Winter Thaw-D (WT-D)

February 25-27, 2022

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Twin Pines knows it is a challenge to offer a retreat for your youth group and not get distracted by managing details. All you want to do is spend time ministering with your students through relationship building. Twin Pines Camp wants to help you with this challenge. We do the planning and managing of the retreat, so you do not. We secure the speaker and worship music group, plan the activities, feed you, and support you in spending time with your students to minister to them.

The 2022 ’s Winter Thaw theme is It’s Not About You! – Look outward not inward based on Micah 6:8. It is so easy for teens to think about themselves, and not consider those who are in their sphere. Micah 6:8 provides a list of things people ought to do to look outwardly, not inwardly. In a culture which some call narcissistic, how can believers in Jesus act, love, and live differently than their friends?

Speaker:

Eli Tyler

Eli Tyler has worked with high school students in over a dozen countries across the world. He gradu­ated from Stony Brook University with his B.S. in Anthropology focusing on Primitive Technology and stone tools. Since graduating he has been on staff with Youth For Christ starting and running teen center outreach ministries in New York, Pennsylvania, and internationally in the Cook Islands. Tyler has a passion for helping young people and loves to share the hope he found in the transforming message of the Gospel. The Poconos offer endless amounts of outdoor adventures and teens who need Jesus. Eli is recently married to his wife, Hannah. They are proud parents of a great number of salamanders.

Worship Music:

Special COVID-19 Statement

As the virus is still a concern, and information from science and health organizations is still fluid, months before Winter Thaw 2021, it is difficult to provide specifics concerning mitigation policies for January and February. Twin Pines Camp is monitoring guidelines and direction from the Center for Disease Control and directives from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Prior to attending your Winter Thaw retreat, you will be informed of policies in place at that time. Twin Pines Camp wants to provide a safe experience for all who participate in what the ministry has to offer to grow disciples of Jesus.

QUESTIONS: Contact Sam: email ~ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  |  phone/text ~ 570-534-0336

Spring Fling

Children's Retreat

April 22-24, 2022

 For children in grades 3rd to 5th.
If your ministry includes 6th graders, they may attend as well.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Early Registration Special: Register by April 4, 2022 and each member of your group will receive a free t-shirt.

Only those who register by April 4 will receive a free t-shirt. Additions to your group after the early registration deadline will pay for their t-shirt.

DOWNLOADABLE ITEMS

RETREAT LEADERS

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Cost: $115 per person attending

LODGING: Housing is in our lodge rooms, which have two to five bunk beds in them; each room has its own restroom and shower.

ADULT CHAPERONES: Each group must provide their own adult chaperones (ages 18 and up). We require one adult for every 5-6 child per gender.

CHECK-IN: Friday from 6:00pm-8:00pm in the Snack Shop.

CHECK-OUT: The retreat concludes after lunch on Sunday.

WHAT TO BRING: spring clothing, bedding & bathroom linens, toiletries, a Bible; anything you’d take to a sleepover at a friend’s house. Pool and Pond activities will not be available.

FOOD ALLERGIES & RESTRICTIONS: Please contact Twin Pines if any participant has food allergies and/or restrictions so we can ensure appropriate food is available for meals.

PAYMENT INFORMATION: Payment may be submitted by check (personal/church), credit card (Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express {please call the office}), or cash. Make checks payable to TWIN PINES. All balances MUST be paid before or at check-in on April 22, 2022.

CANCELLATION POLICY: There is no cancelation fee if the group cancels before 11 days of Spring Fling. However, ten days or less from Spring Fling, a cancellation will be charged one-half the rate of the retreat. There is no cancellation fee if a person cancels before 11 days of Spring Fling. However, a cancellation ten days or less before Spring Fling, the group will be charged one-half the rate of the retreat. If there is a person to replace him or her, a t-shirt size for that person may not be available. Groups who cancel will not receive the t-shirts. Additionally, return t-shirts to Twin Pines for those who do not attend the retreat.

T-SHIRT AVAILABILITY: Anyone who registers by April 4, 2022, is guaranteed a free event t-shirt. Anyone who registers April 5, 2022 or later may order a t-shirt for $9.00 depending on availability.

FIRST AID: Groups are responsible for their own First Aid, as well as management of the children’s medications.

QUESTIONS: Contact Sam: email ~ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  |  phone/text ~ 570-534-0336

Back by popular demand:

Sue Duffield

Download a Brochure for more information and to register by postal mail HERE.

