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Family Worship Arts Retreat

February 24-25, 2006 — Tejas Village, Jefferson, TX

Whether you are a photographer, painter, techie, musician, actor, director, sculptor, dancer, or author, God has given you a gift, or maybe you are just now discovering your creativity. We want to help you learn how to apply them in your church and in your world! Come fully realize your creative niche. This Family Creative Worship Retreat is designed to help families and individuals learn more about their God-given creative talents and to find out how you can glorify God…creatively.

So love the Lord God with all your passion and prayer and intelligence and energy.

Mark 12:30 ~ The Message

w o r k s h o p s

t h e a t r e

The theatre is arguably the most powerful communication medium the Church has ever used, but few churches use it to its full potential. Learn how to devise original pieces to complete a personal or corporate worship experience.
Leader: Charlie Pepiton, MFA Theatre
Asst. Professor of Theatre, East Texas Baptist Univ.

m u s i c

Worship is the ongoing opportunity to give back to God in accordance with His blessings to us. Music is the part of worship uniting heart, mind, and soul in this channel to God.
Leader: Terry Wilkins
Assoc. Pastor, Music Minister, FBC Chappell Hill

p h o t o g r a p h y

God has given each of us a unique way of seeing the world. Learn how to capture that vision with digital photography and use those images to share God’s glory in worship. Bring your camera.
Leader: Rebekah Wilkins-Pepiton, MEd Art. Ed.
Photographer and Teacher, Longview High School

p r e - k

Everyone age 3-5 will get to participate in a special track where they get to do some of everything. They will prepare a puppet show start to finish that will teach the adults a thing or two.
Leader: Virginia Wilkins
Kindergarten Teacher, Brenham, TX

s c h e d u l e

f r i d a y

4:00pm Arrival
6:00pm Dinner
7:00pm Worship Celebration
9:00pm Family Games

s a t u r d a y

7:30am Breakfast
8:30am Worship Celebration
9:45am Workshop
12:00 Lunch
1:00pm Free Time
2:00pm Workshop
5:00pm Dinner
6:00pm Guest Led Worship

w o r s h i p l e a d e r s

Speaker: Jeff Powell
Pastor Celebration Church, Uptown New Orleans, LA
Music: Terry Wilkins, Charlie and Rebekah Pepiton
Family rec leader & event coordinator
Cory Pepiton, Assoc. Pastor and Student Minister
The Woods Baptist Church, Tyler, TX

c o s t

$65 per person covers 4 meals, 1 night’s lodging in a motel room at Tejas Village Lakeside Resort, all program fees, and t-shirts. Each room has 2 double beds. Linens are provided.

For families of 3 or more the rate is $195 per room. A $50 non-refundable deposit is required for registration.

Go to www.tejasvillage.com for directions, etc

r e g i s t e r

Call 940.782.5816 or email lori@shechemministries.org

Please include the following information to complete registration:

Names of those attending

Children and their ages

Address

Home Phone

# of rooms requested

Adult Track Choices: Photography, Theatre, Music

Children Track Choices: Photography, Theatre, Music, Pre-K

Payment Method: Personal Check, Cashier’s Check, Money Order

*I would like to contribute the following to assist a Hurricane Disaster impacted family attending.

$25, $50, $100, other $

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