Advent Retreat
December 5-7, 2025
The Advent Retreat offers families an opportunity to spend time together celebrating the advent season for a weekend while enjoying Lutherlyn.
The weekend registration fee includes lodging*, meals, program, and the supplies for each activity.
Registration deadline is November 24, 2025.
2025 Advent Retreat Tentative Schedule:
Friday:
- 6:30-7:30pm - Arrival, check-in at the Stewart Center, ornament making
- 8:00pm - Welcome, Opening Devotions, Decorate Christmas Tree, Family Introductions, Campfire, snack
- After - games and/or movies
Saturday:
- 8:15am - Breakfast
- 9:30-10:30am - Family Bible Study/Activity
- 10:45-11:45am - Plunge, Hot Chocolate & S'Mores, Lawn Games (Lower Lake)
- noon - Lunch
- 1:00pm - Evergreen Hike (Bring your clippers to collect greens for your Advent Wreath. The Hike will end at Dogwood to create your wreath.)
- 1:30pm - Build Advent Wreaths (Dogwood Picnic Shelter)
- 2:45pm - Cookie Decorating (Dining Hall)
- 3:15pm - Family Time (Guided Hike, Hay Ride, Adult/Family Craft, Recreation Building, Board Games, Christmas Movie, Discovery Room, Prayer Path)
- 5:15pm - Christmas Dinner
- 6:30pm - Lessons & Carols Worship
- 7:30pm - Reindeer Games
- 8:00pm - Campfire. Hot Dog Roast & S'Mores
- After - games and/or movies
Sunday:
- 8:15-9:00am - Continental Breakfast
- 9:00 - Family Time (Pack up, recreation building, discovery room, rock painting)
- 10:15am - Agape Meal/Worship – Large Dining Room
- 11:30ish - Go In Peace!
2025 Advent Retreat Prices:
Adults (13 and older): $140 per person
Kids (3-12 years old): $80 per person
Kids (2 and younger): free of charge
Family max: $500 (A family is parents and children. Additional friends/extended family pay according to the rates listed above.)
*Guests are responsible for bringing twin bedding, towels, and toiletries.
Note: If you have clippers, please bring them with you for your Advent Wreath (we will have some available, but extra sets are helpful). All other supplies and snacks will be provided.
Health/Wellness Considerations:
Please take the health and well-being of others, particularly those who may have compromised immune systems, into consideration when evaluating your own health prior to a retreat/event at Lutherlyn. While we certainly would love to have you here, we do not want others to get sick while attending a retreat.
When sharing a cabin/sleeping space and meeting rooms with people from other households, it is important to consider multiple factors prior to arriving at Lutherlyn. If you have symptoms that indicate you could have a contagious illness (fever, vomiting, diarrhea, cough, congestion, etc.) that could transmit to others, please cancel your reservation for a full refund.
Lutherlyn will issue a full refund for ALL medical related cancellations.
Anyone who tests positive for or is diagnosed with a respiratory viral illness (such as COVID-19, influenza, and RSV) with onset of symptoms within 5 days prior to the start of camp, should cancel for a full refund. To come to a Lutherlyn retreat after having a respiratory viral illness, you must be at least 5 days past the onset of symptoms, 48 hours fever free, and have no symptoms or mild and improving symptoms.
We recommend participants take a rapid COVID test prior to departing for Lutherlyn. For Lutherlyn retreats, when possible/available, we may provide and require a rapid COVID tests upon arrival.
If symptoms develop while at Lutherlyn, please refrain from interacting with others, notify the retreat leader, and depart from Lutherlyn. A pro-rated refund will be issued.
Lutherlyn General Policies:
It is expected that all guests follow these guidelines. Failure to follow these policies could result in removal from camp and forfeiture of payment. There are additional guidelines/policies, depending on the type of group. Those policies are outlined in the group contract or explained by the group leader upon arrival.
- No pets, no alcohol, no drugs, no fireworks, no firearms.
- Lutherlyn is a “Young Lungs at Play” facility. Smoking is only permitted in designated smoking areas.
- Children must be supervised at all times.
- Quiet time is 10pm-8am.
- Vehicles are not permitted on the grass. Load and unload vehicles at the designated area for each cabin village and then vehicles must be moved to main parking lot.
- There are often multiple groups on camp at the same time. Only enter the buildings/facilities that are reserved for your group. Do not enter cabins or facilities that are not for your specific group.
- Vandalism or destruction of Lutherlyn’s property or property of other guests will result in a bill for repairs/replacement and removal from camp.
- Helmets must be worn by kids (12 and younger) when riding bikes.
- Fishing is catch and release, barbed hooks must be crimped.
- A lifeguard must be present for swimming and all swimming/canoeing/kayaking must be arranged in advance with Lutherlyn. No one is permitted in the lake or pool area without a lifeguard.
- Ropes course/group challenge activities are off limits unless arranged in advance and facilitated by Lutherlyn staff.
Registration will open in August.
Register online at https://lutherlyn.campbrainregistration.com/.
