Aglow spring retreat in Ritzville April 11

The Eastern Central Washington Area Aglow International group is hosting the Spring Retreat on April 11-12 in Ritzville. The event theme for the year is “I Give You Life” and the registration deadline for the event is April 1.

The event begins early Friday afternoon with a prayer and worship at the Ritzville Foursquare Church. Registration runs from 5 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. at the church and is immediately followed by the opening session.

The guest speaker for the event is Linda Pender, and Marilyn Sherwood joins her. Sherwood is the Islamic Awareness and Education Coordinator for the northwest region and has served in Aglow for 26 years. She recently retired from her post as the Aglow area president.

Pender is widely known for her compassion and humor, while also bringing the healing spirit of faith back to individuals lives during her speeches.

She specializes in root causes of problems, and provides ministry for men, women, families, children and teenagers, as well as marriage counseling, spiritual, emotional, physical and sexual, abuse issues.

She is the founder and president of Passport to Freedom and is both an ordained minister and a certified counselor in the state of Washington. She is a frequent retreat speaker and has a variety of CDs covering an array of topics.

At 9:30 p.m. on Friday, the group is welcome to attend “Afterglow” and bring an appetizer item to share with others attending the social event.

The following day attendees receive a complimentary breakfast at the Best Western Plus Bronco Inn before attending the morning session from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. Lunch is provided at the church before the three-hour afternoon session begins at noon.

The lunch is catered on Saturday and individuals interested in attending the luncheon are asked to pre-pay $12 with their registration in order to have an accurate head count before the lunch.

Checks can be made payable to Aglow, and there is no cost for registering for the event, only for the meal.

Registration forms can be sent to Connie David at 72 Martin Creek Drive, Kettle Falls WA 99141.

For more information, contact Shellie Canada at [email protected] or at 209-986-3586.

The Ritzville Foursquare Church is located at 204 East Second Avenue in Ritzville.