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I have been privileged to see something wonderful. Something I knew could be possible, but have waited my whole life to be part of. I have seen groups of people cutting through the years of polite estrangements, suspicions, and judgments. I have seen them drop all that energy we carry about what is right, wrong, what needs/must be done. I have seen them let go of their agendas and give them to Jesus to make something of it all.

I have seen folks simply tell the truth together. Not so much the truth of what they think, but the truth of what is under that. “I am afraid that....” “I was so hurt....” “I get angry when....” “I need....” “I have judged you....” “I have felt the weight of your judgment....” “I don’t know what to do....” “We don’t know what to do. We are stuck....”

I have seen folks gather around the truth of one another in new and compassionate ways. I have seen folks seeing things in a new light and asking forgiveness for things both immense and small. I have seen folks and groups forgive one another and be reconciled in authentic and lasting ways. I have seen unsolvable problems be released to Jesus’ wise unfoldings and see new answers emerge. I have seen folks in opposition just come and be with one another in sustained prayer and care for one another’s ache to be faith-ful. I have seen fresh starts for churches and yearly meetings. My heart has leapt for joy that the good news of the gospel is as astounding as it sounds. God wants to do work in our churches that is far more radical and transformative than organizational c

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and theological rearrangements. God wants to make us a vibrant people. A radiant witness to the world that Jesus is come—and none of us are the same again.

I have also seen the moment of tenderness come and folks stomp out the fragile shoots of Jesus’ invitation to come, sit, be, let him work the miracle. I’ve seen the open hearts trampled by those who felt no need for the humble invitation because they knew they were right. I have seen folks rush right past God’s invitation because they were unwilling to wait in ambiguity. I’ve seen folks get scared and scurry back to the safety of organizational structures and analysis. I’ve seen folks experience the sweet taste of God’s healing among them and then forget to put their rock of remem-brance down—and in time they simply slid back into business as usual. I’ve seen folks shunt God’s visitation aside as a one-time experi-ence rather than the abiding space of God’s people.

And yet...I now know what is possible. And I thirst for it. I yearn for this to be the beloved face of Northwest Yearly Meeting. I know it changes the world. I have learned some helpful steps of how any gathered group can make space for Jesus to come and make something wonderful of us.

Jan Wood is a former pastor, a teacher, ad-ministrator, author, and gifted minister; called to writing and speaking, organizational consult-ing, and spiritual direc-tion. She also currently directs GoodNews Associates.

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God wants to do work in our churches that is far more radical and transformative than organizational and

theological rearrange-ments. God wants to

make us a vibrant peo-ple. A radiant witness to the world that Jesus is come—and none of us are the same again.

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New Beginnings

“Forgiveness is not forgetting; it’s actually remembering—remem-bering and not using your right to hit back. It’s a second chance for a new beginning. And the remembering part is particularly important. Especially if you don’t want to repeat what happened.” –Desmond Tutu

Last October I had the opportunity to join a team of facilitators from the Jakarta Theological Seminary who hosted a workshop for church leaders in Toraja, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. The purpose of the workshop was to offer practical skills in conflict resolution with which churches could empower their congregations. Dur-ing one session the leaders shared with us how the community typically resolves conflicts. This involves bringing members of the community together to spill the blood of an animal and share the meat. The community elder(s) determines who brings what elements for the ceremony (typically the offender provides the animal) and through the process the conflict is reconciled.

They shared that, in actuality, the process seldom creates recon-ciliation. Instead, the conflict becomes latent and bubbles under the surface. The ritual helps, but falls short of truly creating a new beginning. Likewise, in our own contexts there are many rituals or methods that create a false sense of reconciliation.

The quote at the beginning of this article is a great description of how I understand reconciliation. Reconciliation is the inten-tional process of creating a new beginning through intentional sacrifice and learning from our past experiences. It requires great courage and sacrifice, recognizing the need for resolution, peace and rights, justice, and restoring relationships when they have been broken. Reconciliation takes responsibility for contributions to the brokenness, while creating a new beginning by accept-ing the wrongdoers back into community. Unlike spilling blood, reconciliation is not forgive and forget, but rather requires us to acknowledge and restore.

