This Month’s Reading:
“The discipline of corporate discernment ties us together as a community. The community supports and guides individuals in their journeys just as surely as the individuals inspire the community. The discipline of corporate discernment holds the community together, preventing it from fracturing into individuals, each following their own interpretation of the Inner Light. Our differences may provide opportunities for growth and understanding, thus invigorating the religious life of the community. We do not believe in either majority rule or in a leadership that must be followed: we recognize that the majority is not necessarily correct. We learn not to ride rough-shod over members with whom we disagree, but to take the time to listen to them and together to listen for God’s guidance. Our meetings for business are to discern God’s will and in the process to build up the community of faith.”
NEYM Interim Faith & Practice 2015
June-August Meeting Schedule
Meeting for Worship times:
Sundays: 8:30am & 10:30am, Childcare provided at 10:30
First Day School is on vacation for the summer.
No Monthly Meeting in July and August
July 2
Worship: 8:30am & 10:30am
11:45 First First Day potluck & fellowship
July 9
Worship: 8:30am & 10:30am
9:30-10:30 Adult First Day: Sharing on the topic of Pilgrimage
July 23
Worship: 8:30am & 10:30am
9:30-10:30 Adult First Day: Sharing on the topic of Pilgrimage
August 6
Worship: 8:30am & 10:30am
11:45 First First Day potluck & fellowship, Nancy Corindia from FCNL’s Visiting Friends Program will share her leadings on faith and Quaker advocacy with FCNL.
August 13
Worship: 8:30am & 10:30am
9:30-10:30 Adult First Day: Sharing on the topic of Pilgrimage
August 23
Worship: 8:30am & 10:30am
9:30-10:30 Adult First Day: Sharing on the topic of Pilgrimage
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
357th Annual Sessions • Aug. 5-10, 2017 • Castleton University, VT
- Registration is open online at: neym.org/sessions
- If you are hoping to offer a workshop, please note change in procedure. A limited number of afternoon workshops will be offered this year, determined in advance by a working group. Those applications are due to Leslie Manning by May 30.Application information can be found here: neym.org/sessions
- We are still looking for an Office Assistant and Childcare Coordinator for Annual Sessions. The job descriptions can be found here:neym.org/jobs
