SEYM's Youth and Young Adult Coordinator, Kody Hersh (he/they) is back to work following an extended leave of absence. The leave, which started in August 2020, allowed for a pause in Kody's three-year term during a time when COVID prevented…
Youth and families are invited to attend ‘Retreat Days!’ The Youth Committee is offering two regional retreat days this year instead of a full weekend retreat in order to minimize COVID transmission risk. • Saturday, June 19th, at Jonathan Dickinson…
Due to pandemic-related safety concerns and resulting logistical challenges, the SEYM Youth Committee has decided to cancel the in-person portion of this summer’s Youth and Families Retreat, which had been scheduled for July 24-26. An online Youth & Family Retreat…
Join SEYM Field Secretary for Earthcare Beverly Ward and Youth and Young Adult Coordinator Kody Hersh, for family "devotional time" with Quaker families around the world! These daily Zoom (video-conference) calls are designed for adults and children participating together. No…
As many yearly meeting adults participated in the committee meetings, Michener lecture, and other activities of Winter Interim Business Meeting this past weekend, SEYM youth enjoyed a varied program focused on anti-war movements and activism. On Saturday, Vietnam veteran Ray…
A full youth program is planned for Friday through Sunday, January 17-19, the Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend, which is SEYM’s Winter Interim Business Meeting and Michener Lecture weekend. All events are at the Orlando Friends Meetinghouse. It’s a…
Friends from all over Florida gathered for a blissful four days at Half Yearly Meeting, held over Thanksgiving weekend at Wekiwa Springs State Park. A team of Friends arrived early Thursday and prepared a delicious Thanksgiving dinner, which included not…
A double rainbow welcomed SEYM families to Lake Louisa State Park last weekend for the end-of-summer Youth and Families Retreat. Staying in cabins overlooking a lake, 26 attenders from 8 families shared meals, games, activities, worship, free time, and lots…
Youth (under 18) and their families are invited to join us for fun-filled weekend July 25-28 at Lake Louisa State Park, a beautiful natural setting in Clermont, Florida. Activities will include swimming, canoe/kayaking, group games, nature hikes, all-ages worship, and…
In keeping with the 2019 Gathering theme, “Taking off the Masks: Undoing Racism as Personal & Community Practice,” our Youth theme, “Looking In, Reaching Out” is intended to support youth of different ages in joining with SEYM as a whole…