We hope you attend our Quarterly Gathering at Camas Friends Church on February 23-24, 2024 either in-person or on Zoom.
Camas Friends Church is at 1004 NE Fourth Ave, Camas, WA 98607. Here’s the Zoom Meeting ID: 859 4678 1632 or click on: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85946781632
The schedule for the gathering is:
Friday, February 23
6:00 -9:00 pm Intergenerational Game Night, including dinner. We'll play Dungeons and Dragons, but bring your own game if you'd rather play something else. Activities afterward for youth.
Saturday, February 24
9:00 to 10:00 am The Privilege of Doing Business as Quakers: A Talk by David Peyton, with Q & A and discussion. David’s goal is to help us think about what we and others do in meetings for business, and new directions we might want to take in our times together in meetings for business.
10:00 to 10:45 am Music and worship led by Mike Meskell, Matt & Jo Boswell
10:45 to 11:00 am Break
11:00 to 12:00 pm Meeting for worship for the conduct of business
12:00 to 1:00 pm Lunch
12:45 to 2:00 pm Optional forest walk. Jo Boswell will take us on a 1.8 mile walk from Camas Friends up into the Lacamas Creek Trail to the bridge over the creek and back to CFC. Expect lots of mud, ups and downs, a bit of narrow but also plenty of wide. Questions? Email registrar@scymf.org.
2:00 to 5:00 pm Continuation of business session
Topics for meeting for business include:
● Proposed Minute in Support of Palestinian People and Ceasefire
● Barclay Press report
● Brief up-date on Kake, Alaska, response to our contribution
● Nurture of Ministry news
● Faith & Practice proposed values statements
● Financial Statements up-date
● Gathering Committee Annual Session planning
● Closing Announcements
Read Advance documents here.
Other things to know:
Childcare will be available for all children up to the age of 11 or 12.
Activities for youth include game night on Friday. On Saturday, youth will attend the first workshop and discussion with adults. Then guest speaker Paul Hoard will lead the youth in a workshop on Board Games and Mental Health (or Board Games and Celtic Spirituality, or both). Paul is an Associate Professor of Counseling Psychology at The Seattle School of Theology and Psychology. In the afternoon the youth will work on a service project at Camas Friends.
Our noon meal will have choices for vegans, vegetarians and people with gluten sensitivities.