Summer Retreat 2024
REGISTRATION OPENING APRIL 1st
GROVE Summer Jr. High Retreat 2024
Theme + Speaker
This year’s theme will be from Romans 12:1-2 where God calls us to be LIVING SACRIFICES to God. Registration is open for all rising 7th-9th graders. Speaker: Pastor Michael Chung from Jubilee Church.
Dates + Location
Located in North East, MD, our ODPC Summer Retreat JR. High will be held at Sandy Cove Ministries (60 Sandy Cove Rd, North East, MD 21901) from Friday, July 26, 2024, to Sunday, July 28, 2024.
Registration will Open on April 1st, 2024
Forms
Please, submit the Liability Forms in the Grove Dropbox in the SMC Building (3005 Centreville Road) on Friday/Sunday. Your Retreat Registration is NOT complete until the physical forms are received.
What Should I Pack?
Bible and Pen, Personal Water Bottle, Sleeping Bag, Pillow, Sneakers, Flip Flops (optional), Toiletries, Towel (Shower), Extra Clothes & Socks, Bathing Suits (One Piece for Girls/ Trunks for Guys, T-Shirts are optional), Pool Towels, Sunblock/ Insect Repellant
What Not to Pack?
Weapons, Electronics of any kind, Illegal Substances, Alcohol, Cigarettes, Tobacco, and Smoking devices ( E-Cigarettes, Vapor products, Hookah pens, etc.), Cannabis and cannabis-derived products, including CBD (unless one has proper authorization and documentation from a licensed practitioner). Items for Pranking.
Non-negotiable items on the prohibited items list will result in retreat dismissal. *Please note this list is not exhaustive and all questions should be directed to Grove Pastors.
Drop-Off / Pick- Up Time
Students will be dropped off on Friday, July 26, 2024, at 12 PM in the EC Gym. Pick-Up will be on Sunday, July 28, 2024, at 4 PM in the EC Gym.
More information will be shared about drop off windows closer to the retreat date!
FAQs
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Our ODPC Summer Retreat is open to all rising 7th graders to rising 9th graders. All volunteers must submit a VOLUNTEER FORM to apply.
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Secure Your Spot - You can expect high demands on these first-come-first-serve Summer Retreat- Jr. High spots, so please be sure to register early. The registration period will be from Apr 1, 2024, to June 16, 2024. When all spots are full there will be a waitlist you can sign up for here.
The registration deadline for the Retreat is Sunday, June 16, 2024.
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If you need to cancel due to unforeseen circumstances, the deadline is Sunday, June 30, 2024. To cancel your registration you can either email Pastor Eunice directly or cancel through your planning center registration.
Refunds will not be given after the registration cancellation deadline has passed.
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Yes, at the end of your registration page you may apply the discount code: "SACRIFICE24" to receive $10 off per sibling.
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All those attending Summer Retreat will be required to fill out the Open Door Presbyterian Church Waiver & Liability Form. Forms can be dropped off at the Grove Dropbox in the SMC Building (3005 Centreville Road) on Friday/Sunday.
Your Retreat Registration is NOT complete until a physical form is received.
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We will have onsite certified medical care throughout camp. Please be sure to include any information that will be important for us to know when filling out your medical history form.
If medication needs to be given, or there is a special circumstance our medical staff needs to be aware of, you will be able to meet with our medical team during the morning of check-in.
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Any type of behavior that is deemed to be detrimental in any way to the health, well-being, safety, or reputation of him/herself or anyone else will be dismissed from Summer Retreat. Parents will be required to pick up their students if they are dismissed. Volunteers will be immediately dismissed.
-Physical, Verbal, Emotional, or mental abuse of another person will not be tolerated
-Any form of sexual misconduct will not be tolerated
-Foul or Offensive talk or behavior will not be tolerated
-Any form of gossip will not be tolerated
-Non-negotiable items (i.e. illegal substances, alcohol, weapons, e-cigarettes, CBD, etc.) on the prohibited items list will result in retreat dismissal.
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Please email a grove pastor if you are experiencing registration issues.
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For those interested in volunteering, please fill out a volunteer form. Once the form is reviewed, a team member will reach out to you for next steps for the process. All volunteers will be subject to a background check.