Lake Erie Yearly Meeting – Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)

Welcome Friends

Welcome to the web site of Lake Erie Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). Lake Erie Yearly Meeting is an organization of Quaker meetings and worship groups in Ohio, Michigan, and western Pennsylvania. Friends gather for worship weekly in expectant silence. Everyone is welcome at a Quaker meeting for worship.

In this site you will find a Directory of the monthly meetings that make up the yearly meeting, introductory materials to Quakerism, information on yearly meeting activities, electronic versions of the yearly meeting’s newsletter, The Bulletin, and various other documents produced by the yearly meeting such as the Policies & Procedures Manual. We are pleased that you found us and hope that you find this site useful.

Quakers come together in silent worship knowing that the Spirit is present among us and in us, and can be experienced today to give meaning, hope and power to our lives. We are placed in unity with each other by this experience and by our commitment to the Quaker way of living it brings to us. With all our hearts, we affirm that God is expressed in every human being. We welcome to our fellowship and worship all persons of whatever sexual orientation, race, religion or gender who seek after truth and who are in sympathy with this way of living. Moreover, our experience directs us into the world to sever the bonds of hatred and division and to work toward the goals of universal love and blessing in society and in creation.

	March 2023
			1	2	3	4 Data Brokers &am… Data Brokers & Modern Surveillance: Dangers for Marginalized People March 4, 2023 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Our online practices leave trails of data that companies rely on to make a profit. After reviewing some of the many kinds of data being collected, we'll turn to an exploration of some of the ways data is being used to the detriment of marginalized groups. For instance, mass incarceration and criminalization have gone high-tech with facial recognition, license plate readers, and electronic monitoring systems all becoming more common. Local and federal police as well as immigration control increasingly have access to vast commercial databases to track and trace people, often while circumventing individual civil rights. Based on these concerns, citizen groups in many cities are now pushing for laws governing the surveillance technology used by their local police departments. Join Friends at this workshop to learn more. Presenter: LEYM Digital Communications Facilitator Bill Warters Saturday March 4, 2:00-3:30pm on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82672746215?pwd=b1B2VGRYT1RVaGhvMURIV0s1Rmk2dz09 Meeting ID: 826 7274 6215 Passcode: leympje •
5 Spiritual Compan… Spiritual Companioning Check-in March 5, 2023 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm LEYM Friends engaged or interested in the practice of Spiritual Companioning gather online at 4pm on the first Sunday of odd-numbered months for informal exchange of experiences, questions and opportunities to practice with others. As needed, activities may include: An introduction to the practice for newcomers (or a refresher for any who want it) A chance to engage in a companioning session with people other than your usual group (we find that we all learn from each other when we cross-fertilize our experiences) A chance to bring a message or insight from your practice to the group for additional discernment. An opportunity to share what's working for you and your group Forming or re-forming new groups If you have questions, please contact Barbara LeSage (North Columbus, barbaralesage@hotmail.com), Cassie Cammann (Ann Arbor, cassie.cammann@gmail.com), Mark Hoover (Ann Arbor, mhoover@umich.edu), or Joann Neuroth (Red Cedar, jneuroth@gmail.com). Here's the zoom information: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87839260405?pwd=cER3b05FVHlaNnRNLzd2RlN4OFl4QT09 Meeting ID: 864 1546 3389 Passcode: 966818 •	6	7	8	9	10	11 LEYM Representat… LEYM Representative Meeting March 11, 2023 Lake Erie Yearly Meeting’s Representative Meeting will be in Toledo, OH under the care of Broadmead Meeting. The meeting, held at The Victory Center, 3166 Republic Blvd. N., Toledo, OH 43615, will run from 9:00 AM through 4:30 PM. A light breakfast and lunch will be offered for those who register in advance via the form from the Bulletin. A donation of $10 for meals will be appreciated. Friends attending in person and wanting lunch and/or overnight hospitality should register by February 25. For later registrants, there are restaurants ten minutes away. Schedule for Saturday, March 11: Registration & simple breakfast...9:00 AM Meeting for worship...9:30 AM (Hybrid/blended meeting begins) Greeting & Announcements...10:00 AM Morning program…...10:15 AM Lunch...12:15 PM Meeting for business...1:15 PM Adjournment by...4:30 PM Online participation is also possible via Zoom. Register using the button on the Representative Meeting page to receive Zoom access information when it comes available. •
12	13	14	15 Submission Deadl… Submission Deadline for Spring LEYM Bulletin March 15, 2023 Because we have moved up the date for Annual Meeting to mid-June, other deadlines have been moved up as well. The new deadline for submitting materials to the Spring Bulletin is now March 15. Submissions can be sent to bulletinleym@gmail.com •	16	17	18 Celebration of t… Celebration of the life of Marjorie Nelson March 18, 2023 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm A memorial gathering in the manner of Friends celebrating the life of Marjorie Nelson of Athens Friends Meeting. The Memorial Service will be held at the Athens Meeting House, 22 Birge Dr., Chauncey OH 45719 and will be online over ZOOM as well. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7407974636?pwd=NllMQ2VpS29WQVF4OE1vUWgzdHczZz09 Meeting ID: 740 797 4636 Passcode: 761970 •
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Data Brokers &am…
Data Brokers & Modern Surveillance: Dangers for Marginalized People
March 4, 2023 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Our online practices leave trails of data that companies rely on to make a profit. After reviewing some of the many kinds of data being collected, we'll turn to an exploration of some of the ways data is being used to the detriment of marginalized groups. For instance, mass incarceration and criminalization have gone high-tech with facial recognition, license plate readers, and electronic monitoring systems all becoming more common. Local and federal police as well as immigration control increasingly have access to vast commercial databases to track and trace people, often while circumventing individual civil rights. Based on these concerns, citizen groups in many cities are now pushing for laws governing the surveillance technology used by their local police departments. Join Friends at this workshop to learn more.

