Feast of Tabernacles 2009
Quick Access Page Menu
- Theme
- About Northstar resort
- Festival Activities
- Activity and Workshop Schedules
- Pre-Registration
- Accomodations
- Flight Planning
Theme
Our theme this year is "Christian Community." We hope you will join our community of believers this year for a wonderful festival, filled with spiritual skill-building and interpersonal enrichment.
Why this festival is different.
About Northstar Resort
The Northstar Resort is large and we are a small group. The main group meetings will be in the Martis meeting room.
LifeResource Ministries will host the Feast of Tabernacles 2009 at the Northstar at Tahoe resort, near Truckee, California, six miles from Lake Tahoe. The elevation is 6.100 feet, year-round temperature, 78 degrees.
This ski and summer resort has an amazing array of activities and housing, not to mention world class scenery and nearby attractions.
Why Book at Northstar?
Follow this link to see why it pays to book at Northstar.
Festival Activities
While we will be focusing primarily on the spiritual aspects of the festival, the resort has lots to do for all ages. Here are a few of the things we noticed.
Resort
- Gondola and chair lifts (much less expensive for those staying at the resort)
- Excellent, large swimming pool
- Gigantic hot tub
- Saunas
- Roller skating
- Apex Bungie Jumping
- Ropes Course
- Biking: mountain, cross country and down hill
- Hiking
- Fly fishing in private lake
- Golf
- Arts and crafts
- Excellent golf course ($40 green fee for those staying at the resort)
- Starbucks
- 60,000 square feet of retail shops and restaurants
- Boutiques
- Candle-making shops
- Jewelery-making
- Galleries
- Children's shops
Nearby
- Scenic Lake Tahoe
- Swiming
- Canoeing
- Jet skiing
- Parasailing
- Rafting
- Boat tours
- Glider plane rides
- Shopping
- Hiking
Activity and Workshop Schedules
If you would like to look at our activity calendar or workshop schedule, you can view or download them here.
We plan on updating this calendar as the festival draws near. We will announce updates on the home page as the are available.
Pre-Registration
Please pre-register so we can plan enough space, food, etc. for your festival experience. If we don't know you are coming, we can't make it as good an experience for you.
Follow this link the pre-registration form.
Accomodations
Housing Costs
Here are the discounted rates for Northstar Tahoe
- Village room $109
- Village loft $129
- Studio $95
- 1 Bedroom/1 bath Condo $109
- 2 Bedroom/1 bath Condo $165
- 2 Bedroom/2 bath Condo $185
- 3 Bedroom/2 bath Condo $245
- 4 Bedroom/2 bath Condo $295
The NorthStar Association lofts, hotel rooms, and condos listed here are not as new or updated as the housing listed below, but they are the least expensive.
Upscale housing is also available, is not eligible for the group rate, but may have special rates offered. They are all in the village. They are:
- The Hyatt Residence Club (one year old, nicest and most expensive)
- One Village Place (2 years old and equally expensive)
- Tahoe Mountain Resort (4-5 years old, less expensive than the two above, but more than the NorthStar properties)
It is important that you book any of the properties through the NorthStar Association--NOT that property's booking office.
Reserving Accommodations
You can't get the group discount by booking on the Northstar web site.
- Call 1-800-GO-NORTH, them press #1 to reach the Reservations Department.
- Ask to speak to Courtney. She can help you find what you need.
- Give the code FE1002 to receive the group housing discount.
Deposit
A deposit of $100 per bedroom is due at the time of booking, paid by credit card. 14 days before the event, the remainder will be charged to the same credit card.
Refund Policy
If cancelled before the 14 day deadline, all fees less a $50 service fee will be refunded. After the 14 day deadline, all fees become non-refundable.
Flight Planning
The closest small town to the resort is Truckee, California. The two closest major airports are in Sacramento, California (116 miles from the resort) and Reno, Nevada, (42 miles from the resort).
Presenting at the Festival
We always have plenty of people who want to give sermons at the Feast. Sermon time, however, is limited. But we have many opportunities to enrich the lives of others in much more practical and effective ways via our robust workshop schedule.
We are looking for people who have something to offer in the way of skills that people can take home and use in their families, congregations and communities.
Here are some examples:
- How to build a web site for your congregation
- How to teach Sabbath School classes so kids will like them
- How to do lunch for 100 people at the Feast without killing yourself
- The most important part of parenting
- How to find and use your spiritual gifts
- How to improve your marriage
- How to engage your community with service projects
- How to organize and host a Camp Outreach
- How to pray for the children in your congregation
- How to do interactive home Bible studies.
We find it interesting that many of us, though we have been attending church for years, don't feel like we have anything to teach people that would enrich their spiritual skill set.
Through our workshop program we want to help turn that around by sending people home with skills they can use and teach to others. Come and help us make a difference for the Church of God.
If you are interested in contributing to the festival as a presenter, contact Bill Jacobs.
