Retreat Schedule
In-person retreats are ever changing and we try to modify the content so it’s a fresh experience even for returning participants. The theme however stays the same: Connect. Grow. Prepare. Wherever you’re coming from- our hope is to engage, share insight, offer encouragement, and provide clarity for your life and relationship goals.
The schedule below is a just a template of what to expect at a retreat to help give you a feel for the format and schedule. Exact Times, Session Topics, Group Activities, and other details are variable and can change or depend on the Retreat Facility.
Thursday
4:00P Registration and Check-In! Let’s get signed in, stow our stuff, scope the retreat site, and chill after a day of traveling.
6:00 Dinner
7:15 Welcome Program. Opening remarks, camp orientation, meet the staff, ice breakers and intro’s.
8:00 Evening Program - Hangin’ out, Games & Fire Pit
Friday
7:00A Morning Inspiration. What gets you going each day? Know some Yoga? Share with the group. Like running? … Good for you! How ‘bout a sunrise hike? HDH? Tai Chi or Chai Tea? No wrong answers.
8:00 Breakfast
9:00 Session 1: Opening Program. Regardless of your current spiritual world view, the common element is our Unificationist upbringing. How has this shaped Me? What impact has it had on my expectations regarding relationships?
10:20 Break
10:45 Session 2: Where Am I coming from? My family, my faith, my journey. What disciplines have I cultivated that help me grow? What about my strengths and challenges, my communication style, and personality type? You’ll hear a staff couples’ testimony, followed by Q&A, and then breakout into small groups to discuss.
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Group Activities. Field games, team challenge, Craft group etc. We’ll intro you to the options.
4:00 Free Time. The retreat site has basketball, volleyball, skating, pickleball, disc golf, the other kind of golf, hiking trails, a pool, a library… and a bunch of other stuff. Go enjoy.
6:00 Dinner
7:00 1-on-1s Round 1. Like it says, this is a chance to sit and chat with each individual of the opposite gender for about 10 minutes. It’s a time to listen, ask questions, and get to know to know someone. Then rotate and repeat, sort of like a line dance but without the music… or dancing. By the end of the retreat you’ll have had a 1-on-1 with every participant of the opposite gender.
8:00 Evening Program. Light the fire, grab some s’mores, and wind down.
Saturday
7:00A Morning Inspiration. Rinse and repeat or shake it up and try something different.
8:00 Breakfast
9:00 Session 3: Openness, Intention, and Transformation. Talk to me about trust, opening myself to possibility, choosing purpose, and where this all leads. You’ll hear a second couples’ testimony, have time for Q&A, and follow it with small group discussion.
10:20 Break
10:45 1-on-1s Round 2
12:30 Lunch
1:30 1-on-1s Round 3
2:45 Group Activities.
4:00 Free Time
6:00 Dinner
7:00 Session 4: Navigating Goals. How do I balance personal, professional, and relationship goals? Breakout into small group discussions after.
8:45 Evening Program. Bonfire, Board Games. You know the drill!
Sunday
7:00A Morning Inspiration.
8:00 Breakfast
9:00 Session 5: A Value-Based Life. Dealing with past hurts, forgiveness and healing, and the role of community and support systems. You’ll hear a third testimony and we’ll open it up to Q&A and small group discussions.
10:20 Break
11:00 Closing. Time for some structured personal reflection as well as a talk on Goal Setting and taking the next steps.
12:30 Lunch
Departures