The Middle School Programs are overseen by the ILYM Children’s Religious Education Committee. It supports the spiritual growth of middle school age Friends and creates a safe, inclusive community.
EVENTS
April 12-14, 2019 (Grades 5-8)
Middle School Retreat at Spring Blue River Quarterly (BRQ) Meeting at Camp CILCA 4124 County Rd 4 ½ W., Cantrall, IL 62625 (near Springfield)BRQ is a retreat with programs for all ages and Joy will be leading the Middle School group. This is the “moving up” retreat, meaning that 5th grade Friends are invited to join the Middle School group (6th-8th grade). The Middle School Friends sleep together in the dorm sleeping area with 2 adults Friend. The theme of this retreat is TBA since the BRQ sets a theme for the whole group. Camp CILCA is a beautiful place with woods to hike in and a pond with a beach for wading and sand castle building. To be clear, BRQ retreats are retreats with programs for all ages. Spring BRQ always has a special middle school retreat.
June 19-23, 2019 (Grades Rising 6-8)
ILYM Annual Sessions at McNabb, ILAt annual sessions, Middle School Friends meet as a group in the mornings in the Fox Hole Thursday-Saturday and present their epistle on Sunday morning. In the afternoons and evenings during the week, Middle School Friends join in multi-generational workshops/programs or in the Children’s Sessions activities, such as swimming and camp-fire.
For more information and to register for these programs, contact Joy Duncan, ILYM Children’s Religious Education Coordinator at CRECoor@ilym.org