Sue’s best loved song, “LOL”, is a musical and whimsical view of our crazy acronym and texting social media world. She loves to make people laugh with her off-the-wall Jersey logic and sacred sarcasm. Not surprising, Sue has found it’s a style of humor that resonates with audiences everywhere. This singer/songwriter and former radio personality tours with her own comedy and musical concerts since 1974.

She speaks for Raymond James Prayer Breakfasts, Prison Fellowship Ministry Briefings, CEF (Child Evangelism Fellowship), Rotary International, MRO (Motor Racing Outreach for NASCAR), CWIMA (Christian Women In Media Assoc.), UMW Regional/National events, Trucker Church Radio, women’s retreats and international conferences. Sue is also an advocate and key fundraiser for outreach involving abused women and human trafficking both here in the USA as well as Southeast Asia.

Sue's humorous stories and inspirational writings have been featured in New Jersey’s “SJ” Magazine, Absolutely Gospel Music Network, SGN Network,“Laugh Lines” (the National AG Women’s Ministry website) and John C. Maxwell’s book “Everyone Communicates Few Connect” (Thomas Nelson). In 2016, Sue released her first book on humor and the journey titled, “SueBiquitous: A Humorous Travelog of an Unfiltered Saint!”

Sue's velvet-like voice has been compared to Marilyn McCoo, Karen Carpenter and even Rosemary Clooney. Her effervescence of lyric, clarity and interpretation of song has and will always be her greatest strength. Jersey girl Sue married her high school sweetheart, Jeff Duffield, who is a keyboardist, arranger and studio musician, both residing in Nashville, TN. They both traveled with the Sammy Hall Singers of Sevierville, TN in the early 70s.

Learn more about Sue at: www.sueduffield.com

F. Y. R. E.
Fall Youth Retreat Experience

November 4-6, 2022

Experience:

     -fall at Twin Pines

       -a weekend with friends

         -fun challenges

           -spiritual growth

             -GOD

This Year's Theme

Two ways to register

Youth Group

Attend F.Y.R.E. as a youth group with all of the retreat elements already planned. Get your group together and fill out the Group Registration form found online. Submit them to Twin Pines with your payment of $126 per person. (See Leader Information packet for more details about the weekend.)

Individually

Attend F.Y.R.E on your own and Twin Pines will provide cabin counselors as supervision. Just fill out the registration form to the left and send it to Twin Pines. Cost: $126. After October 24, $152.

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Arrival & Departure

ARRIVAL November 4 @ 7:00 pm • Registration begins

DEPART November 6 @ 1:00 pm • Retreat concludes

QUESTIONS: Contact Sam: email ~ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  |  phone/text ~ 570-534-0336

Spring Fling

Children's Retreat

April 21-23, 2023

 For children in grades 3rd to 5th.
If your ministry includes 6th graders, they may attend as well.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Early Registration Special: Register by April 7, 2023 and each member of your group will receive a free t-shirt.

Only those who register by April 4 will receive a free t-shirt. Additions to your group after the early registration deadline will pay for their t-shirt.

DOWNLOADABLE ITEMS

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Cost: $130 per person attending prior to April 7, 2023. After April 8, 2023 the rate is $160 per person.

LODGING: Housing is in our lodge rooms, which have two to five bunk beds in them; each room has its own restroom and shower.

ADULT CHAPERONES: Each group must provide their own adult chaperones (ages 18 and up). We require one adult for every 5-6 child per gender.

CHECK-IN: Friday from 6:00pm-8:00pm in the Snack Shop.

CHECK-OUT: The retreat concludes after lunch on Sunday.

WHAT TO BRING: spring clothing, bedding & bathroom linens, toiletries, a Bible; anything you’d take to a sleepover at a friend’s house. Pool and Pond activities will not be available.

FOOD ALLERGIES & RESTRICTIONS: Please contact Twin Pines if any participant has food allergies and/or restrictions so we can ensure appropriate food is available for meals.

PAYMENT INFORMATION: Payment may be submitted by check (personal/church), credit card (Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express {please call the office}), or cash. Make checks payable to TWIN PINES. All balances MUST be paid before or at check-in on April 21, 2022.3

CANCELLATION POLICY: There is no cancelation fee if the group cancels before 11 days of Spring Fling. However, ten days or less from Spring Fling, a cancellation will be charged one-half the rate of the retreat. There is no cancellation fee if a person cancels before 11 days of Spring Fling. However, a cancellation ten days or less before Spring Fling, the group will be charged one-half the rate of the retreat.

FIRST AID: Groups are responsible for their own First Aid, as well as management of the children’s medications.

QUESTIONS: Contact Sam: email ~ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  |  phone/text ~ 570-534-0336