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 2018: The Encouragement of Light

Apr 5, 2018 •

Mar 1, 2018 •

Responding to Gun Violence

Mar 2, 2018 • Fritz Weiss, Presiding Clerk and Noah Merrill, Secretary

Cuba and New England Yearly Meetings Join to Protest U.S. Policy

Feb 27, 2018 • Cuba and New England Yearly Meetings

More News »

Events Calendar

358TH ANNUAL SESSIONS • 4-9 AUGUST 2018

Workshops & Retreats

Love is All Around: A Singing Weekend with Peter & Annie Blood-Patterson

Apr 27 to Apr 29 • Deerfield, MA

Tending The Flock—supporting pastoral ministry in our meetings

Apr 27 to Apr 29 • Old Chatham, NY

Infusing Racial Justice into Our Quaker Spiritual Formation & Religious Education

Apr 28 • Location TBA

Residency: Nurturing Worship, Faith and Faithfulness among New England Friends

May 4 to May 6 • Deerfield, MA

Youth Programs

JHYM Retreat

Apr 27 to Apr 29 • New Haven, CT

Young Friends Retreat

Apr 27 to Apr 29 • Westport, MA

JYM Retreat

May 18 to May 20 • Deerfield, MA

Young Adult Friends Spring Retreat

May 18 to May 20 • Wellesley, MA

Committee Meetings

Puente de Amigos Committee Meeting

Apr 28 • Amesbury, MA

Board of Managers Meeting

May 9 • Boston, MA

Permanent Board Meeting

May 12 • Providence, RI

Faith & Practice Revision Committee Meeting

May 18 to May 20 • Weekapaug, RI

Other Events

Falmouth Quarterly Meeting

Apr 28 • Portland, ME

Dover Quarterly Meeting

Apr 29 • Henniker, NH

Jay O'Hara Gives the 2018 Ernest & Esther Weed Memorial Lecture

Apr 29 • Boston, MA

Vassalboro Quarterly Meeting

May 5 • Northeast Harbor, 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

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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