A Fun-Filled Retreat…
Activities: The weekend will abound with great activities including our new 700-foot dual zipline and climbing wall! And we’ll enjoy our traditional camp favorites—kayaking, archery, paddle boarding, beach walks, and dodgeball. And we’ll take time to relax and simply enjoy meaningful time with friends.
Worship: Retreat speaker Stan Leach will challenge us spiritually, and send us back to our camp-out locations with opportunity to engage in meaningful small group campfire discussion.
Food: And we’ll eat a lot of amazing food: Seafood, s’mores, and bacon!
Restrictions? Thankfully, camp life has largely returned to normal. The State of Oregon currently requires facemasks indoors, and outdoors when physical distancing can’t be maintained. Men’s Retreat will be held almost exclusively outdoors, and we will work hard to find ways to be “together” while maintaining physical distance, reducing required masking to a minimum. In the event of inclement weather, a large “outdoor” tent offers excellent space for times of worship and recreation.
Casual Time Around The Campfire…
Enjoy a laid-back weekend with friends. Hang out, share, pray, worship, and have fun together. We will gather around a campfire for morning breakfasts and late evening snacks. Feel free to bring your guitars, lawn chairs, pop-up canopies, Frisbees, and gas grills. We’ll enjoy a leisurely weekend schedule. If you are feeling adventurous, bring a tent and sleep near your campfire.* Otherwise, you’ll spend your nights in modern, comfortable cabins. It’s a wonderful weekend full of fun, relaxation, and meaningful time together with friends. (Coming alone? No problem. This happens frequently. We will set you up in a campfire area with several other great men.)
*Upon occasion, campfires may be outlawed due to Tillamook County seasonal burn ban restrictions.
Please bring whatever would provide space to relax and hang out together. Suggestions: lawn chairs, pop-up canopy, portable table, roasting sticks, Frisbees, football, gas grill, cooler, breakfast supplies (see below), guitars, etc.
Who provides what for Saturday/Sunday breakfasts?
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- Twin Rocks provides: basic ready-to-cook breakfast ingredients (eggs, bacon, pancake mix), paper products (eating utensils, paper plates/cups), coffee grounds, basic condiments (salt/pepper, sugar/creamer, butter/syrup), fruit salad, ice, and basic cooking equipment.
- Your group of friends provides: Any additional breakfast ingredients you desire (jalepenos? potatoes? hot sauces? mushrooms? other veggies? sausage? Oysters?), and any additional cooking equipment you desire (gas grill, cooler, upgraded cooking pans, cooking utensils, etc.).
2022 Men’s Retreat Schedule (subject to adjustments):
Friday, September 16, 2022
2:00-6:00pm: Camp-Out Areas Available for Set-Up
- You and your friends may bring pop-up canopies, gas grill, lawn chairs, Frisbees, guitars, etc. for enjoying relaxed time in a “camp-out” area
- Twin Rocks provides fire ring, wood, matches, and a basic supply of cooking equipment (please bring your own if you desire an upgrade)
4:00-7:00pm: Registration in Welcome Center (Cabins Available for Check-In)
5:30-6:45pm: Buffet Dinner
7:30pm: Opening Session at Welcome Center
8:30pm: Camp-Fire Discussions & S’Mores
Saturday, September 17, 2022
8:00-10:15am: Breakfast & Hang-Out Time (in your camp-out area)
Twin Rocks will provide basic ready-to-cook breakfast ingredients (eggs, bacon, pancake mix, coffee grounds) for you to cook up and eat in your camp-out area.
10:30am: Morning Session at Victory Circle
Noon: Lunch in Dining Center
1:00pm: Afternoon Free Time & Group Activities
- Friendly competitions
- Lakefront boating, kayaking, and stand-up paddle boarding
- Zipline, archery, mini golf, disc golf, horseshoes, games in Shelter gymnasium
5:30pm: Supper
7:00pm: Evening Session
8:30pm: Conversations around the campfire
Sunday, September 18, 2022
8:00-10:15am: Breakfast & Hang-Out Time (in your camp-out area, similar to Saturday)
10:30am: Final Session
Noon: Campfire discussions
12:30pm: Make-Your-Own Sandwich Lunch Buffet
2:00pm: Check-Out
Frequently Asked Questions:
- Why A Men’s Retreat? The weekend is built around two key purposes:
- Enable men to establish strong relationships with other men, especially those from their own local church – hang out together, share together, pray together, worship together, have fun together.
- Enable men to grow in relationship with Jesus Christ.
- Where will my “camp-out” area be? Each group of men will be assigned a camp-out area in Cammack Field or Macy Field (usually with other men from your own local church, if applicable).
- What if I come alone? No problem. This happens frequently. We’ll pair you with other great men for the weekend’s “camp-out” activities.
- What do we need to bring to outfit our “camp-out” area? Please bring whatever would provide space to relax and hang out together. Suggestions: lawn chairs, pop-up canopy, portable table, roasting sticks, Frisbees, football, gas grill, cooler, breakfast supplies (see below), guitars, etc.
- Are sons invited? Men’s Retreat is targeted for adults, so participants need to be age 18 or older. (You might consider Camp Tilikum’s excellent Father-Son Retreats held each year in June.)
- Can I bring an RV? Twin Rocks has a few RV hookups, so you are welcome to bring your RV to Men’s Retreat. However, there won’t be room in your church’s “camp-out” area for RVs.
- Does my pastor pay to attend? Pastors attend Men’s Retreat for free! (“Pastor” is defined as anyone currently on your church’s pastoral team working half-time or more. Churches without male pastors may send a male lay leader in the pastor’s stead.)
- Any prohibitions? Alcohol, firearms and pets are not permitted. Thanks for your consideration.
Affordable Pricing:
Starting from: $212/person (sleeping in cabin) $137/person (bringing own tent)
TWO CAMP SPECIAL!
Men’s Retreat costs only $125/person if your wife attends Women’s Retreat.
