World Quaker Day October 4th, 2026 You must register for this event. Register at worldquakerday.org. FWCC invites you all to join Friends around the world for World Quaker Day on Sunday October 4th. This year the theme is peace. The day begins with an opening hour. FWCC will then hold worship continuously from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The LEYM Fall 2026 Bulletin is now available online. Print copies have been mailed and should arrive soon. Thanks again to all the contributors and our editor Christopher Farrand. In the Fall 2026 Issue LEYM Annual Session Epistle Remembering Michael Fuson, 1954-2026 Highlights of Annual Meeting with photo spread Annual Sessions Financial Report Friends’ Suit Upheld by…
Way back in 1926, Detroit Friends Meeting (DFM) was formally recognized as a monthly meeting after years of presence in the area. You can learn more about their history via this short video, including their long journey to find a new meeting house in Detroit. On September 19th and 20th, 2026, DFM will be celebrating their anniversary (and…
2026 LEYM Annual Fall Youth (K-12) RetreatFriday, October 2, 6:30 pm – Sunday, October 4, 11:30 am Families and friends are invited to bring their youth (K-12th grade) to the Kirkmont Center in mid-Ohio to explore our Quaker connections with each other and our environment. If there is room at the retreat, adult Friends without children are…
Conscientious Objection: Is This for You?Discerning, Deciding, Documenting, and Defending a CO Claim with Selective Service A workshop in three sessions: August 10 | August 13 | August 177:00 to 8:00 PM ET Join online with Zoom from anywhereor attend in person at Durham Friends Meeting in Durham, NCREGISTER for ZOOM Effective December 18, 2026, eligible males (assigned at birth)…
In the run-up to our 2026 Annual Meeting, the LEYM Advancement and Outreach Committee invited Friends Meetings to create short 2-4 minute informal videos about their meetings. The goal was not perfection, but sharing, and the results were really fun and interesting. The submissions have been collected and placed on a map for viewing. Check them out here.
Current events have sparked a renewed interest in the Friends Peace Testimony. In response, LEYM has created an online interactive history timeline that highlights some of the many ways that Friends have sought to live out the testimony in their own times. The timeline, which stretches from the 1650’s through the present, can be viewed here. It is…
LEYM Friends gathered at the Red Cedar Meeting House in Lansing on March 28th for our Representative Meeting. Coincidentally, this was the same day as the 4th national No Kings call to action. LEYM Friends took the opportunity to participate in the rally at the Michigan Capital building, one of more than 3,300 events held nationwide. Here are a…
Online registration opens Monday, April 6th for our Lake Erie Yearly Meeting annual gathering scheduled for June 18-21, 2026 in Ashland, OH. Friends are encouraged to view our 2026 Annual Meeting Welcome Video (4 minutes long) to get a feel for all the good things in store of us at the 2026 event. Our…
The latest issue of the LEYM Bulletin is now available. It contains lots of information about our June 18-21 2026 Annual Meeting in Ashland, OH. Print copies have been mailed, and the online version is available here. Thanks are due again to the LEYM Bulletin editor Christopher Farrand for his valiant work.As usual, the issue…
