New England Yearly Meeting

New England Quakers

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What is New England Yearly Meeting?

6 December 2013

We are: A People • A Network of Meetings • A Gathering • A Structure for Service • An Organization Empowering Ministry

Welcome to the new web site for New England Yearly Meeting — a community of Quakers and Quaker meetings across New England. This site has just launched, and other important features and functionality are on the way. Wondering where to begin? Explore the menu above or go to the page bottom for links of special interest to newcomers, families, local meetings or committee members.

News

April 2019: The Purpose of Wings

Apply for Prejudice & Poverty Grant

Top 10 Reasons to Work at Friends Camp 2019

Join the "Virtual Plenary"

Lisa Graustein, Beacon Hill (MA) Friends Meeting, (Recordings), (Sessions)

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Events Calendar

359TH ANNUAL SESSIONS • 3–8 AUGUST 2019

Workshops & Retreats

Hidden in Plain Sight: Finding Love in the Bible

Apr 26 to Apr 28 • Charlton, MA

Young Adult Spiritual Nurture Series: Clerking in the 21st Century

May 3 to May 5 • Old Chatham, NY

How We Win: A Workshop with George Lakey on Nonviolent Direct Action Campaigning

May 7 • Boston, MA

Advocacy for the Long Haul

May 20 • Boston, MA

Youth Programs

JHYM Retreat

Apr 26 to Apr 28 • New Haven, CT

Young Friends Retreat

Apr 26 to Apr 28 • Wellesley, MA

JYM Retreat

May 17 to May 19 • Deerfield, MA

JHYM 8th Grade Retreat

Jun 14 to Jun 16 • Location TBA

Committee Meetings

Faith & Practice Revision Committee Meeting

Apr 20 • Amesbury, MA

Finance Committee Meeting

Apr 20 • Location TBA

Permanent Board Meeting

May 11 • Durham, ME

Board of Managers meeting

May 15 • Boston, MA

Other Events

Good Friday Witness for Peace

Apr 19 • Boston, MA

Sandwich Quarterly Meeting

Apr 27 • East Sandwich, MA

Salem Quarterly Meeting

Apr 28 • Amesbury, MA

A Quaker Woman's Witness in Palestine

May 1 • Boston, MA

Tab group

For Newcomers

By Caren Carmody

About the Quaker Way

At the core of the Quaker faith is our trust that all people can have direct, inward experience of divine love, healing and guidance. We have learned that through responding to this guidance, we can be changed — even transformed — coming to live lives reflecting the Light and Love of God. This is the hope, the invitation and the promise that gathers us as the people called Friends...

For Families

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For Families

New England Friends have fostered strong spiritual communities where youth can explore their Quaker identity and grow in the Spirit. Year-round Youth Programs retreats serve Friends ages 7 to 35, Friends Camp offers exciting opportunities every summer, and Annual Sessions enfolds families and children of all ages.

Young Quakers also learn about God as their family lives into the Quaker Way together. Parents hungry for contemporary ways to bring spirituality into family time will find inspiration in Quaker Home.

Youth Programs

Friends Camp

Quaker Home

For Meetings

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For Meetings

The nearly 100 worshipping communities that comprise New England Yearly Meeting are at the core of who we are.

First Day School, Faith and Practice copies, pastoral care, anti-racism training, clearness committee guidance — The Yearly Meeting offers numerous resources to enrich a local meeting's journey in the Spirit.

First Day School

Process Advice

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For Committees

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For Committee Members

NEYM's more than 30 committees, boards and working groups perform Spirit-led work on behalf of Quakers in New England, from socially responsible investing to responding to climate change.

Every standing committee has a page on neym.org, maintainable via a user-friendly web interface, where its members can share the committee's work, news and leadings.

See the Committees

Resources

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