BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Denver X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Denver BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1379@durangouu.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20230707T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20230709T153000 DTSTAMP:20230614T164613Z URL:https://durangouu.org/events/pine-song-retreat-2023/ SUMMARY:Pine Song Retreat 2023 DESCRIPTION:4 Corners UU Retreat at Pine Song\nJuly 7-9\, 2023\nClick here to register\nOnce you register\, you can pay here\n \;\n\nWHERE: Pine Song on the Pine River\, 12758 County Road 501\, Bayfield (Vallecito) C O 81122\, home of Ken &\; Lois Carpenter\n\nClick here for driving dir ections.\n\nFOR:  Four Corners Area UU members\, friends\, and their gues ts.\n\nCOST: (Limited partial scholarships available\; contact lisa.mccor ry@gmail.com):\n\n Adult\, full retreat: $56.50\n Adult\, Saturday only: $36 (includes catered meals)\n Teen (13-17)\, full retreat: $20.50\n Te en\, Saturday only: $15\n Children 12 &\; under: FREE\n\nNOTE: Volunte ers make the retreat happen! Please sign up at check-in to help clean up m eals\, make coffee\, take down and store stage\, build or put out the camp fire\, etc.\n\n\n\nRETREAT SCHEDULE\nFriday\, July 7\n\n 3:30 pm Retreat area opens for registration and camping set up\n 6-7 pm Zia Taqueria Taco Bar* (vegetarian and GF options available)\n 7:30-8 pm Vespers Service. Rev. Dr. clare hamoor: Let’s begin this beautiful weekend with music\, poetry and a little magic. This service grows from the poet Ross Gay’s u nderstanding of joy as being “the underground union between us.”\n 8: 30 pm Game night in the Pavilion\n\nSaturday\, July 8\n\n 8-9 am Registra tion and catered hot breakfast*\n 9:30 am–12 pm: Workshop: Joy is an Ac t of Resistance\, Rev. Dr. clare hammoor: How might a joyful experience i n beloved community interrupt and disorient and reimagine? This workshop i s rooted in the belief that joy is the work of resisting the individual da y to day and instead choosing magic\, together. Dive into an interactive e xploration which invites us to splash in the work and magic of joy through presence and play. \n 12:30 - 1:15 pm Bring your own picnic lunch*\n 1 :30–3 pm “Unworkshops”: Consider offering an activity or skill.\n 3 :15–5 pm Free Time\n 5-6 pm Social Hour - Lemonade\, iced tea\, or brin g your own beverage. Consider bringing an appetizer to share.*\n 6-7 pm P otluck Dinner* - Please bring an entrée\, side dish\, or dessert.\n 7:30 -10 pm Live Music for all ages in Pavilion!\n\nSunday\, July 9\n\n 8:30-9 :30 am Continental breakfast provided*\n 10:30 am: Morning worship: “Jo y and Delight in Covenanted Community\,” Rev. Barbara Coeyman\, Sheryl Guy: Let’s express our joy and delight in being together as a covenante d community\, represented by our connections through poetry\, art\, storie s\, and sharing the calm and quiet of meditation. As we near the conclusio n of this retreat weekend\, we will also join together with the UUFD choir in joyful music-making.\n\n*Please bring your own plates\, cups\, and ute nsils in keeping with our environmentally friendly values. A washing stati on will be available.\n\n\n\nCHILDREN AND YOUTH PROGRAM\n\n Check-in at b lue tent 9:00-9:15 am\n Check out 3:30 pm\n\nActivities\n\n Activities w ill be led by Harrison Wendt (Youth Programming Coordinator) and Nikki Bau er (Sunday Teacher)\n Improv games and team building\n Hiking and nature walks\n Painting joyful scenery\n Creating story books\n Creating and performing a play\n Building and cultivating connections in the beautiful outdoors\n 3:30 p.m. Middle and High School Youth Field Trip to Vallecit o Lake\n\nPlease note:\n\n All children and teens should bring a sack lun ch\, water bottle\, tennis shoes\, hat\, jacket\, and sunscreen. Water ref ill station will be provided.\n Children under 18 need a designated adult present at the retreat.