When: August 23-25, 2013
Where: Pilgrim Firs
With Barbara Brown Taylor’s An Altar in the World as our guide, our church members and friends are invited to share in a unique retreat experience to discover the holy in our everyday lives. Inspired by these words, we will explore and discover those practices that connect us with God and with each other. We’ll experiment with ...
Save the Date: August 23-25 for the All Church Retreat
We are in the early stages of planning, but the date is firm.
Hope you can attend. More information can be found:
http://www.theunitedchurches.org/all-church-retreat
Pictures from the 2012 Retreat
Read more...There is still time to sign up for the All Church retreat on Aug 24th through Sunday morning, Aug 26th.
Hope you can make it !
Join us as we celebrate the wonder of God’s creation with music, crafts, worship, prayer, and creativity. Our guest speaker will be Rev. Donald Schmidt. Currently Donald is the pastor at Admiral UCC in Seattle. He will be sharing stories from his time in Hawaii, some Hawaiian traditions, songs accompanied by his ukulele, as well as ...
Read more...This year’s All Church Retreat promises to be a blast with a great line-up of activities and time for relaxation. However, if you are planning to attend and have not already signed up, we need your registration to continue planning. We haven’t quite met the required 60 person minimum and we need give our final numbers in early August.
The Retreat will be held August 24-26 at the Pilgrim ...
Our all-church retreat, “God’s Luau,” will be held August 24-26 at Pilgrim Firs. Registration is underway and forms can be found in the Narthex or on the church website. Joining us this year as our featured speaker and workshop leader is the Rev. Dr. Donald Schmidt pastor at the Admiral Congregational United Church of Christ in West Seattle.
Many of ...
Pilgrim Firs is a church camp in the awesome Northwest.
Douglas fir trees surround us as we come for a rest
From the hustle and bustle of each daily life;
In the grandeur of this place great beauty is rife.
There’s plenty to do in the lake and the field,
Where the energy of youth is so clearly revealed.
We can just sit and watch and remember the time
When we were the players of games, in our prime.
This annual gathering of folks in the ...
Read more...Remember Last Year’s All Church Retreat?
If you 
went to the All Church Retreat last year you enjoyed the beautiful quiet setting, the chance to relax, mingle, swim, nap, read, and eat. Maybe you canoed or went on the history walk. Vespers, the campfire, and the prayer boats were great. Field games were a blast! You matched the current pictures of people with pictures from their youth.
The Song Weavers ...
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Below is the information about an upcoming Environmental Justice workshop at Pilgrim Firs April 20-22. Please consider joining us for what promises to be an informative and inspiring weekend. Please share it with others.
Anyone with questions or wishing to register can contact me at meighan.pritchard@gmail.com or at 206-370-4142.
Downloadable flyer about this event.
Read more...August 24-26 seems a long ways away, but it will be here before you know it. You don’t want to miss the fun and relaxing time at this year’s All church Retreat.
Put the dates on your calendar now so you won’t forget. The retreat will begin Friday evening and go through Sunday morning. Friends, family, conversation, camaraderie, canoeing, hiking, games, rest, song, humor, food, activities – it’s all there.
Make sure the retreat is part of your summer plans. More information ...
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