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for Families and Adults ― 2008Work Weekend Mid-summer Weekend Continuing Education Retreat Adult Backpacking Housing Options Anabaino Retreat for Adults Who Work With Youth
Memorial Day Work Weekend
May 23-26, 2008. 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 $60 per room for those requesting Living Center housing (each of the six rooms has a queen bed and two singles.) Register.
Anabaino Retreat
for Adults Who Work With Youth
July 25-27, 2008.
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,
Special Guest for the Anabaino Retreat will be Dick Hardell, Senior Fellow with the Youth and Family Institute. Cost: $60 per adult. For more detailed information about the retreat, and registration information, click here.
Continuing Education Retreat July 28-31, 2008. Running from Monday supper through Thursday lunch, this retreat is designed particularly for rostered ministers, interested lay people, and their families. It is sponsored jointly with the ELCA Montana Synod’s continuing education program, Northern Rockies Institute of Theology (NRIT).
Costs: $120 per adult; $60 per child 6-12, plus $120 per family NRIT fee. No charge for children under 6. Add $60 per room for those requesting Living Center housing (each of the six rooms has a queen bed and two singles.) Register. More on Speakers’ Presentations: Kathryn Schifferdecker will focus on Praying the Psalms. 1. The Psalms: An Ancient Practice of Prayer. The book of Psalms has been used through many centuries as a hymnbook and prayer book for faith communities. We'll explore how this ancient collection of songs and prayers can inform our own prayer practices. 2. Laments and the Enemy. The prayer of lament is central to the book of Psalms. We'll discuss the power of lament, the ways in which lament might be used in the church today, and what to do with “the enemy” language in the Psalms. 3. Creation and the Hallelujah Psalms. The Book of Psalms ends in praise. We'll explore the power and practice of praise and see how the Bible describes creation's praise of God. David Lose will focus on Preaching in a Post-modern World. Never in recent history has there been so much cultural change and tumult. Values, meaning, even reality – all of these things seem up for grabs in our postmodern world. But what do we really mean by “postmodern,” and how can people of faith respond to the challenges and opportunities it presents. Further, how does a preacher speak of “truth” in a world skeptical of all truth claims? What do we even mean by truth anymore? And how do we read and preach the Scriptures in this age and climate? These and other questions will shape our time together. Mountain Mid-Summer
Weekend
August 1-3, 2008.
Enjoy some time in the majesty of Montana’s mountains, and join the
Christikon life for a leisurely weekend at camp. Guest speakers will
be
Kathryn Schifferdecker, who teaches Old Testament at Luther Seminary
in Saint Paul, Minnesota,
and
David Lose, who serves as Academic Dean and holds the Marbury Chair in
Biblical Preaching at Luther Seminary.
They will lead sessions
Costs: $60 per person, $30 per child 6-12. No charge for children under 6. Add $40 per room for those requesting Living Center housing (each of the six rooms has a queen bed and two singles.) Register.
Backpack trips using Christikon staff and equipment with groups of adults (couples, young adults, one-gender groups, older adults, etc.) can be scheduled as compatible with set camp schedule. Duration can be 2-4 nights on the trail. Contact the camp office to make arrangements. Special NW WI Synod Adult Backpack - July 25-28, 2008 $250 per person Register 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 $60 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 Sunday lunch.
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. The retreat
sponsored jointly with the ELCA Montana Synod’s
continuing education program,
Guest speakers will include
They will lead sessions for adults
mornings and evenings.
with
adults and one of them will preach during the Sunday Eucharist. 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 Monday lunch.
