Category: NEYM
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New England Yearly Meeting 2018 State of Society Report
Dear Friends, This year the 32 members of New England Yearly Meeting Ministry and Counsel read all 35 of the State of Society reports that were sent to us from local meetings across New England. At our meeting in May we walked around the room and drew pictures and wrote phrases about “what had life”…
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A Deeper Hope
SEPTEMBER 2018 A Deeper Hope Dear Friends, In my morning devotional time since Annual Sessions, I’ve been reading Howard Thurman’s Jesus and the Disinherited, a foundational reflection by Thurman, the Black theologian, preacher, professor, activist and mystic whose work helped inspire the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and who was a student and friend…
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Quaker Youth Opportunities
Dear local meetings & worship groups of New England, Hello! My name is Nia Thomas and I serve as NEYM’s Young Friends Coordinator. In my role, I strive to make as many teens and families as possible aware of the Young Friends retreat program. Did you know that we offer six retreats a year for…
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Will You Join Us?
Each August, hundreds of Quakers from across New England and beyond join together for worship, fellowship and seeking God’s guidance in meeting for business. Together we find nourishment, connection and encouragement to live our faith in the world. The 2018 Annual Sessions of New England Yearly Meeting are almost here. This year, we’ll meet August 4-9 in Castleton,…
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Online Registration for Annual Sessions 2018 is now open!
Dear Friends, For 358 years, Quakers in New England have gathered for worship, spiritual nurture, fellowship and discernment of our shared calling. Online Registration for Annual Sessions 2018 is now open! Register Now
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In the Space Between
JUNE 2018 In the Space Between God speaks to each of us as he makes us, then walks with us silently out of the night. These are the words we dimly hear: You, sent out beyond your recall, go to the limits of your longing. Embody me. Flare up like flame and make big…
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Still There and Always There
Don’t say, don’t say there is no water to solace the dryness at our hearts. I have seen the fountain springing out of the rock wall and you drinking there. And I too before your eyes found footholds and climbed to drink the cool water. The woman of that place, shading her eyes, frowned…
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The Encouragement of Light
The Encouragement of Light How did the rose ever open its heart and give to this world all its beauty? It felt the encouragement of light against its being, otherwise, we all remain too frightened. –Hafiz, It Felt Love Dear Friends, In this season of turmoil and transformation, I’ve been learning about—and from—crocuses. The flowers…
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Living Faith Spring 2018
Dear Friends, Registration is now open for the next Living Faith gathering, to be held Saturday, April 14 in Portland, Maine! Please share the invitation with your networks, including meeting email lists, newsletters, announcements, social media, and word of mouth. We hope to see you there. In the Light, The Living Faith Spring 2018 Planning…
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Our Hearts are Broken
March 1, 2018 Dear Friends, Again, our hearts are broken by news of a school shooting. Galen Hamann of Providence (RI) Meeting, Director of Friends Education at Moses Brown School, writes to us asking: “What do we say to our children who ask why schools aren’t safe places?” She shares the first query raised…
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