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:1644@durangouu.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver;VALUE=DATE:20250711 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver;VALUE=DATE:20250714 DTSTAMP:20250521T190951Z URL:https://durangouu.org/events/pine-song-retreat-2025/ SUMMARY:Pine Song Retreat 2025 DESCRIPTION:4 Corners UU Retreat at Pine Song\nJuly 11 - 13\, 2025\n \; \n\nRegistration is required: Click here to register\n\nWHERE: Pine Song on the Pine River\, 12758 County Road 501\, Bayfield (Vallecito) CO 8112 2\, home of Ken &\; Lois Carpenter\n\nClick here for driving direction s.\n\nFOR:  Four Corners Area UU members\, friends\, and their guests.\n\ nCOST: (Limited partial scholarships available\; contact retreat@durangou u.org):\n\n Adult $75 full weekend\n Teens $25 full weekend\n Children under 12 (with a registered adult) FREE\n\nNOTE: Volunteers make the retre at happen! Please sign up at check-in to help clean up meals\, make coffee \, take down and store stage\, build or put out the campfire\, etc.\n\nCli ck here to view the flyer\n\n\n\nRETREAT SCHEDULE\nFriday\, July 11\n\n 3 :30 pm Retreat area opens for registration and camping set up\n 6-7 pm Zi a Taqueria Taco Bar* (vegetarian and GF options available)\n 7:30-8 pm Ve spers Service - Rev. Jamie Boyce\n\nIngathering: “Welcoming Love”\nThi s gentle service of centering\, welcome\, connection\, and song will bring us together with joy and intention.  Together\, we will build an alter t o hold our hopes for the weekend\, centering us as we prepare to reflect o n “Living Love in Challenging Times”. You are invited to bring a speci al object\, a poem\, or a wish for the weekend to share with a friend and place on the community altar\n\n\n 8:30 pm Game night in the Pavilion\n\n Saturday\, July 12\n\n 8-9 am Registration and catered hot breakfast\n 9 :30 am–12 pm: Workshop\n\nStaying Grounded in Difficult Times - Rev. Rut h Rinehart.\nIn community\, through movement\, creativity and play\, using the motifs of the mandala and labyrinth\, join us for a morning of connec tion. Remembering that "Joy is an Act of Resistance\," come with an open h eart for spiritual nourishment and restoration.\n\n\n 12:30 - 1:15 pm Bri ng your own picnic lunch\n 1:30–3 pm “Unworkshops”- Consider offer ing an activity or skill.\n 3:15–5 pm Free Time\n 5-6 pm Social Hour - Lemonade\, iced tea\, or bring your own beverage. Consider bringing an ap petizer to share.\n 6-7 pm Potluck Dinner* - Please bring an entrée\, si de dish\, or dessert.\n 7:30-10 pm Live Music for all ages in Pavilion - Entertainer Tim Sullivan will get us singing and dancing!\n\n\nSunday\, Ju ly 13\n\n 8:30-9:30 am Continental breakfast provided\n 10:30 am: Mornin g worship - Rev Jamie Boyce  Going Forward: “Leaving with Love”\n\nAs we say goodbye to a weekend of friendship\, joy\, and deepening our commi tment to Living Love in Difficult Times\, our Sunday morning service will invite us to imagine how we weave the beauty of the Pine Song weekend into our lives as we go forth into the world.  We will offer intentional appr eciation and celebrate a weekend of magic!\n\n\n\n\n*Please bring your own plates\, cups\, and utensils in keeping with our environmentally friendly values. A washing station will be available.\n\n\n\nCHILDREN AND YOUTH PR OGRAM\nSaturday\, July 12\n\n \n\n \n\n Check-in at blue tent 9:00-9:15 am\n Check out 3:30 pm\n\n\n\n\n\nLook forward to activities such as:\n\ nHiking and nature walk\nBuilding and cultivating connection in the beauti ful outdoors\nPhysical challenge course\nCreating an outdoor art piece for Pine Song\nPlease note:\n\n All children and teens should bring a sack l unch\, water bottle\, tennis shoes\, hat\, jacket\, and sunscreen. \n Wat er refill station will be provided.\n Children under 18 need a designated adult present at the retreat.\n\n \;\n\n\n\nRegistration link here\n\ n\n\nRETREAT LEADERS\n\n\nRetreat Leader:  Rev. Ruth Rinehart (she/her/he rs)\nRev Ruth is an Affiliated Community Minister with her home congregati on\, Jefferson Unitarian Church\, in Golden\, CO\, where she lives with he r partner\, David Hurlbut\, and their cat\, Pie\, managing their suburban permaculture homestead.  