Christ died to reconcile people with God. If we acknowledge our wrong, Christ’s sacrifice can help restore our relationship with God. The Bible is clear this was not easy for him and he even begged God for another way. The truth in this is wonderfully complicated and overly simple at the same time. We live in a world full of broken relationships, whether between family and friends, or countries and cultures.

Christ made a difficult choice to reconcile us to God. What choices can we make to help reconcile with those with whom we have broken relationships?

Dwight Burton is a software developer/project manager by trade and a peacebuilder by passion! He studied Conflict Transformation at Eastern Mennonite University, where he met his future wife, Monik Kadarmanto. They are currently residing in Indonesia.

by Dwight Burton, North Valley Friends

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Friends Leadership Program

It has been four years since the Friends Leadership Program (FLP) began at George Fox University. Do you know what that means?

This spring we graduated our first class of FLP students!

It is difficult to believe that four years ago this program was beginning with a group of students, a new director (me!), support from George Fox and NWYM – but not much else!

And now we are sending out a group of students to live in ways that connect their deepest desires with the world’s great needs.

The final piece of each student’s involvement in the FLP is to create something that tangibly addresses a need they experienced during their time at Fox. As a way of letting NWYM catch of glimpse of what these students have been noticing, I’d like to share with you a few of their projects.

Emily-Grace Cropper (North Valley): One of the lessons Emily-Grace has learned during her time at George Fox is that the lan-guage we use to describe God can often limit the fullness of God. Emily-Grace noticed that during our community chapel times, the songs we sang always referred to God with masculine pronouns. And so she created a short study that engages Scripture, theol-ogy and human experience for our chapel bands to complete at the beginning of each year.

by Jamie Johnson, George Fox University Friends Leadership Program director

Jamie is director of the Friends Leadership Program at George Fox University. He is blessed to spend time dream-ing with people about what it means to follow Christ as a Quaker. He is married to Erin, a social worker and mother extraordinaire, and together they have the joy of raising three children.

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Luke Pritchard (Cherry Grove): Early on during his time at George Fox, Luke rec-ognized that he received a lot of joy through connecting with non-Friends students about discernment. And so he cre-ated an experiential program where students not from the Friends church would meet regularly together to practice open worship, listening, and discernment as a group.

Katie Morse (Star Friends): As Katie reflected on her previous three years, she realized how beneficial relationships with others were to her success as a student and as a follower of Christ. She noticed that within the FLP we could do a better job of creating relationships that strengthen, support and sustain students during their college times. And so she created a mentorship program where older FLP students are paired with younger FLP students to walk alongside each other during these formative years.

This is just a glimpse of the many projects these students dreamed up in response to needs they encountered during their college career. And now we get to send them off to be dreamers and doers in a world with so much potential and yet so much need.

If you get a chance to congratulate them, here is the first gradu-ating class of FLP students: Spencer Ankeny (Newberg), Jessica Burkholder (Sherwood), Rachel Clarkson (Tigard), Emily-Grace Cropper (North Valley), Katie Morse (Star), Luke Pritchard (Cherry Grove) and Alyssa Robert (Reedwood).

Thank you for the ways you have supported these students and the FLP!


Yearly Meeting Annual Sessions!Things around the NWYM office have been get-ting busy lately as we prepare for Yearly Meet-ing, and we are excited! Here are just a FEW of the HIGHLIGHTS for our coming sessions to-gether!

SPEAKERRichard Foster is a Christian theologian and au-

thor in the Quaker tradition. His writings speak to a broad Christian audience. Foster has been a professor at Friends University and pastor of Evangelical Friends churches, including Newberg Friends Church of Northwest Yearly Meet-ing. Foster resides near Denver, Colorado, with his wife, Carolynn. He earned his undergraduate degree at George Fox University in Oregon, his Doctor of Pastoral Theology at Fuller Theological Seminary, and received an honorary doctorate from Houghton College.

WoRKShoPS• Teaching Abroad• On Your Mark, Get Set, Go!!

