Put on YOUR Oxygen First!<\/h3>\nTaking Care of Yourself in the Midst of Taking Care of Others<\/h4>\n
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Adult\/Intergenerational Program:<\/h5>\n
Many of us have found, or will find, ourselves in the position of caring for others. Where do we get the \u201coxygen\u201d we need in order to do that? What are the stories we need to tell? How do we nourish ourselves in the midst of service to others? This program will offer ideas about caring for ourselves and caring for others including time for listening, journaling, sharing stories, opportunities to create and share our own works of art, and for meditation, exercise and movement as well as a discussion of how to set and keep boundaries.<\/p>\n
High School Friends<\/h5>\n
will attend adult programming.<\/p>\n
\nChildren\u2019s Program:<\/h5>\n
Wee Friends through 7th grade will attend intergenerational program and will do activities at children\u2019s program times. Volunteers to help with the children\u2019s program are needed. There will be a signup sheet at registration, but please let us know asap if you\u2019re willing!<\/p>\n
Our facilitators:<\/h5>\n
Amanda Thompson has worked for several years for various Catholic institutions and has presented workshops on this topic at parishes throughout the Chicagoland area. She also currently works part-time as Chaplain at Lutheran General and Illinois Masonic Hospitals. She has experienced the stress of caring for children and aging parents at the same time while working a fulltime job! Judy Wolicki is no stranger to BRQ. A former ILYM Field Secretary, she has been a hospital chaplain since 2001, currently working at Lutheran General and Good Samaritan Hospitals in Chicagoland. As a chaplain, Judy often needs to figure out how to take care of herself while taking care of others who are facing stressful situations.<\/p>\n
BRQ SCHEDULE<\/h4>\nFriday, April 14th<\/h5>\n
5:00 \u2013 7:00 Registration\/Brown Bag Supper<\/p>\n
7:30 \u2013 9:00 Social time<\/p>\n
Saturday, April 15th<\/h5>\n
7:15 \u2013 Early Worship 8:00 \u2013 Breakfast (Please arrive on time)<\/p>\n
9:00 \u2013 11:00 Adult Program \u201cFinding the Oxygen, Remembering to Breathe\u201d<\/p>\n
9:00 \u2013 11:45 \u2013 Children\u2019s program<\/p>\n
11:15 – 11:45 – ILYM Planning Noon \u2013 Lunch (Please arrive on time)<\/p>\n
1:00 \u2013 3:00 – Free Time<\/p>\n
3:00 \u2013 5:00 \u2013 Children\u2019s Program<\/p>\n
3:15 \u2013 4:45 – BRQ Business (Please bring State of Society Reports)<\/p>\n
5:00 \u2013 5:30 \u2013 Young Friends will come to share their experiences<\/p>\n
5:30 \u2013 Dinner (Please arrive on time)<\/p>\n
7:00 \u2013 8:00 \u2013 Intergenerational Activity \u201cThe Joys of Caregiving\u201d creative activities<\/p>\n
8:00 \u2013 Bonfire with singing & S’mores<\/p>\n
Sunday, April 16th<\/h5>\n
8:00 \u2013 Breakfast (Please arrive on time)<\/p>\n
9:00 \u2013 10:15 \u2013 Adult Program \u201cSetting and Keeping Boundaries\u201d<\/p>\n
9:00 \u2013 11:15 \u2013 Children\u2019s Program<\/p>\n
10:30 \u2013 11:30 – Meeting for Worship<\/p>\n
11:15 \u2013 Younger Children join Worship<\/p>\n
12:00 \u2013 Lunch (Please arrive on time)<\/p>\n
1:00 \u2013 Clean up and goodbyes<\/p>\n
All meals and adult and intergenerational programs\/meetings will be in the Christian Growth Center [CGC]. Youth programs will be in the Retreat Center during adult program times.<\/p>\n
Parents are responsible for their children at all times other than during adult programs.<\/p>\n
Volunteer Signup:<\/strong> Friends who are able are encouraged to sign up for volunteer activities (assisting children\u2019s program, Sunday cleanup, etc.) at on-site registration.<\/p>\n Bring or send a medical emergency form for each person under 18!<\/p>\n Christian Growth Center (CGC)<\/strong> has 14 bedrooms with 1 double bed & 1 set of bunk beds, with a bathroom. Cost is $65 per room\/night. Bedding and towels provided. Let us know if you are willing to share a room.<\/p>\n Retreat Center<\/strong> has Men’s Dorm & Women’s Dorm, and a half-bath on the first floor, and shower\/bathrooms in the basement. Retreat Center cost is $19 adult\/night. Bring your own bedding.