Posts Tagged With: Southwest Regional Retreat

All that I Hoped It Would Be and More

Thinking of attending the Southwest Retreat next month? Want to find out more about it? Here’s Curlonda Simm’s article about her experience at the Writers Workshop portion last year. We hope you can join us ! Click here for more information and to register. The C.S. Lewis Writers Workshop at Camp Allen was all that … Continue reading »

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Harland M. “Scott” Irvin Passes Away

It is with deep sadness that we pass along news of the passing of the Rev. Scott Irvin. Those of you who have joined us at Camp Allen anytime in the last eight years will remember this warm, gregarious, and gentle man with his ready smile and his twinkling eyes. While we rejoice that he … Continue reading »

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Holly Ordway’s Inspiration at Camp Allen

For a CS Lewis fan, what could be better than three days holed up in a beautiful retreat center in the Texas piney woods, sharing in fellowship and conversation with like-minded folks? Answer: nothing!

Rather than walk through all the events of a very, very busy four days (I arrived on the Thursday and left on the Sunday), I will pull out a few highlights of the 2010 CS Lewis Retreat, starting with Malcolm Guite and ending with the C.S. Lewis College! Continue reading »

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A Big Southwest Thank You From Nan!

Nan Rinella, our coordinator of the Southwest Regional Retreat and Writers Workshop, thanks everyone for making this event successful. Continue reading »

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“Dawnward Orientation: Ode to Camp Allen 2010″

Sheila Swartz, our alumna at this year’s Southwest Regional Retreat and Writers Workshop, has sent us a poem inspired by Malcolm Guite’s last talk at Camp Allen: Continue reading »

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