SAYF NEWS
Our Nurturing business meeting started with the Young
Friends query,
"How do you create and nurture community?" Then we reflected on
the
work we did in August defining "The State of SAYF." We assessed
our
successes, what changes or ideas we have put into action but
aren't
complete, and what things we have yet to implement. It was a
weekend
of nurturing each other and facing the inevitable changes that
will happen
when 5 of our 9 nurturers graduate this year. Friends were tender
with
each other with an underlying sense of ease and deep community.
The Worship Journals from our January 2023 retreat in
Atlanta and our
February NCSCSC retreat have been added to our Epistles
page, keeping
good company with all the many journals from previous SAYF
retreats.
The Next Retreat of our 2022-23
Season will be taking place
March 24-26, 2023 in the beautiful and rustic surroundings
of the Arthur Morgan School and Celo Friends Meeting.
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Lead FAN:
Mari Otha <otha.mari@gmail.com>
Planners:
Celo/AMS Young Friends
March 24-26 Celo/AMS Retreat Cover Page
March
24-26 Celo/AMS Retreat Registration
Directions to Celo & Arthur Morgan School
Covid
Guidelines for Retreats (revised) **
SAYF
Medical Release Form (2023)
SAYF
Community Guidelines (2022-23)
** 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 as we welcome
new
lights to our community, 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.
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