Join us for a weekend away together from 4 – 6 July 2025. Get out of the city for a few days as we make space to get to know one another more deeply and grow community at Liberty.
Registration closes 8 June.
Details for guests
Programm
Friday 4 July
17.00 Bus departure (Station Zuid)
17.30 Guests welcome
18.30 Dinner
20.00 Fireside
Saturday 5 July
7.00 Run (optional)
8.00-9.00 Breakfast
9.30 Day guests welcome
10.00 Session 1*
12.00 Lunch
13.45 Session 2: Breakouts*
15.30 Free time
18.00 Dinner
19.30 Session 3
21.30 End of session
Sunday 6 July
8.00-9.00 Breakfast
10.00 Session 4*
12.00 Lunch
13.00 Bus departure (Emmaus)
* Kids program during these sessions. Youth will join in the adult sessions except for Saturday evening when they will have their own program.
Meal service schedule
Part of how we are being family to each other this weekend is by serving and cleaning up after meals. Each room is scheduled to help at one mealtime.
Sat Breakfast
M-103
M-110
M-115
M-124
M-201
M-209
M-215
M-228
R08
R13
Sat Lunch
M-104
M-111
M-116
M-126
M-202
M-208
M-210
M-216
M-230
M-235
R09
Sat Dinner
M-105
M-112
M-117
M-203
M-212
M-219
M-224
M-232
M-236
R10
R14
Sun Breakfast
M-106
M-113
M-204
M-206
M-213
M-221
M-225
M-233
R11
Sun Lunch
M-107
M-114
M-205
M-207
M-214
M-226
M-234
R12
Must have
- The usual things: Clothes, toiletries, shoes suitable for being in nature
- Linen for single bed 90×200: pillowcase, fitted sheet, duvet cover (unless renting)*
- Bath towel (unless renting)*
- A bible or bible app
Additional
- If you’d like, please bring something sweet to share in coffee breaks (cake, cookies etc)
- Eye mask if that helps you sleep
- Insect repellent
- Sunscreen (let’s be optimistic)
- Picnic rug, balls/frisbee, playing cards/board game
- (Runners) Running gear
- (Parents) Baby monitor
- (Parents) Sheets for baby bed (& travel cot if not using one provided by the venue)
- Powerboard for all those chargers
- Hair dryer
* Check your registration to see what your selection was. If you opted not to rent bed sheets/towel(s) but now realise you need to, it will be possible to organise with the venue at check in.
Do not bring drugs or alcohol
Venue
RKI Bezinningcentrum Emmaus
Udenhoutseweg 15, 5268 CG Helvoirt
Bus Meeting Point
Please note: Seats are now sold out! If you show up without a booked spot, unfortunately we will not be able to fit you on the bus.
In front of the Prologis building
Gustav Mahlerlaan 401, 1082 MK Amsterdam
Overflow accommodation
A few from our group will be staying down the road. If you don’t know about this, it’s not you!
Abdijhof Mariënkroon
Abdijlaan, 5253 VP Nieuwkuijk
Navigate to: Ingang Parkeerterrein Mariënkroon (Abt Hopstakenlaan, 5253 VP Nieuwkuijk)
Travel to and from Bezinningscentrum Emmaus is to be organised independently by the attendees.
By car, Bezinningscentrum Emmaus can be reached in approximately 1 hour (+ traffic). There is plenty of parking available onsite.
We have chartered a bus for 50 people to go from Amsterdam Zuid directly to the venue & back on Sunday. Book a ticket to secure your seat! SOLD OUT
By public transport, the journey from Amsterdam takes about 1.5-2 hours. Stations with direct Intercity train connections to s’Hertogenbosch include Amsterdam Centraal, Amstel, Zuid, Bijlmer Arena & Schiphol. Utrecht is a key connection point if you are travelling from another station. If you arrive at Den Bosch by 17:10, the 239 (mini)bus will drop you on the doorstep! Please note there is no public transport between the venue and s’Hertogenbosch on Sunday.
- In line with the monastery rhythm & the mission of the house where we are being hosted, the evening meals will be simple (bread & soup, more similar to a typical Dutch lunch) with a heartier meal at lunchtime on Saturday.
- If you indicated dietary requirements in your registration form, your needs will be catered for.
- If you love to bake cakes or have a favourite supermarket sweet treat you think everyone should know about, please bring something sweet along to share in the coffee breaks
- Everyone will be rostered on with a group to serve and clean up after one meal during the weekend. Please take note when you arrive in your room which meal you have been assigned to.
If you have any questions, please contact weekend@libertychurch.amsterdam
Location
Our weekend will be hosted at Bezinningscentrum Emmaus, just outside Den Bosch. It is a total change of scenery from the hustle and bustle of Amsterdam which we hope will offer a refreshing backdrop for our time together.
