Quaker Spring 2012

If you yearn for a more vibrant spiritual community,

If you hunger for more time for worship, reflection, and deepening the connections among Friends,
Come to Quaker Spring!

Quaker Spring:
Experiencing the Inward Christ Together
Barnesville, Ohio
June 24-29, 2012

We invite all Friends hungry for spiritual community, of all ages, to spend time in worship, reflection, conversation, and play. We hope to bring together Friends from all branches of Quakerism, to share what Spirit-led Quakerism is about at its core--and to experience it together.

Friends are welcome to attend part of the gathering.  Please come for whatever portion of the week you are able and feel led to attend.

The "un-preprogrammed" daily program includes:

--Bible reading and study

--Waiting worship

--Afternoons free for rest, play, workshops, opportunities for clearness & support for ministries.

--Evening time to reflect/search together for God's voice around issues of concern to Friends arising out of the group.

For more on the  "shape of our days" at Quaker Spring, go to Daily Schedule

Families are welcome. We have children's programs each morning and childcare available in the evenings.  Children are also welcome to take part in ANY of our regular sessions.

Quaker Spring is returning in 2012 to Barnesville.  Our bible study, worship and evening meetings for discernment will be held in Stillwater Meetinghouse.  We will be fed & housed at Olney Friends School, a short walk from the meetinghouse. There will be a variety of housing options, including staying in dorm rooms, a guest house, and camping. For more info on the school, the meetinghouse, and free-time activities in the area, click on Barnesville area info.  For driving times to Barnesville & public transportation options, see travel info.

Meeting in Barnesville provides an opportunity to find out more about and interact with Conservative Friends.  The gathering this year begins immediately following the annual Conservative Friends Gathering that is taking place on June 22-24 at the same location.

Costs for attending this gathering are very low.
A guideline ($25-50/day/adult including meals) is provided but no one should stay away because of limited means.

Here are 2 flyers you can download on this year's gathering:
Poster_2012.doc (full color 3.6 mb "Word" document with photos)

Poster_2012.pdf

 (same "poster as a 5.6 mb pdf file)
Flyer_2012.doc (simple 26 kb black & white flyer with text only)

Please help us spread the word to other Friends you feel would appreciate attending this kind of gathering!  A registration form will be available on this site in the early spring.

For more information, please contact our discerning & planning group at quakerspring@gmail.com