NCS New England Regional Retreat 2014 

Join your brudders for the second annual NCS New England Regional Retreat at the magnificent Cranwell Resort in the beautiful Berkshire Mountains.  The Retreat promises to be a great weekend of fellowship, fun, healing and transformation with Kenny Thacker as our Spiritual Guide for the journey.

The Retreat begins Friday evening with an optional dinner at 6:00pm and the first general session at 8:00pm, and it ends Saturday by 4:00pm.  Resort activities (spa, golf, tennis, etc.) are available Friday and Saturday for those arriving early or staying longer.  Because attendance is capped at 150, we expect the Retreat to sell out quickly--register early (rooms at Cranwell are now sold out and you will need to stay in a nearby overflow hotel)!

Retreat Theme

Our Retreat theme for 2014 is "Sonship Changes Everything".  One of the things NCS is about is brudders helping each other be better Fathers and better men.  When we know that we are not orphans trying to earn our Heavenly Father’s love but adopted sons who are loved unconditionally, we can model that unconditional love to our children.  When our children feel that unconditional love from us, they are better equipped to understand the Father’s unconditional love for them. 

The Retreat will be organized around the relationships we have (or had) with our earthly fathers and with our children.  NCS brudders will be "keepin' it real" by sharing their stories and sharing how God and brudders showed up.  Kenny Thacker is flying up from Dallas to guide us in understanding and experiencing the Father’s love for us, flowing the Father’s love through to our children and being transformed through the experience.  Phil Zaldatte will be leading our ministry and prayer team.  Some key areas of challenge and vision we will face, embrace and discuss are:

• Helping each other understand the true nature of the Father’s love.
• Imparting a “father’s blessing” to those brudders who were never properly affirmed by their earthly fathers.
• Imparting a “father’s blessing” to our children.
• Hearing about and dealing with feelings and concepts like loss, approval, control, shame, abandonment, abuse, inadequacy and affirmation that can come from experiences with our worldly father.

Retreat Packages (You must book one of these):

We have put together six amazing fully-inclusive ways to attend the Retreat (go check the Cranwell website--rooms usually go for $400-500/night)--but the Cranwell Room Packages are now SOLD OUT.  The "Full" packages include Friday dinner and the "Modified " packages do not.  But act fast, Cranwell can't accommodate all 150 attendees.  Because Cranwell is full, we have arranged room availability at a nearby hotel (see below for details). YOU MUST STILL BOOK A CRANWELL DAY RATE PACKAGE TO ATTEND THE RETREAT. 

•  SOLD OUT!!  Full Double Room Package ($199)--includes one night in a shared double room, Fri dinner, Sat breakfast, Sat lunch, coffee breaks and the Retreat program.  This price includes all taxes and gratuities.
• SOLD OUT!!  Full Single Room Package ($299)--includes one night in a single room, Fri dinner, Sat breakfast, Sat lunch, coffee breaks and the Retreat program.  This price includes all taxes and gratuities.
• SOLD OUT!!  Modified Double Room Package ($165)--includes one night in a shared double room, Sat breakfast, Sat lunch, coffee breaks and the Retreat program.  This price includes all taxes and gratuities. FRIDAY DINNER NOT INCLUDED.
• SOLD OUT!!  Modified Single Room Package ($265)--includes one night in a single room, Sat breakfast, Sat lunch, coffee breaks and the Retreat program.  This price includes all taxes and gratuities. FRIDAY DINNER NOT INCLUDED.
• Full Day Rate Package ($99)--includes Fri dinner, Sat breakfast, Sat lunch, coffee breaks and the Retreat program.  This price includes all taxes and gratuities.  HOTEL ROOM NOT INCLUDED.
  
• Modified Double Room Package ($65)--includes Sat breakfast, Sat lunch, coffee breaks and the Retreat program.  This price includes all taxes and gratuities. HOTEL ROOM AND FRIDAY DINNER NOT INCLUDED.
  

Our rooms at the Cranwell have sold out. 

Alternate Accommodations: Because of the Cranwell room sell-out, we have made arrangements for a limited number of rooms at the nearby Yankee Inn (www.yankeeinn.com).  You do not need to stay at the Yankee Inn to book a Cranwell Day Rate Package (and you do not need to use our block if you do stay at the Yankee Inn).  Single rooms (one queen bed) for Friday night are available for $80 (plus tax).   Double rooms (two double beds) at Yankee Inn are also available for $90 (plus tax), but you must book the full room and find your own roommate to split the cost. To make a reservation at the Yankee Inn, call 1-800-835-2364 and ask for the New Canaan Society block.   Please note, you must still call Cranwell and register for a $99 or $65 Day Rate Package described above to attend the Retreat. 

So there are three simple steps: (1) book a Yankee Inn room (or make arrangements at any other hotel of your choosing), (2) Call Cranwell and register for a Day Rate Package and (3) register on the Retreat website using the link below. 

Once made, reservations may not be cancelled, but they may be transferred to a brudder (you can ignore conflicting cancellation info in Cranwell's standard confirmation e-mail).

