Space For God

The Inaugural Space For God Retreat

Posted: 14/08/2007

Last weekend Space For God went for their inaugural retreat at Yaraandoo in Fiddletown. If you don't know where Fiddletown is, then you're in good company because neither did we. Basically, it's at the other end of the earth, beyond Galston and as such, beyond any sense of civilisation. Of course, if one wants to get there, it's particularly helpful to have an accurate map. We didn't, but miraculously found our way there regardless.

There was no real agenda for weekend except for the intention of basking in the warmth of each other's company. We found this to be a fairly time consuming task - when you only see one another once a week there is a lot of catching up to do. It's also helpful to see each other outside of the context of church to get to see a completely different side of their personality. I'd like to think that I was able to learn something about each person that I wouldn't have unless I took the opportunity to attend the retreat:

Paul is a pretty handy cook and not too bad with a sword either.

Julie is particularly fond of Elmo and has pyjamas to prove it.

Luke is not adverse to a bit of collusion to improve his chances of winning a board game.

Clare has a real problem with guys who feel the need to show off in their car.

Bek is quite disdainful of academic language despite the fact that she is currently completing her PhD.

Katishe is the best person to ask if you have a headache and want something strong to take away the pain.

Steph regards herself as an evangelical.

Tim eats a lot, but is discrete enough to avoid being detected.

Ahh, good times. So tell me, if you weren't at the retreat, do any of the revelations I have just made shock or appall you? Or if you went away on the retreat, what did you learn about another person that you didn't previously know? Come on and get involved people - I want to you name names! 

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• Dave – has a tetris fetish. Bek and Clare and I heard the unmistakable bleeps of tetris being played on a mobile phone coming from Dave’s room well after 2am on Saturday night!

  
      — Steph · Aug 15, 01:53 am

• Julie does awesome air guitar (and I mean awesome!)
  Paul brooks no interference in the kitchen but maaaaaaaaan does he make yummy real port jelly
  Dave asks the best questions and does pretty damn cool communion
  Katishe is no fan of amourous shower curtains (even when we name them “Enrico”)
  Tim likes country music and is lovely (sometimes they do go together!)
  Steph is writing the most amazing stuff for her honours thesis (well we knew that but it is so good!)
  Clare really doesnt like stupidheads, expecially those who have leopard print cars (I didn’t even know that was possible!) and she has the best conversations at 4am
  Luke gets an evil grin when playing board games
  ...and I do to like academic language stuff, I just dont write English good.

  
      — Bek · Aug 15, 04:33 am

• I’ve just thought of some more:

  Tim has a good knowledge of local church politics around Kincumber and surrounding suburbs.

  Luke is progressing well in the Force, but still has much to learn from Master Paul.

  Bek used to like drinking red wine while listening to Leonard Cohen to get over sadness – sounds like a great idea!

  Keep ‘em coming people … especially those people who haven’t yet commented on these blogs!

  
      — Dave · Aug 15, 11:25 am

• Fantastic Dave-summed up so much stuff in such a funny and eloquent way! But there’s still so much more to say… ;-)

  
      — Clare · Aug 18, 12:01 am