Southeastern Yearly Meeting
Quakers in Florida, Coastal Georgia & South CarolinaYou Are Welcome
We gather for spiritual renewal and friendship, and advocate for peace, social justice, and care for the earth.
Find Quakers
You are welcome at any of our Meetings and Worship Groups! We are a mix of newcomers and longtime members, with people of various religious backgrounds, gender identities and orientations.
Our Worship
Quaker worship is grounded in silence, where we listen deeply for what is in our hearts, for inner guidance, and a sense of connection. There is no program or sermon.
Our Faith
The heart of our faith is the experience of the inner source of spiritual connection, renewal, and guidance that is present in everyone. We have no creedal beliefs; faith is a way of life.
What we do
Southeastern Yearly Meeting brings together Friends from Meetings and Worship Groups in our region to share resources, deepen our faith, and work together to advocate for peace, social justice, and sustainability. We hold events in person and online, gathering for spiritual renewal, collaboration, friendship, and fun. We connect Friends to the wider Quaker community, and write and publish the SEYM Faith & Practice.
Upcoming Events
Wading in the Water: Listening, Opening, & Walking Faithfully
Wading in the Water: Listening, Opening, & Walking Faithfully
The waves of our spiritual journeys come in all sizes, from the gentle lapping of a lake to breaking ocean surf. Each wave invites us into new revelation, deeper listening, seeing with new eyes, walking with faith despite the pulls of the surrounding culture. In these t...
Called Yearly Business Meeting on August 31st
Called Yearly Business Meeting on August 31st
There will be a Called Yearly Business Meeting, online on August 31st, to consider DeLand Worship Group’s the request be recognized as a monthly meeting within SEYM. There will be no other items on the agenda.
Latest News
Summer Executive Committee Highlights
Friends gathered for a hybrid Summer Executive Committee Meeting on Saturday, June 22, at the Tampa meetinghouse and on Zoom. Tampa Friends provided warm hospitality and, as usual, really good food. Highlights included calling a special session of Yearly Business Meeting, to be held on August 31, and approving Rachel Dellinger as our new Youth and Young Adult Coordinator.
SEYM Community Preparedness
Part of climate resilience is being prepared for disasters. SEYM Friends have met online to discuss how individuals, families, Meetings, Worship Groups, and our wider communities can respond when facing extreme events such as hurricanes, storms, rising temperatures, or other hardships.
Climate Change Theatre Action: A Means of Discernment
Since 2017, John Heimburg and I have collaborated with Climate Change Theatre Action, performing as the Bohn Jeverly Theatre Troupe. Climate Change Theatre Action (CCTA) is a worldwide festival of short plays about the climate crisis presented every two years to coincide with the United Nations Conference of Parties (COP) meetings of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Queries for the Journey
The Worship and Ministry Committee offers “Queries for the Journey,” weekly queries to help Friends center in their daily journey through quiet, contemplative reflection. New queries will be posted monthly.
Queries for the Journey – 6th Month (June) 2024
1st week:
How can I build trust that God is working through each person where they are? How is this trust informed by the commandment to love thy neighbor?
2nd week:
Continuing revelation is based in seeing or experiencing our spiritual ground differently. How we deeply listen impacts our openness to continuing revelation. When have you deeply listened (whether in worship, in nature or in the dailiness of life) that led to transformation or changed how you see spiritual things?
3rd week:
Are there things that I need to let go in order for Spirit to open new paths toward transformation? What spiritual practices support my willingness to be transformed?
4th week:
What supports my heart in opening to transformation? What fears, life-long patterns, or doubts get in the way of being open to transformation? What am I willing to commit to, to be transformed by Spirit, by God?
5th week:
How do we become aware of what we are not listening to and be able to move past that?
