Retreats at Camp Friedenswald are all about reconnecting – with yourself, friends new and old, nature, and with God – by disconnecting from the demands of day-to-day life.
Women's Retreat 2024
September 20–22
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Theme: Women's Prophetic Voice Presenter: Cyneatha Millsaps
Join us for spirit-filled worship, relaxation among friends, trails to wander, and water to rest by. This annual retreat, planned by women from across Central District Conference of MC USA, seeks to provide a place of connection and gathering for women. It is open to ALL women, not only those affiliated with Central District Conference. This year’s retreat will be facilitated by Mennonite Women.
Join Mennonite Women as we gather to celebrate our voice, our call and our sisterhood. Cyneatha Millsaps, Executive Director of Mennonite Women USA and the Mennonite Women Leadership Circle will guide us in worship and activities for our fall women’s retreat. Invite a sister or friend to come with you for the weekend. MW encourages women to invite someone different from themselves. Invite someone you would like to get to know better. Invite someone you admire. Come with your daughters, sisters, cousins, friends, mothers and grandmothers as together we celebrate sisterhood in all its forms!
We are committed to ensuring that everyone who wants to participate in a Camp Friedenswald program can do so, regardless of financial ability. We offer scholarships to anyone who has the need for it. If you feel you would benefit from this opportunity, please indicate your need on the appropriate form when you register online. If you have further questions, please call 269-476-9744 or email program@friedenswald.org.
Restoration Retreat 2024
November 1–3
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Presenter: Sarah Augustine
Connect with the land and life through a weekend retreat centered on restoring healthy relationships with all of creation. Take time to slow down, walk the paths, paddle the water, and simply be in community with all that is around you.
Sarah Augustine will be speaking throughout the weekend on the theme of climate, creation care, and decolonization. She is the Executive Director of the Coalition to Dismantle the Doctrine of Discovery, a national coalition with global reach. Read more about Sarah.
An optional tour of the Dowagiac River Restoration Project will be available for participants Saturday afternoon. The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi have re-meandered a section of the Dowagiac River. Jennifer Kanine, director of the Pokagon Band Kowabdanawa odë kė will be taking interested participants on a tour of the project (about 35 minutes away from Camp Friedenswald).
If you see the need for restoration in our world and desire connection with others interested in the same, please consider participating in this weekend retreat. You will leave feeling more connected, inspired, and empowered to work for positive change in your community and the world beyond. This retreat is open to all ages. Interested individuals, families, youth groups, green teams, repair network teams, and small groups are all welcome.
See the DRAFT schedule for the weekend. Print a Restoration Retreat flyer.
We are committed to ensuring that everyone who wants to participate in a Camp Friedenswald program can do so, regardless of financial ability. We offer scholarships to anyone who has the need for it. If you feel you would benefit from this opportunity, please indicate your need on the appropriate form when you register online. If you have further questions, please call 269-476-9744 or email program@friedenswald.org.