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Men's Retreat

 

May 5 & 6

St. John's Abbey Guesthouse

 

Guest Leader: Elmer Lovrein

Men's & Boys Workshop Presenter

 

Retreat Theme:

Continuing to Nurture Our Friendships

 

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 Join us for the annual Men's Retreat at St. John's Abbey Guesthouse on May 5 & 6. We have been average 30+ men the last several years and have a great time relaxing, learning, and playing together.

 
Our theme for the retreat is "Continuing to Nurture Our Friendships". This builds off of last year's retreat theme of "Nurturing Our Relationships" as we seek to deepen and broaden the friendships we share.
 
Our session leader is Elmer Lovrein. Elmer has 20 years experience as a storyteller and writer of short fiction, mostly about boys and men. He is a workshop presenter on men's issues, leader of men's groups, and a presenter on resilience, managing stress, and vision making. Elmer's has had a 42 year career as a social worker and he will soon to retire from Wells Fargo in their Employee Assistance program. A Father of two daughters and Grandfather of three grandsons, Elmer is a long distance bicycler and has done several cross country trips. Dick Oberg describes Elmer as "a friend of mine for about 40 years ,a good guy, lover of puns, and one of my favorite people in the world!"
 
Here are the Retreat details:
 
Depart St. Luke at 7:30 am on Saturday, May 5
Return to St. Luke ca 12:30 pm on Sunday, May 6
 
Cost for the retreat
which includes room, meals, & speaker
Single Room - $95
Double Room - $80
Suite with living room - $110/person with 2 people
 
We carpool and each non-driver puts in $5 to help cover gas
 
 
Sign up now and reserve your space. We have 38 spaces. Last year, we were full. Don't get left out of a great weekend. You can make your reservation by calling or emailing Anne at the church office (952-473-7378 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) and getting your $20 deposit into the office. Please put "Men's Retreat" in the note line.