CheCk-inFriday: 11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.

Retreat Schedule *

May 18-19 2018

Registration To register, see your Church Retreat Coordinator or Great Commission Women’s Director.

For more information & a registration form, go to www.gcwretreat.com.

Western PAGreat Commission Women’s Retreat

May 18-19, 2018 Washington Alliance Church

Washington, PALocationAll retreat sessions, the Friday evening snack and Saturday lunch option will be held at the Washington Alliance Church in Washington, PA. Lodging is not covered in the retreat cost. See hotel options below.

FRiDAY1 p.m. Main Session i Worship, Speaker Barbara hibschman 3-5:45 p.m. Free Time (hotel check-in, Dinner on your own, etc.)6 p.m. Main Session ii Worship, Speaker Barbara hibschman8:15 p.m. evening Snack

SATURDAY 9 a.m. GCW District Leadership Meeting9:30 a.m. Morning Worship10 a.m. Breakout Session i11 a.m. Breakout Session ii12 p.m. Lunch (Chick-fil-A box lunch option [$9] or on your own)1:30 p.m. Main Session iii Worship, Speaker Barbara hibschman

* Schedule is subject to change. Please use your Retreat Program upon check-in for official times.

early Bird (by April 1) $40Regular Registration (by May 1) $45WPA Alliance Pastors’ Wives $30Alliance international Workers Free

Optional Saturday Lunch $9 (Chick-fil-A sandwich, waffle potato chips, chocolate chip cookie and drink)

Late fee of $10 applies to all registrations after May 1. All registrations are non-refundable.

Cost

Hotel Information Comfort inn & Suites MeadowlandsRate: $90*724-746-9700 Comfort inn & Suites WashingtonRate: $85*724-884-0299

hampton inn & Suites Pittsburgh/Meadow Lands Rate: $119* 724-222-4014 hampton inn & Suites Washington Rate: $97* 724-228-4100

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Washington Rate: $99.99*724-884-0556

Springhill Suites Washington Rate: $129*724-223-7800

*Please mention that you are with the Women’s Retreat to get the rate listed. Please be sure to register and make your hotel reservations as soon as possible as room blocks are only guaranteed until April 18.

GCW RETREATColossians 2:2-3

Speaker: Barbara Hibschman

Break Out Sessions

Offering: Huichol People

Barbara is a popular conference and retreat speaker for women’s events, churches, college and seminary chapel services,

educational conferences, and seminars in the U.S. and abroad.

Her experiences as a pastor’s wife, mother, grandmother, public and private school teacher, and 6 years of missionary service in the Philippines, provide her with a colorful and humorous background to communicate God’s love and faithfulness.

Barbara is the author of 8 books, hundreds of magazine articles, and a contributing author to 14 inspirational books. in 1992, she received the “Writer of the Year” award from the Greater Philadelphia Christian Writers Conference.

Barbara and her husband, Jim, have served in various cross-cultural ministries. For 8 years they were a pastoral-care couple for missionaries serving in israel, Jordan, Lebanon, and one “creative access” country in Central Asia. Most recently, they were the lead-pastor couple at an international church in Cairo, egypt. They returned to Ohio in 2011. Together, they team-teach at missions conferences, Perspectives on the World Christian Movement classes, and frequently speak for Marriage enrichment retreats. They are the parents of 2 grown children, and grandparents to 4 of the cutest kids on the planet!

Worship: Katie Pylypivkatie and her husband nick started attending Grace Church in Middleburg hts., Ohio in April 2016. Together they share a passion for music and serving in the church. Currently katie is in a 9 month ministry residency program through

Grace Church but has served many years in worship ministry along with kids, youth & office administration. In her free time katie enjoys photography, cooking, and traveling!

Saturday morning you will have the chance to participate in two breakout sessions. Opportunities will include hearing from international Workers, a dramatic presentation by LuAnne Baker, a session by elizabeth Daigle and more. More information about the session speakers and topics will be announced closer to retreat.

MissionsDuring both the main session and breakout sessions, we will have the opportunity to hear some of our Western PA International Workers firsthand about how they are sharing the treasure of God’s love around the world.

Saturday morning an offering will be collected for reaching the huichol People in Mexico.

Bob and Cheryl Fugate are beginning a new ministry opportunity to reach the unreached huichol people who live in the remote inaccessible mountains of the Sierra Madre, some 250 miles north of Guadalajara. They need a reliable 4 wheel drive SUV to get them up to the people. The roads are very rough and dangerous. Getting a reliable vehicle will enable them to make more regular trips to help out the hidden church and begin ministry to the people.

More information will be provided at the retreat, but plan now to bring an offering to help provide them transportation to share Jesus with those who have never heard his name. Your gift can make a difference and help the Huichol people to find the real Treasure.

For the latest updates on the retreat, visit gcwretreat.com and sign-up for our email blasts. email updates will be sent out periodically leading up to retreat. You can also find us on facebook by searching Great Commission Women WPA Women’s Retreat.

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