Weekly Announcements for March 17, 2023
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Interim Meeting Documents Now Available
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The agenda and supporting documents for next week's Winter Interim Meeting are available online. We'll hear from Supervisory Committee about the well-being of BYM staff, from our camping committees about the bright light ahead, and from our Presiding Clerk about a new "Anti-Racism Roadmap." Together we'll honor the service of our STRIDE Coordinator and celebrate the final payment of our Catoctin Bathhouse Loans. There will be cake - and maybe a few songs! As you read the Joint Report from the Camping Committees, don't forget - you can watch the hour-long presentation about the future of Opequon Quaker Camp and a possible partnership with the Rolling Ridge Conservancy at this link using the password Opequon3.0? Final parking details and the Zoom link will be emailed to all registered Friends next week.
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Sunday! BYM Open House at Rolling Ridge Conservancy
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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.
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Quaker Leadership Conference, April 27-29
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Registration for the 1st Annual Quaker Leadership Conference, featuring a keynote from Parker Palmer, is still open! The new Quaker Leadership Center at Earlham School of Religion is building this conference around the opportunity to be together in-person and to interact with one another with the Holy Spirit as our guide. We gather to learn from one another about how God is active right now among Friends; to play with possibilities in a fresh, creative space space; and to pray, sing and worship together.
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Registration Now Open! 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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Adelphi Meeting to Host Repair Café, April 22nd
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Adelphi Friends Meeting near College Park, MD invite you to bring your broken toaster, garment mending, knives that need sharpening, and more to Adelphi Friend's Meeting Repair Café on Earth Day, Saturday, April 22nd. Stay tuned to the BYM Weekly Annoucements for further details.
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Consultations on the Life Cycle of Meetings
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Emily Provance (New York Yearly Meeting) has been working with a group of Friends from a wide range of Quaker contexts. The group has been exploring transitions and endings for Quaker meetings. They’ve produced a publication about the life cycle of meetings and this resource for Friends' meetings that are nearing the end of their life cycles.
In April 2023, as part of this ongoing project, Friends everywhere are invited to participate in a series of Zoom-based consultations on subjects including: simplifying Committee structures; merging Meetings, structuring Meetings; sharing, repurposing, and selling buildings; and MORE.
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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
To submit your items for the BYM Weekly Announcements, please email Admin@bym-rsf.org.
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