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Celebration Picnic
The end of the First Day School year will be celebrated with a picnic in the meetinghouse backyard on June 17. The potluck picnic will be supplemented by food the children will be preparing during First Day School. Come and spend some time meeting the growing (in number and height) dozen or so children who have been attending First Day School.
Being Salt and Light
The summer adult religious education program (Sundays, 9:15-10:15 a.m.) will be making use of the
study booklet from the Sixth World Conference of Friends, that was held this April in Nakura, Kenya. The
study booklet can be accessed at the FWCC website.
June 3: How are we salt and light?
June 10: What are sources of salt and light?
June 17: How do we share salt and light?
June 24: ILYM annual meeting, no session
July 1: What is the kingdom/kin-dom of God?
July 8: Where do we see glimpses of the kingdom/kin-dom of God?
July 15: What role do we play in the bringing about the kingdom/kin-dom of God?
July 22: WYM annual meeting, no session
July 29: Quaker board game
Aug 5: What brokenness do we see in the world?
Aug 12: How do we respond to brokenness in the world?
Aug 19: How does diversity among Friends relate to light and brokenness?
Aug 26: How does interfaith work and understanding relate to light and brokenness?
ILYM Annual Sessions
Compassion (in the Face of Difficult Things)
Annual Sessions of Illinois Yearly Meeting will be held June 20-24 in McNabb, Ill. Registration is due by June 6 (online or PDF form to mail in). Program & Registration Brochure and Workshops descriptions are available for downloading.
WYM Annual Sessions
Annual Sessions of Western Yearly Meeting will be on July 19-22 in Plainfield, Ind. Registration is due by July 1. Registration information is available (203K PDF). Program information is forthcoming.
May Western Work
The May issue of WYM's newsletter is available for reading (654K PDF). It contains news and information about programs and events of various meetings
Among Friends
The Winter 2012 issue of ILYM's Among Friends is now available online. Print versions have been mailed. This issue includes an reflection on the Young Adult Leadership Development Program at Pendle Hill. As well as articles on helping visitors to feel welcome, and a poem about the ILYM meetinghouse. And find out what has been happening at various monthly meetings
Quaker Spring
Quaker Spring will take place June 24-29 in Barnesville, Ohio. Welcoming to all Friends, this will be a time for Friends to gather to experience the Inward Christ together through Bible study, worship, quiet time, evening explorations and fellowship. Low & flexible fees to attend ($25-50 per day for adults, including meals). Children’s program & child care available by advanced request. Further information available at www.quakerspring.org.
2012 FGC Friends Gathering
The annual Friends Gathering of Friends General Conference will be at the University of Rhode Island (Kingston, RI), July 1-7. The 2012 theme is "All God's Critters Got a Place in the Choir." For more information go to www.fgcquaker.org/gathering
Exploring Quakerism
The Religious Education program on second and fourth Sundays, 9:15-10:15 a.m., will focus on a series of discussions about our experiences and understandings of Quaker faith and practice. Sessions are independent of each other.
May 27: Simplicity
(New program starting June 3)
Children's Religious Education
First Day School for children will be on the first, second, third and fifth Sundays of the month, concurrent with Meeting for Worship at 10:30 a.m. Programs on the first, second and third Sundays will be part of the Godly Play and Faith & Play series. Programs on fifth Sundays will be reflections, explorations and activities around the seasons of Fall, Winter, Spring and Summer.
Jun 3: Parable of Parables
Jun 10: Parable of the Deep Well
June 17: Year-end Celebration
