Sessions 2025: Advance Reading and Business Materials
Here is some information to help you prepare to participate in Sessions.
Part of preparation is getting comfortable with Zoom (our videoconferencing platform) and creating a space that will help you stay present. You can find some how-to's, tips, and advice at Zoom How-To's.
We also invite you to prepare for Sessions by considering your prayers and intentions.
Advance reading
The Advance Documents, comprising business materials for Sessions, staff reports, and annual reports from committees, boards, and representatives to other organizations, are posted in the downloads section below. Please note that they are posted (1) in their entirety and (2) separated into Business Materials, Staff Reports, Committee Reports, and Reports of Representatives to Other Quaker Organizations.
There may be edits to the Advance Documents, so Friends may want to check back for revisions.
Epistles from around the world
Each year, Quaker yearly meetings around the world write epistles to Friends everywhere. You can read these epistles on the FWCC World Office website.
Memorial minutes of New England Friends
When a Friend dies, their home meeting writes a memorial minute; the Yearly Meeting shares them as testimonies to lives of faith. The memorial minutes booklet will be posted below in mid-July.
File Downloads
The Advance Documents may be updated multiple times before Sessions, so please check back for updates.
PLEASE NOTE: The links in this documents are correct; however, some do not work when clicked on. They will work if copied and pasted into your browser.
The links in this document should work for you, if the links in the Advance Documents don't.