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| Greetings, Young Adult Friends & allies,
I’m just coming back in the office after spending a wonderful week with many of you at Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Annual Sessions! Updates from business sessions are on the website, as is our Young Adult Friends epistle. Look for photos of our program soon (YAF Bingo! Ice cream! Picnics!), and send me pictures if you have them!
Now is the time I dive head-first into planning for the autumn. The program planning group for the Young Adult Friends Fall Retreat met this Monday, and are cooking up some great plans for a weekend focused on healing, movement, and self-care (including yoga and field games!) Look for a workshop proposal form and registration in the next couple weeks.
Registration for the Spiritual Formation Program is live! The opening retreat of this seven-month intergenerational program is September 27th at Abington Friends Meeting, close to public transit. Wondering what the Spiritual Formation Program is like for a young adult? Read about Pamela Draper’s experience of it on the YAF blog! (And there’s more info below – let me know if you have any questions!)
Happy end-of-July!
In the Spirit,
Elizabeth Piersol Schmidt
PYM Young Adult Friends Communications Coordinator
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| Upcoming Events & Opportunities |
Intergenerational Spiritual Formation Program
Opening Retreat – September 27
Abington Meeting in Jenkintown, PA
Mid-Year Retreat January 17
Closing Retreat April 28
Cost: $50 (plus books)
Register by September 10 (financial aid available)
Join young adults and other Friends from across the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting region for this seven month program which creates a safe, intimate corporate community and supports participants in deepening their spiritual lives. In large and small groups, participants are supported in developing daily spiritual practices that fulfill their intention with regards to the Divine, practicing prayer, discerning spiritual gifts and ministry, and learning the art of spiritual nurture.
On September 27, the program kicks-off with a day-long retreat at Abington Friends Meeting.
Read about one Young Adult Friends’ experience in the program!
More info & registration on the website.
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Young Adult Friends Fall Retreat
Healing, Movement, and Self-Care
October 17-19
Abington Friends Meeting in Jenkintown, PA
Cost: $35 (financial aid & workgrants available)
Join Young Adult Friends (YAFs) age 18-35ish from across the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting region and beyond for our Fall Retreat. Expect worship sharing, workshops, games, and fellowship as our time is centered around the topics of healing, taking care of ourselves, and getting out of our heads and into our bodies. We’ll be making time to rest AND time to play!
We’re seeking YAFs to lead workshops at this retreat – look for a workshop proposal form, schedule, and registration in the coming weeks!
More info about the retreat is on the website.
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Jobs & Internships
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting
Interested in working with Quaker kids or teens? We’re looking for Young Adult Friends (age 18-35) for the PYM Youth Program Internship. Through the internship, young adult Friends enrich the youth programs, while deepening their own gifts. Interns help the youth program Coordinators create the container for Quaker children & teenagers to explore their spirituality and create an inclusive, loving community.
There are intern positions working with three programs: Children’s (K-5th grade), Middle School Friends (6-8th grade), and Young Friends (9-12th grade) for at least 6 days during the year. At the end of the program, interns receive a $500 scholarship, to be used for Quaker events or spiritual development.
Pendle Hill – Wallingford, PA
The YAFCON Assistant Coordinator will assist the YAFCON Coordinator with the 2015 summer program for Young Adult Friends at Pendle Hill. The Assistant Coordinator will work alongside the Coordinator to develop program elements, promote the program and recruit participants, coordinate logistics during the program, and evaluate the program. The Assistant Coordinator will gain experience with all elements of the program coordination in order to be fully able to move into the YAFCON Coordinator role after one year.
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