Hello Aspiring OWL Young Adult/Adult/Older Adult Facilitators!

We look forward to welcoming you to Pilgrim Firs Camp and Conference Center for the Our Whole Lives trainings this November!

TRAINING TIMES: Friday, Nov 22, 12:00 pm -- Sunday, Nov 24, 12:00 pm. NOTE: Lunch and registration will be at noon on Friday and training will begin promptly at 1:00 pm. You will need to plan to be present for the entire training in order to be approved.

You are currently registering for All Adult Levels: Young Adult/Adult/Older Adult.

Special note: Minimum age for OWL training participants is: 21 years.

If this session is full and you wish to be on the waiting list, you will be prompted to choose this option.

We are excited you will be joining us.

$440 includes lunch and dinner Friday, all meals Saturday, and breakfast Sunday, as well as cabin lodging at Pilgrim Firs

OWL Adult Facilitators Registration Link

Hello Aspiring OWL Elementary K-1 and/or grades 4-6 Facilitators!

We look forward to welcoming you to Pilgrim Firs Camp and Conference Center for the Our Whole Lives trainings this November!

TRAINING TIMES: Friday, Nov 22, 12:00 pm -- Sunday, Nov 24, 12:00 pm. NOTE: Lunch and registration will be at noon on Friday and training will begin promptly at 1:00 pm. You will need to plan to be present for the entire training in order to be approved.

You are currently registering for OWL Elementary K-1 and/or grades 4-6 Facilitators.

Special note: Minimum age for OWL training participants is: 21 years.

If this session is full and you wish to be on the waiting list, you will be prompted to choose this option.

We are excited you will be joining us.

$440 includes lunch and dinner Friday, all meals Saturday, and breakfast Sunday, as well as cabin lodging at Pilgrim Firs

OWL Elementary Facilitators Registration Link

Hello Aspiring OWL Junior/Senior High Facilitators!

We look forward to welcoming you to Pilgrim Firs Camp and Conference Center for the Our Whole Lives trainings this November!

TRAINING TIMES: Friday, Nov 22, 12:00 pm -- Sunday, Nov 24, 12:00 pm. NOTE: Lunch and registration will be at noon on Friday and training will begin promptly at 1:00 pm. You will need to plan to be present for the entire training in order to be approved.

You are currently registering for OWL Junior/Senior High Facilitators!.

Special note: Minimum age for OWL training participants is: 21 years.

If this session is full and you wish to be on the waiting list, you will be prompted to choose this option.

We are excited you will be joining us.

$440 includes lunch and dinner Friday, all meals Saturday, and breakfast Sunday, as well as cabin lodging at Pilgrim Firs

OWL Junior/Senior High Facilitators registrations link

Greetings Brothers!

Registration is now open for the 2025 Conference Men's Retreat. We'll meet at Pilgrim Firs the

weekend of January 31 – February 2, 2025. Reverend Bill Comfort will lead this year’s “wild”

retreat.

Born to Be Wild

Bill will lead an interactive exploration of how wildness influences who we are, or can be, as

men. We will consider the Steppenwolf song, a Wendell Berry poem "The Peace of Wild

Things," a children's book "Where the Wild Things Are," by Maurice Sendak, and the paintings

of Wassily Kandinsky. Bill will pose questions for large and small group discussions as we

figure out together what being wild means for our lives. As always, these discussions will be

safe, welcoming and confidential. Closer to the retreat there will be a list of some of the

questions so that you can ponder on your answers in advance.

As always, the retreat begins on Friday evening and runs through Sunday morning. Additionally,

there is an optional one-day silent retreat that begins Thursday evening, January 30.

The committee explored adding a Zoom option for remote attendance but that’s not yet feasible.

"We understand the risk of illness, especially respiratory illness, is ever present. Please don’t attend if you are uncomfortable with the risk. < To protect yourself and other more vulnerable people at the retreat, we strongly recommend making sure you are fully vaccinated well before the retreat with the most current vaccinations especially Influenza and COVID-19).  Check with your healthcare provider if you are not sure or have questions about attending. > Feel free to wear a mask to lessen your exposure. "

Rates:

$250.00 Thursday 7pm -Sunday 11am with 3 nights lodging. Friday breakfast – Sunday breakfast. Thursday – Friday 5pm is a silent retreat

$172.00 for Friday dinner through Sunday breakfast with lodging for two nights.

$55.00 for Saturday only includes 2 meals.

To be as inclusive as possible, we provide financial assistance to any brothers that need it to

attend. Contact Hans Dankers at jdank@msn.com for more information. For those that don’t

need financial assistance, consider donating to the Men’s Retreat Fund when you register.

We hope for safe travels and look forward to a fun and meaningful retreat. In the meantime,

enjoy the holidays!

The Conference Men's Retreat Planning Committee

Charlie Torres, Don Jenkins, Hans Dankers, Jim Gaudino, Larry Kiriluk, Paul Withington and

Rick Russell

Click here to register for the 2025 Men's Retreat

    March 24-26 Mon-Wed                  

Get a little dirty, stretch your muscles, and make a difference!

                  We are going to be beginnng the work on a retaining wall at the labyrinth. Other projects vary, depending on the weather, current priorities, and the skills of the volunteers. Carpentry, cleaning, painting, raking, power washing and brush removal are always on the list.

▪ Come for the whole event or just a day. ▪ Meals, lodging, and supplies are provided, just register to reserve a spot and let us know about any group members with special skills. ▪ Whatever tools and professional equipment you can bring will be greatly appreciated.