Please join us for the annual Richmond Friends Meeting Spring Retreat on Memorial Day Weekend, May 27 – 29, 2022!  Our theme this year is Enlighten Up!  In last month’s announcement, we told you a little about how Barb Adams and Mary Fran Hughes McIntyre will lead us in convening a Council of All Beings.  Some of the elements that will make up this activity and experience will include:   

• Taking on the persona of another being and (perhaps) making simple masks
• An exploration of our connections to the natural world around us through our senses, guided exploration, and small group sharing
• Sharing the difficulties and strengths of the beings we are embodyingWe expect this to be a fun and fulfilling multigenerational activity for those (roughly) ages 6 and up

As mentioned in last month’s newsletter, after two years of virtual retreats, Spring Retreat will be back, in person, at The Clearing this year!  This means we will be planning for food preparation as well as programming.  It will be especially important for Friends to register so that we can plan for your participation.

One thing we did not mention in the May newsletter announcement is that there will be programming for younger children, but in order to plan for that, we do need to know that your children are coming!  Please be sure to register and let us know so we can plan for them as well as you.  We will also provide childcare, but we will need to know children will be at the retreat in order to arrange for adequate childcare.

There will be no fee to attend this year’s retreat, although donations are welcome.  Please use this link to fill out our very brief registration form: https://bit.ly/RFMRetreat2022.  We look forward to seeing you there!

Any questions can be directed to Ted Heck at 804-726-1056 or ted.heck@vdh.virginia.gov.