New England Yearly Meeting

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NEYM News

May Newsletter: Our Common Life

May 12, 2017 •
In this month's issue: Ruby Sales to address Annual Sessions; celebrating Living Faith; responding to Climate Change Friends in the news;...

Supporting Local Meetings

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New England Yearly Meeting of Friends as an organization exists to support and strengthen the web of Friends and Friends meetings across...

Seeking a New Childcare Coordinator for NEYM Sessions

Mar 13, 2017 • Karen Sanchez-Eppler (Northampton), Clerk of Youth Ministries Committee, , , (Sessions), (Youth Ministries)
Do you have gifts for this ministry?

Welcoming the Stranger

Jan 31, 2017 • New England Quakers
New England Yearly Meeting affirms the rights of refugees and immigrants.

Woolman Hill and NEYM to offer multi-generational faith and leadership program

Jan 30, 2017 • Margaret Cooley, Executive Director, Woolman Hill Quaker Center
Nurturing Worship, Faith and Faithfulness among New England Friends NEYM and Woolman Hill Retreat Center are pleased to announce the...

2016 Yearly Meeting Minute on White Supremacy

Oct 4, 2016 • New England Yearly Meeting of Friends
Minute 2016-64 Our hearts were touched earlier this week when we heard the pain and honesty in the reports of the experiences of Friends of...

Fall 2016 Legacy Grant Awards

Dec 20, 2016 • Legacy Gift Committee, (Legacy Gift)
The Legacy Gift Committee of New England Yearly Meeting joyfully announces the Fall 2016 round of grants from the NEYM Future Fund. New...

January Newsletter: A Rising Tide

Jan 13, 2017 • New England Quakers
Friends communities are asking how we can make ourselves more visible, accompany those most vulnerable, and invite people to join us on...

The Latest from Committees & Programs

Sessions 2017: Living Into Transformation

May 24, 2017 • Fritz Weiss, presiding clerk; and Leslie Manning, Sessions Committee clerk
New England Yearly Meeting will gather for our 357th annual meeting from August 5th through August 10th at Castleton University in Vermont...

Smithfield Friends Recover 1847 Memorial Minute

May 24, 2017 •
Below is the text of a memorial minute dated 1847 which was recently returned to Smithfield Friends. Testimony of Smithfield Monthly...

Wellesley Friends Join Wage Theft Protest

May 24, 2017 • Roland Stern, Wellesley Friends Meeting
On Monday April 26, the day after the Quaker Faith into Action workshop at Wellesley Friends Meeting; several members of Wellesley Friends...

Portland Monthly Meeting Joins Family Promise Program

May 24, 2017 • Rob Levin, Portland Monthly Meeting
Family Promise is a national organization with about 200 affiliates nationwide. It has been active since 1986, and Greater Portland Family...

Legacy Gift Committee Announces Spring 2017 Grant Awards

May 24, 2017 • (Legacy Gift)
May 20, 2017 Dear Friends Everywhere, The Legacy Gift Committee of New England Yearly Meeting joyfully announces the Spring 2017 round of...

Thoughts for Parents on 13 Reasons Why

May 12, 2017 • Gretchen Baker-Smith, (Junior High YM)
Dear JHYM Parents and Friends, As many of you know, there is a trending Netflix series called 13 Reasons Why, based on a young adult novel...

An Invitation from Baltimore Yearly Meeting

May 5, 2017 •
A note to Friends: Baltimore Yearly Meeting's sessions overlap with New England Yearly Meeting's, which begin August 5. Dear Friends, On...

Reflections from the Living Faith Gathering

Apr 28, 2017 •
On this page, Friends share some of the richness of the April 8th Living Faith gathering with those who were not able to attend. As...

April Newsletter: Living into Transformation

Apr 25, 2017 •
This month's issue includes engaging with racism, highlights of the recent FWCC Section of the Americas gathering, announcements of...

Julian Grant returns from sojourn in Cuba

Apr 24, 2017 • Len & Mary Ann Cadwallader (Hanover), co-clerks of the Puente de Amigos committee, , , (Legacy Gift), (Puente de Amigos)
On Easter Sunday Julian Grant returned from his six-month residency living and worshipping with Cuban Quakers. Despite the mixed emotions...

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