REV. B. J. LEADING MENS RETREAT AT PILGRIM PINES
2010 Men’s Retreat
Finding Rest… Finding God
October 1-3
(Friday lunch – Sunday breakfast)
Pilgrim Pines Camp and Conference Center
$110/person includes lodging and meals
Call Church Office (494-8061) to Register Today!
Registration details available through Pilgrim Pines
Join our pastor The Rev. B. J. Beu and UCC men from around Southern California for a weekend of rest and renewal, reflection and spiritual growth. From Friday lunch to Sunday breakfast, we will gather for food and fun, laughter and love, reflection and renewal at Pilgrim Pines Camp and Conference Center in Yucaipa. Registration details available in the church office or at Pilgrim Pines’ website. Click on events for registration forms, event flyer, and health form. Register through the church office and we’ll arrange for NCC guys to room in the same building.
Pastor B. J. writes…
We are busy people, crippled by schedules that are slowly killing us. We think our kids mustbeexposedtoeverypossiblesportandactivity,lesttheybeleftbehind. We volunteer our time for noble causes. We work long hours and worry that our standard of living goes down every year. We strive to be more productive, so that we can make more money, and be even busier than we are now. And at the end of a hard day, we collapse on the couch to watch television.
We are out of sorts because our lives are so filled with stimulation and noise. We long for silence, but are afraid of it. For when the outer world is quiet, we begin to hear our inner noise. In that noise we discover that our lives are spent rehashing the past, or anticipating the future. We discover that old arguments and future fears hold us in their grip. We discover that we are anywhere but here…now. And so we miss out on what is happening…really happen- ing. We miss the texture of each moment. We miss the inherent sacredness of every second of every day. We feel empty.
At this year’s men’s retreat, we invite you to find time for silence and reflection; find time for rest; find time for God. Our retreat will offer opportunities to simply be in the presence of God…in silence…in prayer…in laughter…in fellowship…in drumming… or simply going for a hike. If you want to reconnect with your life, don’t miss our retreat!