You will find seats everywhere around the venue, for a good conversation or a moment of peace and reflection. In the extensive gardens of Emmaus you will find terraces and garden seats to enjoy the sun and gezelligheid. There is a small playground for the children. Have fun on the sports fields for football and volleyball matches or go for a walk in our own forest, with pond and walking paths.
Accommodation
The whole point of the weekend is to deepen our relationships so we will be going proper “camp style” and (predominantly) staying in single-sex dorm rooms. It’s a great chance to make new friends!
But it’s also nice to be with someone you know, so when you can register you can mention a friend or your community group’s name and we’ll try to place you together.
If you have special reasons to request a private room, you can indicate that during registration and we’ll have a chat with you to see what can be arranged. Adults aged 50+ will be offered private rooms (unless you prefer a dorm!).
Families
If you are attending as a family with children, you will be accommodated in a room together with your children. Please note the venue only has showers, no bath tubs.
Accessibility
The venue is accessible for people with additional mobility needs including a room with a wheelchair-accessible bathroom. There is a place to indicate this during registration.
You can sense the old monastery atmosphere, with wide corridors and high ceilings. The bedrooms are simple with shared bathroom facilities in the hallway. The rooms have various capacities, sleeping up to 7 in single/bunk beds.
Linen
You can either bring your own linen (bath towel & bed sheets 90×200) or choose to rent them from the venue for an additional cost.
Please bring your own bed sheets for baby travel cots.
Your questions answered
Short answer – YES.
If you’re new with us, we can understand you might feel nervous about coming along but this is the best possible way to kick-start making new friends and feeling a part of the community at Liberty.
If you’ve been at Liberty a long time, with our continued growth there are probably plenty of people you don’t know well or at all. Spending multiple days away together will give us the opportunity to deepen relationships.
Whether you’re looking for a relaxing time away with friends, stretching your mind with great teaching from the Bible or to escape the city for the weekend & be refreshed in nature, this weekend has it all!
The program details will be available closer to the date.
One of the main goals (if not THE main goal) of the weekend is to help us get to know one another and grow community at Liberty. We’ve deliberately set aside plenty of time for social time, fun activities & entertainment together, sports, enjoying nature etc.
We’ll also have time to worship God together and hear teaching to help shape the next stage of adventure here at Liberty. For the kids they’ll be enjoying their own fun program so it’s sure to be a great weekend for all!
Absolutely! In fact the kids might be having the most fun of all this weekend. A fun program is being planned for kids aged 2 & over, full of games, activities, music and teaching at the same time as the adult sessions.
Kids under 2 are of course welcome too! There will be a space where a parent can be with them if they are unsettled, just like on Sundays.
Outside of the kids program, there are also many opportunities onsite to have fun as a family and with other Liberty kids. There is plenty of space to explore and get active in nature – a perfect change of scenery from the city!
The venue has high chairs & (limited) cribs/cots. Please note the venue only has showers, no bath tubs.
Travel to and from Bezinningscentrum Emmaus is to be organized independently by the attendees.
By car, Bezinningscentrum Emmaus can be reached in approximately 1 hour (+ traffic). There is plenty of parking available onsite.
We have chartered a bus for 50 people to go from Amsterdam Zuid directly to the venue & back on Sunday. Book a ticket to secure your seat! Sold out!
By public transport, the journey from Amsterdam takes about 1.5-2 hours. Stations with direct Intercity train connections to s’Hertogenbosch include Amsterdam Centraal, Amstel, Zuid, Bijlmer Arena & Schiphol. Utrecht is a key connection point if you are travelling from another station.
If you arrive at Den Bosch by 17:10, the 239 (mini)bus will drop you on the doorstep! Please note there is no public transport between the venue and s’Hertogenbosch on Sunday.
Yes! The venue offers wheelchair accessible rooms, generous hallways and a lifts. There is a spot to indicate if you require a special room in the registration form.
The ticket price covers accommodation and food (per person, per weekend). Bedding & towels are not included, but are available to rent from the venue, or you can bring your own.
If financing a ticket is a problem for you, please get in touch. We don’t want money to be the reason you don’t come.
On the other hand, if you can sponsor a ticket for someone else, please also reach out.
Together we will try to work something out!
If you have the means to sponsor/contribute to someone else’s ticket you have the following options (via iDeal):
- Sponsor an adult ticket: lbty.ch/sponsorwknd125
- Contribute custom amount: lbty.ch/sponsorwkndChoose
Thanks for your generosity!
You can get a refund (reduced by payment processing fees) up to four weeks before the start date.
If you have to cancel after that, there may be a solution to give your place to someone else. However, if no one can be found to take your place, no refund will be possible.
If you have any questions, please contact weekend@libertychurch.amsterdam