Fall 2004 Silent Retreat
True silence...is to the spirit what sleep is to
the body, nourishment and refreshment.
William Penn, 1699
Is your spirit in need of nourishment and refreshment? Come to
the Baltimore Yearly Meeting Silent Retreat at Dayspring. We will
keep the silence from Friday evening until after worship on Monday,
enjoying the beauty of God’s creation, reading, walking, resting,
finding our own rhythms, listening for the Still Small Voice.
- SPONSOR: Baltimore Yearly Meeting Pastoral Care Committee
- FACILITATOR: Jean Christianson (or another Friend who feels
so led?)
- WHERE: Dayspring Retreat Center, 11301 Neelsville Church Rd.,
Germantown, MD 20876 (301-428-9348)
- ARRIVAL: 4:30-7:00 p.m. Friday. (Dinner at 7 p.m.)
- DEPARTURE: 2:00 p.m. Monday.
- COST: $210. The fee covers 9 meals, bed linens, blankets,
towels and washcloth.
- REGISTRATION DEADLINE: September 24 (if not filled earlier).
Minimum number is 9 participants. Maximum is 18. Please register
as early as possible. Friends will be enrolled in the order in
which checks are received.
Bring a Bible, Friends writings or other devotional literature,
toilet articles, washcloth, casual clothes, walking shoes, and
a flashlight.
Questions? Call Jean Christianson at 410-544-1912 (jschristianson@cs.com)
or call Nan Elsbree @ 410- 647-3519 (skyelb@comcast.net).
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