\n\nRETREAT LEADERS\n[caption id="attachment_13007 " align="alignleft" width="250"] Rev. Dr clare hammoor[/caption]\n\nRev. D r. clare hammoor is a collaborative educator and theatre-maker committed t o justice and joy\, with experience teaching\, directing\, and devising in universities\, public and private schools\, professional theaters\, and p risons. He is the Performance and Pedagogy Consultant for the DU Prison Ar ts Initiative. He holds doctorate and MA from NYU\, a BA in Theatre and Re ligious Studies from Indiana University\, is an ordained interfaith minist er through The New Seminary\, and is a certified advanced Integrated Energ y Therapy practitioner. He is currently earning his Masters of Divinity at Iliff School of Theology and is the Ministerial Intern at Namaqua Unitar ian Universalist Congregation in Loveland\, Colorado.\n\n\n[caption id="a ttachment_13009" align="alignleft" width="250"] Rev. Barbara Coeyman[/capt ion]\n\nHost minister Rev. Barbara Coeyman is a trained\, credentialed\, experienced interim minister\, having worked with and built valuable pers pective from her interim work in eight other congregations from the east c oast to Littleton here in Colorado since 2005. In addition to her minister ial degree\, she has three degrees in music\, including a Ph.D. in musicol ogy and a master’s in public management. She is a hiker and a biker\, co ntra- and Scottish dancer\, writer\, UU historian\, and volunteer musician in a wide range of UU events.\n\nPLANNING INFORMATION\nAccommodations\nTh e Pavilion with tables and chairs\, potable water\, electricity\, and a se rving counter will be headquarters for meals and adult programs. Smaller s helters will serve for child care and children’s activities. Portable jo hns will be available. Participants may camp at Pine Song\, stay in local facilities or drive from home each day.\n\nGo to Vallecito Lake Chamber  for Vallecito Lake accommodations\, including trailer and motor home hoo k-ups. For accommodations at the lake\, make reservations as early as poss ible.\n\nWhat to bring\nIn keeping with our environmentally friendly value s\, please bring your own dishes\, cups\, and utensils. A dishwashing stat ion will be available. We suggest a flashlight\, hat\, jacket\, rain gear\ , sunscreen\, and insect repellent. Bring your nametag from church\, bever ages (other than water\, coffee\, iced tea and lemonade)\, a dish to share for Saturday’s dinner\, and a camp chair or mat to sit on around the ca mpfire. Outdoor and board games are welcome. Please do NOT bring inner tub es or rafts. The river is very swift\, cold and deep. Bring fly fishing ge ar if you want to fish in the river (catch and release only). You will nee d a valid Colorado fishing license.\n\nDogs\nWill your dog be happy on a l eash at all times? Friendly dogs are welcome. Pick up waste promptly\, ple ase.\n\nPotluck\nHot dishes may be heated on the pavilion counter in your crockpot or electric skillet\, but additional cooking facilities are not a vailable.\nScroll down to register!\n\n\nDirections to Pine Song\nDirec tions to Pine Song\, home of Lois and Ken Carpenter\, 12758 County Rd. 501 \, Bayfield\, Co 81122.  Landline phone is 970-884-9722.  There is not m uch cell reception on Pine Song property except at the house.\n\nFrom Dura ngo--Take County Road 240 (aka Florida Rd.) about 16 mi. until it tees int o County Rd. 50l.  Turn left onto CR 501 toward Vallecito.  In 4 miles f ind the Pine Song gate on your right.  It will be open and a retreat sign on the gate/mailbox.  Follow signs on the property 3/4 mile to the pavil ion\, river\, parking\, etc.\n\n(If GPS tells you to turn right on Deer Tr ail Lane\, that is too soon.  Keep going a bit farther on CR 501 until yo u see the Pine Song gate.)\n\nFrom Bayfield--From the traffic light on US 160 turn north toward Vallecito onto County Rd. 501.  Drive 12 3/4 miles to 12758 County Rd. 501 where you will see the Pine Song gate.  As above\ , do not turn down Deer Trail Lane.  Keep going on CR 501 until you reach the Pine Song gate\, turn right and follow signs to the pavilion.\n\n\n&n bsp\;\nPlease fill out the registration form below and make your payment h ere. 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