New York Yearly Meeting News
Prayer Vigil for Newtown, CT, and All Those Impacted By This Event
Dear Friends The tragic murder of twenty-six people, most of them small children, has rocked our yearly meeting and our nation. Many of us are coping with grief, shock, horror, outrage, and feelings of helplessness in the face of such pernicious evil. No matter where we turn, we are confronted by the sorrow and the…
Read MoreAFSC Summer Internships
Interested in a summer internship at the NY/Metro regional office of the American Friends Service Committe, visit this link to learn more.
Read MoreJanuary Links of Interest
December InfoShare Meeting for Discernment – February 2011 NYYM January Spark Powell House – Clerking: Serving the Community with Joy and Confidence
Read MorePQM Retreat October 23rd
Purchase Quarterly Meeting M&C will be holding a retreat at Wilton Meeting on Saturday, October 23 on the importance of vocal ministry in the spiritual life of the monthly meeting. More information to come soon.
Read MoreFall Sessions: November 13-15
Fall Sessions are November 13-15 at Seton Hall University and Chatham-Summit Meeting in New Jersey. All are encouraged to be part of our community of faith and action. Schedules, Registration, Committee Meetings, etc. can be found on NYYM’s website.
Read MoreQuarterly Meeting – August 2nd at HMM
Join us for Quarterly Meeting for Worship at 10:30am. Followed by a brief Meeting for Business. Then potluck and fellowship at Harrybrooke Park, close by. A youth program will be provided along with childcare. All are welcome. Keep reading to find out about things to do in the area, a map to the park and…
Read MoreSummer Sessions: July 19-25
New York Yearly Meeting, 2009 Summer Sessions at Silver Bay, N.Y. July 19–25, 2009 This year is the 314th Yearly Meeting Summer Sessions. All are welcome. For more information visit, http://www.nyym.org/silverbay09/
Read MoreNew York Yearly Meeting’s Minute on Torture
Chad Dell, who filmed various Friends reading portions of this minute at last summer’s Yearly Meeting, put the video on YouTube. Friend’s will recognize one of our own members in here. “New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends’ (Quakers) statement on torture, approved on July 25, 2008. In this statement, Quakers from…
Read MoreState of the Meeting Queries
This is the time of year when we pause to reflect on our spiritual health—where we are as a meeting, our vision of where we’d like to be, and stating our intentions for growth in being faithful to the Divine. – from NYYM At the rise of meeting for worship on January 4, 2009, we…
Read MoreDecember InfoShare
New York Yearly Meeting’s December Info Share is available online for viewing. http://www.nyym.org/spark/is2008.12.html Topics Include: Care and Aging Coordinator for PYM AFSC Seeks Regional Director for Middle Atlantic Region AFSC to Hire Associate General Secretary for Inclusion NEYM YAF Gathering January 1–4, 2009 NYYM First Day School Wiki Site Up and Running! Innovative Religious Education…
Read More