"Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gifts"
Central's 8th Annual All-Church Retreat
Memorial Day Weekend ('01)
at Summit Lake Camp

You know you're ready for Central's All-Church Retreat WHEN:

• You feel like dressing up like a tomato.
• You eat enough starch that you don't need to send your shirts to the dry cleaners.
• The Energizer Bunny visits you frequently throughout the day.
• You can blow up a surgical glove, on your head, using your nose.
• You want to go swimming in an empty pool.
• You're 40 years old and start a Super-Soaker War with the Super-Soaker you asked for, and received, for Christmas.
• You dream of winning the "Pig Calling Contest."
• You look forward to a dry bonfire.
• You can't wait to share a bathroom with 12 other people.

Where were you when these things were happening? Don't miss out on the fun this year. Central's 8th Annual All-Church Retreat will be at the same Bat-Place (Summit Lake Camp), same Bat-Time (Memorial Day Weekend, May 25-27) with the same Bat-Food (Yummy). For those of you new to this experience this is a weekend NOT to miss.

Our speakers this year are Bill and Donna Gassett from Sandusky, Ohio. In a team teaching approach, Bill and Donna will address the topic of "Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gifts" by investigating the scriptures that relate to spiritual gifts, and will include inspirational music. Youth will have a separate program, as well as children from pre-school to 5th grade. Children under the age of 2 will have childcare provided during the adult sessions.

This is a weekend to get away from the stress of your job/school, the busyness of life, and the traffic from the beltway. Join us as we retreat to God's beautiful creation of Summit Lake where there is a view of the mountains, fresh air to breathe, and wide open skies. There is plenty of time throughout the weekend to form new relationships, deepen old ones, or spend quiet time in a very rustic setting. Saturday evening there is a program of entertainment, followed by the all-famous bonfire.

Registration is ongoing, in the concourse between all 3 services. A $50 deposit is required for family registration. College students will be given a discounted rate for the whole weekend of $35. For questions or more info, contact Jana Denisch, Patty Bilezikian or Eileen Pohlhaus. And, if you have a desire to help with the retreat, please call us. We can always use help.

So, Mark Your Calenders:
Friday, May 25th through May 27th.
Registration will begin on Sunday, March 25th.

For more about what our All-Church Retreats can be like, check out some Photos of Central's All-Church Retreats, The 2000 and 1999 Retreat and the retreat summary article, Summit Lake: 6th Annual All-Church Retreat in the Centinel.