Rediscovering the
Beloved Community
Vassalboro Quarter Fall Gathering
Sept. 9 -10, 2011  Friends Camp, China, ME
SCHEDULE
Friday, Sept. 9
5:00-6:00 P.M. Arrival
6:00 – 8:00 P.M. Dinner
7:00-9:00 Intergenerational Evening Activities
Saturday, Sept. 10
7:00-8:00 A.M. Early Worship
8:00-9:00 A.M. Breakfast
9:00-9:45 A.M. Worship in song Gathering the Community ~ Musicians, please bring your instruments!

10:00-11:00 A.M. SESSION I – INWARD (focusing on Monthly Meeting Communities)
What experiences in your meeting (events/tasks/challenges) have given and give you an especially strong sense of vital community and how does the strengthening happen?

11:15 A.M.-12:15 P.M. SESSION II – OUTWARD (focusing on Community beyond the Monthly Meeting)
What helps us as individuals to connect with others of faith outside of our Monthly Meeting to sustain us spiritually and to support us in our outreach to the larger world?

12:15- 3:00 P.M. – LUNCH and Free Time – Groups of Concern (e.g., Support for Ramallah, Maine
Policies Regarding Native Americans, Spiritual Nurture, etc.) may choose to gather at this time.

3:00– 4:30 P.M. – Meeting for Worship for Business and Worship Sharing which will focus on the themes raised during the Gathering

4:30 – 5:30 P.M. Meeting for Worship

5:30 P.M. – DINNER - followed by clean up and goodbyes.

Cabins and bunks or camping available for all
(If you need or would prefer different accommodations, Friends from Vassalboro Monthly Meeting can offer hospitality. Please contact Sharon Salmon: 207-589-3212)

Registration deadline: August 31, 2011
Contact: Charlie Hudson (207-3212)
P.O. Box 99,
Liberty, ME 04949.
loghouse@fairpoint.net

PLEASE REGISTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO HELP US PLAN FOR LODGING AND MEALS.