I just got back from the Church of the Good Shepherd "Earth" retreat in Kitchener, Ontario. Wow, what a weekend! 30 teens! Yes, 30! From Maine, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan (3 vans) plus of course a nice large group of local teens from the Kitchener-Waterloo area.Earth walks and shopping, sunshine and hail storms, disciples and Jesus, music and muskrats, movie night and worship morning, snakes, mice, parrots, Christmas caroling??? My mind is still spinning. And all this intertwined with long pockets of free time spent relaxing and goofing around with friends.
The earth poems you wrote were amazing! The whole retreat was wonderfully communal and also a bit chaotic and bizarre. It was a dynamic encounter with nature - warm sunshine, violent winds and hail - and a dynamic encounter with humanity - incredible expressions of love, care, thoughtfulness mixed together with random challenges and bizarre occurrences.
It's been a little while since I've been able to post. I've got lots of material and I'll start sharing memories, pictures, poems and stories from this past weekend retreat. This week I'll also be posting the April Chaplain's message. Keep checking in!
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