Announcing the 2016 Pilgrim Women's Retreat!

– Register before July 31st – 

Where: Green Lake, WI: Accommodations at the Heidel House

Saturday sessions at Green Lake Conference Center

When: November 11-13

Who: Women from Pilgrim and other area churches and their friends

Why: An opportunity to socialize with like minded women while being spiritually enriched.

We are royalty! Let's learn to live like it...

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Our 2016 speakers

Debbie Dietrich, CVA, CFRE

After graduation from (D)MLC, Debbie taught for 11 years in WELS Lutheran Elementary Schools and for 30 years in her own music studio. For the last decade she switched from teaching children to teaching adults by entering the field of faith-led charitable gifting earning her CFRE (Certified Fund Raising Executive) and CVA (Certified Volunteer Administrator) certifications while furthering the mission of: Luther Preparatory School, Bethesda Lutheran Communities and presently: The Lutheran Home Association and Jesus Cares Ministries (TLHA/JCM). Debbie is married to Pastor Joe Dietrich. Together they love visiting their 8 grown children & spouses, kayaking, bicycling, cooking and digital photography. Debbie is a dynamic speaker presenting on motivational and Biblical-inspirational topics ranging from using your gifts, intentional intergenerationalism, estate planning coordination, tech tips for seniors, volunteerism, and more. She also delights in giving water 101 or wine education tastings and cooking with wine classes. However, her greatest passion is in sharing the hope we have in Jesus Christ!

Debbie Dietrich works out of the TLHA National Office in Belle Plaine, MN but from her home and travels weekly. You can reach her at dkdietrich@tlha.org | 262-490-5522 (cell) | N3187 Lemke Dr. Medford, WI 54451.

Jane Schlenvogt-Dew

Jane’s hometown is Stephenson, Michigan, which makes her a born and bred Yooper, that is, from the Upper Peninsula! After earning her bachelor’s degree from Dr Martin Luther College, New Ulm, Minnesota, in 1982, her first teaching stint was in Bradenton, Florida, where she spent fifteen years sharing Jesus with families she met through Peace Lutheran Church and School. During that time, she taught up to four grades, taught departmentalized school music, led choirs, accompanied worship on the organ, and directed and produced school musicals. Her passion for the Word led to hosting Bible Studies for women in her home.

A ministry Call took her to Eastside Lutheran in Madison, where she taught third grade and served as church Music Coordinator. Women gathered to study the Word of God at her home and at a WELS area women’s breakfast.

When St Andrew Lutheran in Middleton opened their school in 2001, Jane accepted the position to teach 1st and 2nd grades at Westside Christian. She also served on the Women’s Ministries Team at St Andrew for ten years as well as the WELS Women’s ministries team for six years.

In 2011, she met Mathew Dew, and married him three months later! God, in his wisdom, took Mat to heaven in 2013 through esophageal cancer. The blessings continue through Mat’s two sons, daughter-in-law, and grandson, Graham Mathew.

Since retiring from teaching in 2012, Jane completed her Master of Arts in Religion from Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, continues to lead Bible studies, serve on her congregation’s Visitation Team, substitute teach, dabble in writing and host frequent guests at her home on Madison’s south side, lovingly called “The Dew Drop Inn.” Hobbies include time in the kitchen, (Can you say Dutch Baby?), reading and biking- especially at the family cottage. I can be reached at jdew324@gmail.com.

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Retreat Schedule

Friday, November 11

• After 3:00 pm – Check in at the Heidel House
• 7:00 pm – Welcome and Bunco with snacks and prizes

Saturday, November 12

• 7:30 am – Breakfast at Green Lake Conference Center
• 9:00 am – Welcome and Opening Devotion
• 9:15 am – Keynote: “Jesus Crowns Ordinary Lives.” Jane Schlenvogt-Dew
• 10:30 am – Breakout Session 1
• A. “The Power Behind the Throne” Jane Schlenvogt-Dew
• B. “Shine Brightly” Debbie Dietrich
• 12:00 pm – free time for lunch, shopping and spa (reservation required at least a week in advance) optional lunch at Green Lake Conference Center ($11.75). Tour of the Conference Center will also be an option.
• 3:15 pm – Breakout Session 2
• A. “The Royal Treatment” Jane Schlenvogt-Dew
• B. “The Humble, Dignified Princess Debbie Dietrich
• 5:00 pm – Closing Devotion and Dinner Prayer
• 5:15 pm – Dinner

Sunday, November 13

• 9:30 am – Worship Service at the Heidel House

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Presentations

Keynote: “Jesus Crowns Ordinary Lives.” Jane Schlenvogt-Dew

God called Esther out of her familiar neighborhood into a Persian paradise. There, she lived out his plan for her life- right to the royal throne- influencing others along the way. Hear how God used the life of an ordinary woman, an ex-patriot in a foreign land- and on this earth- to grow his Kingdom in Christ.

