Funds Available for Travel to Conferences Reflecting Quaker Values

At the LEYM Annual Sessions in 2018, $1,000 was designated in the budget to assist Friends to attend conferences that reflect Quaker values. Conferences reflecting Quaker values can be conferences developed by or sponsored by Quaker groups or conferences whose purposes are closely aligned with Quaker testimonies, such as peace, equality, integrity, and simplicity. These funds are not meant to…

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Pendle Hill Quaker Institute to build skills May 30-June 2 2019

This Institute presents an opportunity for Friends to enhance the skills they need to serve their meetings with joy and confidence. We will focus on topics including but not limited to religious education, eldering, pastoral care, clerking, and recording. For more information visit PH Quaker Institute Pendle Hill, 338 Plush Mill Rd, Wallingford, PA 19086, USA (…

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Young Adult Quaker Conference – Pendle Hill June 7-12 2019

Continuing Revolution 2019: Experimenting Beyond Capitalism Join young adult Quakers and seekers (age 18-35) at Pendle Hill for our annual young adult conference! The group will interrogate how the economic system functions and its role in fueling inequality and oppression among people of different classes, races, ethnicities, genders, nationalities, and more. To learn more visit Continuing Revolution. Pendle Hill,…

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Getting in Touch – Pendle Hill Retreat May 17-19 2019

How often do we get swallowed up in the busyness of the world and the details of daily existence — losing touch with our truer selves and becoming less available even to those we love most deeply? We invite you to come away from the hectic and the fraught, and get in touch. A weekend with John Calvi. For…

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Silence & Meditation Saturday Retreats – Michigan Friends Center 2019

A Day of Silence and Meditation Practice Led by Carol Blotter Each retreat is a separate opportunity to enjoy the quiet of the country while practicing sitting and walking meditation. This day is appropriate for anyone interested in meditation: beginners will have break-out instruction; experienced meditators can be in silence all day; those in-between can practice and have their…

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GPQM Restructuring – Spring Gathering May 11 2019

Green Pastures Quarterly Meeting (GPQM) Spring Gathering will be held at the Michigan Friends Center on Saturday, May 11, 2019, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. This gathering will include a meeting for worship for the conduct of business in which we hope to approve a simpler and more meaningful new structure for GPQM and a new slate of officers. The afternoon program (2–3…

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Radical Faithfulness in Action – Pendle Hill Retreat May 9-12 2019

Are you already engaged in organizing for social justice? Do you value the importance of interconnection, community, and spiritual practices to sustain you in your work? Radical Faithfulness in Action may be for you. Join experienced organizer-facilitators and committed people of different faiths to strengthen your capacity for effective community action for peace and justice. To learn more visit…

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New LEYM minutes posted

LEYM minutes in both Word and PDF formats from 2016, 2017, and 2018 are now available on the LEYM Minutes page under the Resources tab. A new searchable file with all of the minutes from 2001 through 2018 is also available at the bottom of the page.

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Anti-racism update from FGC

How are people in Friends General Conference (FGC) creating community that is accessible, equitable, and transformational? FGC’s task force on our “Institutional Assessment on Systemic Racism within FGC” offered this summary of the ongoing work as of November of 2018: “Two years after Friends General Conference’s governing body approved the initiation of an institutional assessment on systemic racism within FGC, a…

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