Blue River Quarterly

2019 Spring Gathering
2019-04-12 19:00 - 2019-04-14 14:00 (America/Chicago) | Camp CILCA, 4124 Camp CILCA Road, Cantrall, IL, 62625, United States
Our 2019 Spring Gathering will be held April 12–14 at Camp CILCA, near Cantrall, Illinois.
Adult program includes a presentation by Danielle Chynoweth on her experiences using township government to serve the interests of marginalized people and provide material relief to those in need. Middle school program includes Saturday lunch preparation and fun activities. Younger kids’ program on the theme of Meeting for Worship and Animals.
Registrations are due by March 30. Click here for registration form

2018 Fall Gathering
2018-09-21 - 2018-09-23 | DuBois Center, 2651 Quarry Road, DuBois, IL, 62831, United States
Please join F/friends at Dubois Center in Southern Illinois. We gather Friday evening through Sunday lunch.
Theme: Cooperation and Gratitude
Forms
Program and Registration Form
Please register by September 8. There is a $20 late fee after that date.
Health Info and Permission Form
This form is required for all individuals who will be participating in any activities led by DuBois Center staff — that means horses and canoeing.

Spring 2017 Gathering
2017-04-07 - 2017-04-09 | Camp CILCA, 4124 Camp CILCA Road, Cantrall, IL, 62625, United States
The spring BRQ meeting will be held April 7–9, 2017 at Camp CILCA in Cantrall, Illinois. The theme is “Including, Inviting, Honoring All: Perspectives on Disabilities” and will be facilitated by Brittany Koresch.
Adult/Teen Program:
Spring 2017 Quarterly will engage with others to learn about differences in communication, how to interact with others with integrity, and see the equality in all. Those with disabilities and their families have seen a great deal of changes in the past 50 years in regards to rights, attitudes, and accessibility. What can be done to help the changes continue? What small and large steps must be taken to encourage inclusion of all people and build a stronger community?
During the morning program, we will:

Lay the foundation for communication and learn about recent changes in vocabulary used in and about those in the disability community
Learn about the disability rights timeline in America and the current state of rights
Engage in activities to deepen each person’s understanding of topics that impact those within the disability community and beyond

Through activities, discussion, and inward reflection, we may find new ways to include more people in our lives, inviting diverse perspectives and honoring the equality of all.
Teen Program (HSF):
Graduating 8th graders through 12th graders will attend adult programming, and also have a workshop on Clearness (see schedule). Teens will bunk together in the Retreat Center.
Middle School Program:
5th-7th graders (MS) will focus on the Inner Light and how it can illuminate both disabilities and gifts. MS group will bunk together in the Retreat Center.
Younger Children’s Program:
Wee Friends through 4th grade will complement the adult theme’s emphasis on recognizing and creating spaces ripe for inclusivity.
Forms

2017 Spring BRQ Program and Registration Form

2016 Fall Gathering
2016-09-16 - 2016-09-18 | DuBois Center, 2651 Quarry Road, DuBois, IL, 62831, United States
Please join F/friends at Dubois Center in Southern Illinois. We gather Friday evening through Sunday lunch. Steve Tamari (St. Louis MM) and Fariba Murray (Bloomington Normal MM) are planning a program including inter-generational time.
Theme: Quakerism & Islam
Allah is the light of the heavens and the earth; a likeness of His light is as a niche in which is a lamp, the lamp is in a glass, (and) the glass is as it were a brightly shining star, lit from a blessed olive-tree, neither eastern nor western… (Qur’an 24:35)

Forms
Program and Registration Form
Please register by September 2. There is a $20 late fee after that date.
Health Info and Permission Form
This form is required for all individuals who will be participating in any activities led by DuBois Center staff — that means horses and canoeing.
FUN NEWS!
Some major work has been done in Hickory Lodge. There is a new kitchenette with a much larger fridge. There are new beds in most of the rooms. (The “older” beds that remain were purchased 3-4 years ago so they aren’t really old.) There is new carpet and furniture in some places and a splash of fun paint; do you like eggplant?
