Friday, June 25, 2027

11:30 AM – Early arrivals gather in th North Parking Lot to get maps to various area restaurants

12:00 PM – Lunch in the community

1:00 PM – Justice Work Opportunities – Letters, Encouraging Posters, Blankets and/or Scarves and hats

2:00 PM – Food Pantry and/or Disaster Response Kits

3:00 PM – Blessing the Letters- North Parking Lot

4:00 PM – Registration and Exhibits Open

6:00 PM – Dinner in the Christian Family Life Center

6:45 PM – Gathering Music

7:00 PM – Opening Worship with Rev. Terri Hord-Owens Preaching

8:00 PM – Ice Cream Social in the Christian Family Life Center

9:00 PM – Building Closes

Saturday, June 26, 2027

9:00 AM – Gathering Music in the Christian Family Life Center

9:30 AM – Staying at the Table/ Table Talk

10:30 AM – Book signing/ Morning Break

11:00 AM  –Workshops Round #1

12:00 PM  – Lunch in the Christian Family Life Center

1:00 PM – Workshops Round #2

2:00 PM – Afternoon Break

2:15 PM – Closing Worship with Rev. Alison Robuck Preaching

                    Official Closing of the ROSES Interregional Retreat

3:30 PM – After Party, stay and fellowship, visit, or play games in the Christian Family Life Center

5:00 PM – Dinner in the community for any staying in the area

Sunday, June 27, 2027

Local Congregational Worship Services
Park Hill Christian Church 9AM Contemporay Worship, 10 AM Sunday School, 11 AM Traditional Worship

First Christian Church, Little Rock 10 AM Sunday School, 11 AM Traditional Worship

FIrst Christian Church, Sherwood  10 AM Sunday School, 10:45 AM Worship

Mt. Sinia Christian Church 9????

Cross Street Christian Church 9???

Tru by Hilton North Little Rock

4221 Stockton Drive, North Little Rock, AR 72117

Hotel rooms are available at Tru by Hilton North Little Rock at a group rate of $115 + tax per night. All rooms are Queen/Queen rooms and include a complimentary hot breakfast.

Rooms are available from Thursday, June 24, 2027 with check out on Sunday, June 28, 2027.

You may select which nights you would like to book within these dates. Please be sure to change the dates in the booking link to reflect your desired reservation.

Use the booking link below to make your reservation, or call 501-601-3100 and provide Group Code: ROSES 2027.

Reservations must be made by May 27, 2027, to receive the group rate.

Booking link: Click here

48-hour individual cancellation policy.

Check-in: 3:00 PM

Check-out: 11:00 AM

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Courtyard by Marriott North Little Rock Pending

Letter Writing Campaign – We will have envelopes, papter, stamps and pens along with addresses to our congress senetors. Sample letters will be available expressing our concern for those who are underrepresented and marginalized. Letters will be prayed over in the North Parking lot at 3:00 PM on Friday, June 25. 

Looms for Hats and Scarves – We will have looms and yarn available for anyone to pick up. Through your time at this event, you can work on creating a hat or scarf for our homeless popluation in central Arkansas.

Inspirational Posters – We will have posterboards, markers, and embelishments for the creation of inspirational posters. We will use these at 3:00 PM on Friday, June 25 to the traffic on JFK as the letters are taken to the Post Office accross the street. We will NOT cross the street!

Disaster Response Kits – We will accept donations and supplies for Disaster Response Kits. Rev. Ronny Nowell, Disaster Response Coordinator of the Great River Region and Week of Compassion,  will lead us to create the kits which will be sent and stored for use in the event of disasters. 

Workshops

Round 1 (11:00 AM) Round 2 (1:00 PM)

Outside the Box Thinking: Alternative Models for Women’s Ministry by Rev. Jennifer Steel-Lantis -ROOMS C1/C2

TItle Pending by Rev. Dr. Nearline Anderson, GRR Associate Regional Minister – Sanctuary

Be Still and Know: Ways to Calm and Center Ourselves to Hear God by ??? – A4 Parlor

Woman to Woman Worldwide by Rev. Dr. Debra Reid, Executive Director of Disciples Women Ministries – Christian Family Life Center

Dance Workshop by ???? B1 Grace Hall

Will be available June 20, 2027.

Rev. Terri Hord-Owens

Rev. Dr. Debra Reid

Rev. Alison Robuck

Rev. Dr. Nearline Anderson

Rev. Jennifer Steel-Lantis