Living Faith Gatherings

"Living Faith”—What's This All About?

Living Faith is a day-long gathering of Friends from throughout New England. The event is a chance for 100+ Friends to worship together, get to know each other, share the different ways we experience and live our faith, and build spiritual community.

This year we are changing up the Living Faith structure of the past few years for a day focused on discernment in our community of Friends. Discernment Discovery Day will be held at Moses Brown School in Providence, RI on Saturday March 15.

Discernment Discovery Day is a day-long gathering of Friends from throughout New England. The event is a chance for Friends of all ages to explore what is at the heart of the Quaker practice of discernment through dialogue, workshops, worship sharing, and connection-making. 

New England Yearly Meeting of Friends exists to support and nurture New England Quakers, and we hope we hope our gatherings will equip individual Friends and local meetings with resources, tools, and connections to more fully live our faith. 

Our schedule generally follows this flow:

• 9:00 a.m Arrival with snacks, coffee, and tea.
• 10:00 a.m. Morning program
• 12:00 p.m. Lunch and free time
• 1:15 p.m. Workshops
• 3:00 p.m. Closing program and worship
• 4:00 p.m. Saying our good-byes
   

Through worship reflecting the diversity of Quaker practice in New England, inspiring speakers and experiential workshops, Living Faith gatherings nourish our spirits and strengthen our ability to live our faith through action. A concurrent youth program explores these same themes in ways accessible to kids. The day opens and closes with programming for all generations, allowing us to be together as a multigenerational community. Families with young children are especially encouraged to attend. We hope that this initiative continues to engage Friends who have participated in wider Quaker events before, and welcomes many who haven’t.