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PFF 2014 Spring Retreat

Piedmont Friends Fellowship's  Annual Meeting will meet on March 14-16 at the New Garden Meeting in Greensboro, NC

Piedmont Friends Fellowship (PFF) is a collective of Quaker Meetings and Worship Groups in North Carolina and surrounding areas that gathers for worship, fellowship, and sharing of messages as illuminated by the Inward Light in the spirit of Friends' quarterly meetings. The organization was founded by Durham Meeting and other meetings in the Piedmont in 1968 out of a need to come together for family fellowship and to address issues and concerns in a wider Quaker forum.

Annually, PFF develops one or two workshops, a weekend family retreat, and through its youth committee, retreats for middle and high-school age young Friends. PFF is a member of Friends General Conference (FGC) which allows Durham Meeting to directly participate in this international Quaker umbrella organization that provides support services and conference opportunities for its constituent members.

The 2014 PFF Spring Retreat features these events: 

Friday evening 8:00 PM special event:  
Performance of "Go Granny D."   This will be a professional performance by acclaimed actress Barbara Bates Smith who will be accompanied by instrumentalist Jeff Sebens (husband of PFF rep Patricia Sebens!)  Discussion will follow.  Don't miss this performance!  
         See: www.barbarabatessmith.com/programs/go-granny-d.

Saturday Adult Program:  (Morning and afternoon)
Compassionate  Listening - Presentation of an internationally recognized program by Jan Hutton.  
        See: www.compassionatelistening.org
"If we can change ourselves, we can change the world. We're not the victims of the world we see, we're the victims of the way we see the world. This is the essence of Compassionate Listening: seeing the person next to you as a part of yourself. - Dennis Kucinich, U.S. Congressman"

Saturday Evening Fun - Activities for All Ages:

Story Telling and Bonfire (plus s'mores and other treats), Singing (bring your instruments!), games for younger children.  Special treat: A guided tour of the historic New Garden Meeting cemetery led by Max Carter.

Sunday Meeting Opportunities:

The youth and children's programs will continue to meet on Sunday morning and the adults will participate in the PFF Annual Meeting.  Youth and Children will then have the opportunity to participate  in the New Garden first day school program, while adults are invited to join the New Garden semi-programed meeting for worship with pastor David Bills.

For more information, please check http://rtpnet.org/friends/PFF.htm.  This page includes two PDF documents:

With appreciation to Kathryn Staley for posting a version of this announcement originally on Raleigh Meeting's website

Friday, March 14, 2014 - 5:15pm to Sunday, March 16, 2014 - 3:15pm
New Garden Friends Meeting
801 New Garden Road at Friendly Avenue
Greensboro, NC
United States
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