But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. 1 Peter 2:9

Breakout Session 1

A: “The Power Behind the Throne” Jane Schlenvogt-Dew
In serving Jesus, our Savior, crowns can become scuffed and our view of Paradise clouded by troubles. Many of us have, in God's strength, stepped forward with Jesus as he straightened our crowns to live for him. Perhaps you have your own rags-to-riches story of faith! This sectional will facilitate the sharing of those stories in small group discussions.

Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him. James 1:12

B: “Shine Brightly” Debbie Dietrich
You are royal! You are chosen! You are loved! But, let’s be real. Some days, sometimes several times every day, we have trouble standing up straight and shining boldly wearing the beautiful crown of righteousness with which God has adorned us. Life can get a bit cloudy, maybe even dark and scary! Come, be encouraged and inspired by our Lord’s Words to shine bold and beautiful. Find out why that’s important and come away with specific and unique tools God’s given us to keep shining brightly in a sometimes dark and scary world.

I, the LORD, have called you in righteousness; I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and will make you to be a covenant for the people and a light for the Gentiles. Isaiah 42:6

Breakout Session 2

A: “The Royal Treatment” Jane Schlenvogt-Dew
Jesus went to where the people were and talked with sinners, befriended them, dined with them, listened to them- and loved them. What could that look like in your world? How will you be Jesus to those God has placed in your world? Barista to bellhop, medic to manager, strangers or siblings- this workshop will help you see those in need of Christ's love- and yours!

When one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to have dinner with him, he went to the Pharisee's house and reclined at the table. Luke 7:36

B: “The Humble, Dignified Princess” Debbie Dietrich
You are captivating, beautiful, highly privileged, a royal priesthood, specifically chosen, dearly loved by God. WOW! Those are some heady, bold and royal statements about you! Is that in contradiction to Peter 5:5 where we are to clothe ourselves in humility, Proverbs 16:18 where pride goes before destruction , Philippians 2 where in humility we are to count others more significant than ourselves or James 4 where God opposes the proud and gives grace to the humble?

How do we make an effective difference in this already confusing world, living out our royal priesthood proudly yet clothed in humility? Join me in an interactive study and walk away with humble confidence!

Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. Hebrews 4:16

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Registration

Each attendee will need to register and submit the $60 registration fee. This includes the cost of snacks on Friday, breakfast and dinner on Saturday, as well as facility rentals and speaker fees/accommodations.

In addition, please nominate a room captain to submit the resort room payment for her group along with her registration form. All others in the group should give their resort room payment to the room captain to submit, and also return their personal registration form along with the registration fee.

Click here to print the registration form for the Royalty Retreat. Return before July 31st!

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Accommodations

We will be staying at the Heidel House on the nights of November 11 and 12.

Deluxe Lakeview rooms are available to us this year. They are an oversized room with 2 queen beds and a semi-private sitting area with a full-size sleeper sofa. Many open to a balcony or patio overlooking Green Lake and include a refrigerator, wet bar and oversized tub. Sleeps 6 max. Rooms are $109 per night, plus $15 for every person exceeding 2 per room.

Reservations for Evensong Spa should be made at least a week in advance. Visit evensongspa.com for more information.

The Green Lake Conference Center is located about 10 minutes from the Heidel House. All of our programming on Saturday will take place here, although you may want to return to the town of Green Lake for lunch and shopping from 12-3. If you wish to stay on the grounds of Green Lake Conference Center, an optional buffet lunch will be offered ($11.75 payable at time of meal). Please indicate on your registration form if you plan to purchase the buffet lunch. A tour of the beautiful buildings and grounds at GLCC may also be available during this window of time. Visit http://glcc.org/who-we-are.html for a preview.

