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Our retreat will be marked by a gravitas and reverent approach to all aspects of our time together. When we worship, we will worship. We will not work at or play during our worship. When we work, we will work. We will not worship our work or play at it. And when we play, we will play. We will not work at, or worship, our play. Uniquely, this conference is designed for families. See the FAQ below.
Worship will be central cheap summer airline deals to our retreat. Holy communion will be offered every day. God will refresh and encourage, feed and nourish His people. cheap summer airline deals We will use historic liturgies and ceremonies exclusively. cheap summer airline deals Rev. Dr. Daniel Reuning will accompany the services along with help from Dcs. Sandra Rhein and Dr. Jason Thompson and the choirs the Gregorian childrens' choir. Worship cheap summer airline deals will also feature the preaching of Rev. Dr. Rick Stuckwisch, Rev. Peter Bender, Rev. David Petersen, and others.
Our work will be done in the main plenary sessions and in smaller sectionals. We will not play at it. We will not waste your time with inside jokes and silly skits. We are bringing you a world-class cheap summer airline deals theologian and expert on Luther's Small Catechsim in Rev. Peter Bender. He will challenge you and stretch you. You will leave his sessions tired, with your mind popping with ideas. He will help you bring more of Lutheran orthodoxy to your daily, family cheap summer airline deals life.
We will also bring you seasoned homeschool cheap summer airline deals educators, pastors, and other specialists in our smaller sectionals. We will have sectionals geared specifically for grade-school children, parents, high-school-aged youth, pastors, and more. But we will not worship our work. We know the distinction between works and faith. We know that we can all improve, and we are forgiven, so we will respect you and challenge you. We will ask you to work, but we will not be condescending.
We will also play at the retreat. We will sing, dance, and visit together. Free time will be provided. We will not try to sanctify this. We will believe that music, food, and good company are gifts from God to be enjoyed, not apologized for, and need no sanctification. We will embrace them in their proper place, confident that these things cheap summer airline deals are also good for God's people.
Parents and their children will be engaged by the Word of God in Pastor Bender's presentation and encouraged cheap summer airline deals in their use of the Small Catechism even as their understanding deepens. While Pastor cheap summer airline deals Bender will speak at length about how to use the Catechism at home and its central role in the piety of Lutherans, he will also include many practical examples and provided resources for further use for homeschooling, un-schooling, and schooling.
Please include contact information with names of all adults and children, payment of $90/family or $25 for each adult and $20 for each child 18-12, whichever is less. (Children 11 may attend with their families for free.)
To send a single child to a Higher cheap summer airline deals Things conference costs over $300 plus transportation. To go to the National Youth Gathering costs even more. How can we take your entire family for just $90? By not having any paid staff or executives, getting the space donated by Redeemer, not paying for preachers or sectional leaders, but using volunteers, and by the extra generosity of many attendees. We are grateful to have these resources, to be able to do this, and are glad to share it with you.
Yes. You can come for whatever you want. You don't have to pay a cent. You might want to make a donation, but we'll leave that up to you. We aren't keeping track. We'll be glad to have you here however you make it, whether you pay or not.
The entire retreat is designed for families. We aren't going to have babysitting. We simply understand that there will be a lot of babies, small children, teen-agers, and adults around. The nursery will be available at all times and have some crafty activities available. It will be okay to sit in a sectional while bouncing a baby on your knee. We expect all ages to play together, learn together, and worship together. Some sectionals will be targeted for specific groups or ages (for instance, we will have sectionals aimed at teens, children, pastors, homeschool moms, along with those of more general interest), but everything else will be family-oriented. Some moms, dads, older siblings, uncles, etc, will miss some stuff because the baby is napping or fussy or needs changed. But we expect those people and their babies won't be alone in the nursery, and there will be benefit in that time also. Last year's participants told us again and again that this was their favorite part.
Is that a question? OK. Listen, this retreat cheap summer airline deals is not only for homeschoolers. It is for families. That being said, we expect that the bulk of participants will be homeschoolers. Nonetheless, this retreat/conference (I can't figure out what to call it still) will be enjoyed by unmarried singles, married couples without children, families with young children, families with grown children, grandparents, teen-agers, etc, in other words, families.
Downtown cheap summer airline deals hotels are the closest to Redeemer and include the Fort Wayne Hotel (a Clarion Hotel) and the Hilton. These are about five minutes from the church. There is also a reasonable bed breakfast downtown, the LaSalle B B. The number for the LaSalle is: (877) 422-0851.
Hotels at Interstate 69 Hwy 24 are about 15 minutes from Redeemer and those at Interstate 69 Lima Road are 15-20 minutes, depending on traffic. These two locations have most of the national chains. The Marriott on Coldwater Rd. is about 20 minutes away, and is fairly close to the seminary, for those who want to get in a visit.
There is a new Holiday Inn across from the IPFW Coliseum, with a pool. It had only been open a couple cheap summer airline deals of months when we stayed there for the first retreat so everything is very nice. It is only 10 minutes from Redeemer, but we found it difficult during heavy traffic to return small kids there for naps.
There are also a couple cheap summer airline deals nice places southwest, cheap summer airline deals in Aboite township, on or off Jefferson Blvd, near Lutheran hospital, that have pools and are nice. However, they are also about 20 minutes from Redeemer.
For those who wish to camp, Johnny Appleseed Campground on Coliseum Blvd. is an oasis in the middle of the city. There are camper cheap summer airline deals hookups and facilities. The phone number is (260) 427-6720‎. There was also a local homeschool family last year who was willing to have people camp on their property. If you are interested in more information about that option, cheap summer airline deals email secretary.redeemer - at - gmail - dot - com.
This retreat is a great time for our kids to develop lasting friendships with people who share their beliefs. You'll be nourished with Christ's Body and Blood every day. I guarantee lots of great preaching, teaching, group discussions, and socialization time. If you want to see the schedule of the extra sectionals we enjoyed in 2009, click here .
I speak for my family of nine: This is our favorite retreat of all time. I say this even though we go to the CCA Symposium at Peace-Sussex and have even put on our own youth retreats at Zion-Marshall .