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

September 2018: A Deeper Hope

Talking Points: Annual Sessions 2018

New England Quakers

Virtual Quaker Parent Discussion Groups Form in the Fall

Events Calendar

358TH ANNUAL SESSIONS • 4-9 AUGUST 2018

Workshops & Retreats

Virtual Quaker Parent Discussion Group (Group 1)

Sep 18 • Location TBA

Virtual Quaker Parent Discussion Group (Group 2)

Sep 19 • Location TBA

Couples' Enrichment

Sep 21 to Sep 23 • Old Chatham, NY

Alternatives to Violence Project Workshop

Sep 22 to Sep 23 • Boston, MA

Youth Programs

JHYM Retreat

Sep 28 to Sep 30 • Framingham, MA

Young Friends Retreat

Oct 12 to Oct 14 • Leverett, MA

YAF Fall Retreat

Oct 19 to Oct 21 • Providence, RI

JYM Retreat

Nov 2 to Nov 4 • New Haven, CT

Committee Meetings

Joint Permanent Board and Ministry and Counsel Meeting

Sep 22 • Leverett, MA

Nominating Committee Meeting

Sep 28 • Jaffrey, NH

Faith & Practice Revision Committee Meeting

Oct 19 to Oct 21 • Weekapaug, RI

Ministry & Counsel Retreat

Nov 9 to Nov 11 • Location TBA

Other Events

Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II

Sep 20 • Amherst, MA

International Day of Peace: Boston

Sep 23 • Boston, MA

Dover Quarterly Meeting

Sep 30 • Location TBA

Connecticut Valley Quarterly Meeting Retreat

Oct 5 to Oct 7 • Deerfield, MA

Tab group

For Newcomers

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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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