SAYF NEWS
Our Young Friends, FANs and 13 graduating seniors at the 2022
SAYF
at SAYMA retreat brilliantly adapted to some last minute venue
space
challenges to ensure that our Warren Wilson weekend lived up to
it's
full potential for Extra Awesomeness! The joys were further
elevated
by having at least a dozen Young Adult Friends attending SAYMA
this
year, most of whom were SAYF alumni (of course). The presence of
so
many younger Quakers provided new levels of diversity for this
year's
revived SAYMA sessions and retreat, and brought new levels of
awesome
to Saturday's inter-generational games event! Huge
appreciation goes out
to our three alumni co-lead FANs, Laura Kelley and Levi & Ian
Saderholm,
whose facilitation of the retreat and support for an over extended
Lead FAN,
retiring veteran Aaron Ruscetta, was truly invaluable.
-- Worship Journals from the SAYF at SAYMA retreat have been
posted to
the Epistles Page,
along with a page of pictures showing the blooming
sunflowers
that March retreat SAYFers planted in honor of the Ukranian
people. Special thanks to Mari Ohta for thoughtfully taking
and sharing
the photos of the Celo Community Garden.
The SAYF 2022-23 Season will
begin with our end of Summer
NURTURING, STEERING & SUPPORT COMMITTEES RETREAT
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August 19-21, in person at Swannanoa Friends Meeting House
(plus hybrid via Zoom)
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Lead FAN & Clerk of Steering Committee:
Jennifer Dickie
<jenniferdickie01@gmail.com>
August 19-21 Swannanoa NCSCSC Retreat Cover Page
August
19-21 Swannanoa NCSCSC Retreat Registration
Directions
to Swannanoa Friends Meeting
REVISED
202203 Covid-19 Guidelines for Retreats **
SAYF
Medical Release Form
SAYF
Community Guidelines (2021)
** HEALTH SAFETY
REMINDERS FOR RETREAT ATTENDERS **
Please read and observe revised Covid guidelines (above)
for
in-person SAYF retreats.
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Additional Connections for our
SAYFers:
-- The April 2021 retreat inspired us to capture the
historic
Young Friends Book Recommendations posted as graffiti in
the AFM High School room. Photos
are Here, and the page
includes links to epic photos from SAYF white water
rafting
adventures, 2010-2014.
-- To help us all stay better connected during these times
of Virtual gatherings, SAYFers are asked to please add or
confirm their contact info and preferences via this online
SAYFer
Contact Form
-- We continue to invite "anytime" worship journal writing
as another way to stay in touch with our SAYF spirit and
your inner light. Journal Submissions will
be published to
our EPISTLES
page as they are submitted via email to:
Autumn Woodward <awesomeSAYFers@gmail.com>
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DONATIONS:
Retreat attenders, parents and Friends of SAYF are invited
to
make tax deductible contributions to this
teen program of the
Southern Appalachian Yearly meeting and Association
(SAYMA)
Gifts are especially helpful this year, as explained in
our
2021
Donation Request Letter.
Last updated 2022.08.05