LETTING GO IN THE DESERT JUNE 18TH - 24TH 2018 AT GHOST RANCH, ABIQUIU, NM TO REGISTER VISIT: http://reg.wuulf.org MISSION STATEMENT To sponsor and promote an annual event of one week’s duration for the purpose of creating a community born of Unitarian Universalist values where earth-centered awareness cultivates the celebration of diversity. The event will facilitate the individual and community’s spiritual journey by providing workshops and outdoor activities. WUULF COVENANT We at WUULF promote the following: To live the seven UU principles; to guide and care for all our children so that they may have a safe space to grow; to respect our hosts and our environment; to gain a better understanding of how each of us wants to be treated; to engender a sense of community by listening, inviting, volunteering, and showing up; and to celebrate our diversity while discovering our shared experiences and values. COMMUNITY MINISTER ABOUT OUR ORGANIZATION The Rev. Christine Robinson is An elected, volunteer committee manages WUULF. The WUULF organization has been a formerly the senior minister of First member of the Council of Unitarian Universalist Camps and Conferences (CU2C2), but is not Unitarian Church of Albuquerque, sponsored by the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) or Ghost Ranch. WUULF welcomes New Mexico. She now works with all persons interested in attending. the Pacific Western Region as a Congregational Life Primary Contact Our WUULF 2018 Board members for Large Congregations. Grant Stump - Director Pat Diem- On-Site Programs She writes the blog "iMinister." Rick Helvey - Treasurer Robinson delivered the 2008 Kate Kyanne - Ghost Ranch and Beyond Berry Street Essay, "Imagineering Di Mapes - Youth Programming Soul," to the Unitarian Universalist Ariel Stokes - Communications Ministers Association and speaks Carol Brown - Registrar regularly at the UUA's General Assembly. Mailing Address for Registrations: WUULF c/o Rick Helvey, 3472 Research Parkway #014-252; Colorado Springs, CO 80920 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS About Our Organization and Community Minister . 1 Director’s Message . 3 Main Theme Program- Letting Go in the Desert . 4 Youth and Adult Programming . 5 What to Pack. 7 WUULF Schedule . 7 Monday, June 19th . 7 Tuesday, June 20th . 8 Wednesday, June 21st . 9 Thursday, June 22nd . 10 Friday, June 23rd . 11 Saturday, June 24th . 12 Sunday, June 25th . 13 Schedule Descriptions . 14 Activities to do in 4 Hours or Less . 18 About Ghost Ranch (Lodging, Food, Adventures) . 21 Directions to Ghost Ranch . 22 Registration Fees, Deadlines, and Scholarship Information. 23 Camp Expectations . 23 Contact Us . 23 Map of Ghost Ranch . 24 How to Register . 25 2 DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE Dear Friends, While we are still four months away from the wonderful sunshine, spirituality, friends, and fellowship of WUULF, I am already getting giddy each time I think about being back at Ghost Ranch with you all! The theme for this year is “Letting Go in the Desert”. Our world can be serious and all consuming, and sometimes we need to be reminded that we can let it go and just be. Whether that is being present in community, spirituality, or just with yourself, WUULF this year will offer opportunities to laugh, play, and appreciate our beautiful community and world. For our main program, we are bringing back one of our most popular workshops, Improv with Dee Masters! With a BFA in theatre and an incredible ability to draw people into the moment, Dee will lead us in dancing, sharing, talking and laughter and through it all help us to build community. We are so excited to have him back with us again! The Rev. Christine Robinson will be joining us as our community minister this year. Formerly the Senior Minister of First Unitarian Church of Albuquerque, Christine now works with the Pacific Western Region as a Congregational Life Primary Contact for Large Congregations. She comes with rave reviews and we are looking forward to joining her each morning around the wisdom tree for in-gathering! For those of you who have yet to experience WUULF, we gather every morning for spiritual centering with our camp minister and again in the afternoon for social hour where we share fellowship and refreshments. Throughout the day, you can choose to attend workshops hosted by incredible community members, hike the epic landscape of Ghost Ranch, or just kick back under the Wisdom Tree. We will play games, tell stories, tie dye, drum, dance and sing throughout the week. WUULF is a family camp. We provide programming for school age kids while their parents participate in adult programming. Kids in the middle and high school programs start the week with a challenge course to build a sense of community. The kids program also includes swimming, crafts, and