The retreat went remarkably well, for all the en route troubles. We met down at the church at 8:30a, and basically spent all day there (with a couple of joint meal breaks down to Country Buffet) until around 9p. While the retreat missed some of the social aspects of staying over at Bear Trap a couple of nights, plus the beauty of the mountain settings, it was still memorable and meaningful. Kudos to the folks who managed to reorganize the thing on a dime.
Four more Alpha dinners, and life can return to something resembling normalcy.