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

Such a Time as This: A Response to Hate and Violence

Aug 18, 2017 • Fritz Weiss, Noah Merrill, Sarah Gant and Honor Woodrow

2017 Epistle of New England Yearly Meeting

Aug 12, 2017 • (Sessions)

Talking Points from Sessions 2017

Aug 13, 2017 • New England Quakers, (Sessions)

Annual Sessions 2017 Plenary Address: Ruby Sales

Aug 7, 2017 • (Recordings)

More News »

Events Calendar

357th Annual Sessions • 5-10 August 2017

Workshops & Retreats

Women's Weekend

Aug 18 to Aug 20 • Old Chatham, NY

2017 Quaker RE Collaborative Gathering

Aug 18 to Aug 20 • Richmond, IN

Fun in the Sun!

Aug 24 to Aug 30 • Old Chatham, NY

Annual Gathering of the Fellowship of Friends of African Descent

Aug 25 to Aug 27 • Philadelphia, PA

Youth Programs

JYM Retreat

Sep 15 to Sep 17 • Deerfield, MA

Young Friends Ministry & Counsel Retreat

Sep 15 to Sep 17 • Location TBA

JHYM Retreat

Sep 29 to Oct 1 • Framingham, MA

Young Friends Retreat

Oct 6 to Oct 8 • Leverett, MA

Committee Meetings

Sessions Committee Meeting

Sep 16 • Location TBA

Friends Camp Committee Meeting

Sep 17 • Cumberland Foreside, ME

Ministry & Counsel Meeting

Sep 23 • Location TBA

Permanent Board Meeting

Sep 23 • Location TBA

Other Events

Vassalboro Quarterly Meeting Retreat

Sep 8 to Sep 10 • South China, ME

Connecticut Valley QM Retreat

Oct 7 • Location TBA

Discerning Truth in a Post-Fact World: A Friends Education Conference

Oct 13 • Providence, RI

RI-Smithfield Quarterly Meeting

Oct 15 • Westerly, RI

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

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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