North Carolina Yearly Meeting Of Friends - Friends United Meeting

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"Be joyful because you have hope. Be patient when trouble comes. Pray at all times." Roman’s 12.12

Dear Friends Around The World,

Greetings! From North Carolina Junior Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends who met at Blue Ridge Assembly in Black Mountain NC, on August 30 - September 2, 2002.

Our theme was "Walk Cheerfully: Press toward the mark." We studied about George Fox and the apostle, Paul. Did you know before Paul became a missionary, he captured Christians an<:l persecuted them? We made an obstacle course that reminded us that Paul and George Fox faced many of the same obstacles: going to jail, mission trips, and to keep them from walking closer to God.

We enjoyed making many crafts. We painted frogs and turtles. We made sun catchers.

We did bottle sand art. We also sorted beads for our bead projects. We enjoyed our crafts but we had to accept disappointment, while trying to be patient with others.

We took our worm float from the obstacle course to the pool and used it to play with. We had a fantastic time at the pool.

At our business sessions we learned that decisions take a long time and before you speak you say "Clerk please." We learned that Quakers believe that business sessions are like worship.

Together, we had fun singing "Running the Race", "If You Love Me", and "0 -0- Obey O". We also learned a song from Jamaican Young Friends called "Jesus' Love Is A Bubblin' Over". We shared these songs at the intergenerational worship service.

Even though the weather was rainy we had a wonderful time together!

Walking Cheerfully with Christ, NC Jr. Yearly Meeting

Clerk: Tiffany Lane

Assistant Clerk: Elise King

Recording Clerk: Hannah Burgess

Assistant Recording Clerk: Emma Rehard Chairman of the Epistle Committee: Whitney Jones