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Fall 2012 All Conference Women's Retreat

"Make Yourselves at Home"

All Conference Women's Retreat
September 14-16, 2012

Portage Lake Covenant Bible Camp, Onekama, MI

"I've loved you the way my Father has loved me. Make yourselves at home in my love."

John 15:9, The Message

Jesus has made our hearts His home. But have we made His heart our home? Do we rest in the love of God, or do we root ourselves in lesser things?

Join us as we explore how to practice dwelling deeply in the extravagant love of God. Pastor and author Sharon Garlough Brown will lead us on a sacred journey of discovering how to remain and delight in God's presence through prayer and other spiritual disciplines.

To view a short video introduction to the retreat by the speaker, click here.

You can register now online on the Portage Lake website.

To register now, click here.

If you are registered for the retreat, please take note of the What to Bring, and other general information, downloadable under "Related Downloads."

If you prefer to register by mail, you can use the downloadable brochure/registration form and mail it into Portage Lake. The form can be found listed first under "Related Downloads" on the right side of this page.

Retreat location: Portage Lake Covenant Bible Camp, Onekama, MI. For directions to Portage Lake Covenant Bible Camp, click here.

Cost: $115 if you register by August 15. $125 after August 15. Registration deadline is September 7. For those who are not staying at Portage Lake, but who are coming to the retreat, the cost is $90 until Aug. 15 and $100 after that up until Sept. 7.

This retreat is for all Michigan Covenant churches and is being organized by both First Covenant and Thornapple Covenant churches.

Publicity: Under "Related Downloads" you will find downloadable brochure, bulletin insert, postcard, general information cover sheet, 11X7 poster, logos and what to bring sheet.

About the speaker: Sharon Garlough Brown and her husband, Jack, serve as co-pastors of Redeemer Covenant Church in Dutton, Michigan. Sharon received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Language and Literature from Smith College, a Master of Divinity degree from Princeton Theological Seminary, and a Certificate in Spiritual Direction from the Grand Rapids Dominican Center. Sharon has pastored congregations in Scotland, England, and Oklahoma. She is a spiritual director, popular retreat speaker, and author of the award-winning spiritual formation novel, Sensible Shoes.