Elevation 2007 Fall Retreat

ELEVATION'S 2007 FALL RETREAT

What:
After Elevation’s first successful overnight retreat last spring, Elevation’s Event Planning Team put together this amazing weekend-long program that will challenge us to ask hard questions about our God, our selves, our bodies, and our spirituality. This entirely new program is certain to change lives and provide all who attend with practical tools to use in daily life.

When:
Friday, October 19th – Sunday, October 21st

Who:
Everyone is welcome at this year’s Elevation Retreat. So far, people are coming from as far away as Dallas, Texas, and as close as the house down the street! All ages, all sizes, all colors, all sexualities, all genders…all perspectives. At Elevation, we value diversity, and the more of it we have at our retreat, the better it will be!

Where:
The retreat will be held at the beautiful UCC Camp Adams, located just outside Molalla, Oregon. The camp is just under an hour’s drive from Portland, which allows for a rural setting without going too far away. Replete with hiking trails, campfire rings, creeks, a basketball court, swimming holes, a ropes course, and much more…there will be no lack of activities to keep everyone busy!

Tentative Schedule Overview

Friday, October 19
5:30P: Check In/Meet & Greet
7:00P: Opening Session
9:00P: Dance

Saturday, October 20
8:15A: Breakfast
9:00A: Morning Session
11:45A: Lunch
12:30P: Low Ropes Course Open/Free Time
5:00P: Dinner
6:15P: Evening Session
8:00P: Surprise Evening Entertainment

Sunday, October 21
9:15A: Morning Session
11:00A: Brunch
12:00P: Check out / Clean up
6:00P: Retreat Closing Service @ MCC

How:
Just simply download and print the registration form, fill it out, and either bring it to Elevation or fax it to MCC Portland at 503.281.1233.

The Registration Fee of $98.69 per person can be made multiple ways. You can pay with cash or check in person or via postal mail, by credit card over the phone, or through Paypal. To pay by credit card, call the church office during normal office hours and speak with either Chris Culver or Wes Mullins.

What To Bring:
Click HERE for a list of what to bring!

NEW: Child care will be provided! Cost for children is only $88.69!

Scholarship opportunities are available! Do not let money be the reason you do not come! Simply fill out the registration form, check the box for tuition assistance, send it in to us, and someone will be in contact with you as the retreat nears.

Meet our speaker:
Rev. Elder Lillie Brock holds a Bachelor of Arts from Carson Newman College in Psychology and English and a Special Masters Certificate from University of Hawaii in Linguistics. She has twenty years of successful business start-ups and was the co-founder and owner of an international training business. She is the creator of the Change Cycle Model, Co-Author of The Secret to Getting Through Life’s Difficult Changes, Co-Author with the National Association of People with AIDS of Caring, Commitment and Choices (Award Winning Book). She served as the Pastor of National (Internet) Ministry and Congregational Life at the Cathedral of Hope MCC. She serves as Chair of the Church Revitalization Initiative and Virtual Church Program for MCC. She is the Team Lead of the Resource Portfolio, Member of the BOA Finance Portfolio for Revenue Stream Generation. She serves as Member of the Interim Pastor Program, Lead of the Cross Functional Strategic Plan Review Team and Liaison with Large Church Pastors. She is co-lead of the Strategic Planning and Execution Team for the Fellowship.

When speaking about Rev. Elder Brock, Wes had these things to say…
“Though Lillie has accomplished many amazing things in her career that is not the reason that she seemed like a good fit for our retreat. What is most amazing about Lillie to me is her ability to disarm people and almost immediately become a long-time friend capable of speaking the truth of your life to you. Her deep insights and her great sense of humor promise to make this retreat both profoundly meaningful and fun!”

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