Young Friends Midwinter Retreat: Being a F/friend

​Young Friends Midwinter takes place Friday evening January 16th through Monday afternoon on January 19th at Woolman Hill Retreat Center in Deerfield, MA. 

​​Food will be provided for all meals, there are ample bedding options (no need to camp on the floors), showers available, good hiking, sleddable hills, the works!

​​A more detailed email will be sent to registered participants as the retreat draws nearer.

​​This retreat has two main components to its theme: building healthy community (being a friend) and understanding a bit more about the Quaker housing of the YFs program (being a Friend). [fyi: the capitalization of the letter F in F/friends tends to indicate how Quakers make a soft distinction between members of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) and people we have a friendship with] So we will be talking about friendship, realness and authenticity, supporting our neighbors, being inclusive, considering our spiritual gifts, as well as a little “Quaker 101”.

​​This would be a great retreat to invite a friend to! Really, we are excited to continue growing this community, sharing from the great wealth of love, joy, wisdom, and peace that is cultivated amongst Young Friends. – Do you need to be Quaker to come? No! – Do you need to have gone to a retreat before? No! – Do you need to have attended any other NEYM or adjacent program to go? No!

​​What to consider for someone who might enjoy a Young Friends retreat?
– If you’re interested in intentional connection with other teens...
– if you’re interested in group singing, games/activities, grounding, deepening, sharing meals in a communal space...
– if you’re interested in having an unplugged weekend...
– if you’re interested in trying out some spiritual or meditative practices...
– if you're interested in diving in to some learning and sharing in group conversations and workshops…
Then this may be for you!

​​If you are interested in attending and it's your first time or first time in a while, here are some resources for you to check out: https://neym.org/about-young-friends 

​​TL;DR

​​Young Friends Midwinter: Being a F/friend

​​Jan 16th-19th

​​Woolman Hill, Deerfield, Ma

​​Bring yourself! Invite a friend! (as led and able)