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LEYM holds a Representative Meeting in the spring to handle business that has arisen since the previous Annual Sessions and to consider and season matters for the next Annual Sessions. Representative Meeting may make decisions concerning any matter except those specifically reserved for Annual Sessions (see Policies & Procedures Manual), and may forward any matter to Annual Sessions with a recommendation.

Monthly Meetings are encouraged to have at least two people from their MFW in attendance so that at least a few Friends from each meeting will attend, participate, and report back. A representative comes with knowledge about his or her meeting and its concerns, but is not bound by instructions. Representatives need to be open to the leadings of the Spirit, just as they would be in any Quaker business meeting. Members of standing committees and officers of the yearly meeting are expected to attend. In addition, any member or attender within LEYM who wishes may participate.

2026 Representative Meeting: Saturday, March 28 in Lansing, MI

Contrary to its name, there are no designated “representatives” for this meeting. It is a time for everyone in our Yearly Meeting to gather, address our business before Annual Meeting, and enjoy each other’s company, making new spiritual connections and enriching existing ones. The business agenda will include work on the Annual Meeting program as well as other issues in the life of our Yearly Meeting.

One main goal for 2026 is for each attender to learn about the spiritual contours of an LEYM Monthly Meeting other than their own. Before lunch, two Friends from each Monthly Meeting present will sit at a table, speak briefly on their sense of life in their Meeting, and then anchor discussion with Friends who come to learn. In addressing “life in their Meeting,” Friends may speak to their sense of spiritual strengths of their Meeting and to its practical and spiritual challenges. Regrettably, for technical reasons, this activity may not be available to online participants.

As has been our practice, our Executive Committee meets on Friday evening, March 27th.

Zoom Access: Use THIS LINK

Meeting ID: 898 1219 3984 Password: 1758

Schedule for Friday, March 27 Executive Meeting

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Schedule for Saturday, March 28, 2026

• 9:00 AM Registration & simple breakfast
• 9:45 AM Meeting for worship
• 10:30 AM Welcome & Announcements
• 10:45 AM Break
• 11:00 AM Monthly Meeting Tables
• 12:00 PM Lunch
• 1:00 PM Informal Reports from Tables
• 1:30 PM Meeting for Business
• 4:00 PM Adjournment

See below for a general description of what Rep Meeting is all about.

What It Is

LEYM holds a Representative Meeting in the spring to handle business that has arisen since the previous Annual Sessions and to consider and season matters for the next Annual Sessions. Representative Meeting may make decisions concerning any matter except those specifically reserved for Annual Sessions (see Policies & Procedures Manual), and may forward any matter to Annual Sessions with a recommendation.

Who Attends

Meetings are asked to appoint two representatives so that at least a few Friends from each meeting will attend, participate, and report back. A representative comes with knowledge about his or her meeting and its concerns, but is not bound by instructions. Representatives need to be open to the leadings of the Spirit, just as they would be in any Quaker business meeting. Members of standing committees and officers of the yearly meeting are expected to attend. In addition, any member or attender within LEYM who wishes may participate.

When and Where it is Held

LEYM’s Clerk sets the time and place for Representative Meeting. Currently, it is held on a Saturday at the end of March or beginning of April. It is hosted by different monthly meetings different years. If your meeting is interested in hosting the next one, please contact the Yearly Meeting Clerk.