QUAKER SPRING

2023 SUMMER GATHERING

Registration is OPEN

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Hybrid sessions for all will take place for 4 days:

Wednesday June 14 through Saturday June 17.

Friends can be take part in these sessions both in-person in Barnesville, Ohio, or from anywhere else via Zoom.

These will run during the same hours we hold our one day online gatherings, so that Friends can take part from Kenya through the Pacific coast, e.g.:

East Africa 5-10pm / UK 3-8pm

North America: 10am-3pm Eastern / 7am-noon Pacific time.

The in-person gathering will be held in Stillwater Meetinghouse & Olney Friends School in Barnesville, Ohio, USA.

The in-person gathering begins on Tuesday June 13 at supper.

There will be ample opportunities for fellowship, play, rest, singing, field trips, and small group activities in Barnesville in addition to the hybrid sessions with those at a distance. Barnesville is a small town in rural southeastern Ohio. This is a great opportunity to learn about Ohio Yearly Meeting and Quakerism as it is practiced by "Conservative" (unprogrammed, Christ-centered) Friends.

There is an option to stay an extra day at the end to attend Bible study, worship & perhaps lunch with local Friends Sunday morning.

Fees for taking part onsite are on a "pay as led" basis, so no one should stay away for lack of funds. The rough cost to Quaker Spring for those sleeping in the dorm and eating on campus are $45-50/adult/day.

Covid Safety: The Planning Committee asks all people present to be fully vaccinated against Covid (and a booster is strongly encouraged), and to have a negative rapid Covid test before joining us. In our sessions, if anyone present prefers it, we will mask.

Covid rates vary across communities and the situation is constantly evolving. We encourage Friends to monitor the Covid situation in their own areas and discern if attending this gathering in-person is the right decision for them.

Quaker Spring 2023 will be held in Barnesville, OH, USA