Raleigh Friends Meeting Retreat
Raleigh Friends Meeting Retreat
May 6 and 7, 2017
Avila Retreat Center
711 Mason Road, Durham, NC
AVILA pricing:
$87.50 small single or double occupancy
$102.50 large single
$48 per person commuter
Minimum of 12 overnights needed to waive
group meeting room fee
Estimate given to Avila: 13 overnight and
some commuters
Scholarships available
Theme: How do we live our Quaker Faith; the good, the bad, the ugly?
SATURDAY, May 6
10:30 – Noon Check-in, welcome, enjoy the grounds, etc.
Noon LUNCH
1:00pm Meeting for Worship
2:00pm Community Building (Deborah and John)
- Adjective Name
- Concentric Circles (John and Deborah):
- -ice breaker with thematic questions to answer in varying pairs
- Big Wind Blows (fun “game”)
3:00pm Break
3:30pm Review of the SPICES and what they mean to us (Facilitator?)
-Small groups discussions
-What is the most challenging, most meaningful, where do I want put my energies in the coming year? Small groups report out to entire group.
4:30pm Personal Storytelling: (Facilitator?)
-How we live out in today’s world our Quaker Values and testimonies
6:00pm Dinner
7:00pm Time for Walking, relaxing, etc.
8:00pm ??Entertainment? Singing? Poetry reading? Board games? Music? Each of us sharing something “artistic”?
9:00pm Good night
SUNDAY, May 7
8:00am Breakfast
9:00am Meeting for Worship
10:00am The role of Raleigh Friends Meeting in my life and what I’d like to see in RFM going forward
OR
How do I or how can I prepare for Meeting for Worship? (Facilitator?)
11:00am Closing: What I plan to do or think about going forward
11:30am Adjourn