Piedmont
Friends Fellowship
A Listing of Events Organized by PFF
Piedmont Friends Fellowship (PFF), affiliated with Friends General Conference (FGC), is a collective of Friends Meetings and Worship Groups in NC that gathers for worship, fun, fellowship, and sharing of messages from the Inner Light in the spirit of Friends' quarterly meetings. The organization was founded in 1968 out of a need for meetings to come together and to address issues and concerns in a wider Quaker forum. Annually PFF develops one or two workshops, a weekend family retreat, and through its youth committee, retreats for middle and high-school age young Friends. At all of these gatherings, the underlying goal is to nurture the spirit within each of us as we share with new and old Friends. For more information you can contact Jim Bartow at jbartow@email.unc.edu.
Affiliated Meetings and Worship Groups:
Boone, Chapel Hill, Charlotte, Davidson, Durham, Fayetteville, Friendship, New Garden, Raleigh, Wilkes County, and Winston-Salem
Reports from Recent Gatherings of PFF
Link to Report from the Central Committee Visitor to Piedmont Friends Fellowship 05/2002 gathering
Retreat /Workshop/Event Information:
"Building Community: Among Friends" / PFF Spring Retreat, April 25-27, 2008, at New Hope Camp in Chapel Hill (http://www.NEWHOPECCC)
Program and Registration form and details: WORD VERSION, PDF VERSION
A Parental Permission Form (two pages) is available for PFF events to be attended by kids.
It's not only FGC registration time - It's PFF/quaker lake time as well. Attached
is the flyer and registration form. Warning: For some reason, it's 3 pages long.
The last page is blank, I just can't get it to disappear. You can print just
pages 1-2 and be fine. Also note that depending on your printer, some margins
and column breaks may move. Feel free to adjust if needed.
And one more note - in the description section there is a request that people
are interested in speaking about a ministry should contact Sheela or Marian
(see below). Please do encourage people in your meeting to consider this.
Individuals of our Meetings who will speak in small-group settings about their
leadings into their particular ministry, examples might include healing, teaching,
social justice work, arts, etc.
If you are interested in speaking about your particular ministry contact: Sheela
Repoley (srepoley@carolina.rr.com]) or Marian Beane (mebeane@email.unc.edu)
The weekend will provide opportunity for both group and individual reflection on the challenges and opportunities for living our lives with integrity when facing discrimination and how we encourage one another in this journey. There will be program activities on the theme for adults, youth, and younger children as well as opportunities for intergenerational activities. Child care will be available during program times.
Bring with you:
*Copies of "Rise Up Singing," hymnals, or other song books
*Your favorite version of the Bible
*Your own bed linens, towels and a cloth napkin
* An open heart and mind
* Everyone is requested to bring a snack (chips, fruit, cookies) that can be
shared by all. There will be a sign-up sheet for retreat "chores."
Please sign up when you arrive. We need everyone's help.
PFF website: www.rtpnet.org/friends/PFF.htm
Quaker Lake website: http://www.ncym-fum.org/qlc
Full Weekend - per adult*
Food and Lodging -- $45.00 (2 nights) $35.00 (1 night)
Registration - $6 ( Registration fee waived for forms received before May 1st)
Daily Rate: Each adult meal - $6
Make checks payable to: Piedmont Friends Fellowship
*(no charge for those under 18)
Financial Assistance to attend: PFF will match your meeting's assistance.
Please send in your reservations soon-early-bird deadline is May 1, 2007.
Friday
5:00 Registration
6:00 Potluck - Bring a dish to share
7:00 Parent/Teen meeting
7:30 Welcome/Intergenerational Activity
8:30 Singing - Bring Songbooks
Saturday
7:30 Breakfast
8:30 All Parents Meeting
9:00 Adult and Children's Program
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Adult and Children's Program
3:00 Free time for walking, conversing, Informal games, quiet time
4:30 Meeting for Worship Outdoors)
5:30 Dinner
7:30 Folk Dancing & other indoor/outdoor activity
Sunday
7:30 Breakfast
9:00 Meeting for Worship
10:15 PFF Annual Meeting for Business
11:15 Lunch
12:15 Clean-up, followed by PFF representative meeting
Youth Epistles from the PFF Quaker Lake Gathering 2005
Epistle from Middle School:
Jake Keplinger and Jaret Wicker presented the following report:
Today we were reptile and mammals. To illustrate the reptile, we walked really, really slow.
This was supposed to make us aware of our body movement. When we did this, we walked in and around
the picnic shelter and breathed slowly while feeling the motion of our feet.
Then we simulated mammals by being aware of our feelings. We did this by walking slowly through
the picnic shelter and analyzing how it made us feel.
Then we talked about how feelings affect our actions, and anger makes us violent.
In response to questions, they reported that favorite activities were the climbing tower and
the wise mind exercise. Members of PFF commended them for their work on the Saturday lunch.
Epistle from High School:
James Bartow, jr. presented the following report:
On Mother's Day weekend, fourteen teenagers and four adults got together at Quaker Lake
for a retreat in Climax, North Carolina. On Friday night, we had a talent show around a
campfire to get to know one another, which a lot of people enjoyed. On Saturday, we went
on the ropes course and in the lake. Also at night, we had a bonfire, when Chuck Fager
told everyone Quaker ghost stories. Soon, everyone was telling their own stories.
In between all of the organized activities, everyone had a chance to play different games,
such as duck duck goose and basketball. As a group, we are all looking forward to seeing
each other next year.
Other PFF Meetings and Sites:
Boone Friends Meeting
Chapel Hill Friends Meeting: http://rtpnet.org/chfm/
Charlotte Friends Meeting: http://www.charlottefriendsmeeting.org/
Davison Friends Meeting: http://davidson.quaker.org
Durham Friends Meeting: http://ncymc.org/ymmm.html#DURHAM
Fayetteville Friends Meeting: http://ncymc.org/ymmm.html#FAYETT
Friendship Friends Meeting: http://ncymc.org/friendship/
New Garden Friends Meeting: http://www.ngfm.org/
Raleigh Friends Meeting: http://rtpnet.org/friends/
Wilkes County Friends Meeting
Numerous other Quaker resources are available on the Internet through www.quaker.org.
PFF is a supporter of Quaker House.
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