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 2017 Newsletter: If We Were Free from Fear

Sep 19, 2017 • New England Quakers

From Cuba about Hurricane Irma

Sep 18, 2017 • Kenya Casanova Sales, Cuba Yearly Meeting, (Puente de Amigos)

Fall Living Faith Gathering Cancelled, April is Still On!

Sep 7, 2017 • Lisa Graustein, Clerk of Living Faith Planning Team

Draft Minutes of 2017 Sessions

Aug 30, 2017 • (Minutes)

More News »

Events Calendar

358TH ANNUAL SESSIONS • 4-9 AUGUST 2018

Workshops & Retreats

From Talk to Action: Taking a Stand Against Racism and Hate

Sep 27 • Boston, MA

Social Media and Building the Beloved Community

Oct 28 • New Haven, CT

Quaker Public Policy Institute & Lobby Day

Nov 2 to Nov 3 • Washington, DC

Autumn Retreat for Friends of Color

Nov 3 to Nov 5 • Stony Point, NY

Youth Programs

JHYM Retreat

Sep 29 to Oct 1 • Framingham, MA

Young Adult Friends Fall Retreat

Sep 29 to Oct 1 • Providence, RI

Boston Area Quaker Youth Group

Sep 30 • Wellesley, MA

Young Friends Retreat

Oct 7 to Oct 8 • Leverett, MA

Committee Meetings

Archives Committee Meeting

Oct 15 • Location TBA

Ministry & Counsel Meeting

Nov 10 to Nov 12 • Winthrop, ME

Permanent Board Meeting

Nov 18 • Westerly, RI

Sessions Committee Meeting

Jan 13 • Location TBA

Other Events

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 22 • Westerly, RI

Salem Quarterly Meeting

Oct 22 • Framingham, 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

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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