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Registration Form Conference Sponsorship
This conference is made possible thanks to the
sponsorship of Great Plains Yearly Meeting,
November 10-11
Name Spiritual Preparation Retreat
EFI-Mid America Yearly Meeting, and South
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Address
Central Yearly Meeting, as well as other Meet-
ings, Churches and individuals in this area. “Gathering the Threads:
a Time for Listening”
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Email
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Preferred Communication:
2011 Quaker Women’s
U.S. mail ___ Email ___
Retreat & Conference on
Phone Cell Phone ___________
(Check one) Faith & Spirituality
Yearly Meeting
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Monthly Meeting/Church
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7th Conference
Roommate preference No Yes
Roommate name: ___________________ “Weaving the Tapestry
I will be attending: (Please check one)
2 day conference 3 day retreat/conference of
Amount enclosed $ ________________ A working conference for Quaker women who
seek to:
Women’s Lives”
_____ I would like to receive scholarship
Draw closer to God and to each other
assistance.
How much assistance would be helpful to you? Build bridges across the spectrum of “When I was woven together in the depths of the earth,
__________ Quakerism your eyes saw my unformed body.”
Strengthen the Quaker witness through
Psalms 139: 15b-16a (NIV)
Each participant is encouraged to take an active women’s voices
role. Please check one or more opportunities for Trust that the Inward Teacher, the
service as you are led: Christ Within, the Inner Light, the Holy Heart O’Hills Conference Center
Epistle Committee Book Table Assistance Spirit, will be present to guide us.
Take Photographs Lead morning or eve- 60 miles east of Tulsa
Be a Greeter (arrive 2- ning exercise sessions
Website:
3:00 pm) Lead a Workshop on:
Coffee break Hostess ________________
www.quakerwomensconference.blogspot.com
Meal time Prayers
Facebook: Quaker Women’s Conference
Central Region
2. Weaving a New Tapestry … Weaving The Tapestry of Room and Board Cost :
QWC planners have for several years strug- (Check your choice)
Women's Lives
gled to accommodate the need for focused
Friday evening – Sunday retreat Weaving the Tapestry Conference (2days)
time to develop relationships across our tra-
These sessions will include small and large Single $185.00
ditions, with the lives of busy women. This
group meetings, creative workshops and ex- Double $155.00
year for the first time we will try dividing the
pectant worship reflecting our different tradi- Triple $130.00
conference into two meaningful sessions.
tions as Friends. Each day may also include Quad $115.00
On Thursday evening and Friday, a spiritual
free time for solitude, visiting with others, and
preparation retreat is presented for those
enjoying the inviting natural surroundings. Conference & Retreat (3 days)
longing for a deepening in the Spirit, and on
Friday evening through Sunday noon a 2-day Single $270.00
Heart O'Hills Conference Center is a welcom- Double $220.00
conference will also feed the souls of women
ing place that we enjoyed deeply in 2009. We Triple $185.00
who lack time for that extra day of nourish-
feel sure you will appreciate its comfortable Quad $165.00
ment. We hope most women will choose to
facilities, tasty meals and friendly staff.
join us for both sessions, but the option is
Includes:
presented for your benefit. Registration, room and meals. For special needs
for housing or food, contact the Registrar.
Gathering the Threads: A Triple and Quad rooms will require sharing a
Time for Listening queen bed with a roommate.
Thursday evening – Some scholarship help is available. Please ask
Registrar for more information.
Friday retreat
Early Bird Registration
For those who are led September 1, 2011 for a $10 discount
to treat themselves to a
more contemplative Registration deadline
rhythm as we prepare by October 1, 2011
to gather with the wider
sisterhood: Kathryn Send completed registration and deposit check for
Damiano, a seasoned $45 made out to UFC Women’s Conference.
Friend and spiritual di-
Mail to:
rector, from Heartland
Meeting in Wichita, KS, will lead us in this Gail Fletcher Registrar
experience. Our early Quaker ancestors 4614 Churchill Downs
practiced listening as a way of life. How Norman, OK 73069
might we continue to honor this tradition as
essential to being present for each other okayfletch@gmail.com
across theological differences so that we Cell Phone: 405-823-7001
may come to know that which unites us.
Participants will receive
additional details prior to the conference.