Congregational Retreat--September 25th
Get to know your sisters and brothers. We’ll have simple, fun activities that include everyone from children to adults. Retreat is a great opportunity for newer and more long-term attenders to get to know one another better. (Think of it as an exercise for body building for the body of Christ.)
Cost: $20 per person (children free), but don't let an inability to pay stop you. No one will be excluded for lack of ability to pay.
The retreat is being held at French Creek State Park.
To register, please contact the church office at office@germantownmennonite.org or 215.843.5599. Let the church office know if you'll be staying overnight and what things your are able to volunteer to do. The list of volunteer opportunities are below (we really need everyone who comes to help in some way, big or small). As soon as you register with the office, this webpage will be updated, to reflect the tasks for which you have volunteered. And please keep your food receipts, and we'll be happy to reimburse you for any money you spend on food.
Volunteer Opportunities
Breakfast Set up and Clean up ________________________________
Bring breakfast bagels/donuts for 40 people Judith Smithey
Coffee, Tea, Sugar, Cream, Juices for 40 people Amy Yoder McGloughlin
Lunch Set up and Clean up Gina Burkholder
Lunch Set up and Clean up ________________________________
Sandwiches Dan and Karla Hernandez Thut
Sandwich accompaniment (chips, veggies, condiments) for 60 people______________________________
Lunch drinks for 60 people Eric Mitchell
Dinner Set up and clean up Ruth Marino
Dinner Set up and clean up Phil and Dottie Baumgarten
Meat Chili for 20 people Becky Kreider
Meat Chili for 20 people ________________________________
Vegetarian Chili for 20 people Phil and Dottie Baumgarten
Cheese and Crackers for 60 people Jonathan and Mindy Kemmerer-Scovner
Salad for 60 people John Linscheid and Ken White
Dinner drinks for 60 people ________________________________
Dessert for 20 people Ruth Marino
Dessert for 20 people ________________________________
Dessert for 20 people ________________________________
Tentative Schedule for the retreat:
Folks can arrive the evening of September 24th and stay in tents or rustic cabins
September 25th: 9:00am: Coffee and light breakfast
9:30am: Morning Worship
10:00am: Get to know you activities
12:30pm Lunch
1:30pm Free time with optional structured activities.
5:00pm: Dinner
6:30pm: Talent Show
8:00pm: Head home
Note: Even though the scheduled day ends at 8:00 pm, there will still be time available for you to stay longer. There will be people spending the night Saturday into Sunday morning. You are welcome to stay the whole weekend, but be aware, there are no planned meals for Sunday.
Sunday Worship will be held at Germantown Mennonite Church on the 26th (this is a change from the way things have been done in earlier years).