Spiritual Growth Retreat

Grounded in Love June 18-19, 2010 Stuart Auditorium Lake Junaluska

New! 2010 Retreats Program Book - PDF

Lake Junaluska Housing Reservation Request Form for 2010 Spiritual Growth Retreat
Click here to download reservation form: [WORD] [PDF]
Postmark date for Housing Requests:  Beginning February 8, 2010

New in 2010:  There will be ONE retreat, beginning Friday evening, and concluding by Noon on Saturday.

New in 2010:  We will have a hands-on mission project!  UMCOR Birthing Kits! 
See complete information below

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Retreat Leader:

Rev. Dawn Hand

Music Leaders:

Dr. Melodie Galloway
Dr. Adam Ward

 
Photos courtesy of Lake Junaluska Assembly
Lake Junaluska Conference and Retreat Center
Map of Assembly Grounds (PDF)

We all need a break from our busy lives, a time for reflection, a time to listen for God's guidance. We are so busy doing all the things we are called upon to do, we don't often take the time to slow down, to sit back and think about the things that are really important, to pray, to listen, to study, to fellowship with United Methodist Women from across the conference, and to spend some quiet time in reflection. We trust that your retreat will be a special time of renewal and spiritual growth for you.

Every year, the Western North Carolina Conference United Methodist Women sponsor a Spiritual Growth Retreat. In 2010 there will only be one retreat, which will begin Friday evening, and conclude around Noon on Saturday. This is an opportunity to get away from our daily routines and to reflect, pray, worship, and sing.

There will be a $10.00 registration fee collected from all persons attending the Spiritual Growth Retreat. Fees will be collected at Harrell Center at time of registration. Please do not send registration fees with your housing reservation forms.

Advance registration is not required to attend the retreat.  However, housing on the Assembly Grounds is by advance reservation only. See link below for downloadable housing reservation request forms (Word and PDF).

Housing in Lake facilities fills up very quickly, so make your reservations early. We encourage you if at all possible to stay on the grounds to help support the facilities at Lake Junaluska.  If the Lake facilities are full, there are lots of motels near the Assembly grounds...Visit the Haywood County Chamber of Commerce or the Maggie Valley Area Visitors Bureau for more information on available accommodations.
 

Retreat Leader
Rev. Dawn Hand	Rev. Dawn M. Hand is an Associate Pastor at Matthews United Methodist Church in Matthews, NC, appointed to serve in July 2006. Her ministerial and supervisory areas include serving as the pastor related to Welcome & Hospitality, children, youth, and mid-adult singles. Prior to parish ministry, Dawn served in communication ministry for 15 years on the staff of the Western North Carolina Conference of The United Methodist Church. She was the Director of Communication for nine of those years. She has served as a delegate to the 2000 and 2004 General and Southeastern Jurisdictional Conferences. Dawn is a Regional Trainer for Igniting Ministry, the denomination’s national media and welcoming campaign. Dawn believes in maintaining a point of equilibrium in her life. She is active in the community and has served on the Board of Mecklenburg Ministries. She was instrumental in establishing a Teen Club in the Optimist Park area where she served in youth ministry for 10 years. Dawn earned a Master of Divinity degree at Hood Theological Seminary. She was ordained an Elder in Western North Carolina Conference of The United Methodist Church in June 2009. Dawn loves children and youth and enjoys spending time with her friends and family, especially her nieces, 9 year-old Ashlee Ayleah, 8 month old Michah Dawn and her nephew, 7 year-old Walter D. She enjoys sports, particularly basketball and watching football. Dawn is a huge Carolina Panthers football fan. She relishes traveling in and out of the country, relaxing to jazz, and singing along with rhythm and blues, country and good gospel music. She loves to cook and sample wide varieties of food. Dawn loves the Lord and she believes that God has a tremendous sense of humor for calling her into ordained ministry. Dawn loves to laugh!

