V&M Summer Retreat to Holden Village is Filling Up!
We reserved 18 spots and have already had 31 people sign up for them! John has contacted Holden Village and they are currently in conversation with them about increasing the number of reservations.
John and Freddie are organizing the retreat. They have both taught there in the past and loved it. If you're interested, tell them right away! (john@valleyandmountain.org or fhelmiere@gmail.com).
We are planning a major V&M summer retreat in August to a mind-blowing spiritual retreat center way deep in the Cascade Mountains called Holden Village. About 90 people live in Holden Village throughout the year, but during the summer they offer 5-day stays for guests and about 200 people come each week for the program. Each week a different set of teachers are brought in to offer classes to the guests sprinkled throughout the day. They even bring in a village philosopher/theologian to strike up conversations in the village center during the day. There is amazing hiking in every direction, a great kids program, arts and woodworking/pottery/weaving workshops, and tasty food. Each evening they hold a lovely short song and prayer service. It's run by progressive Christians affiliated with the Lutheran Church.
The trip is Aug 14-Aug 19 (5 nights is the minimum stay). That week is called Interfaith Dialogue week because many of the teachers coming that week will be offering classes on that subject.
It costs $65/night per adult (kids age 5-17 are $46/night and under 5 are free), but that includes all of your meals and lodging, so it's hard to find something much cheaper. Running a remote facility in the mountains is complicated so the price doesn't even cover the actual cost per guest (they're a nonprofit that fundraises to offset costs). If the price tag is a deal-breaker, still tell us you want to go, and we will try to find a way to help.
Read more at:
http://www.holdenvillage.org/about-us/