2020 Spring Gathering
Camp CILCA 4124 Camp CILCA Road, Cantrall, IL, United StatesUpdate: 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
2020 Fall Gathering
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:
2021 Spring Gathering
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
2021 Fall Gathering
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,
2022 Spring Gathering
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
2022 Fall Gathering
DuBois Center 2651 Quarry Road, DuBois, IL, United StatesThe 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
2023 Spring Gathering
Camp CILCA 4124 Camp CILCA Road, Cantrall, IL, United StatesThe 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
2023 Fall Gathering
DuBois Center 2651 Quarry Road, DuBois, IL, United StatesThe 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
2024 Spring Gathering
East Bay Camp and Retreat Center 24248 Ron Smith Memorial Hwy, HudsonThe 2024 Spring Gathering of Blue River Quarterly Meeting is scheduled for April 12–14, 2024, at East Bay Camp and Retreat Center, near Bloomington. Click here for brochure and registration form George Fox’s 400th Birthday!! Adult/Intergenerational Program: The year 2024 marks the 400th birthday of Quaker co-founder George Fox, whose life continues to serve as
2024 Fall Gathering
DuBois Center 2651 Quarry Road, DuBois, IL, United StatesBlue River Quarterly will hold its fall gathering Sept. 20–22, at Camp DuBois near Mt.Vernon, Illinois. Our adult program, brought to us by Judy Wolicki and Marcia Nelson, will be based on the Pendle Hill Pamphlet #442, "Meeting at the Center: Living Love and Reconciling One with Another" by Bruce Burchard. Steve and Jad Tamari