Pyramid Life Center Box 103
Paradox, NY 12858
(518) 585-7545
www.pyramidlife.org
[email protected]
2015 is our 29th Year! Opening
weekend is May 22-25th and we need as
much help to get the camp ready!
Pyramid Life Center
29th Anniversery
Operated under the auspices of the Diosecan Rural Ministry Roman Catholic Diosese of Albany
Pyramid Life Center is many things.
Volunteers Always Needed - Opening weekend (Memorial Day), Closing weekend (Columbus
Day), volunteer work week, and all through the camp season. Call PLC at (518) 585-7545.
Scholarships Available - If you wish to apply for full or partial aid for yourself or someone that you
feel would benefits from our programs but is unalbe to pay, contact: Pyramid Life Scholarships, Box
103 Paradox, NY 12858
Donations - Consider making donations to the scholarship fund and including us in your will.
Pyramid Life Center
Box 103 Paradox, NY 12858
It is over
750 acres of Adirondack Wilderness. It is a
crystal-clear lake with an unspoiled shoreline and
a 16 acre island. It is a mountain with a rock face
that rises dramatically from the lake’s edge. It is a
waterfall and hiking trails and forest and
smallmouth bass. It is a perfect habitat for all kinds
of flora and fauna including human.
Pyramid Life Center on Pyramid Lake is a place of
hospitality for people who love and respect
nature and reverence its Creator. It is a place for
reflection and re-creation, for physical and
spiritual renewal. It is a place where individuals,
families and entire groups can come for creative
leisure during its scheduled programs or at other
times.
Programs are offered which reflect the commitment
of the center to provide life-giving experiences and
new insights into the sacredness of all the earth and
its inhabitants, especially as found in the life and
Good News of Jesus Christ.
The Programs
PCL offers a variety of programs and retreats from
May through October. They focus on spirituality,
wellness, scripture, liturgy, personal development,
peacemaking, and the environment. At the same
time, they offer ample opportunity for hiking,
rowing, canoeing, sailing, fishing, jogging,
swimming, or simply relaxing in an unbelievably
beautiful setting. Family, parish and group camping
experiences provide holistic recreation which truly
re-creates.
Pyramid Life Center’s 2015 Schedule
Pyramid Life Center
You can now REGISTER and PAY online at www.PyramidLife.org
May
June July
Aug
Sept
22-25 Memorial Day / Opening Weekend - All are welcome
05-07 Connecting to the Earth
05-07 AA Weekend
19-21 St Lucy’s Altamont
19-21 Catholic Singles
25-28 Families with Children From Asia
28-July 2 Christian Leadership Institute
28-July 2 Breakaway! Middle School Experience
02-05 St. Lucy’s Altamont
05-10 St. Matthew’s Voorhesville Parish Vacation
10-12 Hispanic Retreat
12-17 Most Holy Rosary Parish Family Vacation
17-19 Story Telling Weekend
17-19 Jubilee Weekend
17-19 Poetry Weekend
19-23 Women’s Writing Retreat
24-26 East Greenbush Parish Vacation
24-26 AA Weekend
24-26 Gibbons
26-30 15th Annual Music At Pyramid Life Center/ Open Concert July 30th
26-31 Our Lady of Grace Parish 29th Family Vacation Week
31-Aug 7 Family Camping
07-09 St Mary’s Crescent
07-09 Marian Lodge Reunion - 69 Years
09-14 Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Family Vacation
14-21 St. Vincent de Paul Parish Vacation
21-23 Our Lady of the Americas Parish Family Vacation
23-28 Nature Retreat
28-30 Our God is a Loving God Retreat
28-30 Heaven & Nature
30-Sept 4 Open Week
04-07 Family Reunions
11-13 22nd Annual Thomas Merton Silent Retreat
18-20 Christ The King
18-20 St. Lucy’s Altamont Weekend
25-27 Adirondack Festival
Oct 02-04 Men’s Retreat
09-11 Columbus Day Weekend / Closing Weekend - All are welcome to come and help us prepare for the winter (Saturday is the main work day)
Pyramid Life Center Programs 2015
CONNECTING TO THE EARTH
June 5-7
$150 a Person
Learn through nature and ceremony the ways of love, peace and harmony as well as the path that can
ultimately lead to the Creator. Experience the physical, emotional and spiritual healing energy of the
Earth through reiki, a Sweat Lodge and by making your own healing staff.
MUSIC & LITURGY AT PYRAMID LAKE XVI
- an experience for youth
July 26-30
Contact Marie For Prices
A Pyramid Lake experience for Catholic youth. Come and enjoy music-filled days and nights,
ensemble sessions, and mini courses on music skills and leading music at liturgy. Enjoy
outdoor activities in and around the lake. To inquire or to apply contact Marie Bernadett at:
[email protected] or 518-464-0970. Note: you may not register for this program through
Pyramid Life Center.
