Our last groups for the year have come and gone. At Gove Hill, we are finishing those late fall chores. One of them is filling the wood shed. Although we often strive to have this done sooner in the fall, we are glad to have a mildly cool day for cutting, splitting and stacking wood. We are thankful for several groups of people who have taken time out of their retreats to assist with splitting wood. Today, Bill and I have rented a splitter so we can finish it all in one day. These men split the wood by hand. By the quickness of their skills, I would so some of them learned this craft at an early age. (Sorry Ladies, no women has volunteered to split wood this year, yet!) We didn’t ask for their help, but they saw the pile of unsplit wood and our emptying wood shed. They just took up the tools and started splitting and stacking. Bill and I felt blessed to receive their gift of time. It warmed my heart more than the crackling fire ever will.
As Christmas comes, take time to thank God for the people in your life that have seen your need and quietly met you where you were. Then thank those people for their kindness and finally, go and do likewise.
Credit Cards: We are please to announce we are able to accept credit cards at Gove Hill. We will soon have online registration for our events.
An easy way to Give:
You can join Good Search/Good shop and have your donations go to Gove Hill Retreat. It's simple, after you register, use them for your search engine as well as to access coupons and participating businesses and even restaurants all over the country. A small percentage of your purchase it donated to Gove Hill Retreat with out you having to find that money in your budget. Thank you for your support.
Cabin Renovation project: Footings for the new porch are prepared and the deck work will begin soon. Volunteers on your schedule or on our workdays are most welcome.
Energy Audit This past year we sold so many pies that we were able to fund half of our furnace purchase, nearly $6,000! Any pie bakers out there that are willing to do the same are greatly appreciated! Gove Hill has had an energy audit that strongly recommends increased insulation in our attics. Just with this improvement alone we could reduce air loss of 20%. Our budget is stretched with the purchase of the furnace, but we hope to address this within 2012 or sooner if funding becomes available. Other smaller yield efficiency projects, such as windows and doors, will come after this larger project is complete.
Spring Arts Retreat 2012 will be on May 4-6, 2012. Workshops in Landscape painting with illustration, led by Reed Prescott or Photography, led by Jim Mauchly, will be presented. Registration will be starting soon.
Writers’ conference 2012 is schedule for July 13-15. Jeffrey Overstreet will be one of our presenters this year. He has four award winning novels and is a film reviewer for Christianity Today. He also teaches at Seattle Pacific University in Washington. Robert Siegel will be our poet presenter this year. Siegel has taught at Dartmouth, Princeton, and Goethe University in Frankfurt, and for twenty-three years at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, where he directed the graduate creative writing program and is currently professor emeritus of English. He has degrees from Wheaton, Johns Hopkins, and Harvard. He is married to Ann Hill Siegel, a photographer, and lives on the coast of Maine.Songwriting Conference 2012is scheduled for July 20-22. Bill and Kay Pere will be running this conference again. They are skilled teachers with a firm understanding of the creative process that will help you get started or refine your songwriting skills.
Camp needs
Gove Hill serves people from many walks of life. Some are less able to afford coming than others. We strive to make retreats at Gove Hill affordable. Your assistance makes this ministry possible. Thank you for your donations. They keep Gove Hill available to all. Donations may be sent to Gove Hill or the region office with an earmark for Gove Hill. Here are a few items Gove Hill could use.
Two Twin size mattress sets and bed frames new or excellent condition used
Wood splitter
Donations for improving energy efficiency (insulation, refrigeration)
Donations for 60 KW standby generator for manor house.
Building materials for the cabin renovation project.
Skilled Volunteers for a work project (insulation installation and spring Gazebo build) on your schedule.
Weekends and weekdays are available!
Contact Bill and Bernice for details. We are here to serve you! Need to plan ahead? Winter dates are available in February, March and April. We have a lovely September weekend available and November dates if you are looking towards a fall retreat for 2012. Check out the calendar on our website, www.govehillretreat.org, for specific dates open. Collaborate with churches near by for a weekend retreat for youth, adults or family groups. Advanced planning helps you get the dates you wish. govehill@abcvnh.org or 802-785-4000.
As Christmas comes, take time to thank God for the people in your life that have seen your need and quietly met you where you were. Then thank those people for their kindness and finally, go and do likewise.
Credit Cards: We are please to announce we are able to accept credit cards at Gove Hill. We will soon have online registration for our events.
An easy way to Give:
You can join Good Search/Good shop and have your donations go to Gove Hill Retreat. It's simple, after you register, use them for your search engine as well as to access coupons and participating businesses and even restaurants all over the country. A small percentage of your purchase it donated to Gove Hill Retreat with out you having to find that money in your budget. Thank you for your support.
Cabin Renovation project: Footings for the new porch are prepared and the deck work will begin soon. Volunteers on your schedule or on our workdays are most welcome.
Energy Audit This past year we sold so many pies that we were able to fund half of our furnace purchase, nearly $6,000! Any pie bakers out there that are willing to do the same are greatly appreciated! Gove Hill has had an energy audit that strongly recommends increased insulation in our attics. Just with this improvement alone we could reduce air loss of 20%. Our budget is stretched with the purchase of the furnace, but we hope to address this within 2012 or sooner if funding becomes available. Other smaller yield efficiency projects, such as windows and doors, will come after this larger project is complete.
Spring Arts Retreat 2012 will be on May 4-6, 2012. Workshops in Landscape painting with illustration, led by Reed Prescott or Photography, led by Jim Mauchly, will be presented. Registration will be starting soon.
Writers’ conference 2012 is schedule for July 13-15. Jeffrey Overstreet will be one of our presenters this year. He has four award winning novels and is a film reviewer for Christianity Today. He also teaches at Seattle Pacific University in Washington. Robert Siegel will be our poet presenter this year. Siegel has taught at Dartmouth, Princeton, and Goethe University in Frankfurt, and for twenty-three years at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, where he directed the graduate creative writing program and is currently professor emeritus of English. He has degrees from Wheaton, Johns Hopkins, and Harvard. He is married to Ann Hill Siegel, a photographer, and lives on the coast of Maine.Songwriting Conference 2012is scheduled for July 20-22. Bill and Kay Pere will be running this conference again. They are skilled teachers with a firm understanding of the creative process that will help you get started or refine your songwriting skills.
Camp needs
Gove Hill serves people from many walks of life. Some are less able to afford coming than others. We strive to make retreats at Gove Hill affordable. Your assistance makes this ministry possible. Thank you for your donations. They keep Gove Hill available to all. Donations may be sent to Gove Hill or the region office with an earmark for Gove Hill. Here are a few items Gove Hill could use.
Two Twin size mattress sets and bed frames new or excellent condition used
Wood splitter
Donations for improving energy efficiency (insulation, refrigeration)
Donations for 60 KW standby generator for manor house.
Building materials for the cabin renovation project.
Skilled Volunteers for a work project (insulation installation and spring Gazebo build) on your schedule.
Weekends and weekdays are available!
Contact Bill and Bernice for details. We are here to serve you! Need to plan ahead? Winter dates are available in February, March and April. We have a lovely September weekend available and November dates if you are looking towards a fall retreat for 2012. Check out the calendar on our website, www.govehillretreat.org, for specific dates open. Collaborate with churches near by for a weekend retreat for youth, adults or family groups. Advanced planning helps you get the dates you wish. govehill@abcvnh.org or 802-785-4000.
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