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.

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7 Spiritual Compan… Spiritual Companioning Check-in May 7, 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 •	8	9	10 Annual Meeting R… Annual Meeting Registration Deadline May 10, 2023 Registration Deadline for attending LEYM Annual Meeting at Ashland University June 15-18. Get more information here: https://leym.org/annual-meeting-info/ •	11	12	13
14	15 State of Meeting… State of Meeting Reports Due May 15, 2023 Due date for State of the Meeting Reports.Send to Flo Friender (quakerflo@comcast.net) •	16	17	18	19	20 Green Pastures Q… Green Pastures Quarterly Meeting Spring Gathering May 20, 2023 On Saturday, May 20, Green Pastures Quarterly Meeting will gather in person at Ann Arbor Friends Meeting house for our Spring Quarterly Meeting. Hospitality will start at 9:30. Business begins at 10:00 a.m., with a presentation by Friend Brad Shaw at noon. BRING A BAGGED LUNCH if you need one. The business meeting and presentation will be available hybrid. Friends are encouraged to sign in just before 10 a.m., so they don’t miss out on anything. The Zoom link can be requested from gpqmcommunications@gmail.com. Agenda: Query related to stewardship of resources: How do I simplify my needs, making decisions that balance self-sufficiency and fair sharing of resources? Roll call Approval of minutes Treasury report Finance Committee Nominating Committee Friends Center report Michigan Quakers for Environmental Action Announcements Break Presentation: Brad Shaw, Red Cedar Friends: “Lessons from Quaker History: Activism within the Socioeconomic Realities of the Status Quo” •
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Spiritual Compan…
Spiritual Companioning Check-in
May 7, 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

Annual Meeting R…
Annual Meeting Registration Deadline
May 10, 2023

Registration Deadline for attending LEYM Annual Meeting at Ashland University June 15-18. Get more information here: https://leym.org/annual-meeting-info/

State of Meeting…
State of Meeting Reports Due
May 15, 2023

Due date for State of the Meeting Reports.Send to Flo Friender (quakerflo@comcast.net)

Green Pastures Q…
Green Pastures Quarterly Meeting Spring Gathering
May 20, 2023
On Saturday, May 20, Green Pastures Quarterly Meeting will gather in person at Ann Arbor Friends Meeting house for our Spring Quarterly Meeting. Hospitality will start at 9:30. Business begins at 10:00 a.m., with a presentation by Friend Brad Shaw at noon. BRING A BAGGED LUNCH if you need one. The business meeting and presentation will be available hybrid. Friends are encouraged to sign in just before 10 a.m., so they don’t miss out on anything. The Zoom link can be requested from gpqmcommunications@gmail.com.

Agenda:
- Query related to stewardship of resources: How do I simplify my needs, making decisions that balance self-sufficiency and fair sharing of resources?
- Roll call
- Approval of minutes
- Treasury report
- Finance Committee
- Nominating Committee
- Friends Center report
- Michigan Quakers for Environmental Action
- Announcements
- Break
- Presentation: Brad Shaw, Red Cedar Friends: “Lessons from Quaker History: Activism within the Socioeconomic Realities of the Status Quo”

Annual Meeting A…
Annual Meeting Action Items/Reports Due to Clerk
May 27, 2023

Please get your reports and action item requests to the LEYM Clerk so that she can build our agenda and best address the needs of the group.