The value of a hand of cards depends on what you’re dealt. Some cards have great potential and some leave you few options but to bluff your way through to the next hand or fold altogether. If life were a deck of cards, some cards would provide great joy and happiness, and others would bring tremendous sorrow and pain—and everything in between. The important distinction is that in the game of life, you don’t get a re-deal—you can’t even throw out cards you don’t like for fresh ones. The cards you’ve been dealt are the cards you have to stick with.

But did your cards get there as a result of your hard work or a run of bad luck? Were some passed down from your parents or a friend or even a stranger? Or did God give them to you? Regardless of how they got in your hand, God expects you to play the hand you’ve been dealt…and play to win.

The reality is we all have both good cards and bad cards in the game of life. Nobody has all aces or all jokers. And we all have cards we wish were a bit different. And every now and then we get a wild card of unexpected blessing or total unpredictability dealt our way and even a joker that throws our life into chaos. The real issue is not the cards you have; it’s how you play your hand.

Join us for a great weekend.

Officially the retreat starts Friday at 6pm; you are welcome to arrive earlier and enjoy the day. Following our closing service on Saturday evening, the retreat officially ends and “Guy's Night” begins. Alcohol is allowed after 5pm Saturday - no earlier. If you have any questions regarding the retreat please feel free to contact Rod Lindemann at rodl@timothylutheran.com.

Rod Lindemann - rodl@timothylutheran.com

Timothy Lutheran Church

Blue Springs, Missouri

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Tentative Heits Point Retreat Schedule:

Friday

Noon - Lunch – Spitz Center

5:00pm - Devotional – Dave Smith

6:00pm - Dinner – Camp Trailer by Chef Henry and Crew

7:30pm - Opening Welcome – Camp Fire – Pastor Rod

Saturday

7:00am - Morning Devotional – Bob downs – Camp Fire

8:00am - Breakfast – Spitz Center

9:00am  - Opening Icebreaker – Worship Center

9:30am  - Bible Study – Rod Lindemann – Worship Center

1:00pm - Lunch – Camp Trailer by Chef Henry and Crew

4:30pm - Closing Worship Service/Holy Communion – Pastor Rich – Spitz Center

5:30pm - Boys Night – Alcoholic beverages may be consumed (Please refrain from drinking prior to this point to respect those who do not drink or recovering alcoholics.

6:00pm - Leftovers for Dinner

Sunday

7:30am - Morning Devotional – Dave Smith – lite breakfast.

Note:

Cigars are welcome throughout the weekend, please keep them outdoors and do not smoke in the buildings. Bringing extra to share is a nice touch as well.

Pillows and blankets are provided; feel free to bring your own.

Towels and wash cloths are available. You will need to bring your own soap and so on.

Please bring a chair if you plan on sitting outside.

PLEASE help with all clean-up after meals. This is a group retreat and no one was hired to be our clean-up crew. You help is much appreciated and makes the retreat enjoyable for all attending.

Any food left over will be distributed Sunday morning. Anything not claimed will be trashed. If you are against good food going to waste – claim it and give it away.