June 15th Deadline for Retreat Registration

Hey ladies! The time has come to get your registrations in for our 2014 retreat! I will be attending Bible class this Sunday and then will be at the second service if you have any questions. Registration forms, registration fees, and 1/2 down on your two night stay should be submitted by your room captain to my mailbox #173. Any questions you have before this Sunday can be directed to me (Peggy Prekop) jpprekop@gmail.com or 262-781-0338.

If you are not a member of Pilgrim and have a group that will be joining us, please send your registration via your room captain to:

Pilgrim Lutheran Church
Attn.: Peggy Prekop
W156 N5436 Bette Drive
Menomonee Falls, WI 53051

(Please see earlier blog post below for information on the retreat, and retreat registration forms.)

Hope to see you there, and blessings on your day!

2014 Pilgrim Women's Retreat

  

Pilgrim Lutheran Women's Retreat
                 Nov7-9, 2014
     Heidel House Resort & Spa
              Green Lake, WI









Speakers

Linda Buxa is a part-time writer, blogger, volunteer, and full-time wife of one and mom of three. Her husband, Greg, recently retired from the Coast Guard, which took them from Alaska to Washington D.C. to California. They settled in Wisconsin to be near family and are balancing raising chickens and children while exploring new careers.

 

Dr. Rhoda Wolle is an Educational Psychologist and an Assistant Professor in the Education department at Wisconsin Lutheran College. She is also the Director of WLC’s Center for Academic Excellence. In addition she has served at Wisconsin Lutheran Child and Family Service, East Fork Lutheran School, and Winnebago Lutheran Academy.  She graduated from Martin Luther College with a Bachelor Degree in Education, received her MA from Marian University in Educating Students at Risk, and her PhD in Psychology from Capella University.

 

Agenda

Friday, November 7

7:00-9:00 p.m. Welcome and Bunco with snacks and prizes

Saturday, November 8

8:00-9:00 a.m. Breakfast

9:00-9:15 a.m. Welcome & Opening Devotion

9:30-11:00 a.m. Breakout Session 1
 
A. Raising a Christ-Centered Child in a Me-Centered World by Rhoda Wolle
B. Lean on Me by Linda Buxa

11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. free time for lunch, along with shopping or use of spa (Spa reservations must be made prior to arriving at the Heidel House.)

2:00-3:00 p.m. Keynote: Transforming You by Linda Buxa

3:30-5:00 p.m. Breakout Session 2

A. From Women of the Night to Women of the Light by Linda Buxa
B. Being Content With Your Vessel by Rhoda Wolle

5:30-7:30 p.m. Closing Devotion & Dinner

7:30 p.m. Evening Activities

Sunday, November 9
9:30 a.m. Sunday worship service


Keynote by Linda Buxa  
Transforming You
"We, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory" (2 Corinthians 3:18).
As you fill all the roles in your life—employee, daughter, friend, mom, wife—do you forget what you look like? Every day, God changes you into what he wants you to look like, to be, to do. He is TRANSFORMING YOU into his likeness. It's not always easy, but the end result is glorious and beautiful.

Breakout Session 1

A. Raising a Christ-Centered Child in a Me-Centered World by Rhoda Wolle
Children are bombarded by messages telling them that they deserve to have whatever they want; many children rarely hear the word “No”. As parents this makes our job much more challenging when children move toward an attitude of entitlement. With a deluge of mass media constantly trying to develop your child’s sense of identity based on "stuff", it can be difficult to help our children understand what their true identity is. So what do we do? How do we set healthy boundaries and build a trusting relationship with our children while also teaching them the blessing that comes in the package of “no”?
This interactive seminar walks parents and teachers through the minefield of raising a resilient, strong and Christ-centered child amid today’s “Yes” culture.  In addition, we will address the subject of Peer Pressure and what we can do to encourage and enable youth to make Christ-centered decisions.

B. Lean on me by Linda Buxa
"Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work: If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up! Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm. But how can one keep warm alone? Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken" (Ecclesiastes 4:9-12).
Based on God's encouragement and example, how you can be a friend to others—and allow others to be a friend to you.

Breakout Session 2

A. From Women of the Night to Women of the Light by Linda Buxa

 "Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised." (Proverbs 31:30) 

Studying Rahab, Gomer, and the sinful woman in Luke 7, we'll see how God's faithfulness transforms his unfaithful people, how his grace transforms us.

