Shrine Mont Parish Weekend
Each year for the last decade, the Emmanuel Church community travels up to Shrine Mont in Orkney Springs, Virginia for our Parish Weekend. Over Labor Day Weekend we gather for fun, fellowship, worship, rest, relaxation, hiking and a wonderful time. We hope you will join us. Our chairs of the Shrine Mont Committee this year are Cheryl and Bick Young. Please contact them through the church office if you are interested in registering for this great weekend, or visit the Shrine Mont Committee’s registration table after church every Sunday in the Summer.
Join us!!
Click below to download the 2011 Registration Form
Directions to Shrine Mont, Orkney Springs, VA
Shrine Mont is located 1 hour North of Harrisonburg, and approximately 2 hours from Emmanuel, Greenwood. To reach Shrine Mont, take I-64 I-81 North.
Follow I-81 to Mt. Jackson (Exit #273). Turn right onto Rt. 703 (East), then right (South) on US 11, follow through town, turn right on Rt. #263 and follow
approximately 13 miles to Orkney Springs.”
About Shrine Mont
For nearly 75 years, Shrine MontConference Center – part of the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia – has welcomed those who seek “a place apart for rest, devotion and fellowship.”
Located in the quiet village of Orkney Springs, VA, it is at the foot of the Great North Mountain, part of the Appalachian chain of the Allegheny Mountains.
Shrine Mont had its beginnings in the early part of the 20th century through the vision and hard work of Dr. Edmund Lee Woodward. He dreamed of accommodating guests in a natural setting for worship and reflection from which they could return to their everyday life rested and “inspired to serve Christ and his Church.” True to the vision of its founder, Shrine Mont offers a place apart from the distractions of modern life. Shrine Mont also offers many forms of recreation, including swimming, tennis, and hiking. Golf and fishing are available at nearby Bryce Resort.
Visit the Shrine Mont website.
