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Poetry is food for the soul. Join published poet, Janet Harrison, for a relaxed session in which she skillfully and playfully helps you craft poems and explore the wonderful ways in which words and images can dance with one another. You needn't have ever written a poem before to have a marvelous time doing so as Janet will show you. If you have any questions concerning any of our programs, please email Sheila at snbach@earthlink.net or call 304.728.4820. We ask that you let us know if you are coming to any or all of our events and reservations for a meal are required.

Is your spirit in need of nourishment and refreshment? Come to the Silent Retreat at Dayspring for Friends. Members of Annapolis Friends Meeting will be given priority in registration, and Friends from Baltimore Yearly Meeting are invited to join them. The Retreat has never been full, so please join us!. We will keep the silence from Friday evening until after worship on Sunday, enjoying the beauty of God’s creation in meadows and woods, reading, walking, resting, praying, finding our own rhythms, listening for the Still Small Voice at Dayspring Retreat Center in Germantown, MD. For more information, contact facilitator Jean Christianson of Annapolis Friends Meeting. (410-544-1912)

Community gardens not only make nutritious foods more readily available, but help provide healthy water filtration to the watershed. In addition, maintaining community gardens is a social event that helps build community relations. Activities will not be limited to gardening, and may include riverbank cleanup, picnics, and fellowship breakfasts. This Workcamp is designed primarily for high school students, although all ages are welcome. Participation can be for the entire time or for portions of the time. It is a great opportunity to see the vibrant DC community that few people see while also celebrating July 4. Cost is $525 for the week (or $80/day) and includes lodging. Adults wishing to participate are also welcome and encouraged to consider joining in “chaperone” capacity. In line with gardening, this Workcamp will be a very organic process depending on interest. Financial assistance is available. For complete information, see the Quaker Workcamps website. (williampennhouse.org/2015Workcamps)