Please note: this schedule is subject to change.
Thursday, November 14, 2019
| 6:00 p.m. | Dinner (for those staying overnight Thursday) |
| 8:00 | Evening Activities - Informal fellowship (for those staying overnight) |
Friday, November 15, 2019
| 8:00 a.m. | Breakfast (for those staying overnight Thursday) |
| 12:00 p.m. | Lunch (for those staying overnight Thursday) |
| 1:45 p.m. | Check In for Early Arrival Sessions Attendees |
| EARLY ARRIVAL SESSIONS | |
| 2:40 | Early Arrival Sessions - C.S. Lewis Readers Track: Andrew Lazo - Writer's Track: Lancia E. Smith: "Serving the Work by Loving the Reader" |
| 3:00 - 5:30 | Main Retreat Check-In |
| 3:40 | Break - Early Arrival Sessions |
| 4:00 | Early Arrival Sessions - C.S. Lewis Readers Track: Andrew Lazo - Writer's Track: Patti Callahan Henry: "The Soul of the Story" |
| MAIN RETREAT BEGINS | |
| 5:30 | Pre-dinner Welcome Session |
| 6:00 | Dinner |
| 7:00 | Plenary Session #1 - Opening remarks - Stan Mattson and Camp Allen staff - Devotional/Meditation - Andrew Lazo - Talk - Joseph Pearce: "Further Up & Further In: Deep Christianity in Narnia" |
| 9:30 | Optional Evening Activities - Bag End Cafe - an open mic style evening of sharing poetry, songs, stories, and other short pieces. - Sprinklings - a small group session for writers to gain encouraging feedback |
Saturday, November 16, 2019
| 7:30 a.m. | Morning Prayer |
| 8:00 | Breakfast |
| 9:00 | Plenary Session #2 - Devotional/Meditation - Andrew Lazo - Patti Callahan Henry - "Jack and Joy — the creative power of love" |
| 10:30 | Break |
| 11:00 | Breakout Sessions - Christin Ditchfield: "Wisdom for the Journey from the Women of Narnia" - Joseph Pearce: "When Two Worlds Collude: Narnia & Middle-Earth" - Jason Smith: "The Apologetic Power of Friendship" - Writers Track: Lancia E. Smith: "C.S. Lewis: A Writer's Life" - C.S. Lewis College℠ Great Books Track: Scott Key: "What Is Enlightenment?" by Immanuel Kant |
| 12:00 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:00 - 3:30 | Free Time |
| 1:15 | Special Writers Track Session - Christin Ditchfield: “The Writer’s Journey — A Creative Quest” |
| 3:30 | Breakout Sessions - Andrew Lazo and Patti Callahan Henry: "Joy in the Journey: The Creative Courtship of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis" - Writers Track: Jason Smith: "Past Watchful Dragons: A Writer's Guide" - Writers Track - Melanie Stiles: "Community Connections Every Writer Needs" - C.S. Lewis College℠ Great Books Track - Scott Key: "'Is Theology Poetry?' by C.S. Lewis" |
| 4:30 | Break & Book Signing |
| 5:45 | Dinner |
| 6:45 | Performing Arts Program - Singer-songwriter / musician, Solveig Leithaug - Ad Deum Dance Co. |
| 9:30 | Optional Evening Activities - Bag End Cafe - an open mic style evening of sharing poetry, songs, stories, and other short pieces. - Sprinklings - a small group session for writers to gain encouragement and feedback |
Sunday, November 17, 2019
| 8:00 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 9:00 | Plenary Session #3: Joseph Pearce: "Finding Christ in Middle-Earth: Deep Christianity in Tolkien's Work" |
| 10:20 | Break |
| 10:45 | Worship Service - Sermon - Andrew Lazo - Closing Remarks - Stan Mattson |
| 11:45 | Check Out |
| 12:15 p.m. | Lunch |
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