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Family & Friends
July 29 - August 5, 2023
Description
Workshops
Conference Leadership
Pricing
Description
Family and Friends has provided a safe and nurturing community for people of all ages, from all walks of life,  since 1979 at Ferry Beach!  We come together in community to grow, explore, learn, and build strong and lasting relationships! Family and Friends is the perfect vacation whether you come as a couple, an individual, a young adult, with your extended family, grandparents, or any combination of these.   There will be something for everyone, with morning workshops and activities for adults, young adults and children. Multigenerational activities are plentiful in the afternoons and evenings.
No one has to cook or clean up on this vacation!  Come off the beach in the late afternoon, join friends for social hour, then join everyone in the DeWolfe Dining Hall, where we have a variety of choices for all kinds of palates.

So this summer, bring your spirit to the sea, stand upon the shore, and know you are home!  Join us at Family & Friends, and discover or rediscover the magic that happens in the Ferry Beach community!
Morning Adult Workshops
Each morning there are a variety of workshops for adults to participate In while youth and children are in their own programs.  The adult workshop selection is located in the "Workshops" tab above.
Family and Friends Youth Groups
During the week while the parents are in their morning workshops the children get to have their own workshop with their peers.  The groups are broken down by age: 3-5 year olds (need to be potty trained), 6-7 year olds, 8-9 year olds, 10-12 year olds and Jr/Sr teens.  The group age cutoffs can shift based on enrollment. The groups are led by at least 2 adults attending Family and Friends who have completed a background check. During the week you can expect to build a Covenant for the week, play games, create art and music, and learn about local ecology.  The Jr/Sr teens typically will do a day trip.
Family and Friends Intergen Activities
Each evening and some afternoons there are scheduled interngen activites the whole family can take part in.  Examples of some of our favorite activites during the week include:

  • Trivia
  • Sing down
  • Ice cream social
  • Masked ball
  • Sandcastle contest
  • UUlympics
  • Talent No Talent Night
  • Parade, closing circle & s'mores
Workshops
Please Check Back for 2023 Workshop information.
Conference Leadership
Pricing
Pricing per Person
Adult: $560.00 (Includes Conference Fees + Meals)
Youth: $420.00 (Includes Conference Fees + Meals)

Off-Site Daily Fee (Commuter): $60.00 Adult / $40.00 Youth (Includes Lunch Only)
On-Site Daily Fee: $19.00 (On Campus and Not Registered for Programming.  Does not Include Meals)
Lodging
Lodging Prices Vary Base on Selection. 
See our Lodging Page for pricing information.
Membership
​Membership must be paid to attend any Ferry Beach program and is due annually. 
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Individual Membership: $35.00
​Family Membership: $60.00

See our Membership Page to learn more and to purchase or renew a membership or add on to your reservation.
Register
Click here to register. 
​For help with your registration, or to register by phone, call the office at 207-282-4489 or email registration@ferrybeach.org 
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Our mission at Ferry Beach is to awaken hearts to explore, grow and renew the spirit of universal love. 
We work by creating programing and events in the areas of Arts & Culture, Education, Spirituality, Sustainability, Personal Growth and Justice & Action.  
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Ferry Beach Retreat & Conference Center is a 501(c)3 membership organization. 
Our mission is to awaken hearts to explore, grow and renew the spirit of universal love.  We accomplish our mission through work in the areas of
​arts & culture, education, spirituality, sustainability, personal growth and justice & action.
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Ferry Beach Retreat & Conference Center
5 Boardwalk Drive, Saco, ME 04072 - Our Address has Changed.  Click here to learn more.
​phone 207.282.4489  • fax 207.690.4800
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  • Home
  • Organization
    • Governance
    • Board of Directors
    • Staff
    • Work at Ferry Beach
  • Membership
  • Giving
    • One-Time Giving
    • Sustaining Gifts
    • The Beachkeeper Program
    • Quillen Shinn Society
    • Memorial Garden
    • Endowment Fund
    • Scholarship Program
    • Capital Campaigns >
      • Generator
      • GAYLA Theatre Renovation
      • ADA Campus
  • For Members
  • About
    • Our Mission & Values
    • History
    • Contact Us
    • Directions
  • Schedule
    • Community Dinner
    • Open Jam
    • Spring Renewal Intensive
    • Quilting Retreat
    • Profound Treasury
    • Work Week
    • Annual Meeting
    • Youth Camps
    • July 4th
    • RE Week
    • Choral Fest
    • GAYLA
    • Women's Healing
    • Family & Friends
    • Circles of Life
    • Circle of Music
    • Company of Women
    • Motivational Interviewing
    • Sacred Circle Dance
    • RISE
    • Quilting by the Bay
    • The Beach Getaway
    • SOS Saco Bay Conference
    • Labor Day Weekend >
      • Labor Day Cookout
  • What to Expect
    • Our Facility
    • Our Retreats
    • Our Dining Center
  • Lodging
  • Register
  • News
    • Blog
    • Discovery
  • Plan an Event
    • Gathering Spaces
    • Planning Resources