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Fall Programs at Pendle Hill
September 5–7, 2008
Faithful, Effective Work for Peace and Justice
Fourth Annual Retreat for Clerks and Members of Peace and Social Concerns Commitees
Speakers include Mary Lord, Kathy Guthrie, Clinton Pettus, Scilla Wahrhaftig, Joan Broadfield and Kristina Keefe-Perry
Refresh your spirit for a renewed commitment to a world free from want and war. Learn from each other and representatives of Quaker organizations that daily seek peace, justice, and sustainability. Share ideas, information, and strategies for a year of faithful – and effective – work for peace and justice. Presented by American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL), Quaker Earthcare Witness, Quaker Initiative to End Torture (QUIT), and Pendle Hill.
Register online or via phone at (800) 742-3150, ext. 3 (US only) or (610) 566-4507, ext. 3 (worldwide).
For information on Pendle Hill and the other programs we offer, visit our website at www.pendlehill.org or call (800) 742-3150, ext. 3 (US only) or (610) 566-4507, ext. 3 (worldwide).
October 10-12, 2008
Youth Workers Training Retreat
a weekend workshop with Kri Burkander and Lisa Graustein
This fast-paced, fully experiential workshop is a chance for new and current youth workers to build their skills and expand their repertoire of games, activities, and responses to common youth issues. Each session will combine activities to take back home along with the underlying theory and pedagogy behind their effectiveness. We will explore explicitly issues of community building, child safety, working with challenging youth, group dynamics, and program development through games, activities, worship, and discussion. Whether you staff a Yearly Meeting program or work with your monthly meeting youth, this retreat will give you the tools, theory, and skills needed to run a safe, dynamic, and Spirit-nurturing youth program.
Register online or via phone at (800) 742-3150, ext. 3 (US only) or (610) 566-4507, ext. 3 (worldwide).
For information on Pendle Hill and the other programs we offer, visit our website at www.pendlehill.org or call (800) 742-3150, ext. 3 (US only) or (610) 566-4507, ext. 3 (worldwide).
October 19–23, 2008
Just North of Slavery: The African American Experience in Southern Pennsylvania
a short course with Christopher Densmore, Nancy V. Webster, Emma Lapsansky-Werner, Amanda Kemp, and others
Situated just north of the Mason-Dixon Line that separated slave states from free, Philadelphia was a hotbed of abolitionist activities. Farming communities in the border counties of Delaware, Chester, and Lancaster provided work and community life for free African Americans and those who had escaped enslavement.
As fall comes to southern Pennsylvania, enjoy lectures with accomplished historians; guided visits to the Underground Railroad Museum, historic Quaker meetinghouses, African American churches, and scenes of the Christiana Resistance; and a live performance of Show Me the Franklins by Amanda Kemp.
Register online or via phone at (800) 742-3150, ext. 3 (US only) or (610) 566-4507, ext. 3 (worldwide).
For information on Pendle Hill and the other programs we offer, visit our website at www.pendlehill.org or call (800) 742-3150, ext. 3 (US only) or (610) 566-4507, ext. 3 (worldwide).
October 24–26, 2008
Walt Whitman’s Democratic Spirituality
a weekend workshop with Michael Robertson
Walt Whitman is not only America ’s greatest poet but also author of some of the most beautiful and profound spiritual poetry in the English language. Inspired by transcendentalism and Quakerism, Whitman’s poetry offers an inclusive, democratic spirituality that reaches out equally to women and men, whites and blacks, gays and straights. This workshop will focus on Whitman’s masterpiece, "Song of Myself," and will also offer opportunities to write your own spiritual poetry.
Register online or via phone at (800) 742-3150, ext. 3 (US only) or (610) 566-4507, ext. 3 (worldwide).
For information on Pendle Hill and the other programs we offer, visit our website at www.pendlehill.org or call (800) 742-3150, ext. 3 (US only) or (610) 566-4507, ext. 3 (worldwide).
October 31–November 2, 2008
Inquirers' Weekend: An Introduction To Quakerism
a weekend workshop with Helen Garay Toppins and Thomas Swain
Ready to take a closer look at Quakerism? Join fellow seekers for a deeper grounding in the basics of Quaker faith and practice and how they connect to your spiritual journey. In the relaxed atmosphere of Pendle Hill, there will be opportunities for worship, discussion, sharing, and questions. We welcome all – new members, long-time Friends seeking a fresh start, and anyone interested in an introduction to Quakerism.
Register online or via phone at (800) 742-3150, ext. 3 (US only) or (610) 566-4507, ext. 3 (worldwide).
For information on Pendle Hill and the other programs we offer, visit our website at www.pendlehill.org or call (800) 742-3150, ext. 3 (US only) or (610) 566-4507, ext. 3 (worldwide).
November 7–9, 2008
Joyful, Quakerly and Carbon Neutral
a weekend of prayerful discovery with Patricia McBee
How can our Quaker spiritual tradition and our Quaker testimonies show us ways to greater integrity in our relationship with the earth? What are some practical steps we can undertake right now to live in joyful harmony with the rest of the biosphere? We will think, pray, and play as we seek together for the next steps on the path.
Register online or via phone at (800) 742-3150, ext. 3 (US only) or (610) 566-4507, ext. 3 (worldwide).
For information on Pendle Hill and the other programs we offer, visit our website at www.pendlehill.org or call (800) 742-3150, ext. 3 (US only) or (610) 566-4507, ext. 3 (worldwide).
November 14–16, 2008
Clerking: Serving the Community with Joy and Confidence
a weekend workshop with Arthur Larrabee
In this popular workshop, consider: how to develop a philosophy of clerking, techniques of good clerking, the fundamentals of a Quaker meeting for business, how to make meetings for business more truly meetings for worship, what a "sense of the meeting" is and where to look for it, distinguishing political and spiritual statements, and ways to deal with humanly difficult questions, issues, and decisions.
Register online or via phone at (800) 742-3150, ext. 3 (US only) or (610) 566-4507, ext. 3 (worldwide).
For information on Pendle Hill and the other programs we offer, visit our website at www.pendlehill.org or call (800) 742-3150, ext. 3 (US only) or (610) 566-4507, ext. 3 (worldwide).
December 5–7, 2008
Claiming Our Peace Testimony
a weekend workshop with Mary Lord
Investigate the spiritual roots of Quaker peacemaking, share personal peace journeys, and explore the rich heritage of Quaker experiments and experience as peacemakers. What does the peace testimony mean for us today – for our personal lives, our meetings, and the wider world? Is it practical? Have we made a difference?
Register online or via phone at (800) 742-3150, ext. 3 (US only) or (610) 566-4507, ext. 3 (worldwide).
For information on Pendle Hill and the other programs we offer, visit our website at www.pendlehill.org or call (800) 742-3150, ext. 3 (US only) or (610) 566-4507, ext. 3 (worldwide).
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