Opening Retreat

Ministry and Pastoral Care Committee sponsors a retreat each year-Monday afternoon through Tuesday lunch to help prepare individuals for the business meetings of Annual Session. This year Lamar Matthew and Frank Massey are facilitating the retreat. This will be a time of worship, study, prayer, and discernment. Look for more information on the web site and in your confirmation packets.

Transportation

A bus provided by Sandy Spring Friends School will be available to transport Friends to and from the gathering on Tuesday and Sunday. The cost for a round trip between Sandy Spring and JMU will be $20 per person. (Other stops in the metro area may be available; it will depend on the needs of those who register.) Contact the office to reserve a space or for more information.

What To Do When You Arrive

Please stop at the Information Desk as soon as you arrive at College Center. Volunteers there can give you a parking permit (required if you park a car on campus), answer questions, and direct you to the Registration Desk or to other activities.

Registration Hours

Monday: 12:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m.

Tuesday: 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. & 9:00 p,m.-9:30 p.m.

Wednesday through Saturday: 1:15 p.m.-2:00 p.m., 5:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m., and 9:00 p.m.-9:30 p.m.

Sunday: after Meeting for Worship, about noon.

In addition, the Registration Desk will be open daily from 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. for the purchase of lunch meal tickets only.

If you arrive when the Registration Desk is not open, feel free to join the scheduled adult activities until the next registration time.

Children must visit the Registration Desk before they can join the children's program. They must remain in the care of their parents/guardians until they do so.

Coffee House

Young Friends host this annual event each Saturday night at BYM from 9:15 (after the Carey Lecture) to midnight. All Friends are welcome to share their amazing talents (musical, poetic, dramatic, or weird). After a hard week of meetings, sleep loss, and too much ice cream, this is an opportunity for Friends to laugh, cry, and sing together. Donuts, fruit, hot and cold drinks, and other snacks are served. Sign up sheets will be posted around the campus. This year we will design the talent show so that younger children, parents, and those wishing to sleep before midnight can have earlier slots.