In the Company of Women Schedule

Written on 08/16/2026

Brian Johnson

In the Company of Women

August 16-22, 2026

SUNDAY, August 16, 2026

1:00 Welcome Center opens for early birds (Gardiner)

4:00 Registration and Name Tag Decorating (Quillen Porch)

4:00 Rooms available to settle in

5:00 Newcomers Welcome (Dolphin) - Sylvia ("Sly") Racca

6:00 Dinner (DeWolfe)

7:15 Ferry Beach Ingathering and Orientation (Rowland) - Brian Johnson, Ferry Beach staff

7:45 The Circle: Songs for the Heart and Soul (Firepit in the Grove) – Kristin Leary

MONDAY August 17, 2026

7:00 Qigong (Dolphin) – Sherry Lundquist

7:30 Breakfast (DeWolfe)

8:30 Choir Rehearsal (Chapel) – Beau Rivers, Chaplain, and Ed Priest, Circle of Music

8:50 Worship (Chapel) – Beau Rivers, Chaplain, and Ed Priest, Circle of Music

9:20 Meditation (Gardiner) – Jane Prairie, Circle of Music

10:00 Opening Ritual and Gathering of Welcome (Dolphin)

12:00 Lunch (DeWolfe Dining Hall)

1:15 Write Yourself - Call Me What I Carry (Dolphin) – Sharon Smith-Raska

4:00 Wise Women Circle (Quillen Porch) – Christine Krom

5:00 The Circle: Songs for the Heart and Soul (Rowland) – Kristin Leary

5:00 Social Hour (DeWolfe porch)

5:00 Healing Sea AA (Screen House) – Jane Hucks

6:00 Dinner (DeWolfe)

7:00 Friendship Circle (Beach) – Beau Rivers, Chaplain

7:30 Trivia Night (Dolphin) – Judy Tator

TUESDAY August 18, 2026

7:00 Yoga (Dolphin) – Jane Hucks

7:30 Breakfast (DeWolfe)

8:30 Choir Rehearsal (Chapel) – Beau Rivers, Chaplain, and Ed Priest, Circle of Music

8:50 Worship (Chapel) – Beau Rivers, Chaplain, and Ed Priest, Circle of Music

9:20 Meditation (Gardiner) – Jane Prairie, Circle of Music

10:00 Oracle Card Collage (Dolphin) – Misch Beck

12:00 Lunch (DeWolfe)

1:15 Blooming Joy: A Laughter & Flower Meditation Experience (Dolphin) – Diana Huffman

4:00 Wise Women Circle (Quillen Porch) – Christine Krom

5:00 The Circle: Songs for the Heart and Soul (Rowland) – Kristin Leary

5:00 Social Hour (DeWolfe porch)

5:00 Healing Sea AA (Screen House) – Jane Hucks

6:00 Dinner (DeWolfe)

7:00 Friendship Circle (Beach) – Beau Rivers, Chaplain

7:30 Journey Dance (Dolphin) – Sherry Lundquist

WEDNESDAY, August 19, 2026

7:00 Qigong (Dolphin) – Sherry Lundquist

7:30 Breakfast (DeWolfe)

8:30 Choir Rehearsal (Chapel) – Beau Rivers, Chaplain, and Ed Priest, Circle of Music

8:50 Worship (Chapel) – Beau Rivers, Chaplain, and Ed Priest, Circle of Music

9:20 Meditation (Gardiner) – Jane Prairie, Circle of Music

10:00 Transformative Shamanic Journey (Dolphin) – Jody Breton

12:00 Lunch (DeWolfe)

1:15 Build a Bird! (Art Cottage) – Leah Goat

4:00 Wise Women Circle (Quillen Porch) – Christine Krom

4:00 Find out what is happening at Ferry Beach with Executive Director Cathy Stackpole (Rowland)

5:00 Social Hour (DeWolfe porch)

