates can be arranged within the context of youth camp trails sessions (July 6-12, July 13-19, July 22-28, July 31-August 6). Youth sessions cover six nights (four in the back country, first and last nights at camp). Your group can reduce the number of days in the back country to 2 or 3; but at least 3 is recommended. Your group arrives afternoon of the first day you are with us, stays overnight at camp for orientation and packing-out, heads into the wilderness the next morning, remains in the back country for 2, 3, or 4 nights, and returns to Christikon the afternoon of your last day on the trail. Typically, the group leaves Christikon early the next morning, after staying overnight at camp; but some adult groups may choose to leave Christikon once they are packed in and cleaned up. Your route can be tailored to your group. You may do a three- or four-night back country loop, or you may arrange for setting up a two- to four-night base camp from which you day-hike (so you carry packs only the first and last days). Our staff people can lead the program; or they can work with you in shared program leadership for Bible study, Quiet Time and worship. If your group is interested in a back country service project to rehabilitate or enhance trails, campsites and pristine areas, you may wish to register as a CreationCare group. Click here for information on that program. Costs: $225 to $395 per adult, depending on session length. Contact the camp office by telephone (406 656-1969) or by e-mail to make arrangements. ========================================================================= Housing options during family/adult camp sessions. For more information on housing possibilities, click here. Questions? Contact Us. |
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opportunities―all without cost (except a charge of $75 per room
for those requesting housing in the Living Center; each of those six rooms
has a queen bed and two singles). We ask you to bring
with you a willing spirit, hand tools for various maintenance, repair,
sewing, and cleaning projects, and plenty of elbow grease. Meals are
served from Friday supper through Monday lunch.
opportunities
for enjoyment of the mountain setting and growth in caring relationships.
Included are hiking, group recreation, crafts, work projects, shared
responsibilities, sharing of talents, music, etc. Christikon staff people
reside in the cabins with the campers, and provide program leadership.
in offering options for children
during the presentations, and a variety of additional program experiences
for everyone. Meals are served from Friday supper through Sunday lunch.
This session may be of special interest to parents whose children
are planning to attend the
jointly with the ELCA Montana Synod’s
continuing education program,
Costs: $180 per adult; $90 per child 6-12, plus $150 per family
speaker fee.
No charge for children under 6. Add
$75 per room for those requesting
