Category Archives: Montreat Archive

It’s time again for us to host Family Promise the week of January 3 – January 10.  Is your family looking for a little outreach this winter?  Do your kids need volunteer hours?  We’ve got all sorts of opportunities. Help the families move in, just be a contact … Continue reading →

This morning the children’s choir sang in worship and did a beautiful job. It amazes me that they so effortlessly learn music! Their piece had four complicated stanzas, and they sang it from memory. So it cracks me up, then, … Continue reading →

A big thanks to all the adults on the trip who are providing such wonderful pictures! Some of these are taken in class, some at Forced Family Fun Night last night, some at the chamber concert last night, more rock … Continue reading →

Here are some pictures taken mainly by the chaperones… Enjoy! The hand messages at the bottom were between son and mother. Sweet!

Last night we all went rock hopping and floating watermelons, as you can see from the pictures below. We floated the watermelons in the creek so they’d get good and cold, and ate it after everyone went rock hopping. We … Continue reading →

From Mary: This is the first year our children played music in bells on the first day. It was delightful to see how proud they were of themselves. The clinician ends every class with a mini-concert. She has the kids … Continue reading →

Coming to you from the big M, NC is your first (as far as I know) guest blogger! I’m Elizabeth Riddick, one of the young adult conferees on the trip, and I get to take over the blog for a … Continue reading →

As I walked around this afternoon, I felt like I was back home again. That’s what coming back to Montreat is like for me. And this year I get to enjoy it in a very different way – as a … Continue reading →

Some pictures taken yesterday morning at SPC, and a few on the trip. Enjoy! sd

“We made it to Montreat and it was an easy and uneventful trip.” True story: I was on the bus last evening drafting the first blog post for the trip. That was as far as I had gotten when things … Continue reading →

The Montreat blog starts up again on June 23! Bookmark this page to get updates on the trip and what we’re doing and learning! We’ll post pictures, tell stories, and share the wonderfulness that is Montreat. Comments on this blog … Continue reading →

We’ve packed a lot of fun into today, in between all the great classes. Here’s just a sampling — paddleboat, and the children playing SPUD. I’m still not clear on the rules, but it involves everyone freezing, and the person … Continue reading →

The children sang an anthem in the service today – A Little Child Shall Lead them by Marilyn Biery, and they did a lovely job! Tressa accompanied on violin and it was just gorgeous. I surreptitiously recorded it on my … Continue reading →

We hit the ground running this morning with some wonderful classes. We had a pretty good rain this morning, and I thought, yeah, I’m pretty sure we asked everyone to bring a raincoat or umbrella, but as I walked the … Continue reading →

Wednesday night was the Routley Hymn Festival in Anderson Auditorium. There were so many great things about it, it’s hard to know where to start. Before it started, Noah said to me: Montreat makes me so refreshed! It’s like you … Continue reading →

Well, the kids’ wishes came true, and we got to go swimming! We were there about an hour before it started to rain, but of course they wanted more (don’t all kids??). Got some great pictures that tell the story … Continue reading →

After a very long night last night, I got the cushy job this morning — doing everyone’s laundry! So after breakfast and porch meeting, I headed back to McGregor Hall and did about twelve loads of laundry, all said. I … Continue reading →