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Youth & Young Adults Had a Busy Summer
Every year, children get asked the same question on the first day of school: what did you do during summer vacation? This year, Florida teachers of young Quakers will receive an earful in response, because the SEYM youth stayed busy. Here are a few activities our young people enjoyed during the summer.
Simple, Brave, & Outlandish: what challenge can your Meeting meet?
The 2025 Walton Lecture with Daquanna Harrison.
Daquanna Harrison challenges us to meet the moment with bold action, and to reach down deep to be empowered by our love for others and for God. Sharing stories from Black history and the experiences those who have been harmed constantly throughout our history, Daquanna warns that it is time to prepare for what’s coming, to be ready to do more. Who among us is ready to be a Harriet Tubman? Love calls us to protect and stand up for those who are being harmed. How deep is your love? For other people? For the Divine?
People of Faith Pray and Protest at Detention Camp
Beverly Ward, SEYM Field Secretary for Earthcare, has sent us this report on how the Miccosukee and people of faith are protesting the ICE detention facility in the Everglades:
Tallahassee Meeting Statement on Deportations
A statement by Tallahassee Monthly Meeting, “Ongoing Inhumane Treatment of Immigrants, International Students and U.S. Citizens,” was published in the Tallahassee Democrat on Sunday, July 13th, under the title “Shame: Inhumane treatment of immigrants, international students, U.S. citizens.”
As the Good Shepherd: Leading & Being Led as Friends
The 2025 Michener Lecture with Adria (Gulizia) DiCapua.
What does being faithful in listening and following the leadership of the Spirit in our Quaker Meetings and communities look like? 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?
WIBM & Michener Lecture Weekend
Friends met together in person and online for our Winter Interim Business Meeting on Saturday, January 25 and the Michener Lecture on Sunday, January 26. Orlando Monthly Meeting hosted the event, providing warm hospitality and great food throughout the weekend. Some highlights of Winter Interim Business Meeting include:
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