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

October 2018: We Are Here

Living Faith Registration is Open!

2018 Epistle of New England Yearly Meeting

(Sessions)

Talking Points: Annual Sessions 2018

New England Quakers

Events Calendar

358TH ANNUAL SESSIONS • 4-9 AUGUST 2018

Workshops & Retreats

Virtual Quaker Parent Discussion Group (Group 3)

Oct 23 • Location TBA

Fall Work, Contra Dance & Storytelling at Powell House

Oct 26 to Oct 28 • Old Chatham, NY

Living Faith Gathering

Oct 27 • Hartford, CT

Collaborative Art Workshop with Maggie Nelson

Oct 30 • Cambridge, MA

Youth Programs

JYM Retreat

Nov 2 to Nov 4 • New Haven, CT

Young Friends Retreat

Nov 16 to Nov 18 • Portland, ME

JHYM Retreat

Nov 30 to Dec 2 • Deerfield, MA

Young Adult Friends Midwinter Retreat

Jan 3 to Jan 6 • Deerfield, MA

Committee Meetings

Friends Camp Committee Meeting

Nov 3 • Cambridge, MA

Puente de Amigos Committee Meeting

Nov 3 • Amesbury, MA

Ministry & Counsel Retreat

Nov 9 to Nov 11 • Deerfield, MA

Board of Managers Meeting

Nov 14 • Boston, MA

Other Events

Photography Exhibits by Maya Photographers

Oct 2 to Oct 31 • Mashpee, MA

Lecture on Quaker Indian Boarding Schools

Oct 23 • West Falmouth,

The Church-run Indian Boarding Schools: How Quakers Are Wrestling with Their Legacy

Oct 25 • Canterbury, NH

Falmouth Quarter Called Meeting for Discernment

Oct 27 • Windham, ME

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

More Resources

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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