Fall GPQM Gathering – Sept 17 2011
Posted by leymquaker in Events and Opportunities, GPQM on August 24, 2011
Kyo Takahashi, clerk of GPQM has shared the following agenda for the upcoming GPQM gathering at Friends School in Detroit. If you have changes or additions to request, please contact the clerk.
LEYM Fall Youth Retreat – Sept 30 – Oct 2 2011
Posted by leymquaker in Events and Opportunities, Youth Programming on August 16, 2011
Please find attached the registration materials for another great youth retreat.
An Invitation For All LEYM Youth 5 – 14 Years, Parents and Others
for the Annual Fall Youth Retreat
Friday September 30 Thru Sunday October 2
Templed Hills 5734 Durbin Rd, Belville, Oh 44813
Get the flyer here: leym_fall_retreat_2011
Spiritual Formation 2011-2012 Program with Richard Lee
Posted by leymquaker in Events and Opportunities on August 4, 2011
This year’s LEYM Spiritual Formation retreat program is on the theme “Healing in the Manner of Friends.” The retreats will take place September 9-11 2011 at the Weber Retreat Center in Adrian MI and May 5, 2012 at the Michigan Friends Center in Chelsea, MI. For full details and registration materials, see the attached flier.
Annual Meeting Underway
Posted by leymquaker in Events and Opportunities on July 29, 2011
It is raining in Bluffton, but spirits are high at the annual meeting.
Draft of Updated Policy and Procedures document
Posted by leymquaker in Committees on July 22, 2011
Dear Friends,
Attached below is a pdf file for what we hope is the final draft of a new edition of Lake Erie Yearly Meeting Policies and Procedures. The ad hoc committee that has prepared this edition expects to take this draft for consideration at Annual Sessions later this month. An earlier draft was circulated to meetings and worship groups as well as the Executive Committee in February, with an invitation to “explore it, test it, and think about how it might be improved.” The original deadline was shortly before Representative Meeting, but at that session the deadline was extended to June 1, and printed copies of the new edition were distributed to monthly meetings. Subsequently many helpful suggestions arrived, and the ad hoc committee has incorporated most of them; in addition, another appendix was inserted and the index was expanded considerably.
Although not every small adjustment is marked in this draft, red type indicates all corrections, substantive changes, and additions. Any remaining errors found herein should be communicated to Jeff Cooper (cooperdaub@hotmail.com) before the start of Annual Sessions. With gratitude to all Friends who shared their thoughts during the revision process,
Jeff Cooper, for the ad hoc committee on revising Policies and Procedures:
Rosemary Coffey, Joe Mills, Mathilda Navias, and Jeff Cooper, clerk
LEYM Advices and Queries Document for Review
Posted by leymquaker in Committees, Monthly Mtgs on July 22, 2011
Thomas Taylor, clerk of the Ad Hoc Committee on LEYM Advices and Queries has asked us to share the attached document to be considered for approval at our yearly meeting sessions on 28-31 July in Bluffton. One important point to note is that the YM will be asked to decide whether the material in the “afterward,” which deals with the LEYM experience with advices and queries and the process used in developing this booklet (pp 20-24), should be included in the final printed edition.
In addition to the attached word document which can be downloaded, Thomas will have draft copies available at the YM sessions for Friends to consult.
LEYM Advices and Queries (Word document for review prior to YM.)
GPQM Summer Gathering – Aug 7th
Posted by gpqmclerk in Events and Opportunities, GPQM on July 22, 2011
Dear Friends,
Green Pastures Quarterly Meeting invites you to a gathering of Friends
for worship followed by a pot luck on Sunday August 7 at 11:00 a.m. at
Quaker Park in Battle Creek.
This annual gathering is for worship focusing on prayers for peace in
memory of Hiroshima Day.
Attenders are asked to bring a chair as well as dish to pass and a
place setting.
Quaker Park is located between Fremont Street and Groveland Street in
Battle Creek.
Here is a flyer to share – GPQM_flyer_summer_2011 (pdf). Hope to see you there!
Blessings and peace,
Dianne
Spiritual Formation Program 2011-2012 information
Posted by leymquaker in Committees, Events and Opportunities on June 16, 2011
LEYM Spiritual Formation Program 2011-2012
Retreat Leader: Richard Lee
Retreat Theme: TBA
Fall Retreat September 9-11, 2011: Weber Retreat Center, Adrian, MI
Spring Retreat May 5, 2012: If you think your meeting might be interested in hosting this one-day retreat, please contact Mathilda Navias at galaxy@woh.rr.com
More information will be posted later. Please check the Spiritual Formation page for the latest information.
Seeking young Friends and adult leaders for 2012 QYP
Posted by leymquaker in Events and Opportunities on June 7, 2011
Applications are now being accepted from young Friends who wish to take part in the 2012 Quaker Youth Pilgrimage.
Applications are also now being taken for adult leader positions. The pilgrimage will run July 12-August 13, 2012 and will take place in The United Kingdom and the Netherlands.
Click here for information and application forms. Leader applications are due September 15, 2011; pilgrim applications must be in by October 1.
The Quaker Youth Pilgrimage has brought young Friends together for over 50 years to
- Develop one’s relationship with God
- Gain understanding of Quaker process
- Explore Quaker history
- Experience different Friends’ traditions and forms of worship
- Form a community and lasting friendships
- Participate in a service project
The most recent pilgrimage was held last summer in the Northwestern United States.
“In the past, I couldn’t bring Quakerism home with me. It was a week every year and then a couple of weekends when I could be a Quaker. Now I’m going to be a Quaker all of the time” wrote Mason George of his experience.
From Naomi Garnault: “This trip has taught me that it’s our actions that make us Quaker just as much as our beliefs. I definitely have more drive to ‘put faith into action’.”
LEYM Policies and Procedures Updates for Review
Posted by leymquaker in Committees on May 20, 2011
Jeff Cooper, clerk of the Lake Erie Yearly Meeting ad hoc committee on revising Policies and Procedures, sends the following:
Dear Friends,
Below are links to two pdf files, one a draft of a new edition of LEYM Policies and Procedures, the other a summary of the changes in this edition. We expect to consider the draft at Representative Meeting (on April 2 at Ann Arbor Meeting) with the goal of understanding what further revision is needed, so that we can approve this edition at Annual Sessions in July. Friends are invited to look at the draft, consider how it might be improved, and send suggestions, comments, corrections, and questions to me, preferably well before Representative Meeting. A short explanation of the sorts of changes made is included in the “Introduction to Draft Policies and Procedures,” immediately preceding the Table of Contents in the draft.
Looking forward to hearing from you,
Jeff Cooper, for the ad hoc committee on revising Policies and Procedures
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