Community Analysis and Out-reach

• Strengthening Community: Clearness and Care Committees

• Youth Challenged through Local Service

• FCNL Staff Perspective • Living With Loss in Life • Evangelical Friends Mission • Writing Your Story • Sex Trafficking• Seven Things Instagram Taught

Me About Church• Urban/Rural...So What?

EVENtS• Intergenerational Ice Cream

Social• Christian Education Dinner• Tilikum Day Camp• Youth Beach Day• Community Talent Show

• Friends Men and Women Banquets

• Outreach Celebration Rally• The Hoot• Closing Celebration Event

• Young Adult House

Please go online to REGISTER now at:

www.nwfriends.org/ym-sessions

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We are celebrating with recent graduates receiving their Masters degree. Sierra Neiman earned a Masters of Divinity (MDiv) and a Spiritual Formation Certificate. She was also awarded the prestigious Dean’s Award. Jodi Hansen graduated with a Masters of Arts in Ministry Leadership. She is the Missional Communi-ties Pastor at 2nd Street Community Church in Newberg. In December, Mark Klatt graduated with a MDiv and is serving in a variety of roles at Tigard Friends. Sarah Baldwin, campus pastor at George Fox University, and David Niyonzima, Friends leader from Burundi, earned their Doctor of Ministry degrees.

Sierra Neiman | My five years at George Fox Evangelical Seminary were profoundly for-mational for me. The combination of classes and the relationships I built with faculty, staff and fellow students stretched me mentally, spiritually and emotionally, resulting in great growth. My goal is to be a good steward of what I have received through my MDiv degree and Spiritual Formation certificate by pouring out this blessing to others. At this point, my primary area of interest is being involved in ministry in a Christian university environment.

Jodi Hansen | When I began my studies at George Fox Evangelical Seminary, I was dis-oriented spiritually and emotionally. God has used the GFES faculty and students over these past four years to re-root me into a deeper understanding of who God is, who I am and where I fit in the grand drama of redemption. I had no discernable ministry call at the beginning of this journey but leave this season of my life with a web of partners in my 2nd Street and NWYM communities with whom I am seeking the kingdom on behalf of Newberg and the world. I am truly blessed. Soli Deo Gloria!

Mark Klatt | Before graduation, I was on a journey to discover how to live with chronic pain. I have uncovered many limitations, and yet there are many things that I can do. The community of Friends at TCFC have embraced me along with my limitations. I am becoming friends with our new pastor, Don Walters. I do a puppet segment for the children based on the text from our weekly sermon; I teach a first and second grade Sunday school class; I’m involved in children's church; and I clerk the CE team. I am learning that no matter what you are going through it is important to seek how to bloom where you are planted. For this season of our lives, Stacy and I are planted at TCFC - and we are finding ways to thrive.

Big news for one of our students | Matt Tricola will join 25 young adult Quaker representatives from the UK, Pakistan, USA, Israel, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Tibet, Ukraine, Switzerland, Holland, Bosnia, and Herzegovina in Geneva, Switzerland, for the Quaker United Nations Summer School this coming July. During the two-week program, students are introduced to the work of the Quaker United Nations Office, learning from UN representatives, and bringing home greater awareness of the world’s most pressing issues and resources for Friends interested in international affairs. Matt is excited to represent George Fox Evangelical Seminary and Northwest Yearly Meeting with this incredible opportunity.

By Paul Almquist, Friends Center director

News from the Friends Center


“Gospel and Culture” in the Aymara Context

KEEPING CURRENT WITH LOC AL AND GLOBAL OUTRE ACH

by Hal and Nancy Thomas, Friend Serving Abroad

How does a local congregation interact with its social context in life-giving ways? At the same time, how does this congrega-tion keep itself from being influenced in ungodly ways by the surrounding culture? The Bolivian Friends Church is wrestling with these issues, in light of a country-wide movement that is encouraging (sometimes forcing) indigenous peoples to return to their animistic roots. As Friends in Bolivia come primarily from an indigenous Aymara background, this puts the church under tremendous pressure.

During the past two years we have been part of the leadership team facilitating consulta-tions on “Gospel and Culture in the Aymara Context.” Local Friends have given major lead-ership to these meetings which have brought together over 100 Aymara Christian leaders across denominational lines.