Music Leaders
Dr. Melodie Galloway	Dr. Melodie G. Galloway holds the Master’s degree from Florida State University in Vocal Performance and the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in conducting from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Her experience as a conductor and soprano soloist includes opera, music theatre, and a professional vocal ensemble, where she has been a soloist in Russia, Estonia, Ireland, England, Spain and as a regional performer and director. Currently Dr. Galloway is an assistant professor in music at the University of North Carolina at Asheville, where she conducts the University Singers, the Chamber Singers, and Studio 18 – a vocal jazz ensemble, and is the Coordinator of Vocal Studies. By special invitation the last 3 seasons, the UNCA Chamber Singers, an advanced, 22-voice ensemble, has performed for the Holiday Open House Celebrations at the White House and for the Wounded Soldiers Program at Walter Reed Memorial Hospital. Dr. Galloway frequently appears as a clinician and conference contributor in choral music, musical theatre, and vocal jazz techniques and she is the new Musical Director of the Junaluska Singers.
Dr. Adam Ward	Dr. Adam Ward is the Director of Music Ministries at Providence United Methodist Church in Charlotte, North Carolina. Recently completing the Doctor of Musical arts degree in Organ Performance at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Adam also studied piano, harpsichord, voice and choral conducting at the University. Adam has performed at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, DC, at St. Philip’s Cathedral in Atlanta, Bruton Parish Church in Colonial Williamsburg, the York Minster in Great Britain as well as recitals in Treviso and Torre del Greco in Italy. Adam is the proud father of his five-year-old son, Benjamin Michael Ward.
Hands-On Mission Opportunity
Our Hands-On Mission Opportunity for the 2010 Spiritual Growth Retreat will be: UMCOR Birthing Kits Click here to download a flyer with complete information about our hands-on mission project Because of the earthquakes and humanitarian needs in Haiti and Chile, UMCOR has expressed an urgent need for Birthing Kits.  Birthing kits provide the essential items to promote a safe, clean delivery and to encourage good aftercare. Encourage others in your local unit and congregation to participate...even if they cannot attend the Spiritual Growth Retreat.  We will deliver the birthing kits to our conference Mission Response Center for shipment to the UMCOR Sager Brown Depot. Participating in this Hands-On Mission Opportunity will help your local unit to meet Mission Today criteria #23. UMCOR Birthing Kit Contents:  Place the following NEW items inside a sealed one-gallon plastic bag. 1 hotel-size bar of soap (1 oz. and up) 1 pair of clean latex gloves 1 square yard of clear 4 mil plastic sheeting 3 pieces of clean string each 12” long 1 clean single use razor blade (carefully wrap the blade in paper or plastic to protect it and keep it from causing injury) 2 flannelette receiving blankets, each 1 square yard In a separate envelope, please include a check payable to UMCOR Sager Brown for at least $1.00 per kit to help with the costs of the costs of processing and shipping the kits around the world. Please do not put the money envelope in your UMCOR Birthing Kit bag. If you are bringing multiple kits, it is fine to just write one check in an amount sufficient to cover all of your kits. If your whole unit is collecting the kits, it will be okay to collect the money and put it all in one envelope to be turned in when you drop off your kits at the Spiritual Growth Retreat. Please pack your kits in a box that can be handled easily by our women and write the total number of kits on the side of the box. (Paper case boxes are a nice size.) We want to make it as easy as possible to collect, count and transport our Health Kits. Important Kit Assembly Information: All items included in kits must be NEW items.  All emergency kits are carefully planned to make them usable in the greatest number of situations. Since strict rules often govern product entry into international countries, it is important that kits contain only the requested items - nothing more. Do NOT include any personal notes, money or additional materials in the kits. These things must be painstakingly removed and will delay the shipment. Please do not include any religious, political or patriotic notes or emblems in any kit. Thank you for your generous support of our hands-on mission opportunity!

Other Information

• Registration will open at 2:00pm, downstairs in the auditorium of Harrell Center.

• There will be a $10.00 registration fee collected from all persons attending the Spiritual Growth Retreat. Fees will be collected at Harrell Center at time of registration. Please do not send registration fees with your housing reservation forms.  Advance registration is not required to attend the retreat.  However, housing on the Assembly Grounds is by advance reservation only. See link below for downloadable housing reservation request forms (Word and PDF).

• Check in time at the Lake hotels is 3:00pm. You are encouraged to register before going to your accommodations, especially if you are arriving before 3:00PM.  At registration you will find information as to where you need to go to check in if you are unfamiliar with the accommodations or if you are staying at the Terrace, Lambuth, Lakeside Lodge, Mountainview, Sunnyside Lodge or the Junaluska Apartments.

• Watch for information about Program Resources hours.

• Singing will begin 15 minutes before each session, led by our music team.

• Be sure to bring your Bible, note pad, and pen so that you may study and take notes to help you remember the messages you receive.

