Quaker Faith and Practice
Spirit-Led Decisions: Quaker Practice for All Faiths
Mar 12 - 14, 2010 Friday through Sunday (2 nights)
Mary Ann Downey and Bill Holland
Explore the Quaker process that integrates worship and corporate decision making. Share stories of conflict within your faith community. Practice skills in handling conflict and dissent, integrating differences, and moving beyond consensus to discover spiritual unity.
Sabbath Economics: Living God’s Abundance and Justice
Mar 19 - 21, 2010 Friday through Sunday (2 nights)
Will O’Brien
Find faithful alternatives to globalism, consumerism, and corporate capitalism by exploring economic values, teachings, and practices in the Bible. Discern the implications for our own economic and spiritual practices – as individuals, as communities, as congregations, and as citizens of the global economy.
Beyond Diversity 101
Mar 21 - 26, 2010 Sunday through Friday (5 nights)
Niyonu D. Spann & BD101 Associates
Focus on the healing transformation of relationships, communities, and organizations based in power-over dynamics and systematic discrimination. Move beyond assigning blame and increasing guilt so you can take active responsibility, shift mindsets, and build useful skills.
Nurturing the Spiritual Life of the Meeting: Rediscovering Eldering
Mar 26 - 28, 2010 Friday through Sunday (2 nights)
Elaine Emily
Explore the role and gifts which traditional “elders” brought to the Quaker meeting to nurture its spiritual life. Reclaim and make visible these gifts of the Spirit – gifts which quietly and inconspicuously knit our communities together and nurture our life in the Spirit.
Advanced Clerking Clinic
Apr 23 - 25, 2010 Friday through Sunday (2 nights)
Arthur Larrabee
In this advanced workshop, Arthur will use the issues, concerns, and experiences raised by those attending the workshop, together with his own materials.
Giving Over: Practices Supporting Contemplative Prayer
Apr 23 - 25, 2010 Friday through Sunday (2 nights)
Marcelle Martin and William Dietrich
Join with others longing for a deeper communion with God. Explore a variety of practices that help us "give over" willing and let go of the busy activities of our minds. Prepare to enter the still, spacious place of encounter with the Divine called contemplative prayer.
New Monastics and Convergent Friends
May 14 - 16, 2010 Friday through Sunday (2 nights)
Martin Kelley and C. Wess Daniels
Discover ways to re-root ourselves and our communities in living faith. Join Convergent Friends to explore afresh Christian and Quaker models and new experiments like the “New Monastic” movement.
Elias Hicks, a Traditional Quaker
May 16 - 20, 2010 Sunday through Thursday (4 nights)
Paul Buckley
Through lectures, readings, and small group discussion we will get to know this pivotal man, examine his role in the separations of the 1820s, and consider how he continues to influence the Religious Society of Friends today.
Clerking
May 21 - 23, 2010 Friday through Sunday (2 nights)
Deborah Fisch and Bill Deutsch
Explore how clerks can help meetings faithfully consider the business before them in a centered and worshipful manner.
The Practice of Simplicity
May 28 – 30, 2010 Friday through Sunday (2 nights)
Erin Rooney Doland
Explore generations of Quaker writings on simplicity and their relevance and applicability to modern life. Discover concrete strategies for getting rid of the distractions that create barriers to or hinder the formation of a remarkable life.
Journey toward an Undivided Life: An Introductory Circle of Trust® Retreat
June 18 – 20, 2010 Friday through Sunday (2 nights)
Valerie Brown and Beverly J. Coleman
Based on the Circle of Trust® work of Parker J. Palmer, this retreat will explore the intersection of our personal and professional lives. Clearness committees will be offered to support discernment around difficult life or vocational issues.
Ranters and Early Friends: A Thin Gray Line
June 18 – 20, 2010 Friday through Sunday (2 nights)
Doug Gwyn
We will profile some major figures identified as “Ranters” and read excerpts from their remarkable writings. We will then follow the growing distinction between Quakers and Ranters. Presentations will include historical perspective on abiding issues of religious identity, mysticism, and revolutionary politics today.
Who Was James Nayler?