Perspectives vary from those who insist Christians should reject Aymara culture and separate from “the world,” to those who would seek to contextualize the Christian message and practices to the highest ideals of the cul-ture. We confess to holding the latter point of view, along with the rest of the leadership

team. So our task has been to encourage all of us to listen well to the Scriptures, to each other, and to the context, while simultane-ously learning to listen together to the Spirit. This discernment process is not easy in any context.

Everyone has a voice in these highly participative sessions. Formal presentations are brief, followed by small group discus-sions where the work of the consultation is carried out. We’ve been encouraged by the level of engagement, and by the insistence that the discussions continue. People long for light on what seems like a dark road ahead.

One of the most significant moments occurred after the con-sultation in September of 2012 as we were meeting informally with the La Paz regional executive council of the Bolivian Friends. This council, or mesa directiva, was a sponsor of the consultation. We were all seated in a crowded circle of chairs arranged around what was the living room of the mission house fifty years ago.

Small group conversation during consultation.

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The conversation turned to the consultation, and Dionisio, the dis-trict president asked me (Hal) if I really understood what it meant for Friends pastors and each family in the churches to take on community responsibilities. Community respon-sibilities are part of what is known as the cargo system in indigenous peas-ant communities throughout Latin America. In Andean communities every young husband with the co-operation of his wife begins to take on community tasks through which they eventually acquire prestige and a place in a progressive ladder of community responsibilities. The roots of this social structure go back to the pre-conquest empires, and reflect a holistic worldview that combines indigenous rites with social responsibilities. It is an egalitarian and binding structure for living. But it brings serious conflicts of power, truth and loyalty with their Christian commitments.

Upon being obligated to a community cargo, a Christian believer commonly asks the permission of the congregation to be excused from attending church meetings or taking church responsibilities during the year of their service to the community. He promises to return at the end of the year, repent and reconcile with God and the church. Some do. But many persons and families become marginal to the congregation.

This whole discussion becomes especially difficult when it involves the pastoral fam-ily. This was the issue that the men and women in that crowded church office began to talk about. And one by one the leaders began to recount their experiences of community leadership at the very highest levels. All recounted points of tension. Nearly all recounted humorous situations. And what came through most strongly was their vision and ex-perience of personal and community transformation that came from faithfully living as followers of Jesus in conflictive, compromising situations. It took courage, planning and personal financial sacrifice to do this.

What was significant was that these Friends pastors and leaders were openly dis-cussing the problem of Christian testimony and community obligations. And they were sharing their own experiences. The depth and impact of this informal discussion opened the potential to us of what can happen as we continue to consider the critical relation between gospel and culture among Friends in Andean Bolivia.

Please pray for Bolivian Friends. Meaningful participation in community obligations, always a challenge, is more complex now than ever. Pray for the consultations and for believers here to grow in their ability to listen well to each other and to the Spirit. Pray for a positive impact in the social context.

Friends Executive Council, La Paz, Bolivia.


On Our Way Rejoicingby Becky Ankeny, NWYM superintendent

Last year (2012) during Pastors Conference, I distributed a questionnaire based on The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni. I found out that we don’t really view ourselves as team members across the yearly meeting. Several commented that it was the first time they had ever considered that idea.

As I analyzed the questionnaire results in light of Lencioni’s book, I asked myself what I could do to help not just pastors but all Northwest Yearly Meeting Friends to see themselves as being a team. After all, we are part of a denomination founded in such wonderful statements as “the Lord let me see in what places he had a great people to be gathered”; “I saw, also, that there was an ocean of darkness and death; but an infinite ocean of light and love, which flowed over the ocean of darkness. In that also I saw the infinite love of God”; and “this I knew experimentally” (George Fox, Journal, passim).

So I have been thinking about what Friends bring to the uni-versal Church of which Jesus is the head. I think what I can do to help Friends see ourselves as part of a team is to articulate a statement of what the purpose and character of this team is, and here’s a draft. It is not an official statement, just my own musing on what we do together that is so worthwhile.

