{"id":352,"date":"2014-03-04T12:32:07","date_gmt":"2014-03-04T16:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?p=352"},"modified":"2014-03-21T16:13:25","modified_gmt":"2014-03-21T20:13:25","slug":"united-methodist-mens-retreat-31414","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?p=352","title":{"rendered":"United Methodist Men&#8217;s Retreat (3\/14\/14)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Join us for our annual retreat!<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em>Our 13th annual retreat is quickly approaching.\u00a0 Here are the details&#8230;<br \/>\n<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Date&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nOur retreat will be held on Friday March 14, Saturday March 15, and Sunday March 16.\u00a0 The general schedule is as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Friday evening- Arrive in Quarryville, PA.\u00a0 Depending on work schedules, we usually arrive at different times somewhere between 4 &#8211; 9 PM.\u00a0 If you&#8217;re interested, hungry,\u00a0 and early enough, plan on joining us for dinner at the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tripadvisor.com\/Restaurant_Review-g53504-d410388-Reviews-Quarryville_Family_Restaurant-Quarryville_Pennsylvania.htmlhttp:\/\/\" target=\"_blank\">Quarryville Family Restaurant<\/a><\/span>.\u00a0 The restaurant is about 5 miles down the road from the retreat center.\u00a0 We usually arrive in &#8220;shifts&#8221;.\u00a0 Just show up and you&#8217;ll probably see some familiar faces.<\/li>\n<li>Friday ~8:00 PM.\u00a0 Session #1.<\/li>\n<li>Saturday ~8:00 AM\u00a0 Breakfast.\u00a0 All meals (Saturday breakfast through Sunday lunch are included).<\/li>\n<li>Saturday ~ 9:00 AM-\u00a0 Session #2<\/li>\n<li>Saturday ~12:00 PM-\u00a0 Lunch.<\/li>\n<li>Saturday after lunch- Free time (take a hike&#8230; play basketball&#8230;..\u00a0\u00a0 or- take a nap!)<\/li>\n<li>Saturday ~6:00 PM-\u00a0 Dinner.<\/li>\n<li>Saturday ~8:00 PM- Session #3<\/li>\n<li>Sunday ~ 8:00 AM-\u00a0 Breakfast<\/li>\n<li>Sunday ~9:00 AM- Session #4 and worship.<\/li>\n<li>Sunday ~12:00-\u00a0 Head home or stick around for lunch (and then head home).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Location&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nThe retreat is held at the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blackrockretreat.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Black\u00a0 Rock Retreat Center<\/a><\/span> in Quarryville PA.\u00a0 Black Rock is about an hour&#8217;s drive from Pitman down Route 1.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Registration&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>To learn more about accommodations and prices, click below&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class='et-learn-more clearfix'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class='heading-more'>Click here to learn more<span class='et_learnmore_arrow'><span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='learn-more-content'><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Several options for accommodations are available and the pricing for each is shown below. Our group does have a scholarship fund to help cover the retreat. So if you&#8217;re short on cash, don&#8217;t let that stop you from enjoying this experience. Hotel $192.00 (based on 3 guys per room) \u2013 this is in the main lodge Motel $176.00 (based on 3 guys per room) &#8211; located in one of the outlying buildings Cabin $124.00 (holds 10 guys with bunk beds) Price includes both night\u2019s accommodations, 3 meals on Saturday, plus breakfast and lunch on Sunday. We typically meet Friday evening in town between 5 and 8 pm for dinner \u2013 just eat when you get there, this is not a formal gathering. This is not mandatory and dinner on Friday is paid for individually. Contact the church office or Chris Valianti to register. Make checks payable to Pitman United Methodist Church (and indicate &#8220;Mens Retreat&#8221; in the memo line).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Several options for accommodations are available and the pricing for each is shown below.\u00a0 Our group does have a scholarship fund to help cover the retreat.\u00a0 So if you&#8217;re short on cash, don&#8217;t let that stop you from enjoying this experience.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Hotel $192.00 (based on 3 guys per room) \u2013 this is in the main lodge<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Motel $176.00 (based on 3 guys per room)\u00a0 &#8211; located in one of the outlying buildings<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cabin $124.00 (holds 10 guys with bunk beds)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Price includes both night\u2019s accommodations, 3 meals on Saturday, plus breakfast and lunch on Sunday.\u00a0 We typically meet Friday evening in town between 5 and 8 pm for dinner \u2013 just eat when you get there, this is not a formal gathering.\u00a0 This is not mandatory and dinner on Friday is paid for individually.\u00a0 Contact the church office or Chris\u00a0 Valianti to register.\u00a0 Make checks payable to Pitman United Methodist Church (and indicate &#8220;Mens Retreat&#8221; in the memo line).<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Speaker and Theme&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_951\" style=\"width: 125px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/MikeBill_1937.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-951\" class=\"wp-image-951 \" alt=\"Rev. Mike Bill (3\/4\/14)\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/MikeBill_1937-300x274.jpg\" width=\"115\" height=\"105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/MikeBill_1937-300x274.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/MikeBill_1937.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-951\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rev. Mike Bill (3\/4\/14)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Our Speaker for the weekend will be Pastor Mike Bill of Sharptown UMC.\u00a0 Mike recently met with the UMM Steering committee to plan the retreat, and he described his planned theme for the weekend as follows&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em><strong>End Game&#8211;Writing the Last Chapter First.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We&#8217;ve heard the leadership experts say to &#8220;begin with the end in mind.&#8221;\u00a0 We&#8217;ve seen Pro Bowl quarterbacks demonstrate greatness in a &#8220;2 minute drill to win the game\u201d.\u00a0 Hospice chaplains have written books about the remarkable perspective that folks have on their deathbeds.\u00a0 But what would it <i>really<\/i> look like if we approached life from the end?\u00a0 What if we knew where we wanted to be and rewrote &#8220;now&#8221; to be in alignment with what we want things to look like &#8220;then?&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">During this year&#8217;s\u00a0 retreat, we want to dive into the last chapter of four books in the middle of the Old Testament.\u00a0 They will help us unlock the four &#8220;last chapters&#8221; that we also must write:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Book of Joshua\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8220;Legacy&#8221;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Question of Choices<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> <em>&#8220;Choose this day whom you will serve&#8230;&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Book of Judges\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8220;Character&#8221;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Question of Authority<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>&#8220;No king in Israel&#8230;\u00a0 everyone did what was right in his own eyes&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Book of I Samuel\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8220;Identity&#8221;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Question of Identity<br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">&#8220;The Lord was grieved that He had made Saul King over Israel&#8221;<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Book of II Samuel\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8220;Inheritance&#8221;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Question of Impact<br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">&#8220;Solomon sat on the throne of his father David.&#8221;<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #003300;\">Our pre-reserved spots are filling up, but we can usually add more as needed.\u00a0 Note also that you don&#8217;t have to attend\u00a0 the entire weekend; discounted &#8220;partial weekend&#8221; prices are available.\u00a0 Please consider plugging into this excellent opportunity to build community and to be inspired.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>To learn more about the United Methodist Men&#8217;s group, click the following button:<\/p>\n<a href='https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?page_id=147' class='small-button smallgreen'>UMM<\/a>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join us for our annual retreat! 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