June 20 – 24, 2010 Sunday through Thursday (4 nights)
David Neelon
Look at this rebel soldier, political commentator, religious malcontent, minister, author, and prophet. Was he a blasphemer? Can you recognize him as a Quaker? If someone like him lived today, what would that person do and say?
Unlocking the Creative Power of Dreams
July 4 – 8, 2010 Sunday through Thursday (4 nights)
Jeremy Taylor
Veteran dreamworker Jeremy Taylor guides participants in the process of group projective dreamwork to dissolve the illusion of separateness, open the meaning of our dreams, and facilitate a deeper reconnection with each other and our planet.
Inquirers' Weekend: An Introduction to Quakerism
July 9 – 11, 2010 Friday through Sunday (2 nights)
Trayce Peterson and greg elliott
Ready to take a closer look at Quakerism? Join fellow seekers for a deeper grounding in the basics of Quaker faith and practice and how they connect to your spiritual journey.
The Fullness of Life: Using the Myers Briggs Type Indicator® to explore the second half of life
July 25 – July 29, 2010 Sunday through Thursday (4 nights)
Caroline Jones
Reflecting on and sharing our journeys, we will use the MBTI® to discover ways to integrate and renew our lives. Mid-life and aging will be examined not as challenges, but as opportunities for healing and transformation.
Quaker Spiritual Practices
August 4 – 8, 2010 Wednesday through Sunday (4 nights)
Marcelle Martin, Barry Crossno, and Christina Repoley
Experience Quaker spiritual practices that can help deepen and transform your life. Those new to the Quaker way may explore this path to see if it is right for them. Those familiar with Quakerism may encounter new spiritual depth through individual and communal practices.
Adult Learning and Spiritual Transformation
Sept 10 - 12, 2010 Friday through Sunday (2 nights)
Virginia Lee and Andrew Wright
Identify possible links between the Quaker process of discernment and the hallmarks of adult learning and development, such as a toleration of uncertainty, changing ideas of authority and self, and the ability to think critically. Consider scenarios that often arise in Quaker settings and practice designing learning experiences that encourage transformation.
Fit for Freedom
Oct 8 - 10, 2010 Friday through Sunday (2 nights)
Donna McDaniel and Vanessa Julye
Join the co-authors of Fit for Freedom, Not for Friendship: Quakers, African Americans, and the Myth of Racial Justice to examine why Quakers remain a mainly European- American community. Discuss personal and institutional experiences of racism and plan specific ways to work for racial justice.
Playing in the Light: A Godly Play® Workshop for Quakers
Oct 15 - 17, 2010 Friday through Sunday (2 nights)
Michael Gibson, Caryl Menkhus, and Melinda Wenner Bradley
Are you looking for a dynamic, Quaker-friendly approach to religious education and the Bible that is open-ended and honors the spiritual lives of children? Do you want a curriculum for ages 3-12 that offers consistency, meaningful engagement, and rich pay-off to both teachers and children? Many Friends have found that this Montessori-inspired approach is all of these and more. Not a method you can use just from reading a lesson plan or seeing a demonstration, Godly Play® requires some training and practice. Be nourished in the relaxed environment of Pendle Hill as you experience Godly Play® for yourself and receive the training and practice you’ll need to use it.
Inquirers’ Weekend: An Introduction to Quakerism
Nov 5 - 7, 2010 Friday through Sunday (2 nights)
Frank Massey and La Verne Shelton
Explore Quaker faith and practice, and discover how Quakerism connects with your own spiritual experience. All who seek a solid introduction to Quakerism are welcome.
Clerking: Serving the Community with Joy and Confidence
Nov 19 - 21, 2010 Friday through Sunday (2 nights)
Arthur Larrabee
This is an opportunity for both new and experienced clerks of Friends’ meetings and committees to meet and think together about the role of presiding clerk. It is expected that each person will leave the weekend with new energy and enthusiasm for being a clerk, feeling well grounded in both the theoretical and the practical.
Five Spiritual Principles
Nov 26 - 28, 2010 Friday through Sunday (2 nights)
George Owen
Pay Attention, Expect to be Changed, Honor Your Connectedness, Choose Beauty, Live Radiantly. Come explore how these five ideas can awaken and energize your daily life.