• Dress comfortably, wear good walking shoes. Bring a warm sweater and rain gear, just in case the weather is cool or rainy.

• Emergency Telephone Number: The Assembly's switchboard number is 828-452-2881.  Please leave this number with your family in case of an emergency. 

• If you need Child Care, you may make arrangements in advance by calling Lake Junaluska at 1-828-452-2881.

Lake Junaluska is a beautiful place where you can spend some quiet time in reflection, study, and prayer with your UMW sisters. We trust that your retreat will be a special time of renewal and spiritual growth. Please be in prayer for the retreats and the retreat leaders.

Other Opportunities for Spiritual Growth
and Reflection During Your Stay:

The Memorial Chapel will be available for personal prayer time.

The Susanna Wesley Gardens

The International Prayer Room

The Junaluska Cross

Walking by the lake and enjoying the roses.

2010 RETREAT COMMITTEE:

Dixie Tyson, Chairperson; Mildred Carter, Tanya Lanier, Julia Willis, Martha Phillips, Sherry Sink, Virginia Robinson, Kim Keyse, Rev. Mark Barden, Jane Smith, Jane Norman, and Peggy Johnson. 

A retreat is a time to reflect upon your relationship with God. It is a time to be attentive as God speaks to us. The committee has worked hard to plan an inspirational retreat. We anticipate a wonderful time together. We hope you will meet us by the lake in June.

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Conference Gram - April 2010 - Spiritual Growth Retreat Issue [PDF]

2010 Spiritual Growth Retreats - Lake Junaluska Housing Reservation Request Form [WORD] [PDF]
Postmark date for Housing Requests:  Beginning February 8, 2010

What's the Weather at Lake Junaluska?

For more information on the 2009 Spiritual Retreats

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How to get to Lake Junaluska...

• FROM THE EAST: Travel west on I-40 to Exit 27, US-23/US-74. Go 1.5 miles. Bear right on US-19/US-23/US-74 and go 2.5 miles. Continue on ramp at sign reading "US-19 to Maggie/Cherokee/Junaluska Assembly" and go for 0.2 miles. Bear right on US-19 and watch for the signs. It’s a snap.

• FROM THE WEST: Travel east on US-19 and watch for the signs. It’s a snap.

• FROM THE SOUTHWEST: Travel northeast on US-23/US-441. Turn right on ramp at sign reading "US-76 East US-23 North to Waynesville/Asheville". Go 20 miles. Exit 102B, sign reads US-276 North to Maggie Valley/Junaluska Assembly". Turn right on US-276, Dellwood Ave and go north 1.4 miles. Turn right on US-19 and watch for the signs. It’s a snap.

Link to Lake Junaluska Directions Web Page
Map of Assembly Grounds (PDF)

As soon as you get to Lake Junaluska, look for the bright yellow UMW Registration signs. Stuart Auditorium & Harrell Center are right next to each other on Lakeshore Drive. Parking surrounds the auditorium.
 

Program Elements from 2009 Spiritual Growth Retreats

Song/Prayer Used by Mary John Dye:  Lord Jesus, Friend of Women  [PDF]
“Lord Jesus, Friend of Women” by Betsy Phillips Fisher in Images: Women in Transition compiled by Janice Grana. Copyright 1976 by Upper Room Books®. Used by permission from Upper Room Books®.
Tune is 76.76 D.  United Methodist Hymnal #545, The Church's One Foundation, was the tune used at the retreats.

Prior Year Program Information:

2009 Retreats Program Book - Encounters with Jesus (PDF)

2009 Spiritual Growth Retreats Logo

2008 Retreats Program Book - The Rooms of Your Life (PDF)

2008 Spiritual Growth Retreats Logo

2007 Retreats Program Book - Faith, Fears, and Dandelions (PDF)

2007 Spiritual Growth Retreats Logo - Faith, Fears, and Dandelions (JPG - Color)

2006 Retreats Program Book - Help! My Light is Under a Bushel (PDF)

2006 Spiritual Growth Retreats Logo - Help! My Light is Under a Bushel (JPG - Color)

2006 Spiritual Growth Retreats Logo - Help! My Light is Under a Bushel (JPG - Grayscale)

2005 Retreats Program Book - The Music Within (PDF)

2005 Spiritual Growth Retreats Logo - The Music Within (JPG - Color)

2005 Spiritual Growth Retreats Logo - The Music Within (JPG - Grayscale)

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