The NWYM of Friends churches are compelled to share the good news that Jesus Christ is alive and present today to teach us himself; that we identify ourselves as Friends of Jesus when we do what Jesus tells us to do individually and corporately; and that this Friendship is open to all.

I would welcome comments from any who read this. Does this capture anything unique that we Friends bring?

I see us implementing this by NWYM local outreach efforts that give a cup of cold water in Jesus’s name to our neighbors. It helps when the neighbors know that the congregation serves them because Jesus has led them to do so. The friendships built here are how we earn the right to listen and to share. I see us implementing this in our global outreach efforts that place people as ambassadors for us and God’s kingdom in very difficult places where making friends is how one earns the right to listen and to share.

Becky Ankeny


Recognizing that God is already at work in each person we meet means we can watch for that and throw our efforts on that side, helping people turn around to face God, to be reconciled with God, to see that a loving God is pursuing them and wants to make them truly human and whole. God is so committed to flowing over our inner oceans of darkness and death with God’s infinite ocean of light and love.

When we listen to the voice of Jesus, our present Teacher, we often find Jesus has very practical ideas of what we should do. Maybe we don’t get a five-year plan from Jesus, but he is faithful to give us a next step to do. Additionally, Friends believe Jesus can teach congregations and even yearly meetings, moving them together and forward. So individual leadings can be submitted to a congregation or clearness committee; congregational leadings can be submitted to the yearly meeting. We challenge each other this way to listen and obey, and we set each other free to follow Jesus and to take the risks of obedience.

Individuals are not meant to be on their own. Neither are communities or congregations or yearly meetings meant to stifle obedience to Jesus. In both cases, we provoke each other to love and good works by challenging each other to listen to Jesus indi-vidually and through others, and expecting to see acts of obedience that work to reconcile the world to God.


I am grateful for both my family and those who surrounded me at Oak Park Friends Church. It is easy to see God was present in our daily lives. I was surrounded by Christians who lived faithfully before God, serving him and encouraging others to find their path with God. Scriptures were taught and memorized. “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path” (Psalm 119:105). Here I was also introduced to a strong sense of purpose in life. God loves and redeems us, but he also has a plan for us in the Kingdom.

In elementary school I wanted to know how God would use my life. I wanted it to be one of service. When I announced I wanted to become a teacher I thought it might surprise a lot of people. It didn't. Apparently others could see the direction my life was developing. From that time on my choices would reflect that decision. It was not always easy, but God gave me a determined spirit.

I was called to a “ministry” but needed to figure out what ministry meant. Here, I was blessed with examples and practice. At Oak Park the youth group was given time on a regular basis to be in charge of the Sunday evening worship service. That involved organizing and some speaking. I helped start a Youth for Christ group in our high school. That involved a lot of organization and speaking. I helped in Sunday School and Vacation Bible School, Children’s Church, at Girl’s Camp and Tween Camp, and taught Sunday School classes. I learned ministry was being faithful to represent Christ in life, and being the face of Christ while working with others. I learned that I needed to prepare and pray.

I was an elementary teacher in the public schools for 30 years, and continued to feel called to a ministry within the school system. I might not have been able to teach as I did with kids in a church set-ting, but I could serve the needs of children. I prayed for the children and the concerns of their lives. I encouraged them in their spiritual development as I taught values and a higher standard to strive toward. I enjoyed their conversations of faith. Some of our subjects brought an expression of their spiritual backgrounds. There were times when I saw a direct fulfillment of God’s leading. Other times I trusted that God would finish where he had given me an opportunity to plant a seed. It was a ministry where I could serve God’s purpose and give God the glory.

I am retired from the public schools. But I still carry a concern that children learn about God’s love and are cared for as they learn God’s Word and direction. This summer I plan to help with the Peace Playhouse at Camas Friends Church.

Called by God to Serve ChildrenBy Evelyn Myers, Board of Christian Education and Discipleship

Evelyn Myers grew up in Washougal, Washinton, attend-ing Oak Park Friends Church, until leaving for 30 years of teaching in Richland, Washington. Evelyn retired to the fam-ily home in Camas, Washington, where she attended Camas Friends. Currently residing in New-berg, Oregon, she is a member of the Board of Christian Education and Dis-cipleship.