She continues her calling to a ministry of addic tions and recovery\, as she works as Recovery Coach at Whitian House\, an outpatient treatment center in Lakewood\, CO\, for incarcerated folx livin g in community corrections.  She fervently believes in collective liberat ion for all\, and the blessing of Unitarian Universalism in these challeng ing times.\n\n\n\n\n\nHost Minister: Rev. Jamie Boyce (she/her)\n\n\nMi nister\, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Durango\n\nRev. Jamie grew u p in Lansing\, Michigan surrounded by lakes\, rivers\, streams\, and the w orking rhythms of General Motors factories.  As a young adult she lived i n Istanbul\, Turkey for seven years where she discovered the heartbeat of her own religious life at the intersection of Islam\, Christianity\, Roman and Greek ruins\, and the mysticism of Anatolia. Returning to the United States\, she searched for a community that could meet her emerging spiritu al life.  When she attended services at Unity Temple Unitarian Universal ist Congregation in Oak Park\, Illinois\, she discovered a community of de ep belonging\, joy\, justice\, and the spirit that inspired her own call t o ministry.   She is thrilled to serve the Unitarian Universalist Fellow ship of Durango and call Durango her home.\n\n\n\n\nSinger/Songwriter Tim Sullivan\n\nTim Sullivan is a longtime member and supporter of the Durango Unitarian Universalist Church. Tim has been a featured performer with Vin ce Gill\, Willie Nelson\, Alan Jackson\, Tammy Wynette and Glen Campbell. He has entertained at venues across the country and will delight us with h is music on Saturday night.\n\n\n\n\n\nPLANNING INFORMATION\nAccommodation s\nThe Pavilion with tables and chairs\, potable water\, electricity\, and a serving counter will be headquarters for meals and adult programs. Smal ler shelters will serve for child care and children’s activities. Portab le johns will be available. Participants may camp at Pine Song\, stay in l ocal facilities\, or drive from home each day.\n\nGo to Vallecito Lake Ch amber for Vallecito Lake accommodations\, including trailer and motor ho me hook-ups. For accommodations at the lake\, make reservations as early as possible.\n\nWhat to bring\nIn keeping with our environmentally friendl y values\, please bring your own dishes\, cups\, and utensils. A dishwashi ng station will be available. We suggest a flashlight\, hat\, jacket\, rai n gear\, sunscreen\, and insect repellent. Bring your nametag from church\ , beverages (other than water\, coffee\, iced tea and lemonade)\, a dish t o share for Saturday’s dinner\, and a camp chair or mat to sit on around the campfire. Outdoor and board games are welcome. Please do NOT bring in ner tubes or rafts. The river is very swift\, cold\, and deep. Bring fly f ishing gear if you want to fish in the river (catch and release only). You will need a valid Colorado fishing license.\n\nDogs\nWill your dog be hap py on a leash at all times? Friendly dogs are welcome. Pick up waste promp tly\, please.\n\nPotluck\nHot dishes may be heated on the pavilion counter in your crockpot or electri\n\n\n\nDirections to Pine Song\nDirections to Pine Song\, home of Lois and Ken Carpenter\, 12758 County Rd. 501\, Ba yfield\, Co 81122.  Landline phone is 970-884-9722.  There is not much c ell reception on Pine Song property except at the house.\n\nFrom Durango-- Take County Road 240 (aka Florida Rd.) about 16 mi. until it tees into Cou nty Rd. 50l.  Turn left onto CR 501 toward Vallecito.  In 4 miles find t he Pine Song gate on your right.  It will be open and a retreat sign on t he gate/mailbox.  Follow signs on the property 3/4 mile to the pavilion\, river\, parking\, etc.\n\n(If GPS tells you to turn right on Deer Trail L ane\, that is too soon.  Keep going a bit farther on CR 501 until you see the Pine Song gate.)\n\nFrom Bayfield--From the traffic light on US 160 t urn north toward Vallecito onto County Rd. 501.  Drive 12 3/4 miles to 12 758 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 \; \nPlease fill out the registration form and make your payment here. 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