Book Lover's Getaway

 

Book Lovers’ Getaway
September 13-18, 2009

A camp designed for people who love to read.  And that is what it is all about:  Reading quietly in our beautiful camp setting.  This is time for study, reading and reflecting with a very limited program.  So, come for a one-day or five-day reading retreat.  

Our only scheduled activities: 
Breakfast: (7:00 - 9:30 a.m.)
Lunch: (11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.) self-serve in the cafeteria.  
Dinner: Together at 6:00 p.m. 
Devotions: based on the Gospel of John every day at 10:00 A.M.
Book Talks: Every evening at 7:00 p.m.

Nightly Book Talks Discussion Topics
                             Sunday Evening – Cindy Swinney on “Yaconelli & Yancey”
                          Monday Evening – John Woodward on “Wendell Berry”
                          Tuesday Evening – Bob Milliken on “e. e. cummings”
                          Wednesday Evening – Connie Gilmore on “Christian Fiction”
                          Thursday Evening – Joel Burkum on “Children’s Classics”

Deans: TBA
Dates: September 13-18
Cost:
$25 for an overnight with three meals (or get a full week $125) or $5 per meal for day visits.  Bring a lawn chair, a sleeping bag and a stack of good books, and enjoy our coffee and our quiet here at the Camp of the Good Shepherd.