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Upcoming Contemplative Retreat

Categories: Events and Opportunities

LEYM Friends are invited to join in April 16-19, 2020, for All Shall Be Well: Contemplation in an Age of Crisis, a contemplative retreat in the manner of Friends at the Siena Retreat Center in Racine, Wisconsin. During the retreat, participants will experience the distinctly Quaker manner of knowing soli­tude in community. There will be individual silent time…

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Spiritual Resources for Connecting with and Restoring the Earth – talk by Gretel Van Wieren

Categories: Earthcare, GPQM

The theme of the Feb 1, 2020 Winter Gathering of the Green Pastures Quarterly Meeting was “Finding Our Spiritual Foundation for Environmental Work.” The featured speaker was Associate Professor Gretel Van Wieren from the Religious Studies program at Michigan State University. Dr. Van Wieren teaches courses on religion, ethics, and the environment and is the author of Listening at Lookout…

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LEYM Winter Bulletin now available

Categories: Bulletin, News

The Winter 2020 LEYM Bulletin can be downloaded here. This issue includes: A Clerk’s Message asking how Executive Committee can help our monthly meetings and worship groups Information on Representative Meeting (at Pittsburgh Meeting on April 4) A preview of the Annual Meeting theme and plenary speaker News from the Executive Committee Descriptions of LEYM scholarships and…

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LEYM Harassment Discernment Committee Contact Information

Categories: Anti-Racism, Committees, News

LEYM now has a Harassment Discernment Committee. If a Friend ever feels she/he/they has been poorly or unfairly treated because of gender, race, age, sexual orientation, ethnicity, disability, or any other factor, he/she/they can reach out to this committee. Friends who witness harassment are also encouraged to reach out. Of course, if it is safe to do so, Friends are…

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Registration for Midwinter Gathering of GPQM Now Open

Categories: Events and Opportunities, GPQM

Midwinter Gathering of Green Pastures Quarterly Meeting will be at Red Cedar Meeting in Lansing, Michigan on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020 from 9:30 am – 3:00 pm.  The theme is “Finding Our Spiritual Foundation for Environmental Work” and the featured speaker is Prof. Gretel Van Wieren, who teaches courses on religion, ethics, and the environment.  More information, a…

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Policies and Procedures Manual Updated

Categories: Committees, News

An updated version of the LEYM Policies and Procedures reflecting current practice is now available as a pdf file. With the exception of a few minor changes in wording, all of the changes in text were approved by the Executive Committee at its November meeting. Please let Jeff Cooper know of any errors you may discover, especially in the…

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World Quaker Day is October 6, 2019!

Categories: Events and Opportunities, News

World Quaker Day, supported by Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC), is happening this Sunday, October 6 across the globe. You can find out more at the worldquakerday.org website. Here’s a message from FWCC regarding the day: This year’s theme is Sustainability: Planting Seeds of Renewal for the World We Love FWCC invites you to join Quakers…

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Green Pastures Quarterly Meeting September 21, 2019

Categories: Events and Opportunities, Friends Center, GPQM, News

Quick Reminder: The Fall 2019 Green Pastures Quarterly Meeting (GPQM) is next Saturday: September 21 2019 9AM-3PM Michigan Friends Center Chelsea Michigan MFC Map GPQM Associated meetings: Ann Arbor, Birmingham, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Holland, Kalamazoo, and Red Cedar. Associated Worship groups: Manitou, Pine River, and Tustin. The Meeting for Business will discern proposed new…

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Friends Couple Enrichment Retreat Nov 15-17 2019

Categories: Events and Opportunities, News

There are few things more fulfilling in life than being deeply understood by the one who loves you, and deeply understanding the one you love. The Couple Enrichment Dialogue, in which we listen tenderly and speak authentically, is a spiritual practice that helps us gain this kind of deep understanding. If you would like to learn how to use the…

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