B. Being Content With Your Vessel by Rhoda Wolle 
God likes variety! Consider the flowers. He could have designed one kind/color of flower, but he chose to design a plethora of flowers in a spectrum of colors. The same holds true for people. Each of us is created uniquely for His purposes. Ephesians 2:10 tells us, “For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works which God prepared in advance for us to do.”  This interactive workshop will focus on understanding our personal gifts and abilities and discussing ways to find contentment as we use our unique gifts to serve our Savior and the people He places around us?

Reservations for Evensong Spa should be made at least a week in advance of retreat. http://evensongspa.com

Heidel House Resort and Spa      http://heidelhouse.com/

Registration Fee - The registration fee will include Friday evening snacks, Saturday breakfast, Saturday evening dinner, fee and lodging for speakers, and other expenses. $55.00 per person

Rooms:

Northwoods Rooms

All Northwoods rooms include two queen-size beds and a view of the wooded grounds. A refrigerator and/or wet bar is also included to store snacks you can't leave home without. (Sleeps up to 4)

$89.00 per night (2 nights stay required)

Deluxe Lakeview Rooms

Deluxe Lakeview Rooms are oversized, featuring two queen-size beds and a semi-private sitting area with a full-size sleeper sofa. Many open to a balcony or patio overlooking Green Lake and include a refrigerator, wet bar and oversized tub. (Sleeps up to 6)

$129.00 per night (2 nights stay required)

Heidel House Dinner Options
(Cost of the meal is included in your registration fee, and will be chosen when registering for retreat.)

Beef Short Ribs

Tender Boneless Beef Short Ribs Slowly Braised and Served with a

Smooth Cabernet Reduction with Roasted Mushrooms and Onions

Chicken & Penne Pasta with Mushrooms

Sliced Herb Marinated Chicken Breast, Fresh Portobello, Shiitake and Button Mushrooms Sautéed with Sweet Cherry Tomatoes, Roasted Onions and Penne Pasta; Topped with Fresh Parmesan Cheese and Rosemary Butter Sauce

Grilled Atlantic Salmon

Served with Sesame Soy Sauce

All dinners served with appropriate selection of chef’s starch and vegetable,

salad, freshly baked rolls, dessert, coffee, tea and milk.

*Registration fees and half down on 2 nights stay will be due June 15, 2014, with the remainder due Oct. 1^st. You will find registration forms in the church narthex.

 If you have any questions please contact Peggy Prekop at jpprekop@gmail.com or 262-781-0338

 Registration Form

Name: _____________________________________________                         

Address: ___________________________________________                           

City: __________________________________ State: _______                      

Zip: ____________ Phone: _____________________________                     

E-mail:______________________________________________                    

Home Church, including city/state:

___________________________________________________________________________________________

Name of the two breakout sessions you are attending: 

____________________________________________________________________________________________

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Special needs (dietary, wheelchair access, hearing impaired, etc.):____________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

Name of your roommates at Heidel House Resort

 (circle “room captain” if not you):

_______________________________________________________ 

_________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ *Each room should appoint a “room captain”. The room captain will be responsible for submitting the resort room payment for her group along with her registration form. All others in the group should give their payment for the room to their captain to submit, and return their personal registration along with their registration fee.

Heidel House Resort room reservation choice:

  

____Northwoods Rooms $89.00 per night 

All Northwoods rooms include two queen-size beds and a view of the wooded grounds. A refrigerator and/or wet bar is also included to store snacks you can't leave home without. (Sleeps up to 4)       

  

____Deluxe Lakeview Rooms $129.00 per night

Deluxe Lakeview Rooms are oversized, featuring two queen-size beds and a semi-private sitting area with a full-size sleeper sofa. Many open to a balcony or patio overlooking Green Lake and include a refrigerator, wet bar and oversized tub. (Sleeps up to 6)

Meal choice for Saturday evening dinner:

___ Grilled Atlantic Salmon-Served with Sesame Soy Sauce

___ Herb Marinated Chicken with Penne Pasta and Mushrooms

___ Beef Short Ribs with Cabernet Reduction Sauce

     

Payment enclosed:

Registration fee per person ($55.00) $ ____________

*Resort reservation fee submitted by room captain (half due June 15, 2014). $ ____________

Total amount enclosed: $_____________

Make checks payable to Pilgrim Lutheran Church. Must be submitted to Peggy Prekop, mailbox #173, by June 15.

Send forms to:
Pilgrim Lutheran Church
Attn.: Peggy Prekop
W156 N5436 Bette Drive
Menomonee Falls, WI 53051