Come see what all the talk is about! Here's a chance to enjoy the great outdoors at Bergfried with Eliot community members.

We will begin congregating Friday afternoon/evening, October 10 for camping and fellowship around the campfire or a short hike, and potluck dinner.

Saturday’s lineup of activities (all optional) include:

• Field games: sack race, obstacle course, and watermelon seed spitting contest

• Tour of the USS Aries, a hydroplane docked just across the Gasconade River

• Guess how old this tree is? A venerable tree, adjacent to the shelter in the main camping meadow, has been there for many years before the area was settled – see if you can guess its age!

• Search for a Christmas giving tree – to bring to Eliot in December

• Possibility of canoeing/kayaking on the Gasconade River

• Hanging out at the shelter

• Hiking – and building the bonfire

• An evening of singing and storytelling around the bonfire

On Sunday, most people break camp after an outdoor service.

Come for any day, or plan to stay the night; overnight options include limited cottage space available to members with needs, two rustic bunkhouses with cots, and campsites suitable for tents or car camping.

For more info and to register for cottage or bunkhouse beds, email bergfriedinfo@eliotchapel.org.

CONTACT: bergfriedinfo@eliotchapel.org

MEETS:  October 10-12, 2025 

REGISTER BY EMAILING bergfriedinfo@eliotchapel.org