<\/p>\n There are cabins<\/strong> (sleep 6 each) with heat and A\/C but no running water, for $45\/night. Please indicate if willing to share. Bring your own bedding.<\/p>\n Tent Camping<\/strong> is $10 per night. RV camping<\/strong> is $15 per night.<\/p>\n Breakfast: $6.50; Lunch: $7.50; Dinner: $8.50. BRQ absorbs all costs of participants under age 19. Please donate as you can to cover them. All meals will be in the Christian Growth Center.<\/p>\n Alternative Meals:<\/strong> If anyone wishes to prepare their own meals in the Retreat Center, we have use of the small kitchen with stove, fridge, and dishes.<\/p>\n Please send by March 30 to Margie Haworth-Davis, margiehd8@hotmail.com, or 43 CR 2150N, Mahomet, IL 61853<\/p>\n Make checks payable to Blue River Quarterly.<\/p>\n *********************************Housing:<\/h4>\n
Meal Costs:<\/h4>\n
Registration:<\/h4>\n
\nPossible Things to Bring: Snacks to share, flashlights, hiking shoes, towel, fishing pole & tackle,\u00a0 organization displays, games and toys, musical instruments, and copies of music (especially Rise Up Singing), a sense of humor, a modicum of patience, and love to share.<\/p>","excerpt":"","slug":"2023-spring-gathering","image":false,"all_day":false,"start_date":"2023-04-14 19:00:00","start_date_details":{"year":"2023","month":"04","day":"14","hour":"19","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"end_date":"2023-04-16 13:00:00","end_date_details":{"year":"2023","month":"04","day":"16","hour":"13","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"utc_start_date":"2023-04-15 00:00:00","utc_start_date_details":{"year":"2023","month":"04","day":"15","hour":"00","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"utc_end_date":"2023-04-16 18:00:00","utc_end_date_details":{"year":"2023","month":"04","day":"16","hour":"18","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"timezone":"America\/Chicago","timezone_abbr":"CDT","cost":"","cost_details":{"currency_symbol":"","currency_code":"","currency_position":"prefix","values":[]},"website":"","show_map":false,"show_map_link":true,"hide_from_listings":false,"sticky":false,"featured":false,"categories":[],"tags":[],"venue":{"id":1755,"author":"2","status":"publish","date":"2017-01-28 15:13:28","date_utc":"2017-01-28 15:13:28","modified":"2017-01-28 15:13:28","modified_utc":"2017-01-28 15:13:28","url":"https:\/\/www.blueriverquarterly.org\/brq\/venue\/camp-cilca\/","venue":"Camp CILCA","slug":"camp-cilca","address":"4124 Camp CILCA Road","city":"Cantrall","country":"United States","state":"IL","zip":"62625","phone":"(217) 487-7497","website":"http:\/\/www.cilca.org\/","stateprovince":"IL","json_ld":{"@type":"Place","name":"Camp CILCA","description":"","url":"","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","streetAddress":"4124 Camp CILCA Road","addressLocality":"Cantrall","addressRegion":"IL","postalCode":"62625","addressCountry":"United States"},"telephone":"(217) 487-7497","sameAs":"http:\/\/www.cilca.org\/"},"show_map":true,"show_map_link":true,"global_id":"www.blueriverquarterly.org\/brq?id=1755","global_id_lineage":["www.blueriverquarterly.org\/brq?id=1755"]},"organizer":[],"custom_fields":[],"json_ld":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Event","name":"2023 Spring Gathering","description":"<p>The 2023 Spring Gathering of Blue River Quarterly Meeting is scheduled for April 14\u201316 at Camp CILCA near Springfield, Illinois. Click here for brochure and registration form. Put on YOUR<\/p>\\n","url":"https:\/\/www.blueriverquarterly.org\/brq\/event\/2023-spring-gathering\/","eventAttendanceMode":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OfflineEventAttendanceMode","eventStatus":"https:\/\/schema.org\/EventScheduled","startDate":"2023-04-14T19:00:00-05:00","endDate":"2023-04-16T13:00:00-05:00","location":{"@type":"Place","name":"Camp CILCA","description":"","url":"","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","streetAddress":"4124 Camp CILCA Road","addressLocality":"Cantrall","addressRegion":"IL","postalCode":"62625","addressCountry":"United States"},"telephone":"(217) 487-7497","sameAs":"http:\/\/www.cilca.org\/"},"performer":"Organization"}}