Detailed Workshops/ Activities

Friday, November 20th

Check-In: 4:00 PM

Lead by: Lindsay Caddle LaPointe and Jason Lydon

Location: The Inn community area

  • Sign up for their workshops 
  • Learn where your room is, what small group you are in
  • Put a pin on a map. Where you currently live (one pin color)  and all the places you have lived (another color)
  • Sign up for a job for the weekend
  • Get settled into room and space

Welcome: 5:30 PM

Lead by: Lindsay Caddle LaPointe and Jason Lydon

Location: The Inn community area

  • Introductions
  • Covenant / Logistics
  • Ice Breaker Game

Dinner: 6:00 PM

Lead by: Craigville Retreat Staff

Location: Dining Hall

Please be prompt the food will only remain out until 6:45 PM

Small Groups Session 1: 8:00 PM

Lead by: Small Group Leaders: Lindsay Caddle LaPointe, Jason Lydon, Dawn MacKechnie, Nathan Ryan, Christina Branum-Martin, Julie Bryan Rising, Julie-Ann Silberman-Bunn

Location: Dining Hall, Yale Cottage, The Inn community area, Groves Cottage

  • Get to know you game 
  • Talk more about giving up your phone and how that feels
  • Think about if the group could offer something for the coffee house together

Friday Night

Worship 10:00 PM

Led by Dawn MacKechnie and Matt Meyer

Ceremony to turn phones in, shut them off, put them away.

Saturday, November 21st

Breakfast: 8:00 AM

Lead by: Craigville Retreat Staff

Location: Dining Hall

Please be prompt the food will only remain out until 8:45 AM

Morning Embodiment: 9:00 AM

Lead by: Lindsay Caddle LaPointe

Location: The center green

We will wake our bodies up with connecting to our own bodies and others. This guided open experimental movement experience will leave you refreshed and open for the rest of your day.

Saturday November 21st - 10:30 AM

Music Workshop

Lead by: Matt Meyer

Location: The Inn community area

Flexible, expert advice when you need it. Book hourly support across a range of topics—from planning to problem-solving.

Lead by: Cindy Landrum

Location: Accessible Groves Cottage

Flexible, expert advice when you need it. Book hourly support across a range of topics—from planning to problem-solving.

Social Justice Learning - ORG TBD

Lead by:

Location: Andover Cottage

Flexible, expert advice when you need it. Book hourly support across a range of topics—from planning to problem-solving.

Living a social media
free life

Lead by:

Location: Yale Cottage

Flexible, expert advice when you need it. Book hourly support across a range of topics—from planning to problem-solving.

Zentangle

Saturday, November 21st

Lunch: 12:00 PM

Lead by: Craigville Retreat Staff

Location: Dining Hall

Please be prompt the food will only remain out until 12:45 PM

Small Groups Session 2: 1:00 PM

Lead by: Small Group Leaders: Lindsay Caddle LaPointe, Jason Lydon, Dawn MacKechnie, Nathan Ryan, Christina Branum-Martin, Julie Bryan Rising, Julie-Ann Silberman-Bunn

Location: Dining Hall, Yale Cottage, The Inn community area, Groves Cottage

Checking in and deciding on a coffee house contribution

Free Time: 2:00 PM

Lead by: Participants or Yourself

Location: Dining Hall, Yale Cottage, The Inn community area, Groves Cottage, The Beach, Your Room

  • Mailbags 
  • Doodling 
  • Games
  • Impromptu music playing
  • Puzzles
  • Sign-up for Coffee House Act
  • Walk on the beach (polar plunge anyone?)
  • Play tennis, volleyball or other sporty thing
  • Nap
  • Chat

Saturday November 21st - 4:00 PM

Neurodivergence

Lead by: Rayla Mattson

Location: The Inn community area

Flexible, expert advice when you need it. Book hourly support across a range of topics—from planning to problem-solving.

Mandela Creations

Lead by: Christina Branum-Martin

Location: Accessible Groves Cottage

Flexible, expert advice when you need it. Book hourly support across a range of topics—from planning to problem-solving.

Sound Bath

Lead by: Heather Roy

Location: Andover Cottage

Flexible, expert advice when you need it. Book hourly support across a range of topics—from planning to problem-solving.

Reflecting on YRUU

Lead by:
Julie-Ann Silberman-Bunn
Nan Moore

Location: Yale Cottage

Flexible, expert advice when you need it. Book hourly support across a range of topics—from planning to problem-solving.

Saturday, November 21st

Dinner: 6:00 PM

Lead by: Craigville Retreat Staff

Location: Dining Hall

Please be prompt the food will only remain out until 6:45 PM

Coffee House: 8:00 PM

Lead by: Julie Bryan Rising

Location: Dining Hall

Sign up for an act of any kind!

Saturday Night

Worship

Led by Lindsay Caddle LaPointe, Jason Lydon, and Matt Meyer

The senses.

Sunday November 22nd - 10:30 AM

TBD

Lead by:

Location: The Inn community area

Flexible, expert advice when you need it. Book hourly support across a range of topics—from planning to problem-solving.

TBD

Lead by:

Location: Accessible Groves Cottage

Flexible, expert advice when you need it. Book hourly support across a range of topics—from planning to problem-solving.

Massage

Lead by: Abi Harper

Location: Andover Cottage

Flexible, expert advice when you need it. Book hourly support across a range of topics—from planning to problem-solving.

How to live a more connected life. Writing workshop.

Lead by: Lindsay Caddle LaPointe

Location: Yale Cottage

Flexible, expert advice when you need it. Book hourly support across a range of topics—from planning to problem-solving.

About the Leaders