"Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light." Matt. 11:28-30 (ESV)
Friends have always known the power of the Light to search, enlighten, and change us for better. Together, we will explore stories of spiritual transformation from Friends writings and the Bible. There will be opportunities to share how the Inward Light is transforming us in similar and different ways to the stories we look at.
Half Yearly Meeting is a family-friendly serendipitous 4 days over Thanksgiving weekend when Friends come together for good food and good company in Wekiwa Springs State Park. We have exclusive use of the Youth Camp, a natural setting with rustic cabins. Enjoy swimming in the springs, canoeing and kayaking, workshops, crafts, and games.
Early Friends often sat for hours at a time in worship. In limiting our worship time to an hour or less, is the power of the experience diminished for today’s Friends? Could sitting in worship for an extended period of time deepen our worship experience? Come and see!
Adria DiCapua will present the 2025 Michener Lecture, “As the Good Shepherd: Leading and Being Led as Friends.” How can we prepare ourselves to have faith in God to lead us into the future? What could it look like to move forward in response to the Spirit’s leading, resisting the urge to trust in our own skills and capacities and instead resting in divine presence and power?
The Seeker's Book Club resumes March 6th, gathering online 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month at 7pm via zoom. All are welcome!
The 2025 Summer Executive Committee meeting will be held on Saturday, June 21st, at the Tampa Meetinghouse, 1502 W. Sligh Avenue, Tampa, FL. The meeting will be both in-person and via Zoom. All are welcome!
The spiritual technology of continuing revelation has been essential to Quaker faith from the very beginning, requiring a fundamental openness to change. Yet actually allowing our hearts, minds, and spirits to open to new truths is easier said than done. While the culture we live in promotes “sticking to our guns” when it comes to politics, justice issues, and even interpersonal dynamics and conflict, our faith calls us to be in community in order to ground into deeper discernment.
Time for some summer fun! SEYM Friends aged 0-35ish and their parents/grandparents/guardians are invited to a family and young adult ‘beach day’ retreat on August 2, 8am – 5pm at Mary McLeod Bethune Park, 6656 Atlantic Ave., New Smyrna Beach. There’s lots to do! In addition to the beach, the park has a kayak launch, playground, picnic pavilion, and more.
The SEYM Child Safety Training teaches basic best practices in caring for different youth age groups. It is designed to give Friends the tools they need to create a positive program environment, prevent and recognize bullying and other inappropriate behavior, and deal with conduct problems. The training lasts about one hour.
