Events Calendar

Oxford Friends Meeting will host the Third Month 2015 session of Nottingham Quarterly Meeting at the Oxford Meeting House from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm. Contact Doug Eaby, Clerk. (717-786-7810 or jpaby@epix.net)

The JYF con (for 6th to 8th graders) of the year will be at Richmond Friends Meeting. Please arrive at 10 am with sleeping bag, pad, pillow, change of clothes and toiletries. The theme for this and all weekends during the 2014-15 school year will be 'Sense of Self'. For information, contact Alison Duncan. (301-774-7663) Please remember that the deadline to register and be guaranteed a slot is one week before the conference (March 6). Any one registering after that date will be placed on a waiting list and may not be able to attend. Please note that the location had been previously announced as being at Richmond Friends Meeting. The current location is The Clearing, 13941 Genito Road, Richmond, Virginia.

Get to know Yearly Meeting Committees and Friends from other Meetings! Be a part of important decision making. Join Friends for morning committee meetings and the afternoon’s Interim Business Meeting. Patapsco Friends Meeting is hosting the Sixth Month Interim Meeting. Friends will begin gathering at 10:00 am. Lunch will be provided, and the afternoon Business Meeting will be held with dinner following the rise of Meeting. Check the www.bym-rsf.org for more information.

Come explore the rich blessings of visiting among Friends. Friends of all sorts, in all places, near and far - and see how this ancient practice is evolving and gaining new vitality. You are invited to the Annual Travelers Retreat, sponsored by the Baltimore Yearly Meeting Intervisitation Program. The Retreat will begin at 12:30 pm and conclude at 4:00. All are welcome, including those who have traveled among Friends, inside or outside of the Yearly Meeting, including those who have traveled on behalf of Yearly Meeting committees; those who have simply visited Meetings or those who have traveled with a concern, shared a ministry, or offered workshops; those who think they might like to travel among Friends; members of clearness/support committees for travelers; those who have hosted or would like to host visitors; and other interested Friends. For more information or to register, see http://intervisitation.bym-rsf.net/ or call 626-QUAKERS.

The first part of the Timber Stand Improvement work at Catoctin has been completed and it is time for us to come out help the forest begin its renewal. We would like to plant about 450 trees at three different sites at Catoctin and we could use a little help! Some of these trees will be the new, blight resistant American Chestnuts (see below). We will gather around 9 am at Catoctin and plant trees until we run out! This will also be a great time to do some spring cleaning helping to get camp opened up, checking out the early wild flowers and enjoying the property in general. Since the kitchen and bathhouses may not be 100% open and ready for use yet we will not be staying overnight but we will have sandwiches, fruit, snacks and drinks available at lunch time.