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ECRS June Weekend – June 10-12, 2022
June 10, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - June 12, 2022 @ 12:00 pm
ECRS June Weekend – June 10-12, 2022
We are excited to reunite with friends and newcomers at our in-person ECRS June Weekend! The Murray Grove Retreat and Renewal Center is a 20-acre partially wooded campus, located near Toms River, New Jersey. With a history of over 240 years, this site boasts an outdoor in-ground salt-water pool, an eleven-circuit labyrinth, walking trails in a 200-acre wildlife preserve immediately adjacent, and more.
A limited number of air-conditioned, double occupancy, indoor rooms are available. Requests for private rooms will not be possible. Also available are campsites for those who want to pitch their own tent with access to the 2 indoor buildings for toilets and showers. (No platform tents as we have had in the past at Camp Onas.) If we fill all the rooms, nearby hotels and motels are possible. Unfortunately, we are unable to reserve a block of rooms anywhere.
Murray Grove Retreat and Renewal Center
- ECRS events are fragrance free.
- All participants are asked to volunteer for one hour to help the weekend run smoothly. We’ll have plenty of cooperative tasks that you can choose from and sign up to do.
- Smoking is limited to the outdoors.
Registrar: Zsusza Nagy
Classes:
Hanging in the Balance with Kay Gering
Origami for Peace with Kay Gering
Origami cranes became a symbol of peace after a young Japanese girl named Sadako Sasaki folded 1600 cranes hoping her wish for peace would be granted. We can wish for peace in Ukraine and throughout the world as we fold cranes of varying sizes and colors. Other origami forms will also be available for those who would like to try another shape. Class size is limited. Please register in advance.
Songful Games with Julie Lipson
Songlibs with Julie Lipson
You’ve heard of madlibs…well, this is songlibs! We’ll create our own fill-in-the-blank songs based on popular songs we already know. Here’s an example songlib lyric: “Bye bye Miss American __noun__.” Silliness and creativity abound within a structured format!
The Write Stuff with Beverly Pincus
In this class people will write a personal essay, drawing from their own life experiences. The class will start with warm-up exercises designed to stimulate creativity and overcome writing blocks. A very structured feedback process will be explained, which will only include positive feedback — what resonates with or moves the listener, etc. This helps create a safe environment for people to read their writing out loud. The rest of the workshop will be participants writing to a series of prompts. Examples include write about a family dinner, write about a secret, write in the voice of one of your body parts. I will end the class with the creation of a group poem. Fun! Class size is limited. Please register in advance. Age 15+.
Games with Arnie Zacharias
Informal Dramatics with Arnie Zacharias
The Art of Expression with Heather Klemanski
Folk Dancing with Sharon Underberg
Combining music, rhythm, movement, and a bit of heart, we will explore folk dances from around the corner to around the world. The dances we’ll learn include a variety of styles, tempos, and dance types. All levels of experience from beginner to seasoned dancers are welcome. No partner needed!