5:00 Healing Sea AA (Screen House) – TBD

5:00 The Circle: Songs for the Heart and Soul (Rowland) – Kristin Leary

5:00 Yoga for Osteoporosis (Dolphin) - Jane Hucks

6:00 Lobstah Dinnah (DeWolfe)

7:00 Friendship Circle (Beach)

7:30 Silly Game Night (Dolphin) – Sharon Smith-Raska

9:00 Bonfire campfire sing-along (Grove Firepit)

THURSDAY August 20, 2026

7:00 Yoga (Dolphin) – Jane Hucks

7:30 Breakfast (DeWolfe)

8:30 Choir Rehearsal (Chapel) – Beau Rivers, Chaplain, and Ed Priest, Circle of Music

8:50 Worship (Chapel) – Beau Rivers, Chaplain, and Ed Priest, Circle of Music

9:20 Meditation (Gardiner) – Jane Prairie, Circle of Music

10:00 From Good Death to Good Life: Writing the Path Between (Dolphin) – Kristin Leary

12:00 Lunch (DeWolfe)

12:45 Group Photo (DeWolfe porch)

1:15 Sound Bath (Dolphin) – Myra Robinson

4:00 Wise Women Circle (Quillen Porch) – Christine Krom

5:00 Social Hour (DeWolfe porch)

5:00 Healing Sea AA (Screen House) – Jane Hucks

6:00 Dinner with Ferry Beach birthday cake (DeWolfe)

7:00 Friendship Circle (Beach)

7:30 Talent/No Talent Night! (Rowland)

FRIDAY August 21, 2026

7:00 Qigong (Dolphin) – Sherry Lundquist

7:30 Breakfast (DeWolfe)

8:30 Choir Rehearsal (Chapel) – Beau Rivers, Chaplain, and Ed Priest, Circle of Music

8:50 Worship (Chapel) – Beau Rivers, Chaplain, and Ed Priest, Circle of Music

9:20 Meditation (Gardiner) – Jane Prairie, Circle of Music

10:00 Life's Losses: Writing Through Grief, Loss and Unfinished Dreams (Dolphin) – Kristin Leary

Noon Lunch (DeWolfe)

1:15 Sing Out! (Rowland) - Diana Lavancher, Circle of Music

4:00 Wise Women Circle (Quillen Porch) – Christine Krom

5:00 Social Hour (DeWolfe porch)

5:00 Healing Sea AA (Screen House) – Jane Hucks

6:00 Dinner (DeWolfe)

7:30 Circle of Music Concert with Emma's Revolution (UU Church of Saco and Biddeford, 60 School Street, Saco, Maine; free admissions for ITCOW)

SATURDAY August 22, 2026

7:30 Breakfast (DeWolfe)

8:20 Choir Rehearsal (Chapel) – Beau Rivers, Chaplain, and Ed Priest, Circle of Music

8:50 Worship (Chapel) – Beau Rivers, Chaplain, and Ed Priest, Circle of Music

9:00 Move out of your room

10:00 Closing Circle Gathering (Dolphin) – Sly Racca and Kristin Leary

Noon Lunch

2:00 Be out of the Grove

Potential Pop-Ups:

Decades Circle - Beau Rivers, Chaplain (Monday at 3 pm; Dolphin)
Mah-jongg – Denise VanVooren (Tuesday at 3 pm; Dolphin)
Book Chat - Sharon Smith-Raska (Day and time TBD; Quillen porch)
Storytelling - Rona Robinson (Day, time and location TBD)
Mexican Train Dominoes - Bettye McNeely and Pat Ellen (Day, time and location TBD)
Workshop on Sex and Gender - Joanne Steele (Day, time and location TBD)
Viewing of old ITCOW photos! - Sly (Day and time TBD; Dolphin)

Other Fun Things To Do:

Try your hand at a jigsaw puzzle set up for the week in Dolphin (thank you, Helen Jones!)
Decorate your own She Mail Bags in Dolphin that is your individual “mail” holder for the week and leave notes, little treasures, or tokens in other mail bags so our sister campers know they are being held in mind and heart (thank you, Deb Wilson!)