Worship at Sessions
We hope Friends will engage throughout Sessions in a spirit of worship. The Opening and Closing Celebrations will be opportunities for a blend of joyful celebration and affirmation, combined with a period of worship and prayerful centering. These events are especially encouraged for all ages.
There are several specific opportunities for worship and prayer throughout the week:
- Worship Together on Saturday, August 1, from 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. is especially encouraged for all ages. Worship will be lightly held to start, followed by a period of waiting worship. Friends are invited to join for all or part of the worship—we simply ask you to enter or exit in a way that does not disturb the worship of others. More details will be in your Yearly Meeting News.
- The Memorial Meeting for Worship on Saturday from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
- Early Morning Waiting Worship on Sunday through Tuesday from 6:30 to 7:15 a.m.
- Business Meetings are intentionally spacious to allow for a deep grounding in worship.
- Vespers from Saturday through Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. can be both prayerful and joyful.
NEYM Memorial Meeting
This year’s Memorial Meeting to honor the lives of Friends from around New England Yearly Meeting will be held on Saturday, August 1, at 6:30 p.m.
We will hear excerpts from the Memorial Minutes of many Friends. To give a sense of the span of history, we will read excerpts from the Memorial Minutes roughly in the order that these Friends were born, pausing every so often for Friends to reflect and share stories of their own.
You can learn more about these beloved Friends by coming to the Memorial Meeting and by reading the full Memorial Minutes.