In our Yearly Business Meeting session on Thursday, March 29th, Miami Meeting brought forward a request that a minute addressing gun violence be written at these sessions, and an ad hoc committee to write one was formed. With input from…
Loving Greetings to Friends Everywhere: Southeastern Yearly Meeting gathered in Fruitland Park, Florida, Third Month 28-Fourth Month 1, 2018 with 127 participants including 11children. The beautiful setting is a special gift that supports the much-needed respite and renewal we seek.…
116 adults and 11 youth gathered at the Life Enrichment Center in Fruitland Park Florida over Easter week, March 28 – April 1, 2018. We had a rejuvenating 5 days of community: worship, worship sharing, workshops, the Friday night dance…
In his energizing Michener Lecture on Sunday, January 14th, Wess Daniels called on Friends to bring about a Quaker renewal---to be faithful to the living faith of our past while adapting and reinterpreting our tradition to embody how Spirit is…
Peacebuilding en las Américas’ (PLA), a Working Group with Friends Peace Teams (FPT), provides accompaniment, project financing, Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) training, and skill-building to communities and organizations in Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Colombia--- places where the violent…
It is with gratitude to Friends of Southeastern Yearly Meeting, that we submit this report. When we gather with Friends from around the country at the FCNL Annual Meeting and renew our commitment to work and witness for the world…
Friends World Committee for Consultation invites Friends Meetings and Yearly Meetings to send in news how they are working on sustainability, to be shared on their Sustainability Resource webpage> Their goal is to encourage, support and connect Quakers worldwide as we…
About 50 Friends attended Winter Interim Business Meeting held at the Orlando Meetinghouse on January 13th. Morning committee meetings were followed by a hearty lunch provided by Orlando Friends. In the afternoon plenary session, a number of agenda items were…
The Committee for Ministry on Racism recommends that SEYM Friends and other visitors to this website read Peggy McIntosh’s "White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack." Simply click on the link below to access her article. Peggy McIntosh founded, and is…