July in Montreat

News Corner We continue to be inspired each Sunday morning during our Summer Worship Series! These services, taking place in Anderson Auditorium each Sunday morning through August 6th, feature guest preachers from across our faith and denomination. All are welcome and all are invited to attend. Learn more or plan your visit here. In addition, our free summer lecture series, Arts, Music, and Theology, is off to a great start! So far our lecturers have shared insight on Tolkien, Alice Parker's Melodious Accord, and humanitarian law. Upcoming lecturers include John Brueggemann, Anders and Beverly Gyllenhaal, Eric Wall, and Ann Laird Jones. Find out more about lecture topics on our website. This month we will see a rate increase for the Presbyterian Heritage Center's National Missionary Summit. Make sure to register prior to July 10th in order to save a little cash! Learn more about this conference here. Leading congregations through periods of transition can be challenging, but it is also a vital and rewarding area of ministry. If you are looking to gain deeper understanding and acquire (or grow) skills for transitional leadership, The Art of Transitional Ministry is here to help! Learn more about this conference (which includes a virtual option) by clicking here. If you are a pastor serving a small-congregation church, then you've got to check out Wee Kirk Conference this fall! Wee Kirk offers support for pastors and their families through Christ-centered opportunities for inspiration, encouragement, and community. A variety of track options, each focusing on a different element of small church leadership, are available to participants based on interest. Learn more. For many congregations, the pandemic accelerated longstanding trends of church decline that, even as we have emerged from our homes and returned to our lives, continue to leave an impact. Old programs and ministries are no longer sustainable, and attendance has yet to return to pre-pandemic norms. Is there some way we can begin to see these challenges as opportunities and start to make a "holy shift?" Join us as we explore the implications of the seismic changes in the church we know during Holy Shift, taking place at Montreat this fall. Register today! Make a visit to Moore Center! The Huckleberry has new hours for the summer and will be open Mon.–Fri. from 8:00 am-9:00 pm, and Sat. from 8:00 am-3:00 pm. View the menu here. Meanwhile, The Montreat Store is open Mon.-Sat. 10:00 am-5:00 pm. Have a question about purchasing an item? Call the store at 828.669.5298.     The NC School of Earth and Soul Celtic Wisdom 2: Sacred Earth October 18-20, 2023 John Philip Newell is returning to Montreat this fall for Celtic Wisdom 2: Sacred Earth! During the second installment of this three-year learning cycle, John Philip will focus on how we reawaken to the sacredness of Earth through the teachings of Eriugena, the Carmina Gadelica, and John Muir. Registration is now open. Register now!   2023 Event Calendar Click on each event to learn more or view our full event calendar and find your event for more information. Montreat Youth Conference | June 4-August 5, 2023 Summer Worship Series| June 4-August 6, 2023 Arts, Music, and Theology | June 13-August 1, 2023 PASSPORTkids| July 3-6, 2023 Montreat Middle School Conference | July 19-23, 2023 Women's Connection | August 11-13, 2023 An Evening with Kate Bowler | August 12, 2023 The Art of Transitional Ministry | August 27-September 1, 2023 National Missionary Summit | September 7-8, 2023 Fall Craft Week | September 24-29, 2023 Holy Shift | October 9-12, 2023 Psalms: Anatomy of the Soul | October 12-15, 2023 Wee Kirk | October 16-18, 2023 The NC School of Earth & Soul | October 18-20, 2023 Healthy Congregations | November 8-10, 2023 Thanksgiving at Montreat | November 21-25, 2023 View our full event calendar Montreat Moment Thank you to all who joined us for our Fourth of July Celebration yesterday! All photos taken during the event will be available on our Flickr page in the coming week. If you would like to check out other photo albums from Montreat Conference Center events, please use this link: flic.kr/ps/qWrhz. Donor List for the 2022-2023 Fiscal Year "It is with a grateful heart and thanks to you, our donors and friends, to our staff, to our volunteers, and to God that I offer this donor listing of the Montreat Conference Center for 2022–2023." President Richard DuBose   The amazing generosity of Montreat supporters was evident again in the 2022-2023 fiscal year, with more than 1,100 donor households and the fourth year of surpassing $1 million in contributions to the Montreat Fund. Montreat staff and volunteers are joined in profound gratitude for the many names published in this year's Donor List. Download the report by clicking the cover or by visiting montreat.org/donor-list. If you are a Montreat Fund Patron at any level, you will receive the piece in the mail sometime in the next week. Again, thank you to all our donors in the 2022-2023 fiscal year for ensuring Montreat remains a place to grow in faith, rest well, and connect with wilderness for many years to come. Keep up with Montreat! {View as Webpage} You can always update what emails you receive by clicking "Update Profile" in the footer of this email.