Weekly Announcements for March 10, 2023
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Opequon + Rolling Ridge: A Timely Recording!
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At the Winter Interim Meeting on March 25th, Friends will be asked to consider a joint report from the Camping Program & Property Committees that recommends Opequon Quaker Camp be relocated to the Rolling Ridge Conservancy in WV. This 1-hour video will bring you up to date on where this discernment has already been and lay the groundwork for us to discern together where we are being led. Please note, the password to the video is: Opequon3.0? (Don't forget to register for Interim Meeting! Stay tuned next week for the agenda, supporting documents, and parking information!)
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FCNL: Request for Corporate Discernment on Reproductive Health & Abortion
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From its inception, FCNL as relied on meetings and churches to ground our work in the concerns of Friends. We invite you to engage your meeting or church in worship and discernment about FCNL's policy position on reproductive health. Your discernment will guide the Policy Committee as they develop a recommendation for the General Committee to consider at its November 2023 meeting.
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BYM Peace & Social Concerns Networking Day
| Calling all Friends! Join Friends from across our Yearly Meeting (and beyond!) for a fabulous day of workshops, networking, and more. This is your chance to meet other Quakers engaged in peace & social concerns and learn about work happening across Monthly Meetings.
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Save the Date: Spring Spiritual Formation Retreat, May 5-7
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What are the conditions needed for the seed sown by God in each of our hearts to grow and flourish? What does that seed represent? How might it develop? And how can we become gardeners of our own heart? These are the questions we'll explore at BYM's Spiring Spiritual Formation Retreat. All Friends are welcome to this joyful, contemplative, and nourishing weekend.
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Center on Conscience & War Student Video Essay Contest
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The Center on Conscience & War is hosting a video essay contest for teens! Help us spark a real conversation and inspire a movement to end Selective Service and the draft once and for all!
Recent efforts in Congress to expand the draft to women have failed. Let’s spread the word that decades of requiring young men to register with Selective Service has also been a failure and must end!
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African Friends in North America Leadership Series Continues
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The African Friends in North America Committee (AFNA) is hosting leadership sessions this March! Our focus will be on understanding our Quaker history and the application of our faith in the context of East Africa and North America. All Friends are welcome to participate in these FREE virtual workshops.
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| Quaker Bible Study: Are There Disabled People in the Bible?
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In this Woodbroke session, Friends will look at the Bible through the lens of disability theology. Together with other course participants, you will unpack what it might mean for both disabled and non-disabled people to find disabled characters and experiences in scripture, and how it can make a difference to our lives.
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Nurturing Your Light in Wild Spaces
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Rolling Ridge + BYM Open House
As Friends consider the recommendation of the Camping Committees to relocated Opequon Quaker Camp to the Rolling Ridge Conservancy, we will be hosting 2 open houses for you to come visit! ike to have an opportunity to visit the site this spring so we have scheduled 2 dates for visits. Sunday, March 19, 1-4pm; Saturday, April 1st, 1-4pm. Located near Harpers Ferry, WV - you'll have a chance to see the existing facilities, walk the nearby woods, and talk to BYM Committee members and staff. Please RSVP Here so we can send you more detailed information!
Spring Camp Rentals
8 campsites at Catoctin Quaker Camp are available for rental April 10th-June 8th. Each site has a cabin, picnic table, fire pit, and access to clean water, the bathhouse, and the rest of the property. Groups who rent at least 2 cabins can also rent the Lodger/Kitchen and Dining Hall. BYM Friends are encouraged to use the Discount Code (75OEZ68B) and receive a 30% discount. Learn more on HipCamp.
Looking for a place that is a little less rustic? You can also rent the Studio at Catoctin for rental on AirBnB throughout the year. Check out “The Studio at Catoctin.”
Camp Workdays
Early spring is in the air, and BYM will soon be preparing our camps for the 2023 season. From cleaning cabins and kitchens to setting up tents and planting chestnut trees as we restore the native canopy, there is work to be done for Friends of all ages! Please join for the fun and fellowship of a Community Workdays: Sat, April 8th - Catoctin; Sat, April 29 - Shiloh; Sat, May 13 - Opequon; Sat, June 10 - Catoctin. More Info & Sign Up for Camp Workdays!
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More News & Notes
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