Overview
August 2-5, 2021
Grow Stronger In Marriage And Ministry.
Called Together is a four day retreat focusing on relationships, renewal, and resources for couples who are both in professional ministry.
Strengthen your relationship as a couple/family; develop relationships with other couples who get the unique challenges and blessings of being called together.
Renewal – Enjoy the gift of letting others plan opportunities for your spiritual renewal. Take time for Sabbath in a beautiful corner of God’s creation.
Resources – Leave better equipped for ministry by gaining tools from our leaders and the community of ministry couples.
Bring Your Family!
During retreat activities for adults, children of all ages will enjoy a program designed especially for them. Enjoy opportunities for recreation and renewal as a family.
Questions?
Email Clayton Rascoe: claytonr@massanettasprings.org
Leadership
Chaplain Couple
The Rev. Michelle Holly Carlson And Rev. Rick Carlson
The Carlsons currently reside in Kearney, Nebraska where they are co-pastors at First Lutheran Church. Rick re-entered parish ministry after 27 years of teaching at Gettysburg Seminary in Pennsylvania where he taught New Testament literature and language (specializing in Paul) as well as directed internship and post-internship candidacy. Michelle is in her second call after serving in a congregation in Keymar, MD as well as in many and various roles at the seminary in Gettysburg. She taught high school English before going to seminary. She is also a trained Healthy Congregations Facilitator. They have been married for 15 years, have three adult children and a dog named Natasha.
Registration Information
To give you an idea of what to expect, below are our costs and deadlines for an in-person version of the conference in 2021. We have done our best to keep retreat costs reasonable, while giving you the absolute best experience possible. Nine meals, lodging in our hotel-style Hubler Lodge (two queen beds and private baths in each room), and all retreat activities are included in the per couple or child price.
Registration Dates
Before 4/20/21 $599 per couple*
After 4/20/21 $625 per couple*
After 6/15/21 add $50 per couple*
Children’s Program
$59 Children 5 and under
$89 Children 6 and over
Maximum $179 per family in children’s program costs
There are no early discounts or late penalties for the children's program.
*Please send your registration form to our Registrar at registrar@massanettasprings.org
*It is Massanetta’s desire for our retreat experiences to be affordable for everyone in need of them. If funding is the only thing keeping you from attending, please be in touch with Clayton Rascoe, our Executive Director, at claytonr@massanettasprings.org to work out a plan to enable you to come.
Children's Program
One of the ways we are making Called Together welcoming to families is by providing childcare for all planned activities during Called Together. As you are forming a community with other couples, we hope the children will be doing the same among their peers.
One of the ways we are making Called Together welcoming to families is by providing childcare for all planned activities during Called Together. As you are forming a community with other couples, we hope the children will be doing the same among their peers.
Helpful Things To Know
All Massanetta caregivers have gone through a national criminal background check. They have also completed Massanetta’s required Child Protection Training.
Since they will be in our care during retreat activities, we need parents to fill out a health form on each child. We cannot take children into the program without completed forms. Children's Health Form
Parents will be responsible for administering regular medications. Massanetta staff will be happy to keep any emergency medication your child may need during childcare times. (Epipens, Rescue Inhalers, etc.)
All children will need a bag with a spare change of clothes, swim suit, sunscreen, and water bottle.
Snacks will be provided at appropriate times as part of their children’s program registration fee.
If your child is in diapers, please provide your child’s caregiver with appropriate diapers, wipes, etc. (Swim diapers required at the pool.)
Children will be grouped by age approximately 2 weeks prior to the event once we know how many children are coming and their ages.
Unless overflow is needed, all participant families will be housed in the same location. This will also be the location where evening social time, etc. occurs. Bringing baby monitors may be helpful for you. (Hubler Lodge also has WiFi, so using phones, tables, etc. should also work.)
Massanetta has a limited number of pack and play cribs. If you need one provided for you, please let us know as soon as you can. (If you are able to bring yours easily, that would help us.)
Tentative Schedule
Tentative Schedule
There may be slight adjustments, but this will be pretty close to the actual schedule.
August 2nd
1:00 – 2:00 – Arrival/Check In
2:30 – Welcome, Introductions, Etc.
3:15 -Break/Childcare Orientation (For all other childcare times see childcare schedule)
3:45 – Gather with Chaplain Couple (Session #1)
5:15 – Break until Dinner
6:00 – Dinner Dining Hall
7:15 – Time with Chaplain Couple (Session #2)
8:15 – Evening Devotions
8:30 – Social Time
Children’s Program or Childcare Available – Times listed are drop off and pick up.
3:15 -3:35- Childcare Orientation and First Drop Off
3:15-5:15pm
7:00-8:30pm
August 3rd
8:00 – Breakfast
9:15 – Morning Devotion
9:45 – Gather with Chaplain Couple (Session #3)
12:30 – Lunch Dining Hall / Free Time
5:45 – Dinner Dining Hall
6:30 – Gather with Chaplain Couple (Session #4)
8:00 – Social Time
Children’s Program or Childcare Available
9:00am-12:30pm
1:30-4:00pm
6:15-8:00pm
August 4th
8:00 – Breakfast Dining Hall
9:15 – Morning Devotion TBD
9:30 – Gather with Chaplain Couple (Session #5)
12:30 – Lunch Dining Hall
5:30 – Group Photo, Child Drop Off, and Date Night Begins!
Children’s Program or Childcare Available
9:00am-12:30 pm
1:30-3:15 pm
5:30-8:30 pm
August 5th
8:00 – Breakfast Dining Hall
9:15 – Gather with Chaplain Couple (Session #6)
11:30 – Closing Worship/Communion
12:30 – Lunch / Depart Dining Hall
Children’s Program or Childcare Available
Drop-off at 9am; Children will be brought to closing worship.