Our 2019 Spring Gathering will be held April 12–14 at Camp CILCA, near Cantrall, Illinois. Adult program includes a presentation by Danielle Chynoweth on her experiences using township government to serve the interests of marginalized people and provide material relief to those in need. Middle school program includes Saturday lunch preparation and fun activities. Younger

September 27–29, 2019 will be a special celebration of the 200th anniversary of the establishment of the Blue River Quarterly Meeting. We will hold our sessions in the original Blue River Meetinghouse, near Salem, Indiana, where the quarterly meeting first met in 1819. Friends from throughout Illinois Yearly Meeting and beyond are invited. Built in

Update: The Spring 2020 session of Blue River Quarterly Meeting has been canceled. Our next session will be in September 2020 at the DuBois Center. The 2020 Spring Gathering of Blue River Quarterly Meeting is scheduled for April 3–5 at Camp CILCA, near Springfield, Illinois. Registration is due by March 22. The theme is "Borders

Our 2020 Fall Gathering will be a virtual, on-line gathering held via Zoom, September 18–20. Friday, Sept. 18, 7:00-8:00 pm: Workshop or worship-sharing organized by Brad Laird Saturday, Sept. 19, 9:30-10:30 am: Presentation on Project Lakota by Candy Boyd Saturday, Sept. 19, 11:00 am - 12 noon: ILYM planning meeting Saturday, Sept. 19, 3:00-5:00 pm:

BRQ Spring Gathering 2021 Living in Harmony with Nature   Hear ye, hear ye:   Blue River Quarterly Meeting, taking place on Zoom, Friday evening April 9 thru Sunday noon, April 11, 2021. In addition to our business sessions, taking place Saturday morning and afternoon, we will have a program focused on Living in Harmony

The Fall 2021 gathering of Blue River Quarterly Meeting is scheduled for September 18–19, online via Zoom. Program Saturday, September 18 9:30–10:30 am: Worship-sharing on queries related to the Covid-19 pandemic, and what Friends have learned from it. 11:00 am – 12:00 noon: ILYM planning 2:00–3:00 pm: Social time 3:00–5:00 pm: Meeting for Business Sunday,

The 2022 Spring Gathering of Blue River Quarterly Meeting is scheduled for the weekend of April 8–10. Program Saturday, April 9, 2022 9:30–10:30 am: Worship-sharing 11:00 am – 12:00 noon: ILYM planning 2:00–3:00 pm: Social time 3:00–5:00 pm: Meeting for Business Sunday, April 10, 2022 10:00–11:00 am: Meeting for Worship (with Southern Illinois Meeting) The

The Fall 2022 Gathering of Blue River Quarterly Meeting is scheduled for September 16–18 at the DuBois Center near Mt. Vernon, Illinois. Registration form (click here) Theme: Borders Don't Stop Dreams Adult/Intergenerational Program: We will be watching and then discussing the film Ay Mariposa, a film that tells a story of three characters in the

The 2023 Spring Gathering of Blue River Quarterly Meeting is scheduled for April 14–16 at Camp CILCA near Springfield, Illinois. Click here for brochure and registration form. Put on YOUR Oxygen First! Taking Care of Yourself in the Midst of Taking Care of Others Adult/Intergenerational Program: Many of us have found, or will find, ourselves

The 2023 Fall Gathering of Blue River Quarterly Meeting is scheduled for September 15–17 at the DuBois Center near Mt. Vernon, Illinois. Click here for brochure and registration form Gratitude Adult/Intergenerational Program: Gratitude Revealed, from filmmaker Louie Schwartzberg, provides a cinematic experience of how to live a more meaningful life full of gratitude through conversations