New York Yearly Meeting News
Summer InfoShare Available
Friends, Summer InfoShare is on the Web at www.nyym.org/spark/is2008.sum.shtml. The PDF version is at www.nyym.org/spark/is2008.sum.pdf. This issue features a written version of Christopher Sammond’s report to the Yearly Meeting at Summer Sessions, an important reminder about evaluations of Summer Sessions, news about Quaker flood relief in Iowa, announcements of upcoming events, and lots more.
Read MoreQuarterly Meeting August 3rd
Friends, Below is the proposed agenda for Purchase Quarterly Meeting on August 3. Also the flyer from Croton Valley that includes the schedule and directions to the meeting house. august_3_2008pqm_at_cvm Agenda
Read MorePurchase Quarter – Sunday May 4th
Purchase Quarterly Meeting of The Religious Society Of Friends (Quakers) Cordially Invites You To An Inspiring Presentation By Ann Grieg Vegans By Necessity: Transforming Poverty With Protein In El Salvador Sunday, May 4 at 11:15 A.M. Scarsdale Friends Meetinghouse 133 Popham Rd., Just East Of Rte. 22 More details here.
Read MoreURGENT CALL FOR PQM VOLUNTEERS
Purchase Quarterly Meeting Peace and Social Concerns Committee has arranged for a major AFSC developed dramatic, colorful public exhibit on the Cost of War on Tax Filing Day, April 15, at the Westchester County Court House Plaza in White Plains. This project needs 18 volunteers to make the exhibit effective over the full day in…
Read MorePurchase Quarterly Meeting – May 4th – Unique Program
SCARSDALE MEETING TO HOST UNIQUE QUARTERLY PROGRAM ON COMPASSION AND PROTEIN FOR EL SALVADOR’S POOREST COMMUNITIES The next Purchase Quarterly Meeting on May 4 will be at Scarsdale Meetinghouse, 133 Popham Road just west of Rte. 22 in Scarsdale. Worship will begin at 10:00 a.m. and the program at 11:15 will focus on the work…
Read MoreSpring Sessions
Friends, Spring Sessions will be held at Oakwood Friends School in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., April 4–5, 2008. Spring Sessions this year include intergenerational fun and games, and an inspiring talk by Henry Lickers, a member of the Seneca Nation, Turtle Clan, who invites us to share in “the Mohawk’s worldview [which is] one of integration with…
Read MorePurchase Quarter Youth Group – Nov 5
Hear ye, Hear ye! Purchase Quarter Youth Group Will meet During Quarterly Meeting At Scarsdale MM Sunday, November 5 10 AM until Rise of Meeting for Worship with a Concern for Business Meeting Pending Resolution of Logistical Issues, A Sleepover will be held the preceding Evening 5 PM Also at Scarsdale MM Visit the Scarsdale…
Read MoreYoung Quakes Conference 2006
This FGC conference for high school-age Friends, a project of the FGC Religious Education Committee, will take place October 6-9, 2006, at the C .A. Vines Arkansas 4-H Center, Little Rock, Arks. The theme is Honoring Our Faith. The presenters are Hope Braveheart (Baltimore YM), Aaron Fowler (Great Plains YM), and Elizabeth Lyzenga-Waterman (New England…
Read MoreDan Seeger to Speak at FWCC Regional Gathering
From NYYM Dan Seeger, former director of Pendle Hill and former executive secretary of the New York Region of the American Friends Service committee, will be the keynote speaker at the Northeastern Regional Gathering of Friends World Committee for Consultation, Section of the Americas, Oct. 13–15, 2006. Friends from New York, Philadelphia, New England, and…
Read More4/29 Quaker Peace Contingent (NYC)
Friends, There will be a Quaker contingent at the New York City April 29th March for Peace & Justice. Quakers will assemble from 11:00 am until 11:45 am on the north side of 18th Street between 5th and 6th Avenues. We have been advised to enter from 5th Avenue. We plan to gather closer to…
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