STORY TELLING WEEKEND
July 17-19
$130 a Person
WOMEN’S WRITING RETREAT
July 19-24
Open to Adults - $280
Spend your mornings attending workshops in journal writing, fiction, storytelling, poetry, travel writing and
creative non-fiction. Spend your afternoons hiking, contemplating, writing, boating, swimming, reading and
relating. Spend evenings listening to published writers read from their works or hearing workshop
participants share their writings.
For additional information, contact the PLC registrar.
July 31 - Aug 7
Children (12 & Under) - $165
Adults - $325
(3 & Under) - FREE
This program gives families the opportunity to experience the wonders of nature and outdoor recreation in
an atmosphere that fosters family interaction and group activities (planned hikes, nature walks, communal
meals) Participants are expected to assist at least one day in food preparation and clean up. You are invited
to bring fruits and vegetables from your garden to share. Our theme day is “Fairy Tales”
NATURE RETREAT
Aug 23-28
$250 a Person
The natural beauty of Pyramid Life Center will serve as a catalyst for explorating the earth. Join us as we
reflect with the connections between nature and our spiritual journey. Sister Carol Davis OP, Dr. Harry Owens and Claudia Gregoire.
GOD IS A LOVING GOD
Aug 28-30
$130 a Person
Come away for the weekend to learn of our God as a loving God. Through the beauty of nature and the sharing with one
another may we come to treasure the gifts within and around us. Director Mr. Brian Evers
A gathering where experienced and beginning storytellers explore ancient tales and the stories within.
This weekend will include workshops, coaching, a concert and story swaps. Teen tellers are welcome.
Presenters: Laura Packer and Marni Gillard.
FAMILY CAMPING
HEAVEN & NATURE Photography, Drawing, and
Journaling Retreat - Claudia Gregoire
Aug 28-30
$130 a Person
Take a break - and come away for a weekend dedicated to nurturing your creativity amid the natural beauty of Pyramid
Lake. This retreat combines directed, short presentations and group sharing with plenty of “personal time” to renew
and refresh your unique, creative soul. All are welcome!
THOMAS MERTON IN THE MOUNTAINS:
21st ANNUAL SILENT RETREAT
Sept 11-13
$130 a Person
“Our real journey in life is interior” wrote Thomas Merton. Join us, as the wisdom of Thomas Merton again becomes our
“Adirondack guide” to the heights and depths of silence and solitude amidst the awesome beauty of the wilderness. Walt
Chura directs the 21st annual silent retreat on the spirituality of Thomas Merton.
The Cost
Our fees are considerably lower
than most for programs of this
quality and a setting of this
exquisite beauty. In order to help
us keep our reates low, we ask participants to share in some of the
lighter chores in meal preparation. This also fosters a sense of
community. Listed rates include
lodging, meals, progam and use
of all facilities. We encourage
guests to bring fresh fruits and
vegetables to share.
The Facilities
Living quarters at PLC can be
described as rustic. All cabins
have electricity, running water
and toilets. Hot showers are available in the main lodge and in
some cabins. Other showers are
centrally located. The main lodge,
large and small cabins, and limited
hermitage spaces are available for
accommondations which allows
for a variety of groups. There is a
central dining hall, a chapel, conference room and a lodge with
room for group activities. Guests
Group & Individual Use
bring their own bedding or sleepFacilities of Pyramid Life Center ing bags and their own towels.
are avilable for use by Church and
other non-profit groups.
Location
Arrangements for directed or
PLC is less than 2 hours from Albaprivate retreats are made on an ny by car. Located in the Pharoah
individual basis.
Lake Wilderness region of New
York’s Adirondack mountains it
may be reached as follows:
REGISTRATION FORM 2015
Type of Registration: By Car:
Adirondack Northway (I-87) north
from Albany or south from Plattsburg to exit 28, route 74 east for
6 miles to Pyramid Rd, turn right
and go about 1 mile.
By Bus:
Adirondack Trailways to Schroon
Lake, NY
By Train:
Amtrak to Ticonderoga, NY
Office & Registrar:
Pyramid Life Center Box 103
Paradox, NY 12858
Phone:
Email:
Website:
(518) 585-7545
(after June 24)
(Before June 24
Please Email)
[email protected]
www.pyramidlife.org
Family
Individual
Name:
IF FAMILY IS ATTENDING
Address:
Total Number in Family
Attending:
City:State: Zip:
Children under 12 yrs:
Phone Number (Include Area Code):
Children under 3 yrs:
Email Address:
Date Requested:
Program *(Arrival time for prgrams is 4:00pm or later)
Special Information: (request for accomondation with another resident, dietary needs, bus or train
information if pick-up is needed)
Please enclose a non-refundable DEPOSIT of $25 per adult program
Amount $
or Full paymentAmount $
Tax Deductible Donation to annual scholarship fund enclosed
Amount $
Make all checks payable to:
PYRAMID LIFE CENTER
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Box 103Amount Due:
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