Young Friends Midwinter Retreat
From the beginnings of the Quaker movement, Friends have sought to embody and act upon their awareness of "that of God in each person" through advocating for a more just and equitable social order based on their vision of a world renewed. Early Friends built robust communities of care to persevere in the face of trying circumstances and utilized spiritual practices to support each other in discerning their individual leadings.
Today, many Friends wrestle with similar questions of how to act upon our spiritual and ethical values in the political realm. How can we balance self care, community care, and activism when we feel stretched thin? How can we be thoughtful and intentional about decisions in how we participate in each of those domains? How can we tune in to the wisdom of our mind, body, and spiritual community to discern our next steps in this collective journey.
Join Young Friends as we explore these queries and themes and over MLK weekend at Woolman Hill.
About staying at Woolman Hill
This retreat will be held at Woolman Hill Retreat Center in Deerfield, MA. Delicious meals will be provided by Lou James-Olson, with something for everyone according to the dietary needs you describe when you register. Because this retreat is being held at a retreat center and not a meetinghouse, we will sleep in beds in assigned rooms, with 1-3 roommates. Young Friends should bring their own sheets and pillowcases or a sleeping bag, and blankets and pillows are provided. Bathrooms and showers are single stall and gender neutral. Woolman Hill is newly renovated to be ADA accessible, so please let us know if you need special accommodations.
Pricing for the retreat is pay-as-led sliding scale. $50 is great for families with a limited budget, $150 covers direct costs, $250 covers all costs.
Registration will close on January 10th, 2025.
The Illness & COVID-19 policy for NEYM in-person events can be found here https://neym.org/illness-and-covid-policy-our-person-events