Welcome to Baltimore Yearly Meeting!
Baltimore Yearly Meeting builds and nurtures a strong and vibrant Quaker community across the Mid-Atlantic. We seek to build community, grow in the life of the spirit, discern right action, and bear witness in the world. BYM includes Quaker meetings in parts of Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia. The BYM Office, located in Sandy Spring, MD, provides technical support to local Quaker Meetings and opportunities for Quakers in our region to work, play, serve, learn, and grow spiritually together as Friends.
What About Prayer?
What does it mean to pray? To hold in the Light?
In these times we know, most of all, that we need to connect to the source of presence and love that guides and grounds us.
There are many forms of prayer – come share and learn from other Friends as we seek to "sink down to the seed."
The retreat will begin with supper at 6 o’clock on Friday followed by our opening circle. There will be two sessions on Saturday (morning and afternoon) with an evening of festive fellowship and singing. Our Sunday morning session will be followed by Meeting for Worship and lunch. Departure is immediately after lunch.
Retreat participants will receive a detailed welcome email and pre-retreat exercise about one week before the retreat. If you have questions as the retreat nears, please contact the program registrar, Amy Schmaljohn, at amy@schmaljohn.com.
Registration closes Monday, April 13. Note that Shepherd’s Spring has fewer rooms than we are used to at Claggett; most are doubles. If everyone gets a single (some using a double as a single), we have room for only 24 people (plus campers and those opting for the cabin). Please consider this in making your lodging selections. See the registration form for more information on the lodging options, Register today!
Spiritual nurture funds are available through both local Meetings and through the Yearly Meeting. The retreat welcomes all of us who seek a deeper life in and with Spirit.
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