People of Color Retreat

Friends of Color and their immediate family members are invited to a retreat immediately prior to the 2013 FGC Gathering. This retreat is for Gathering attenders only.  Keep reading to find out more about:

Why a Retreat
Where and When
Cost
How to Register
Invite a Friend
Retreat Organizers

Why a Retreat

Friends of Color are a small population in the Religious Society of Friends in the U.S. and Canada, and at the Gathering.  Experience indicates that the better we know each other, the better we can support each other throughout the year and at the Gathering.  This Retreat is a new experiment in strengthening multigenerational  community as a resource for the Gathering and beyond.

Programming will include adults and adolescents. There will be special programming for middle schoolers, and childcare for younger children.

During our time together over the weekend we will build our community through:

• Mutual support and sharing
• Worship
• Sharing why Quakerism is important to us
• Identifying ways to support each other throughout the week of the Gathering
• Discussing how we can share our experience at the Gathering with our meetings

Where and When

Retreat participants will be housed in University of Northern Colorado dorms according to their Gathering housing requests. The retreat starts with dinner on Friday June 28 and continues until lunch on Sunday June 30.  Friends are encouraged to arrive Friday, and are welcome to join the retreat whenever they arrive on campus.  Friends with Junior Gathering or other responsibilities on Sunday may need to leave the retreat early.

Cost

The cost of meals and basic housing ($30/night for adults) is covered by a grant from the Lindley Murray Fund.  Singles or private baths will incur an extra fee that will be covered by the registrant.

How to Register

When you register for the Gathering, choose the “Pre-Gathering People of Color Retreat.”  Do NOT order pre-Gathering meals, these will be provided by the retreat.

Invite a Friend

Are you planning on attending the retreat?  Invite a friend to join you.

Retreat Organizers

 FGC Committee for Nurturing Ministries Ministry on Racism Program.  If you have further questions,  please contact Vanessa Julye vanessaj@fgcquaker.org