Women's Retreats - Camp Arcadia

Please call the Camp office to find out about space availability.

Come to the women’s retreats and enjoy time of faith, fellowship, and fun. Enjoy conversation with women who are facing similar joys and challenges. It is a time of mentoring and healing, of laughing and relaxing and of learning and sharing designed specifically for adult women.

Women's Retreat 1 with Ashley Paavola (Sept 15-17)

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Women’s Retreat 1

Peacemakers

Do you ever struggle interacting with people who are different than you? Whether it’s race, class, culture, or even morality, it can be difficult to know what to say or how to say it. During her talk Peacemakers, Ashley Paavola will help you discover the skills you need to develop healthy relationships in a complicated world as a follower of Jesus. You will walk away with a newfound enthusiasm to experience Jesus’ promise – blessed are the peacemakers.

Ashley Paavola is the Youth and Family Ministry Director at St. Mark Lutheran Church in Battle Creek, MI. She is passionate about helping people see Jesus through racial reconciliation, trauma informed care, and ministry with people of all abilities. She has served in every area of ministry to families, from infancy to college to parent support, and in a variety of ministry styles from established suburban ministry to urban church planting. Ashley and her husband Chris have a multicultural family of seven built through adoption and foster care.

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Women's Retreat 2 with Heidi Goehmann (September 22-24)

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Women’s Retreat 2

Life in Relationship

Relationships are complicated – whether we have many or few. Our relationships often add layers of compassion, love, and kindness to our lives, but also add challenges, hurt, and frustrations. Love, boundaries, and grace in relationships have been human concerns since the dawn of time. During this retreat we’ll turn to the book of Ephesians to gain insight from the experience of the Ephesian Christians in their relationships and talk through the various relationships of our own lives to ground them more deeply in grace, safety, and well-being.

Heidi Goehmann is a licensed clinical social worker and mental health provider and also a deaconess. She loves walking with people to find the ways God has built restoration into our bodies and souls. She provides therapy, writes, and creates resources about mental health, genuine relationships, hope, and restoration at heidigoehmann.com. She loves her giant dog, Star Wars, hockey, adventures, and new ideas. She lives in Ludington, Michigan with her husband, four amazing kids, and 1.5 dogs.

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Dress for these weekends is casual — this is your time to unwind and leave your daily routine behind. Please arrange to have all children and spouses cared for at home. We will conduct our own Sunday morning worship, so leave heels and hose at home, too! Guests will want a sweatshirt or jacket for evenings, and jeans or shorts for daytime activities. Don’t forget to bring your suit for sunning or swimming.

Throughout the weekend, Women’s Retreat Coordinator Pat Maier and the guest presenters will share stories, lead discussions, and facilitate Bible study in large-and small groups.

Check-in is on Friday between 4 and 7:30. Dinner will be provided at either 5:30 pm or 6:30 pm depending on your dining time. The welcome and evening program begins at 7:15 pm at the Chapel on the Beach. The evening ends with social time on the patio. Following a served breakfast in the morning are speaker sessions and breakout sessions. A served lunch is provided for you to enjoy at Camp! Free time for several hours in the afternoon is the perfect opportunity to read, enjoy the beach, or take a well-deserved nap! Dinner is served at 5:30 pm or 6:30 pm and an evening session, singing and campfire fill our time! Check-out is after Bible study, worship and take out lunch on Sunday afternoon.

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