Odyssey!

All Church Retreat

Friday, April 14 – Sunday, April 16

Warren Willis Camp and Conference Center, Fruitland Park, Florida

Join us for an epic event! A grand adventure! Journey with us to Warren Willis Camp, where the childcare is free, the companions brave and noble, and the quests engaging, entertaining and inspiring. With programming for every age group and evening entertainment provided by many talented performers, this is the event you won’t want to miss.  Information below!

CHILDCARE:

Childcare for babies – 2yrs  will be available during all scheduled activity times, including Friday opening and Saturday evening activities after supper. Childcare for elementary-aged kids will be offered during morning and afternoon programmed times and includes their programmed activities which will be offered by our childcare aides. Elementary-aged kids are invited to our Friday opening and our Saturday evening activities, but optional childcare will be available.

PROGRAM:

There will be adult and children’s programming along with family-friendly activities offered during both programming sessions on Saturday. This includes the awesome All-church Scavenger Hunt on Saturday afternoon. Once again there is a high ropes course option offered by the camp. There is an additional cost for this. Please sign-up during registration. Our variety show is back on Saturday evening. If you have an act you’d like to share, please sign up at registration.  Both evenings will offer a campfire with a S’mores on Saturday night. Sunday morning will offer worship after breakfast and then we depart for home.

LODGING:

• Families with preschool and elementary school children stay in lodges that have separate partitioned spaces with a bathroom for each family. Each space has three bunk beds. Two families can share the space if they wish.
• Youth stay in their own cabins separated by Middle School & High School and gender identity.
• Parents of high schoolers and middle schoolers have the option of staying in a cabin in the central area, in a motel room across the road, or camping.
• Adults coming without children have a choice of a dorm-like cabin or an RV site in the central area, or a motel room or tent site across the road. Motel rooms are simple, standard rooms with private bathrooms. Cabins have 7 bunk beds on each side and a shared bathroom. If at all possible, we will set up the cabins so that adults will not have to share a bunk.

COST: includes 2 nights lodging, four meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner on Saturday, and breakfast on Sunday); all camp facilities and all UCG Retreat programs; plus 14 hours of childcare for babies through 5th graders!

Babies – 2-year-olds = $33                           Pre-K group = $65
Elementary schoolers = $75                        Middle & High Schoolers = $86
Post High – under 25 = $96                          Adults in cabins = $135
Adults in double motel rooms = $170       Adults in single motel rooms =$210
Adults in RVs, campground = $119            Adults in tents = $99      

Option High Ropes Course = $35

REGISTRATION: 

• Sundays, March 19 & 26, 10:15 am – 12:30 pm in the Library

• Weekdays,  beginning March 15 in the office – 9 am -4 pm

The deadline for registration is 12:30 pm on Sunday, March 26.

You may pay by cash, check, or credit card.  Please note that a convenience fee will be added to credit card payments.

FINANCIAL AID in the form of loans and scholarships is available through the Peterson/Currie Scholarship Fund.  Your registration form will have a space for you to request the amount of assistance you need and whether you need a scholarship or a loan that you can pay off between March and the end of June.  We do not want anyone to miss Retreat because of financial concerns.

Questions, concerns, information – Contact the church office at 378-3500 or you can e-mail Lisa Goldstein at lisag@ucgainesville.org and you will be directed to the person who can provide you with the best information.