Fall Camp at Shrine Mont Oct. 22-25

Sponsored by the Tri-Diocesan Council on Aging, Fall Camp will be held Oct. 22-25 at Shrine Mont in Orkney Springs, VA, and is an opportunity to spend time in the mountains of Virginia with other seniors from across the Commonwealth and from other states. The camp is an attempt to take seriously the spiritual needs and journeys of primarily retired people, challenging participants through keynote speakers, workshops, worship and interaction with one another. Click here for more information.  

 

The keynote speaker for this year's conference will be Lauren F. Winner. Dr. Winner is an Episcopal priest and vicar of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Louisburg, NC. She writes and lectures widely on Christian practice, the history of Christianity in America, and Jewish-Christian relations. Her books include Girl Meets God, Mudhouse Sabbath, A Cheerful and Comfortable Faith, Still: Notes on a Mid-Faith Crisis, and, most recently, a book on overlooked biblical tropes for God, Wearing God.