Regarding the Pastors’ Retreat and the Palisades Fire
Dear colleagues in ministry,
Due to the Palisades fire the PLR Pastor’s Retreat Planning Team has decided to cancel our plans for Serra Retreat on Feb 10-12, 2025.
This decision was not made lightly. Serra communicated how even though their grounds were unaffected, access to the facility by roads is unclear and they still did not have gas utilities. They gave us their full support in this decision. We also spoke with Rev. Dr. Goatley, our speaker, whose Fuller community was greatly impacted by the fire in Altadena and he agreed with the decision.
Finally, and most importantly, we didn’t think it wise to retreat in a place that is enduring such great sorrow. With the Malibu community still reeling, our pastoral inclination told us this probably wasn’t the right thing to do.
If you registered for the retreat, your registration will be canceled and you will receive a full refund and no further action is needed on your part. You are encouraged to take full advantage of the time you took off for rest and renewal.
To that end a few pastors have even now made alternate plans in San Juan Capistrano for Feb 10-11 and are inviting anyone who is interested to participate. We would love for you to pivot with us and celebrate this annual tradition of retreating with colleagues. We will be sending more information to you later in the week.
Praying for restoration and recovery,
Rev. Ryan Romberg
Pastor, Placentia Presbyterian Church