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Advance Documents Available Online

Jul 19, 2017 •
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Climate Pilgrimage Ends in Worship and Civil Disobedience

Jul 17, 2017 • Katherine Fisher (Beacon Hill) and Jay O'Hara (West Falmouth)
After a week of walking, a group of New England Quakers and fellow travelers concluded a sixty mile pilgrimage between New Hampshire’s two...

June Newsletter: Faithful Like a Fungus

Jun 13, 2017 •
In this month's issue: Climate action, Quaker nonviolence in the time of Black Lives Matter, service opportunities, Art Camp 2017, Legacy...

Service Opportunities with New England Friends

Jun 9, 2017 • New England Quakers
The Yearly Meeting is currently searching for a year-round Events Coordinator, as well as a Consignments Manager and Special Needs Support...

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...

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...

The Latest from Committees & Programs

Reflections on the Climate Pilgrimage

Jul 18, 2017 • Honor Woodrow, Framingham Friends Meeting
Dear Friends, I am writing to share a reflection on my experience of the recent Climate Pilgrimage, where Friends from New England and...

Quaker Outreach newsletter launch!

Jul 12, 2017 •
New York Yearly Meeting and New England Yearly Meeting are partnering to publish a quarterly email newsletter to share strategies and...

Steve Chase speaks at the Interfaith Vigil for Healthcare in Washington, DC

Jul 12, 2017 • Steve Chase (Putney)
Let Us All Be Used by God Thank you all for being here. I bring you greetings from Putney Friends Meeting, a small, but vital Quaker...

Climate Pilgrimage July 9-15, 2017

Jun 27, 2017 • John Humphries, (Earthcare Ministry)
"Friends-- Just a quick reminder about the upcoming Climate Pilgrimage (7/9-7/15) and a request that you share the information [again] with...

Puente de Amigos Inter-generational Delegation Field Report # 4

Jun 21, 2017 • Abigail Adams (Storrs) , (Puente de Amigos)
Sunday, June 18, 2017 Sunday morning we can sleep in as our arrival time at Vista Alegre is 9 am for Sunday School. It is a bright sunny...

2016 Annual Report

Jun 20, 2017 • (Young Friends)
Coming from Westport Meeting after our sixth and final retreat of the year, Young Friends are coming to terms with the end of an incredible...

2017 Annual Report

Jun 20, 2017 • (Sessions Committee)
"There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. There...

2017 Annual Report

Jun 20, 2017 • (Youth Ministries)
This has been a difficult year in the nation and in the world; our young people acutely share this pain and fear, but many have found...

2017 Annual Report

Jun 20, 2017 • Roy Veatch, clerk, (Young Friends)
Young Friends enjoyed another year of our community in its many intermingling forms: beloved weekend retreats, quiet Meetings for Worship,...

2017 Annual Report

Jun 20, 2017 • (Legacy Gift)
The Legacy Gift Committee completed our second year of grantmaking from the NEYM Future Fund and awarded 20 grants totaling $116,000. This...

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