For this year’s annual Spring Women’s Retreat, women from Christ Redeemer Church, Christ Restoration Church, and The Quechee Church returned to Pilgrim Pines Conference Center in Swanzey, NH to reflect on the theme “He Brings the Rain: Learning to Embrace the Storms of Life”.

Through short teaching sessions, interactive activities, personal testimonies and discussion groups, we considered ways that God comes to us in our suffering and uses painful circumstances to help us grow closer to him and better understand his love for us. Free time activities, a guided prayer time, and a endless supply of coffee and tea enabled us to deepen relationships and enjoy each other’s company surrounded by the beauty of God’s creation.

Following the retreat, Kathleen Peters shared her personal thoughts on the retreat at Christ Redeemer Church in Hanover. To hear Kathleen’s reflections, click here.

Retreat Audio

He Brings the Rain: Learning to Embrace the Storms of Life
Session 1: Friday, April 26th by Dori Willeman
Session 2: Saturday, April 27th by Dori Willeman
Session 3: Saturday, April 27th by Dori Willeman
Session 4: Saturday, April 27th by Dori Willeman

Our annual Children’s Christmas Program is a re-enacting of the Christmas story as part of the worship service. Several of the older children performed a skit highlighting how various Christmas traditions teach us what Christmas is really about. Following the skit, the younger children acted out the Christmas story while the congregation sang traditional Christmas carols.

This year, 50 students and several adult leaders participated in Christ Redeemer Church’s annual Summer Youth Retreat at the Kull Youth Center in Ocean City, NJ from July 5^th through July 10^th.

The week’s theme was “The Power of Freedom.” Each night, participants gathered for a time of singing, a testimony, and a talk on freedom. (You can read more about the teaching time below). In the morning, students had a time of personal devotions followed by a small group discussion on the talk from the night before. The rest of the day was spent enjoying the beach and boardwalk, playing games in the Kull Youth Center, and hanging out with friends. Big thank you to the kitchen crew and volunteer leaders who made the trip possible.

To see some of the highlights from the week, watch the video below. Special thanks to Jake Roberts for creating the video for us!

You can also see photos of the week below.

Following the trip, Sarah Ball shared her reflections from the time away at the Sunday worship service. To hear Sarah’s reflections, click here.

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Clap Your hands! Stomp Your Feet!

Summer Celebration Camp was held Tuesday, July 17th through Friday July 20th at the Wellspring Worship Center, just south of Hanover. The theme this year was “Clap Your Hands! Stomp Your Feet!” Throughout the week, children learned to:

• Laugh! God chooses surprising people! (1 Samuel 16)
• Clap! God wins the battle! (1 Samuel 17).
• Sing! God is our faithful friend! (1 Samuel 20).
• Shout! God is with us! (2 Samuel 6).
• Give Thanks! God shows his kindness! (2 Samuel 9)

Over 80 children from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade participated in the week’s events. There was plenty of time for singing, clapping and stomping during each day’s opening and closing program. Children also enjoyed snacks, crafts, and rec time throughout the day.

Special thanks to all the volunteers who made this years Summer Celebration Camp possible!

For photos of the fun, see below. (Click on any photo to view a larger version.)

More than 60 fathers and sons gathered at Gilman Island for the annual Father-Son campout on the Friday and Saturday of Father’s Day weekend. We substituted sleep for fishing, swimming, eating, log wars, manhunt, fire making, midnight hikes and catching up with friends. On Friday night, Abrm McQuarters gave a talk on the story of Jesus walking on water. He challenged everyone to bring their fears, challenges, and misconceptions to Christ because he is big enough to handle them and desires to do so for us. A big thanks to Joel Lefferts and Phil Lee for organizing an awesome time, and also to all who came and took part in the fun!