World Quaker Day October 6th

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…

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Digital Version of Annual Records posted

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…

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GPQM Fall Meeting coming Sept 21

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…

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Fall Bulletin Now Available

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.

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Mystical Experience & Quakerism Weekend Retreat set for September 6-8

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…

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AVP Workshops Offered in Ann Arbor this August

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…

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Fox Journal First Edition displayed at LEYM Annual Meeting

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…

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Quakerism 101 Series Evaluation Request

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…

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LEYM Seeks Database Manager

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…

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