All Church Retreat
Rhythms of Grace – Fall 2024
NSCBC will be hosting a retreat for all ages on Friday, October 25th through Sunday, October 27th. Join us as we build community, strengthen intergenerational relationships, and grow our relationship with God and one another. It will be held at Camp Brookwoods in Alton, New Hampshire, and the theme for the weekend will be “Life Together: Rhythms of Grace”. We will look together at spiritual practices and rhythms for renewal – learning, playing, eating, and enjoying creation together for a weekend! You can read more about our vision for the retreat and the purpose behind it in the tab below titled “Our Vision for the Retreat”.
Basic Info
Location: Camp Brookwoods
Driving to Camp Brookwoods
The address for Camp Brookwoods is 34 Camp Brookwoods Road, Alton, NH 03809. When turning off of route 28, the turn comes up quickly, so stay alert and follow your GPS directions.
Camp Brookwoods is about a 1.5-2 hour drive away (depending on traffic).
If you get lost, call someone on the planning team:
Debbi Tuck: 408-966-9416
Lissa Whitley: 978-338-6167
Retreat Schedule
The retreat will begin on Friday evening and go until Sunday after lunch.
Please note: dinner is not included on Friday night, so please plan to either eat before leaving or stop for dinner on your way.
Friday Night’s Schedule
Check-In Window: 5:30 and 7:30 PM
Bonfire and Welcome begins: 7:30 PM
We will have several fun activities typical to a camp experience (hiking, outdoor games, etc) but we also have a craft area if you want to bring something you’re working on to enjoy with others. There will also be free time and space for board games, so if you have a favorite, feel free to bring it along!
Saturday
7:30 – optional morning prayer
8 – breakfast
10- session 1
11:30 – kickball or free time
12:30 – lunch
12:30-4 – free time/various activities (boating, ultimate, board games, craft circle, hike, etc.)
4- session 2
5:30- dinner
7 – bonfire
8:30 – bunco night or other games available
Sunday
7 am – optional prayer walk
8 – breakfast
10- session 3
11:30 – spud game
12:30 lunch
After lunch checkout!
Arrival
A note: Camp Brookwoods and Deer Run are two camps that share a property. There are two main buildings: Deer Run Lodge (log cabin style building) and Brookwoods Lodge (large white building). We have use of Deer Run Lodge and will be eating at Brookwoods Lodge.
Check-In will be between 5:30 and 7:30 PM at Deer Run Lodge. Look for signs! If you are unable to arrive within that window, please let us know by emailing office@nscbc.org.
The Camp Brookwoods Office can be reached at (603) 875-3600.
Packing List
Reminder:
Bring your own bed linens
- Warm, weather-appropriate clothing (hat, gloves, layers, jacket). Weather permitting, there are some water activity options like kayaking so bring a swimsuit if you’d like as well as hiking and other activities if you want to bring workout clothes.
- Bedding:
- Family Cabins have a bed that requires queen bedding and the other beds are twin size. You must bring your own bedding or sleeping bag for all of these beds. If your child needs a pack and play, bring your own.
- Bunk Rooms: Bring your own twin-sized bedding or sleeping bag.
- Hotel-style rooms include linens, no need to bring your own (unless you have a favorite stuffed animal or blankie)!
- Toiletries, towel, and shower shoes (each cabin has an attached bathroom)
- Bible (or app), pen, and notebook
- Close-toed shoes (for hiking and camp activities)
- Water Bottle
- Flashlight/headlamp (it will be dark when you arrive with your luggage)
- Feel free to bring board games, yard games, frisbee, football, etc!
Ride Arrangements
If you indicated that you would need a ride on your registration, you will receive specific information about who you will be riding with. For everyone else, we would appreciate if you carpool if at all possible, since there is limited parking. So if that is a possibility for you, please consider carpooling with others who are attending (and getting some extra time with others in our body as a bonus)!
About Camp Brookwoods
Here is a link to a map of Camp Brookwoods. Further directions and parking instructions will become available the closer we get to the retreat!
