{"id":32875,"date":"2024-01-24T14:43:45","date_gmt":"2024-01-24T19:43:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?p=32875"},"modified":"2024-02-12T15:28:14","modified_gmt":"2024-02-12T20:28:14","slug":"men-prepare-to-retreat-2-9-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?p=32875","title":{"rendered":"Men Prepare to Retreat (2\/9\/24)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Why are we here?\u00a0 It’s a question that all people who are on this side of glory struggle with.\u00a0 In order to feel the joys of achieving a goal, we need to have a purpose.\u00a0 We need to have some understanding of what life is and how we came into being.\u00a0 In order to grasp what our purpose is, we need to answer that question:\u00a0 Why are we here???<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Black Rock… <\/em>It used to be an annual tradition.\u00a0 For about 15 years, the Men of the church would spend a weekend at the Black Rock Retreat Center in Quarryville PA for a time of study, worship, and fellowship.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

But then Covid came along.\u00a0 The tradition took a break and then got sidetracked.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/em>But Black Rock is beckoning again, and we’re ready to gather together.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Why are we going?\u00a0 This year’s retreat will not only be a return to “tradition,” it will also be a fresh chance to answer that age old question: “Why am I here”?\u00a0 What is life and what am I supposed to do with it?<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Men’s Retreat 2024<\/span><\/h3>\n

Unlike previous retreats, this event isn’t specifically for the “United Methodist Men” of Pitman United Methodist Church.\u00a0 Instead, we’re reaching out to all men of the community.\u00a0 Friends- new and old- have responded and are planning to join in this “Greater Pitman Men’s Retreat”.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

The retreat sessions will be led by Pastor Shane Ross<\/a> of the Pitman Church of the Nazarene<\/a>.\u00a0 Pastor Shane’s topic is entitled, “What Are You Doing Here:\u00a0 Elijah, Peter, and Purpose.”<\/p>\n

For details on the “Who, What, When, Where” of the retreat, check out the below PDF file:<\/p>\n

(click\/tap the up down arrows to cycle through the pages)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\nMens Retreat 2024<\/a>\n

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Black Rock<\/span><\/h3>\n

The Men of PUMC have many fond memories of our weekends at Black Rock, and they are looking forward to creating new memories, making new friends, and growing closer to Christ.\u00a0 Here are some glimpses of past retreats:<\/p>\n\n\t\t