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LooKiNG bACK • 2013 Youth Volleyball tournament: Young Friends from all

around the NW gathered at George Fox University to play volleyball, worship together, and enjoy group activities. Silverton Friends brought home the Sportsmanship Award, Newberg Friends placed first for the Friends Division, and Anthem Friends took first in the Quaker Division.

• blazer Game: This year we invited folks of all generations to join us in raising the Rose Garden roof! Though voices might have grown sore as the night progressed, it was a great time of laughing and fellowship. Sadly, the Blazers lost.

• Samuel School ii: Quaker Hill hosted Samuel School II, a high school group selected by local elders, over Memorial Day week-end. It’s always a joy to see how our young friends are challenged, stretched, and discipled in their walk with God.

• Peru trip team: Our Friends who travelled to Peru (May 4-24) enjoyed their time forming stronger relationships with Friends in Peru, especially among the younger generations.

• China team: For a second year, Teaching Abroad and George Fox University (GFU) partnered to sponsor a group of eight GFU students. Team members explored ministry in China, and built relationships with Chinese university students.

Updates, News & Announcements

senior high • tween camp junior high • kids • surfside day camps • youth yearly meetingWe LoVE camping here in NWYM, and we have another full lineup for this coming summer.

Information and links to camp websites can be found on our website by going to the YOUTH menu,

then to SUMMER CAMPS: nwfriends.org

SUMMeR cAMPS!

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Updates, News & AnnouncementsLooKiNG AhEAd • Yearly Meeting Annual Sessions: July 21-25, 2013. Regis-

tration is available online (nwfriends.org/ym-sessions), and registering before June 30 gives you a $10 discount.

• Youth Challenged Through Local Service: Elsie McCo-naughey, Samuel Swan, Sky Lujan, Emily and Jake McMillin (leaders) will be serving in both a rural and urban setting June 17-30, 2013. The team will serve with BridgeTown Ministries for one week in Portland, Oregon, and then work with Living Water Ministries for another week in north Idaho.

PAStoRAL/NWYM StAFF tRANSitioNS • Roger Watson (top photo), CMA, joined the Northwest Yearly

Meeting staff as Director of Finance and Development begin-ning April 15. He has 17 years of accounting experience with Touchmark Living Centers as accounting manager; has founded and is director and treasurer of a non-profit organization, Daytime Enrichment, Activities & Recreation, Inc.; and has given years of service to the Friends Church in the Northwest as a board member of the Friends Church Extension Fund and as a pastor. He and his wife, Sue, attend Tigard Community Friends Church.

• david Rowe began at Whitney as a pulpit supply pastor in February 2013, then started a one-year call as part-time pastor in April. He and his wife, Rose, are enjoying a new chapter of ministry with the people of Whitney Friends Church.

• Jim (Judy) Fields has resigned from Olympic View Friends Church.

• 2013 NWYM Youth Summer interns: Mary Weaver (North Valley Friends, center photo) and Mark Almquist (West Che-halem Friends, bottom photo) have joined the NWYM staff for the summer. They will be working with the youth programming alongside Rachelle Staley.


JUNE8-13 Twin Lakes Jr. Boys Camp

17-30 YCLS – Portland and North Idaho

24-29 Twin Lakes Jr. High Camp

June 29 – July 3 Quaker Hill Kids Camp

June 30 – July 5 Twin Rocks Girls Camp

June 30 Last day for $10 discount on Yearly Meeting registration

JULY3-8 Quaker Hill Sr. & Jr. High Camps

7-13 Twin Rocks Tween Camp

14-19 Twin Rocks Boys Camp

15-19 Twin Lakes Day Camp

21-25 Yearly Meeting Sessions

21-23 Twin Lakes Backpack Trip

22-27 Twin Lakes Girls Camp

AUGUST4-10 Twin Rocks Surfside Camp

August 30-September 2 Twin Rocks Family Camp

SEPTEmBER13-16 Twin Rocks Adult Fellowship Camp

20-22 Friends Women Retreat at Quaker Hill Camp

27-29 Friends Women Retreat at Twin Rocks Friends Camp

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