Friends General Conference: ... but who is my neighbor? June 30, 2007

This question from the Good Samaritan story in Luke’s gospel is our theme for the week. How does this speak to us today? How can we welcome as neighbors and (F)friends people from all walks of life, races and ethnic groups? How do we respond to this challenge in the reality of widespread violence in the world today? Is the earth our neighbor?

The Gathering will be at University of Wisconsin in River Falls. It is an easily accessible and lovely campus. The college is building a beautiful new student center where we will eat our meals and which can seat up to 1000 people. We have a capacity for 2000 of you and we are preparing a smooth registration process.

The Gathering Committee is hard at work planning the 2007 program. Already in place is the Elizabeth Watson Memorial Lecture to be given by Marcus J. Borg. Borg is a Bible scholar and author of The Heart of Christianity, The Meaning of Jesus: Two Visions and Reading the Bible Again for the First Time: Taking the Bible Seriously but not Literally.

Join us for the week as we worship together, play together, attend workshops, nurture our youth and nurture ourselves.

Cynthia Bartoo
Marian and Rich Van Dellen
GATHERING CO-CLERKS

Official Website: http://www.fgcquaker.org/gathering/