Presenter: LEYM Digital Communications Facilitator Bill Warters
Saturday March 4, 2:00-3:30pm on Zoom:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82672746215?pwd=b1B2VGRYT1RVaGhvMURIV0s1Rmk2dz09
Meeting ID: 826 7274 6215 Passcode: leympje

Spiritual Compan…
Spiritual Companioning Check-in
March 5, 2023 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
LEYM Friends engaged or interested in the practice of Spiritual Companioning gather online at 4pm on the first Sunday of odd-numbered months for informal exchange of experiences, questions and opportunities to practice with others.
As needed, activities may include:
- An introduction to the practice for newcomers (or a refresher for any who want it)
- A chance to engage in a companioning session with people other than your usual group (we find that we all learn from each other when we cross-fertilize our experiences)
- A chance to bring a message or insight from your practice to the group for additional discernment.
- An opportunity to share what's working for you and your group
- Forming or re-forming new groups
If you have questions, please contact Barbara LeSage (North Columbus, barbaralesage@hotmail.com), Cassie Cammann (Ann Arbor, cassie.cammann@gmail.com), Mark Hoover (Ann Arbor, mhoover@umich.edu), or Joann Neuroth (Red Cedar, jneuroth@gmail.com).

Here's the zoom information:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87839260405?pwd=cER3b05FVHlaNnRNLzd2RlN4OFl4QT09
Meeting ID: 864 1546 3389
Passcode: 966818

LEYM Representat…
LEYM Representative Meeting
March 11, 2023

Lake Erie Yearly Meeting’s Representative Meeting will be in Toledo, OH under the care of Broadmead Meeting. The meeting, held at The Victory Center, 3166 Republic Blvd. N., Toledo, OH 43615, will run from 9:00 AM through 4:30 PM. A light breakfast and lunch will be offered for those who register in advance via the form from the Bulletin. A donation of $10 for meals will be appreciated. Friends attending in person and wanting lunch and/or overnight hospitality should register by February 25. For later registrants, there are restaurants ten minutes away.

Schedule for Saturday, March 11:

Registration & simple breakfast...9:00 AM
Meeting for worship...9:30 AM (Hybrid/blended meeting begins)
Greeting & Announcements...10:00 AM
Morning program…...10:15 AM
Lunch...12:15 PM
Meeting for business...1:15 PM
Adjournment by...4:30 PM

Online participation is also possible via Zoom. Register using the button on the Representative Meeting page to receive Zoom access information when it comes available.

Submission Deadl…
Submission Deadline for Spring LEYM Bulletin
March 15, 2023

Because we have moved up the date for Annual Meeting to mid-June, other deadlines have been moved up as well. The new deadline for submitting materials to the Spring Bulletin is now March 15. Submissions can be sent to bulletinleym@gmail.com

Celebration of t…
Celebration of the life of Marjorie Nelson
March 18, 2023 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

A memorial gathering in the manner of Friends celebrating the life of Marjorie Nelson of Athens Friends Meeting. The Memorial Service will be held at the Athens Meeting House, 22 Birge Dr., Chauncey OH 45719 and will be online over ZOOM as well.

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7407974636?pwd=NllMQ2VpS29WQVF4OE1vUWgzdHczZz09
Meeting ID: 740 797 4636
Passcode: 761970