Romance Me Couples Conference

Three words. Just each other. Pine Cove's Romance Me Couples Conference offers you and your spouse a chance to get away from "life" and focus on your relationship with each other. No cooking, no cleaning, no fixing things around the house - just come prepared to focus on the love of your life and learn more about the One who holds it all together.

Where and When

Date: February 08-10, 2013

Location: Bluffs (Tyler, TX)

Arrival Time: 5pm Friday

Departure Time: 12pm Sunday

Programming

Price: $324/couple

Topic: Simple Marriage: A Matter of Friendship

Speaker: Michael Newman, Pastor, Author, Mission & Ministry Facilitator/Texas, Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod

Michael Newman has been in pastoral ministry since 1987 and currently serves the Texas District of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod as a Mission strategist, helping to start new churches and ministries to facilitate Kingdom multiplication.

He has also served churches in Texas, Minnesota, and the Chicago area. He has been active in mission outreach, writing, radio ministry, and in a variety of preaching and teaching venues.

Married for nearly 30 years to Cindy, Michael has served for more than two decades as a pastoral advisor to couples, providing relationship “sanity checks,” and helping to prepare couples for marriage.

Michael is a 1983 graduate of Concordia University, Ann Arbor, Michigan, majoring in Philosophy and Biblical Languages. He received his Masters of Divinity degree from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Missouri in 1987.

He is the author of several books including Struggle Well and There is No God, Is There?. He has also published many Bible study materials and articles.

Michael and Cindy are proud parents of two grown daughters and have been blessed with a beautiful granddaughter.

When not preaching and teaching, you might catch him hanging out with his family, running a few miles on the Texas roads, risking his life doing yard work, or enjoying a good book.

Programmed Activities: Hayride and Campfire, Romantic dinner, and more!

Free Time Activities: Horse Rides, Zip Line, Snack Shop, Pickle Ball, Frisbee Golf, Sport Court

What to bring: Shorts, Shirts, Pair of Jeans, Shoes & Socks, Jacket/Sweaters, Toiletries, Towel, Bible, Note Pad & Pen, Flashlight, Snack Shop Money

Cabin Accommodations: Each of the Bluffs cabins has 1 queen size bed, 2 sets of bunk beds, and a futon that folds out to a full mattress that accommodates up to 8 campers per cabin. All cabins are supplied with bedding, and towels so you are not required to bring your own. Bathrooms and showers are located in each cabin. Each cabin also has its own A/C and Heater Unit and mini fridge.

Sample Schedule

1st Meal: Friday Dinner

Last Meal: Sunday Brunch

Friday Evening
5:00 Welcome to Pine Cove!
7:00 Dinner
8:15 Session I
9:30 Hayride and Campfire
  Coffee, Games, and Fellowship in the Summit
Saturday
7:30 Coffee available in Summit
8:30 Breakfast
9:10 Devotion
9:30 Session II
10:45 Break
11:15 Session III
12:30 Lunch
2:00 Afternoon Activities (Free Time)
  Horseback Riding
  Zip line
  Sports Court
  Camp Store
  Games in the Summit
6:00 Candlelight Dinner
7:30 Dance
8:30 Romantic Movie
  Snacks and Coffee
  Games
Sunday
7:30 Coffee available in Summit
8:00 Continental Breakfast
9:10 Session IV
10:30 Brunch
11:00 Pre-Registration for next year
11:00 Camp Store Open

(not actual schedule)

 

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