Rite of Passage Journeys

Q***r* Kinnection offers q***r youth the support, challenge, and mentoring that they are yearning for to grapple with the questions that matter to their emerging spirits:

🫆Who am I, beyond my roles, relationships, or vocation?

👣 Where do I stand in the world?

🕸️ Where and with whom do I belong?

🌏 What will I contribute to this world?

This trip is an exploration of self and community, nestled in the mountains and valleys of the North Cascades. It is basecamp centered experience on a private, remote property on the Wild Middle Fork of the Nooksack River, just below Mt. Baker. While it is not a backpacking trip, It is a journey of discovery, inquiry and adventure.

Visit our website to learn more and register! Link in bio 🔗

*We use the term q***r to include the full breadth of the LGBTQ2IA+ communities, and to powerfully claim the crucial importance of q***r people as part of healthy, vibrant and diverse human societies. We acknowledge that the term q***r has been used in the past as a derogatory term, and is still hurtful to some in the LGBTQ2IA+ community. We are joining with the many LGBTQ2IA+ communities and individuals who are reclaiming the word q***r as an empowering and uniting expression of the many complex identities within the community.

This past weekend we held our annual Staff Training which included a Heart of Journeys event and an honoring of our beloved Elder, Nancy Lanphear. Nancy was the first recipient of our newest award:

The Hearthkeeper Award for Community Care

Nancy embodied this award with her open and loving heart ♥, her commitment to service to Journeys and her dedication to creating space for all people to feel welcome and cared for while they are here at RoPJ 🕊 We love you, Nancy!

Huge thanks to the Songaia Community for hosting and to Jambient for their amazing musical performance!

🐝Come join the buzz at Pollinator Fest tomorrow! 🦋

This annual event is hosted by and . We’ll be set up with fun, pollinator-themed activities celebrating the important role these special beings play in our ecosystems.

There’ll bee (get it?) food, beautiful gardens, organizations doing amazing work in our community, and activities for the whole family. Best of all — it’s FREE!

We hope to see you there!