Dates: Monday, October 14 – Wednesday, October 16
Description: A brand-new fall retreat for those ages 55+ at Ewalu’s Stone Retreat Center! Join us for a featured speaker, carriage or wagon rides through the fall colors, time for reflection and renewal, optional hiking, and simple relaxation. Meals and lodging included.
Cost: Double occupancy: $175
Single occupancy: $225
Arrival time: Monday at 4:00 p.m. (supper at 5:30 p.m.)
Departure: Wednesday at 11:00 a.m.
Click the button and sign in to your Ewalu Camp Brain account, or create a new account. Then select “2024 Ewalu Events” and then select “Autumn Odyssey 55+ Retreat”
MEET OUR FEATURED SPEAKER
Pr. Nikoli Falenschek, pictured here with his wife Maggie, became the associate pastor at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church & School in Waverly, IA, this summer. He will be our featured speaker at this year’s Autumn Odyssey.
He and Maggie are both ordained ELCA pastors and met at Concordia College in Moorhead, MN. They both earned their M.Div. degrees from Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary (PLTS) in Berkeley, CA.
Click here to learn more about Pastor Nikoli.
Tentative schedule for Autumn Odyssey:
Monday, October 14
4:00 PM Guests arrive; appetizers and refreshments
6:00 Dinner
7:00 Presentation on smoke-jumping by Pr Jim Cherry
8:30 Outdoor (or indoor) campfire
Tuesday, October 15
7:00 AM Coffee
8:00 Breakfast
9:00 Chair yoga (optional)
10:00 Study by Pr Nikoli Falenschek
10:45 Cinnamon roll/scone break
11:00 Study continued
12:30 PM Lunch
1:15 Wagon ride at Main Site
Nap!
3:00 Craft offering (optional), hiking, etc.
4:30 Study recap by Pr Nikoli
6:00 Dinner
7:00 Bonfire with Charlie Rod
8:00 Free time
Wednesday, October 16
8:00 AM Breakfast
Devotions with Frank Johnson, Ewalu executive director
9:00 Possible drive to Elkader to see fall colors, hiking, fishing, resting, visiting
10:45 Farewells
Location:
This retreat will be held at the Ewalu Stone Center, 35124 Highway 13, Strawberry Point, IA 52076 (2.5 miles north of Strawberry Point). Click here to see photos of the Stone Center.