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EXTENDED WORSHIP
with Michael Wajda and Jean Rosenberg
May 14, 2022 (Saturday 9am to 3pm)
During this daylong event, Friends are invited to experience a three-hour worship session, followed by fellowship time and a chance for reflections. Friends are welcome to come for the morning only, to stay for brown bag lunch, or to stay for the whole day.
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NURTURING FAITHFULNESS
Applications are now being accepted for the Nurturing Faithfulness course (September 2022 through May 2023), in partnership with New England Yearly Meeting, Beacon Hill Friends House, Hilary Burgin and Marcelle Martin.
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PAST OFFERINGS
WALKING WITH THE BIBLE Virtual Series
(October 2020-June 2021)
Peter Blood-Patterson, with guest leaders
CO-SPONSORED WITH BEACON HILL FRIENDS HOUSE
Guest Presenters:
Sunday, October 4: CARL MAGRUDER
Sunday, November 1: ADRIA GULIZIA
Sunday, December 6: COLIN SAXTON
See a Pendle Hill Pamphlet compiled from the sharings of these three presenters!
Sunday, January 10: ANDREW WRIGHT
Sunday, February 14: KATIE BRESLIN
Sunday, March 14: REGINA RENEE WARD
Sunday, April 4: DR. RANDY WOODLEY
Sunday, May 2: BENIGNO SANCHEZ-EPPLER
Sunday, June 6: LYNETTE DAVIS
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THE BIBLE AS A DOOR TO SPIRITUAL TRANSFORMATION
Peter Blood-Patterson and Adria Gulizia
NOTE: THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN POSTPONED, NEW DATES TBA
Please let us know if you’d like to be notified with updates about this program.
An irrelevant old history book. Made-up myths and fairy-tales. A list of rules and regulations. A catalogue of atrocities. These are ways many Quakers today view the Bible. But for early Friends like George Fox, Elizabeth Hooten and Mary Dyer, Christian scripture held the seeds of a new world order. As we explore a number of passages that were particularly important to early Quakers, we will seek ways to let the Spirit work in us to bring about courage, compassion and fresh spiritual life in our own hearts.
BETZAVTA: DEMOCRACY IN ACTION
Tali Padan and Sarah Freeman-Woolpert
NOTE: THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN POSTPONED, NEW DATES TBA
Please let us know if you’d like to be notified with updates about this program.
Tired of arguing over political ideologies? In this workshop, you can take a break from being ‘right’ and find out ways to move through diverse and conflicting perspectives in a productive and potentially enjoyable way. Take a weekend to linger in uncertainty rather than act in ways you already know. The Betzavta Method, designed to facilitate dialogue with youth in Israel-Palestine, is a method to relate the principles of democracy to everyday decision-making. The principles and concepts behind democracy—equality, freedom, majorities, minorities—are applied in the group context, allowing the individual to reflect on their role in a group.
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And keep your eyes out for more information coming soon on other great workshops… We continue to update this page with new programs. Let us know if you’d like to be on our e-mail list to receive updates… Hope to see you on the Hill sometime soon!
PAST PROGRAMS
2022 PROGRAMS
SPIRITUAL PRACTICES FOR RENEWAL
with Marcelle Martin and Philip Maurer
April 15-17, 2022 (Fri-Sun)
During this weekend retreat, we will experiment with a variety of approaches to prayer and meditation, including thanksgiving, intercession, healing prayer, mindfulness meditation, Centering Prayer, Grand Silence, meeting for worship, and prayer with images, music, and the body.
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2019-2020 PROGRAMS
WINTER FLOWERING: IN TOUCH WITH YOUR WHOLE SELF
Annual Year-End Silent Retreat
Joe Garren
December 29, 2019-January 1, 2020 (Sunday to Wednesday)
We are whole when we stop, look and listen with the winds, the stars and the hills. And we are strengthened when we do this together. We will celebrate and be part of the season’s simple wonders, starting again in a new direction within the Eternal cycle of creation.
Each person may engage in whatever combination of solitude and community time feels comfortable.
Activities are indoors and outdoors.
HOW TO DESIGN NATIVE HABITATS
for POLLINATORS, PEOPLE and the PLANET
co-sponsored with Greening Greenfield
Dr. Desiree L. Narango, Connor Stedman, and others
March 6-8, 2020
Hear from experts, work collaboratively on design projects, and enjoy the beautiful natural setting of Woolman Hill. Learn about and apply design approaches that will encourage pollinator and bird populations and the health of your backyard, your town, and your planet!
NURTURING FAITHFULNESS, August 2019-May 2020
Marcelle Martin and Hilary Burgin, core teachers;
Janet Hough, Anne Pomeroy, elder/mentors;
LVM Shelton and Jay O’Hara, guest teachers
Nine-month program with three residencies (by application)
NF is a multi-generational faith and leadership program designed to help Friends in New England explore ways to meet God more deeply, hone methods of discernment, reach for fuller faithfulness, and ultimately bring these gifts and strengthened abilities home to their local meetings and beyond.
2018-2019 PROGRAMS
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LEAVING EVERYTHING AT THE DOOR
Annual Year-end Silent Retreat
Aggie Mitchkoski
December 28-31, 2018
LISTENING CIRCLES FOR BUILDING RELATIONSHIP
AND TRANSFORMING CONFLICT
Heather Cook and Karen Reixach
January 25-27, 2019
COUPLE ENRICHMENT
Debbie & John Humphries
February 8-10, 2019
PARTNERS IN SPIRIT
A Quaker Mentoring Retreat (by application)
with Hilary Burgin, Nia Thomas and Friends
February 15-17, 2019
WRITING AS A SPIRITUAL PRACTICE
Emily Savin
March 8-10, 2019
EXPERIMENTS IN QUAKER WORSHIP: FORMS WITH LIFE!
Kristina Keefe-Perry and Jonathan Vogel-Borne
March 15-17, 2019
HANDWORK, HEARTWORK
Allison Randall
March 29-31, 2019
EXPLORING PRAYER AND MEDITATION
with Marcelle Martin
May 24-27, 2019 (Fri-Mon)
You can also browse through our other past offerings if you’re curious…