We’ve received the following letter from New England Yearly Meeting regarding Youth Retreats.

Back to school greetings to you! As Yearly Meeting youth program staff we write to you today in hopes you can help ensure that as many Friends as possible know about our Quaker youth retreats.  Could you share this message with Friends in your meeting?

New England Quakers have been blessed with spiritually robust, well attended, and much-loved year-round youth programs. Among our most cherished ministries, our weekend youth retreats offer a meaningful opportunity for Quaker youth to connect with peers, experience loving community, and grow in their faith. Our retreats are fun, centering, playful, grounded, youth-centered spaces for Quaker and Quaker-curious youth.

Are there families or individuals in your meeting who might be interested but don’t know about retreats (or don’t know where to find the details)? If so, the best way to stay in the loop about youth retreats is to subscribe to receive updates for the age group(s) of interest at https://neym.org/newsletter-signup. You can also read basic information about retreats on our website here.

Attached is an electronic version of postcards with the retreat calendar and information about our programs for elementary, middle, and high school youth (Junior Yearly Meeting, Junior High Yearly Meeting, and Young Friends). If you would like physical copies mailed to your meetinghouse for distribution email Kara Price (kara@neym.org). These postcards will be sent directly to families who already participate in our retreats.

Thank you for reading, spreading the word, and helping to make the upcoming retreat year a wonderful one.

Warmly,

Xinef Afriam, Teen & Outreach Ministries Coordinator (Xinef@neym.org)

Kara Price, Children & Family Ministries Coordinator (Kara@neym.org)

Nia Thomas, Program Director (Nia@neym.org)