Gather with other Quaker families for a weekend of inspiration, support and community as we reflect on raising Quaker children in an often unFriendly culture. Our time together will feature a Saturday workshop for parents, family activities in the evenings, and a children’s program on Saturday reveling in the beauty of Woolman Hill. Our special guest will be Pat Weitzman, a Wellesley Friend, developmental psychologist and parenting coach, and mother of two teens. Our parent workshop will be built around Pat's sense that if the Quaker Testimonies are woven into the core of our family relationships, our children will be in the best position possible to meet whatever culture presents. Pat gathers with us not so much as an expert but as a Quaker parent facing the same challenges. We’ll balance the search for family-by-family solutions with the broader, bolder dream of creating “a Quaker cultural alternative."

Beth Collea and Pat Weitzman, both of Wellesley Meeting, MA, will be joined by other parents and members of the New England Yearly Meeting (NEYM) Christian Education Committee in leading this workshop. The children’s program will be led by Emily Gopen and friends, back by popular demand.