2025 Retreat Speaker – Dave Gunnlaugsson (or “Packer” as we call him!) RTLC’s next Executive Director
Join us for a Confirmation Retreat at Rainbow Trail this fall and let us be partners with you in creating a fun atmosphere for learning in your confirmation program! We will sing songs, play games, learn together and play together in God’s beautiful creation.
Learning in a fun-filled camp atmosphere may be just what your kids need to bond together as a group and build relationships with other confirmands. Spend time in fellowship and learning with our extraordinary Rainbow Trail staff in the place your confirmands have grown to love. Our staff will lead your kids in crafts, team-building activities, outdoor activities such as hiking or archery, fun games and camp-style songs!
October 9-11, 2026
REGISTRATION IS OPEN!
2026 Retreat Theme – To Be Announced!
RETREAT FEES
- Youth – $150 (non-refundable, $50/youth deposit due at registration; final balance is due upon arrival at Retreat)
- Adult – $110 (non-refundable, $35 deposit due at registration; ; final balance is due upon arrival at Retreat)
Fees cover the cost of food, lodging, and all of the great weekend activities!
If the church wants to pay for the deposit, the parent or adult leader can start the registration online and complete forms, until it is ready for the deposit payment. The registration should remain “in the cart.” The church can call our business office (719-276-5233) at that time, and we will complete the registration for the youth participant or adult leader.
If the church wishes to pay the balances due, they may send a check to Rainbow Trail Business Office, 107 S 9th, Suite B, Canon City, CO 81212, or pay by credit card by phone (719-276-5233) if it is prior to the retreat. Outstanding balances due for individuals from a particular church can be obtained through our business office at info@rainbowtrail.org.
ADULT TO YOUTH RATIO
We require a minimum adult to youth ratio of 1:6 for each congregational group. This ratio applies to each gender separately. (For Example: 3 female and 9 male youth require 1 female sponsor and 2 male sponsors.)
TYPICAL SCHEDULE
Friday
7:00 pm – Registration
8:00 – Gathering Songs/Games
Late Arrival
9:00 – Orientation and Introduction
9:15 – Worship
10:30 – Lights Out
Saturday
7:30 am – Morning Watch
8:00 am – Breakfast
9:00 am – Speaker Presentation
9:30 am – Small Group Rotations
12:00 pm – Lunch
1:00 pm – CAMP ACTIVITIES (High Ropes, Archery, Woodcarving, pop shop, and more)
4:30 pm- Congregational Time
5:30 – Dinner
6:15 -Speaker Presentation
7:00 – Evening Activity – Dance!
8:30 – Worship
9:30 – S’mores and Devotions
10:30 – Lights Out
Sunday
8:30 am – Morning Centering
9:00 – Breakfast
10:00 – Worship
11:00 – Head home!
New Speaker Information Coming!
SPEAKER: Dave Gunnlaugsson (aka “Packer Dave”)
THEME: Breathe
Our theme this year is “BREATHE”. It is important that we know our Heavenly Father gave us life and the ability to BREATHE, but it’s also important to know we became dead in rebellion, shame and fear when we choked and suffocated on our own sin. The Father then gave us new life in sending Jesus to BREATHE the last for us and to BREATHE again as He rose from the dead. Jesus now BREATHES fresh breath into us. But our breath-giving God didn’t stop there. He BREATHED His Holy Spirit into us to believe this Good News and continues, even now, for us to rest in Him and catch our breath. Jesus BREATHES His love, forgiveness and every day assurances into us not only to keep living, but to have “life abundantly!” (John 10:10).
Today, angst, anxiety, anger and anguish are the emotions that seem to be constant and consistent in our homes, our schools, our thoughts and our lives. Not only are these feelings distracting from living the life God wants for us, they’re exhausting and debilitating! Coming out of the pandemic of Covid there remains a pandemonium of weariness that hamstrings and handicaps so many of us.
The Good News is that our Savior Jesus not only knows this about us but He invites us to get rest, get refreshed, and get ready to live fully with Him and in Him. Hear again His invitation in our theme verse: “Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”
Jesus will help us “catch our breath” and get reoriented, reanimated and replenished. He will show us awesome things we call “breath-taking”. Jesus will help us to “BREATHE deeply” of His Word, His Spirit and His presence and we will be able to be free to live the lives He gives to us. I pray the following study will not only quicken your breath to serve Jesus in Word, song, witness, storytelling and relationship-building but will help you to take deep breaths of Jesus’ Spirit as well.
“Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”
Matthew 11:28 (NIV)
QUESTIONS?
Email Delta at delta@rainbowtrail.org, or call our Cañon City office at (719)276-5233!
