Schedule

Preliminary Program Schedule

Please note that this program schedule is subject to change. Check this page regularly for updates.

Thursday, November 8

Activities – for those staying at Camp Allen on Thursday night
6:00 – 7:00	Supper
7:30	Introductions
8:00 – 10:00	Optional: Sprinklings – Small groups for sharing and feedback for prose writers and poets Optional: Fellowship for nonwriters

Friday, November 9

EARLY ARRIVAL SESSIONS
7:30 am – 9:00	Breakfast
9:00 – 10:00	Check in
10:00 -11:30	Sessions C.S. Lewis 101 Sessions: “A Brief Life, and Browsing the Library” – Andrew Lazo Writers Workshop Session: “Inkling Impediments: Five Challenges of Every Writer” – Melanie Stiles Writers Workshop Session: “The PDQ’s & Dos & Don’ts of Pitching” – Nan Rinella
11:30 – noon	Writing Consultations
Noon – 1 pm	Lunch
1:30-3:00	Sessions C.S. Lewis 101 Session: “Not Neglecting the Neglected Lewis Essays” – William O’Flaherty Writers Session: “The Craft of Writing”- Diana Glyer
RETREAT
2:00 – 6:00	Check-in for Retreat
3:00 – 3:30	Writing consultations
3:30 – 5:00	Sessions Lewis 101 Session: “Where Do I Go From Here? Key Resources for Reading Lewis” – Andrew Lazo Social Media Session: “Technology as a Friend and Not a Master” – Thomas Umstattd Writers Session: “Redeeming Rejection: Turning Pain into Pleasure”- Steve Laube
5:00 – 6:00	Guided Reflection & Prayer
	Tech Session: “How Everything Has Changed and Nothing is New: An Introduction to Social Media” – Thomas Umstattd
	Book signings
	Writing consultations
6:00 – 7:00	Supper
7:30	Retreat Begins
	Welcome – George Dehan
	Opening Remarks & Prayer – J. Stanley Mattson
	Opening Meditation – Doug Jackson
	Whimsy – Jeff and Claire Kepple of The Kepple Band
	Plenary #1: “Glorious Marriage or Great Divorce: Thy Will Be Done – Part I” – Joseph Pearce
9:00	Reception
10:00 – 11:00	Bag End Café – hosted by Andrew Lazo

Saturday, November 10

7:00 – 7:30	Morning prayers
7:30 – 9:00	Breakfast
9:00 – 9:15	Announcements
9:15 – 9:30	Meditation – Doug Jackson
9:30 – 9:40	Whimsy - Jeff and Claire Kepple of The Kepple Band
9:40 – 10:40	Plenary #2: “Wedding Gift or Divorce Settlement” – Joseph Pearce
10:40 – 11:00	Break
11:00 – 12:00	Hosted Groups “The Seat of Your Pants” – Diana Glyer (writing) “The Crude Monosyllable: Preaching Hell to Postmoderns”- Doug Jackson “A Beginner’s Guide to Book Groups: Five Keys to Community” – Andrew Lazo “The Successful Failure – Learning from Failure in the Life of C.S. Lewis” – William O’Flaherty “C.S. Lewis, Prayer, and the Imaginative Life” – Lancia Smith
12:15 – 1:00	Lunch
1:00 – 3:00	Free time (Outdoor Activities)
1:00 – 2:00	Writers Session:“Ask Me Anything: A Freeflowing Discussion About Anything Related to the Publishing Industry” – Steve Laube
	Tech Session: “The Art and Craft of Persuasion” – Thomas Umstattd
1:30 – 3:00	Writing consultations
2:15 – 3:15	Writers Session: “Doing What the Inklings Did” – Diana Glyer
	Guided reflection and prayer
3:30-4:30	Hosted Groups “The Artist of God In Redemptive Pursuit” - Randall Flinn “Sermon Illustrations as Mini-Narnias: Stealing Past Snoring Dragons”- Doug Jackson “The Psychology of Sin: C.S. Lewis Wrestles with Hell” – Louis Markos “The Role of the Christian Writer in the Light of The Great Divorce” – Joseph Pearce “Image and Word: Two Sides of One Coin” – Lancia Smith
4:45-6:00	Panel Moderator — William O’Flaherty Joseph Pearce, Doug Jackson, Diana Glyer, Louis Markos, Andrew Lazo
6:00-7:00	Dinner
7:15	Presentation on the C.S. Lewis Foundation – J. Stanley Mattson
7:45	Performances – “An Evening of Song and Dance to honor His Kingdom Come” – Jeff and Claire Kepple of The Kepple Band and Dance Ad Deum
9:30	Bag End Café – Hosted by Andrew Lazo

Sunday, November 11

7:15 – 8:00	Holy Communion (Protestant/Episcopal)
7:15 – 8:00	Catholic Mass
7:30 – 9:00	Breakfast
9:00-10:00	Plenary #3: “Glorious Marriage or Great Divorce: Thy Will Be Done – Part II” – Joseph Pearce
10:00-10:45	Break – Book Signings
10:45-11:45	Morning program & worship service
	Sermon: “Choosing Heaven: A Choice You Can Watch in the Making” (Mark 12:38-44) – Doug Jackson
11:50	Free time & check out
12:15	Lunch

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