hiking. Our young adults have the option of joining the adult program or to do their own thing. If you sign up as a young adult, you’ll hear from the young adult group leaders to collaborate about program plans. Registration is now open for WUULF 2018 and will remain open until May 1 or until camp fills. To register, please visit http://reg.wuulf.org to sign up! I am happy to report that registration fees will remain the same as last year. The room rates include all three meals per day, while campers can choose to purchase all their meals on the registration form or select specific meals directly from Ghost Ranch. We also have scholarship funds available for registration. Indoor accommodations and RV campsites fill quickly, so don’t delay if you are interested in one of those options. As always camping with a tent or a pop-up is an affordable option, and the campground has excellent amenities, such as a recently renovated bathhouse, laundry, and an ice machine. Please ask to join the WUULF Facebook page. It’s a great way to connect with folks before and after camp. We will contact you with e-mail updates as camp gets closer. Be sure to check your packing list in the catalog. The list has been compiled through years of experience camping at Ghost Ranch. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions or concerns. All of us on the board look forward to welcoming you into the WUULF community. Grant Stump - 2018 WUULF Director - [email protected] Thanks to the many friends of the WUULF community whose photographs are featured in this catalog, including Mark Fesgen, the Probasco Family, Jill Forney, and members of the WUULF facebook group. 3 LETTING GO IN THE DESERT! Join Dee Masters as he leads three action packed days of programming at WUULF. Letting Go is all about freeing the mind, body, and spirit and opening ourselves up to new experiences. Get ready for fun! Dee will teach us improv and dancing. We will sing, talk, share, and open our minds to philosophy. DEE MASTERS Let Go of your inhibitions and let go of your fear! Dee Masters was born in It’s time to let loose! No experience required. Panama. His BFA in theatre, advanced degrees in Rhetoric, This week will feature a special shorter sharing undergraduate degree from The session on LETTING GO OF TRUMP. Bring your University of New Mexico and an Adult ED credential makes him techniques. extraordinarily qualified to lead us in this year’s programming. He has We guarantee you will enjoy it, and we will all run children’s theatre, community learn something together. theatre, professional theatre, improv, conferences, seminars, and The Rev. Theresa Masters, Dee Master’s wife, academic theatre. Dee has also will be co-facilitating at times and she will appeared in or directed over 100 present a separate Choir/chant workshop for shows and has taught on every level those who are interested. from kindergarten to college. Visit www.wuulf.org for more about the He is looking forward to sharing presenters. with fellow Unitarians and we are so excited that he is coming! 4 YOUTH & YOUNG ADULT PROGRAMMING WUULF is first and foremost a friendly, intergenerational camp seeking to build a close- knit community in which we can live out our UU principles and purposes —a place where participants of all ages can spend time focusing on their own interests, as well as spend time together. For families who bring children to WUULF, we co-schedule children’s classes and adult activities three days a week (from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday) to provide a time for adults to pursue their own activities (see descriptions in this catalog). On the remaining days, you can “build your own adventure”-- take side trips, hike on the trails around WUULF, visit local museums, and the like. We have some suggestions for side trips from Ghost Ranch that can all be done in 4 hours or less. If you brought children with you to WUULF, this is a chance for you to spend time with them in this fabulous environment. Youth Program Expectations Kids and parents must attend the orientation Monday evening. All youth under 18 MUST be either in their designated program or under the supervision of their parent/guardian at all times. It is stressful and potentially dangerous when unsupervised children, especially those who are elementary school aged or younger, are present at WUULF activities without a responsible adult to guide them. At Ghost Ranch, we are surrounded by miles of wild areas. Bears, snakes and other wild animals are frequently spotted on ranch property. At night, near total darkness descends. And as adults, we are sometimes so consumed by the incredible setting and the wonderful company that we may let our guard down and assume the community that provides us with so much, will also provide unsolicited, spontaneous child care for our little ones.