NOW is the time to sign up for the April 17-19 All Church Retreat in Townsend at the Tremont Lodge and Resort (deadline is February 28th). This year’s retreat promises to be a wonderful weekend with fun and fellowship with your friends at Westminster. It will be complete with a bonfire and an outdoor movie on Friday night; Saturday morning program for all ages, 50-year church anniversary activities, mouth-watering meals, hiking, biking, horseback riding, fly fishing, golfing; and worship on Sunday in Cades Cove at Primitive Baptist Church. Before signups begin Sunday, you may want to go ahead and reserve your room by calling Lori at the Tremont Lodge and asking for the 20% Westminster discount and she will offer you a very nice room from $55 to $100 per night. This discount is available if you reserve your room within the month of February. Join us in a beautiful part of the Smokies for the entire weekend or just for the day as we celebrate together the 50th anniversary of Westminster Presbyterian Church.
The Cost of the retreat??
Retreat fees are payable to Westminster Presbyterian Church at the time of registration (deadline: February 28). This fee will help offset the cost of lunch and dinner on Saturday, both breakfasts, retreat T-shirt, conference room rental fee, nursery workers, and retreat supplies): $ 25 per person
A nursery (staffed by some of the nursery staff from WPC) will be available for children newborn to 5 years during Saturday morning’s activities. SHOW and WAM youth will be staying in cabins near the lodge under the direction of Barbara Adamcik and crew.
Retreat Schedule
Friday, April 17
4:00 pm—Check-in begins at Tremont Lodge and Resort / come when you can!
5:30—7:00—Grill your own dinner with others on the patio or choose one of several Townsend restaurants
7:00—Recreation (intergenerational) and bonfire with guitar music, etc.
8:00—Outdoor Movie—Mary Poppins (Released 1965)
Saturday, April 18
Breakfast (prepared by our Men’s Covenant Breakfast Fellowship group)
9:00—Opening Activities—Conference Room
9:30 to 11:30 am—Morning Programs
Noon—Box lunches
Noon to 5:00 pm— Recreational Opportunities
Recreation — The list is endless: hiking, biking, golfing, fishing, caving, horse back riding, hayride, board games, time around bonfires, soccer, kite flying, corn hole, and much more!! The wildflowers should be making their debut in the mountains! Chillin’ out at the hotel is always an option.
5:30 pm—Dinner together — Conference Room
7:30 pm— Music, Dancing, Talent Show—1960’s Style
9:30 pm— Game Night in Conference Room
Sunday, April 19
Breakfast (prepared by members of the Fellowship Ministry Team)
10:00 am—Worship Service at
Primitive Baptist Church, Cades Cove
I love teaching 3rd and 4th grade Sunday school. I find it is an age where children are beginning to have the ability to discuss topics and form their own opinions. I love watching children discover what the world looks like through their eyes.
Hello, my name is Debbie Babelay. This year I have the wonderful opportunity of teaching the 2-3 year olds in our Sunday School program. They are all precious to me. We have fun learning about God’s love and how each of us is a special child of God. I look forward to their smiling faces each Sunday morning. This is my 3rd year teaching in the Sunday School program. I have also worked with vacation bible school.
I have known Westminster my entire life! I grew up in the church since birth. My faith is rooted in so many wonderful experiences at Westminster such as going on trips with Choristers, Montreat, and a Mission experience to Mexico. I went to college in Alabama at Birmingham-Southern. After college, I lived in Birmingham where I worked in sales. I met and married my husband Wiley there. Jim Carter (former Westminster minister) married us at Independent Presbyterian in Birmingham. Wiley’s career has taken us to New Mexico and Arkansas, and now back to Knoxville. We have been here since 2011. We have 3 children, Ella (11), Grant (7), and Walker (5). I work as the Assistant Director of the preschool at Central Baptist which allows me to have a similar schedule to my children. My favorite job is being their Mom!
Bio: Junior at the University of Tennessee 
I am a senior at UTK majoring in Global Studies with a focus in Economics. I am currently in the process of apply to graduate school for CSP. I love to be outdoors and travel. I also work as an Resident Assistant at Volunteer Hall on campus and enjoy babysitting and baking.
My name is Malena D’Alessandro and I’m a junior studying marketing at the University of Tennessee. I’m originally from south east Michigan where I attended high school at Oxford High School. I am currently part of Spring Sports Ambassadors, Volunteer Team and Best Buddies at UT.