Optional Items:

• Friday Dinner ($45)--a three course dinner with soft drinks (cash bar available) at 6:00pm Friday. This price includes all taxes and gratuities. The Friday Dinner must be reserved through Cranwell, and reservations may not be cancelled.  It is less expensive to buy this in a "Full" package.
• Retreat Sponsor ($250)--we have just a few opportunities available for a ministry to support the Retreat by being a sponsor.  As a sponsor, you will have a table where you can showcase what you are doing.  These few slots are expected to go quickly (contact Wiley Mullins if you are interested at wiley@unclewileys.com).  Consider sponsoring your favorite ministry to be a Retreat sponsor!
• Extra Night ($199 plus tax)--a special "room-only" rate if you want to stay Thursday night or Saturday night.  This is single or double occupancy (so just $99.50 each if you are sharing).  Extra nights are subject to availability so book soon.  Cranwell has a 7 day cancellation policy for these extra night reservations.

 

Tentative Schedule:

Friday

• 5:00 pm     Registration
• 6:00 pm     Dinner (included only in FULL Retreat packages)
• 8:00 pm     General Session 1
• 9:30 pm     Fellowship and cigars on the Rose Terrace

Saturday

• 6:15 am     Friends of Bill W
• 6:15 am     Morning Devotional
• 7:00 am     Breakfast (included in all Retreat packages)
• 8:00 am     General Session 2
• 11:00 am   Breakout Sessions
• 1:00 pm     Lunch (included in all Retreat packages)
• 2:00 pm     General Session 3
• 3:00 pm     Prayer Room and Soaking Worship
• 4:00 pm     Retreat Ends

Free Time:

Cranwell Resort has many activities for those able to arrive early or stay longer.

• Spa (additional charge for services, but we get a special 20% discount)
• Fitness Center and Indoor Pool
• Golf
• Tennis

Golf:   We will have a few tee times Friday afternoon and Saturday afternoon ($40.50 for greens fees, including a cart).  If you are interested in Golf, contact Tom Robidoux at thomas.j.robidoux@gmail.com.

 

Our Guides for the Weekend:

Kenny Thacker--our Spiritual Guide and Speaker

 

Kenny Thacker is a uniquely gifted minister who carries a unique anointing for prophetic insight impacting today’s church, as well as a heart for true discipleship. His rare sense of humor opens hearts to receive the Word of God.

Kenny’s passion is assisting people in discovering who they are in Christ, developing their gifts, and seeing them released into God’s purpose for their lives.

He has been active in ministry for over 32 years as a Pastor, musician and popular national/international conference speaker.

Originally from Kentucky, he and his wife, Lynn, now reside in Prosper, Texas where he serves as President of SoundWord, Inc, Executive Team Member of Kerygma Network of Churches and Elder at Lighthouse Christian Fellowship.

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Phil Zaldatte--our Ministry Team Leader

Phil Zaldatte has dedicated his life to helping people fulfill their dreams. He is a much sought after speaker, life coach and executive consultant.

Phil is the Founder and President of Prolific Leadership Solutions (PLS), whose mission is to ignite an awareness and desire for personal and professional growth and to guide and equip individuals and groups through that process. Phil’s vision is to help leaders experience sustained and integrated transformation in all areas of life as they navigate through transition in a rapidly changing and unpredictable world.

He has helped and inspired people in all walks of life from political figures and top level business executives to spiritual leaders and artists. Considered a “coach for the spirit,” Phil is a pioneer for a new generation of coaching professionals who are inspiring excellence and breakthrough around the world. For more information, please visit www.prolificleadershipsolutions.com.

Mike Shoaf--our Emcee

As the Emcee extraordinaire of the first NCS New England Regional Retreat in 2013, Mike Shoaf (the one on the left) so impressed the "powers that be" at NCS national that he was "called up" to help an aging Eric Metaxas host the 2014 NCS Washington Weekend.  Mike pastors a church in the Hartford, CT area and has decided to devote 2014 to writing his extraordinary father-son story.  Mike was most recently the Director of Partnerships at CityTeam International, one of the preeminent “Disciple-Making Movement” training groups in the world, and particularly among the poor.  Prior to CityTeam, he spent 19 years in the wealth management business serving both institutional and individual investors, mostly with Fidelity Investments and Charles Schwab & Co.  Michael earned an M.B.A. from the University of Connecticut and B.S. from the University of California at Berkeley.  Mike is also a leader and founding member of NCS Hartford/The Hartford Society.  He is a West Hartford Connecticut native who currently resides in the greater Hartford area with his wife and three daughters.

 

Registration for the Retreat is a simple 2-steps (or 3 if you are staying at the Yankee Inn, with the first step being to make your Yankee Inn reservation):

1. Call Cranwell directly and make your Retreat package reservation (and your reservation for any extra nights).

2.  Register with NCS by clicking on the REGISTER NOW button below

YOU MUST RESERVE A RETREAT PACKAGE DIRECTLY WITH CRANWELL BEFORE REGISTERING HERE.

Cranwell Package Reservations may be made by dialing Jennifer Czerwinski at Cranwell (413-881-1651) between hours of 9:00 am – 5:30 pm Mon-Fri. Jennifer can also be contacted via email at jenc@cranwell.com.

Yankee Inn room reservations may be made after September 29 by dialing Yankee's toll free reservation number (1-800-835-2364) and asking for a room in the New Canaan Society block.

 

AFTER MAKING YOUR VARIOUS ROOM AND PACKAGE RESERVATIONS, YOU NEED TO REGISTER HERE FOR THE RETREAT SO THAT WE KNOW YOU ARE COMING!

 

Register Now!