October is here, and with it comes World Quaker Day. This is a wonderful opportunity to deepen our understanding of what it means to be a Friend and to connect with others in the Quaker community. Here are a few ways to celebrate: Share Your Quaker Journey: Talk about what being a Friend means to you with others in your…
Dear Friends,At Annual Sessions last summer, we agreed to try posting a version of the LEYM Annual Records online with no contact information (other than for those Friends who have agreed to be the contact person for their Monthly Meeting or Worship Group). Thus, the version posted in the LEYM website has no Directory section. We on Publications & Archives…
Quakers in Michigan are invited to Kalamazoo on Saturday, September 21, for the Fall Meeting of Green Pastures Quarterly Meeting. There will be a business session in the morning at the Kalamazoo Friends Meeting, followed by a picnic lunch and tour of a house that was once on the route of the Underground Railroad in nearby Schoolcraft, Michigan. Feel free…
Thanks to the work of Bulletin Editor Christopher Farrand and our various contributors, a new issue of the LEYM Bulletin is now available online. As always, the current and back issues of the bulletin are available via the leym.org/leym-bulletins page. Hard copies of the issue have been put in the mail and should arrive soon to Monthly Meetings.
Connect with the LEYM Spiritual Formation ProgramPlease join LEYM Friends for the start of our 9 month program where we explore and practice deepening our spiritual connections together through a Fall & Spring retreat and by participating in small spiritual groups throughout the 9 months of the program. As the kickoff of the 2024-2025 LEYM Spiritual Formation Program, friends…
A message from the Peace and Justice Committee of Ann Arbor Friends Meeting Dear Friends,YOU ARE ALL INVITED TO ATTEND ALTERNATIVES TO VIOLENCE (AVP) TRAININGS in Ann Arbor! Two Alternatives to Violence Project training sessions, one Basic (Aug 9-11) and one Advanced (Aug 16-19) have been scheduled, co-hosted by the Justice Action Group, and the Peace and Justice committee of…
Friends enjoyed a wide range of opportunities at this year’s Lake Erie Yearly Meeting Annual Meeting. One particularly remarkable event, however, was the chance to view a First Edition of George Fox’s Journal, published way back in 1694. Our Bulletin Editor Christopher Farrand made arrangements with Cleveland Monthly Meeting, owners of the journal, to display this rare document as part…
Hello Friends:In May, the LEYM Quakerism 101 series, coordinated by the Advancement & Outreach Committee, finished up its year-long program which ran from Oct 2023-May 2024. We would like to express our gratitude for all who were able to participate in the program and to extend our appreciation to the Monthly Meetings who facilitated sessions and generated specific topics…
Lake Erie Yearly Meeting is seeking a part-time database manager, with an immediate opening. The pay is $26/hour. The job description is below. The database manager is named by the Nominating Committee to serve a three-year term, renewable indefinitely, usually one year at a time. The database manager works under the oversight of the Publications & Archives Committee, but is not necessarily…
SPRING GATHERING OF GREEN PASTURES QUARTERLY MEETING SATURDAY, MAY 18, 2024 Friends in Michigan will gather for the Spring meeting of Green Pastures Quarterly Meeting on Saturday, May 18, at Michigan Friends Center (7748 Clarks Lake Rd, Chelsea 48118).We’ll start with Business Meeting at 11 am, followed by lunch (bring your own bag lunch), and Meeting for Worship. Then, everyone…
