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| Upcoming Events Men’s Ministry Retreat in Georgia - August 15-17 You are cordially invited to attend Living Hope Christian Fellowship’s (Atlanta, GA) eighth annual Men’s Ministry Retreat. It will be held Aug. 15-17. This year’s theme is “Brothers Coming Together in Christ.” Cost of the retreat is $83, which includes all meals and lodging. To enroll or obtain further information, contact Raymond Collier at 404-755-0687 or ray66mond@bellsouth.net. Women’s Retreat in Alabama - September 12-14 A women’s retreat is planned for Sept. 12-14 by Grace Covenant Fellowship and Good Hope Community Church. This retreat will begin on Friday evening, Sept. 12, and conclude with lunch on Sunday, Sept. 14. It will be held at the St. Bernard Abbey Retreat & Conference Center in Cullman, AL. You can go online at www.stbernardabbey.com to learn more about the retreat center. The theme will be The Seasons of Our Lives. Speakers for the conference will be Ginny Rice, Ruth Miller and Marcia Hendrix. We will enjoy beautiful and inspiring music by Ann Hartmann (annhartmann.com) and Deborah Barker. The cost for the weekend is $100, which includes registration, two nights’ lodging and five meals. For more information or to register, contact Ruth Miller at ruth.miller@wcg.org or (205) 979-7321. Wisconsin Dells Retreat The Kalahari Resort in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin is again the location of a weekend Fall Fellowship Retreat, beginning Thursday, September 25 and ending Sunday, September 28. Our theme this year is “The Heart of the Father.” In addition to great worship services, we will also be having numerous breakout sessions dealing with topics ranging from “Reducing the cost of a college education” to “Trinitarian Theology.” Dr. C. Baxter Kruger of Perichoresis Ministries will be a guest speaker and will also present several workshops. For more information and a tentative schedule, visit www.wcg.org/events. You may download a brochure and register online. We have negotiated excellent lodging rates at the Kalahari Resort, which features the largest indoor water park in the area. You must reserve your room by August 25 to receive these low rates. You may also contact the Dells Coordinator, Doug Johannsen, by phone at 763-576-1086, or by e-mail at Doug.Johannsen@wcg.org. If you have any questions or difficulties in making reservations and registering, please contact Doug Johannsen. Men's and Women's Conference in New Jersey - September 26-28 Grace Christian Fellowship invites you to celebrate our 10th Anniversary Conference, and our first conference uniting the Women’s and Men’s Conferences. The dates are September 26-28, and our theme is “Celebrating Life in Christ.” We will explore the theme through workshops, praise and worship, prayer walks, a Saturday evening dinner dance, fellowshipping, and a Sunday communion service. Some sessions will be designed with gender-specific topics. The conference location is in northern central New Jersey, at the lovely Sheraton Parsippany (www.starwoodhotels.com). Special guests include Joseph and Tammy Tkach, Heaven’s Light of Day providing praise and worship, and the Umoja praise dancers. Here’s an opportunity to rekindle old friendships and make new ones. For further information contact Sandra Delmonte 732-422-9816. Harvest Conference in South Carolina - October 9-12 The Harvest Church (our congregations in Marion and Myrtle Beach, SC) is sponsoring a fall conference with the theme "Just Believe." It will be held Oct. 9-12 at the Springmaid Convention Center in Myrtle Beach. There will be a health screening, a marriage seminar, and a black-tie formal dinner. Speakers include Paul David Kurts (Hickory, NC), Charles Young (Atlanta, GA), Keith Brittain and Howard Blakeney, pastor of the Harvest Church. Registration is $35 for an individual or $80 for a family. Send check or money order to The Harvest Church, c/o Eleanor Davis, PO Box 516, Marion, SC, 29571. For hotel reservations at Springmaid, phone 1-877-283-3284. For more information contact Howard Blakeney at 1-843-206-5388. Encounter 2008, near Cincinnati - October 10-12 Registration for Encounter 2008 is now open, and it’s filling quickly. Members, friends and family have registered to attend from all over the Midwest and as far away as California, Texas and Connecticut. All are welcome! Encounter 2008 is coming to the Cincinnati area on Oct. 10-12. It’s a new kind of event sponsored by Generations Ministries. It brings the best of our festivals, camps and family weekends to an event designed for all age groups. Together we’ll celebrate our shared life in Jesus. We’ll do so at meals, in recreational activities, in relaxed fellowship and through multi-generational, multi-cultural worship. It will be a joy-filled time for all. And Encounter 2008 is for all: you, your whole church, your friends, children and grandchildren. Families, married couples and singles; all age groups and all cultures will be warmly embraced and cared for. Non-Christian spouses, friends and relatives will feel at home. No hard sell, no frenzied activity: just joy in an encounter with Jesus and his people in a beautiful, relaxed setting. Registration and information materials may be downloaded from the our event page at www.wcg.org/events/ (scroll down to the Encounter 2008 listing and click on the links). If you do not have internet access and would like a brochure and registration form sent to you, just send your request to:
Encounter 2008 Questions may be sent to the address above or emailed to George.Hart@wcg.org Hawaii Fellowship Cruise - October 15-29 Space is still available for an exciting two-week cruise from Los Angeles to Hawaii. Join our legal counsel and long-time minister, Bernie Schnippert, and his wife Arlene, along with Russell and Phyllis Duke, music coordinators, and Ron and Norva Kelly, group cruise coordinators, for inspiring worship services during days at sea. Then enjoy four totally different port stops in Hilo, Honolulu, Kauai and Maui. You will be able to sample the flavor of these famous tourist destinations all on the same trip. Most travelers to Hawaii spend time at only one resort. Your floating hotel will take you to four stops without ever needing to repack your suitcase. Hundreds of you have enjoyed our fellowship cruises in past years to such places as Alaska, New England, Mexico, the Panama Canal and the Caribbean. This year we branch out for a first-time ever cruise to Hawaii. If you have been on one of our cruises, you already know the rewards of cruising, dining, fellowship and most of all, inspiring worship services. If you have never been on one of our cruises, this would be a good time to “break into cruising.” We expect many on board will be repeat cruisers, but first-timers always add a dimension of excitement to our activities. This exhilarating cruise begins in Los Angeles on Oct. 15. On the return trip, the ship will visit Ensenada, Mexico to experience yet a different culture. The ship returns to Los Angeles on Oct. 29. For further information, pricing and reservations, contact John Siston at Travel Gallery. You can call him toll free at 800-858-6999 or email him at john@travelgallery.com. If reservations are made between July 21-28 and paid in full by Aug. 1, each person will receive a $120 coupon book from Princess Cruise Line. We hope to
see you on board in October! |
