Explore how your own faith journey parallels that of Lewis & Clark on this 200th anniversary of the Corps of Discovery. Participants will walk in the footsteps of Lewis & Clark and follow their paddle strokes during guided field trips. Come learn about their struggles and triumphs and the native peoples they met along the last leg of their journey to the Pacific Ocean. Primetimers will have an opportunity to help build an authentic Chinook Indian plankhouse at a village site archaeologists know was twice visited by the Expedition. See the pounding surf at Cape Disappointment and the place Sacagawea and her infant son Pomp saw the great beached whale.

Come and discover how Portland/Vancouver fulfilled Lewis and Clark's description as a fine place for a port and a "handsome valley" where Jason Lee and other Methodist missionaries would soon begin to spread the Good News to the northwest.

MISSION SERVICE:
Participants will have the opportunity to serve in mission through activities such as helping build an authentic Chinook plank house, making cordage from natural materials, developing interpretive materials for the Alton Collins Retreat Center, and harvesting and weeding in the center’s garden.

EVENT LOCATION:
Alton L. Collins United Methodist Retreat Center
Eagle Creek, Oregon (near Portland)

EVENT DATE:
August 29 – September 3, 2004

EVENT CODE:
4ACRC

COST PER PERSON:
$495.00 [includes housing, meals, local transportation, accident insurance and entrance fees]. Participants are responsible for their own transportation to and from the event.

ROOMS:
Alton Collins has 5 private rooms and can accommodate 30 additional persons in double occupancy rooms. All rooms have private baths with showers only. The facility is completely accessible but the vans are not equipped with lifts. Some trails are paved.

MEALS:
The first meal will be dinner on Sunday, August 29 and the last meal of the event will be a sack lunch on Friday, September 3.

TRANSPORTATION:
Participants should use the Portland International Airport and should look for the Alton Collins van at the pick-up terminal near baggage claim and wave driver down. The van will depart the airport at 1 PM and 4 PM. If driving, consult website.

REGISTRATION:
The registration deadline for this event is: July 15, 2004

Please send completed registration and $150 deposit to:

Primetimers
Mission Volunteers, GBGM
475 Riverside Drive, Suite 330
New York, NY 10115

EVENT CONTACT:
Janice Stevens, Office Manager
Alton L. Collins United Methodist Retreat Center
Telephone: 503-637-6411 or tollfree 1-888-567-6411
Email: alcrc@teleport.com

For additional information:
http://www.collinsretreatcenter.org
http://www.lewisandclark200.org

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