SWA Women’s Retreat

 CBC Ladies: 

Please sign up on the list on the bulletin board. We will register as a group for those who would like to attend the retreat. 

Questions: Ask Elizabeth 

 SWA Women’s 

Retreat 2025 

Theme: Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World 

Dates: April 4-5, 2025 

Location: Hope Fellowship Church, 8350 N Conant Avenue, Kansas City, MO 64152 

Organizer: Women of Hope 

Attendees: Women from churches in the Southwest Association of the NAB. 

Registration: 

  • $25 fee will fund our service project – Can pay when you arrive. 
  • Register separately for the Friday night dinner so we have an appropriate count. 

Friday, April 4: 

  • Early bird craft activity: 3:00 pm (Details at a later date) 
  • Group Dinner: 5:00 pm at Smokehouse BB! in Zona Rosa 
  • Evening Session: 7:00-9:00 pm 
  • Get to Know You activity (Bunco-an easy dice game) at the church Snacks provided 

Saturday, April 5: 

  • Continental Breakfast: 8:30 AM – 9:00 AM 
  • Session 1 Having a Mary Heart, Burden Bearing Scripture Memorization 
  • Reading and Marking Your Bible 
  • Breakout session 10:00-10:30 AM 
  • Bible Reading Highlights 
  • Praying the Word 
  • Breakout session 1 1:30 AM-12:00 PM 
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9:00-10:00 AM

 Scripture Memorization 

  • Reading and Marking Your Bible 
  • Breakout session 10:00-10:30 AM 
  • Bible Reading Highlights 
  • Praying the Word 
  • Breakout session 1 1:30 AM-12:00 PM 
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  • Session 2: Pursued by Love/Compelled by Love 
10:45-11:30 AM

  Bible Reading Highlights

  • Praying the Word 
  • Breakout session 1 1:30 AM-12:00 PM 

 

 Saturday, April 5 – Continued: 

  • Session 2: Pursued by Love/Compelled by Love Bible Reading Highlights 
  • Praying the Word 
  • Breakout session 1:30 AM-12:00 PM 
  • Worship and the Word 
  • Breakout session and quiet time 1:30-2:00 PM 
  • Blessings for clients of Parkville Women’s Clinic 
  • Parkville Women’s Clinic is a not-for-profit medical facility that supports women and men to make healthy life choices. 
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10:45-11:30 AM 

  • Lunch: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM, Box lunches provided (Please make a note of any dietary restrictions when registering) 
  • Session 3: Loving God Extravagantly 1:00-1:30 PM 
  • Session 4: Service Project 2:00-2:45 PM 
  • Closing 2:45-3:00 PM 

Contact Information 

  • Patty Register momom7of9@gmail.com 
  • Cheryl Patneau Cheryl.Patneau@hfc-kc.org 
  • Hope Fellowship Church 816-587-7400 

Lodging 

There are several hotels very near the church: La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Kansas City Airport, Super 8 by Wyndham Kansas City at Barry Road are the closest. Several women in our church have offered spaces for groups of 2-4 women who prefer lodging in someone’s home.