The staff of Mount Shepherd Retreat Center has over 20 years of experience in advising and working with groups to plan retreats.  As a starting point we offer the following generic schedule.

Friday

• Arrive at 5:00 p.m.
• Dinner at 6 p.m.
• Evening Program and games
• Lights out at 11 p.m.

Saturday

• Breakfast at 8 a.m.
• Morning Program
• Lunch at noon
• Afternoon activities:  high ropes course, climbing wall, aquatics, and/or the fire tower
• Dinner at 6 p.m.
• Evening activities at the fire ring (roasting marshmallows, making s’mores) followed by worship, singing, a meditation
• Lights out at 11 p.m.

Sunday

• Breakfast at 8 a.m.
• Morning worship
• Clean-up/Pack-up
• Depart at 11:00

A few suggestions:

• Allow Mount Shepherd to prepare and serve all meals so you won’t miss out on the fun of the retreat.  Letting Mount Shepherd to take care of the meals means you won’t have to plan the menu, shop for the food, determine what utensils, pots and pans to bring, bring the food, unpack the food, cook the food and clean-up after each meal!  Reasonable charges apply but are well worth including in the total cost to avoid missing all the fun and spending time with shopping, cooking and cleaning up.
• Arrive earlier and stay later.  Applicable fees may apply.
• Use the outdoors as much as possible for your programs.

What to bring:

Mount Shepherd will provide the following linen: pillow, pillowcase, blanket, sheet, fitted sheet, towel and washcloth.  Cost: $7.50/person.  20 sets minimum.  Please provide at least one week notice.

 Otherwise, be sure to bring:

• Bedding
• Toiletries
• Program material