Missouri Retreat

April 19 - 22, 2013
Lake of the Oaks, Missouri

Hosted By

The Brent and Shannon Jarvis family, a His Church at Loess Hills CORE family, and HHC Living Network Personal Contact Minister (PCM).

Accommodations

Camping

The Lake of the Oaks Commons Area has lots of space for camping but no hook-ups, the Commons is a large field surrounding the Clubhouse.

If people would prefer to camp with hook-ups there are some campgrounds in the area:

• Wakonda State Park

• Battle of Athens State Park

R.V. Parks

• City of Canton Missouri River RV Park

Hotels, Motels, B&Bs

• Comfort Inn, Canton Missouri

• Welcome Inn, Kahoka, Missouri

• Super 8, Keokuk, Iowa

• Fairfield Inn, Keokuk, Iowa

Lake of the Oaks Facilities

• The Clubhouse - The Lake of the Oaks clubhouse has modern restrooms, sorry no showers, a full kitchen, folding tables and chairs for inside use, a covered patio and picnic tables outside. The clubhouse has some exterior electrically outlets. (As seen in some of the photos of last fall's gathering)

• The Commons Area - The Lake of the Oaks commons area is the land surrounding the Clubhouse. There is a fire ring and horse shoe pits, a swing set for the kids and plenty of relatively flat ground for pitching tents. (As seen in some of the photos of last fall's gathering)

• The Lake - The Lake of the Oak's Lake is perfect for canoeing or kayaking, fishing or just skipping stones. (As seen in some of the photos of last fall's gathering)

• Canton, Missouri

• Groceries - Canton Country Market

Discussion Topics

• Simply Good Health

• Raw Food Diet & Demonstration

• Forming COREs: the simple nuts and bolts of the Sacred Purpose Trusts

• Keeping Records: who, what, where and why

• Kingdom Economy: for the Church (ministers) and for the State (families)

• Ideas for spreading the Good News to the four corners

• Homeschooling 101: The Basics

• Gardening/Composting/Seed Saving

• Greenhouse Basics

PROPOSED Periods of Instruction

Outdoor skills:

1. (Open attendance: 15-30 minutes - Daily?) Using a Chainsaw
2. (Open attendance: 2-3 hours) Simple Construction - Small Building 101
3. (Open attendance: 1-2 hours) Greenhouse Mechanics & Composting

Printable Details

3-page PDF Brochure of 2013 Gathering

• Printable images of each page brochure
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Archive of Past Missouri Retreats

Missouri Spring 2012 Missouri Spring 2011