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
Winter Executive Committee Meeting
Winter Executive Committee Meeting
Join us in person or online at Orlando Friends Meetinghouse on Friday, January 24th for Winter Executive Committee Meeting (WEC). We will have fellowship at 6:30 p.m. and meeting begins at 7:00 p.m. All are welcome.
Winter Interim Business Meeting 2025
Winter Interim Business Meeting 2025
Join us in person or online at Orlando Friends Meetinghouse on Saturday, January 25th for Winter Interim Business Meeting (WIBM). We will have committee meetings and a Meeting Forum in the morning, and business meeting in the afternoon. All are welcome.
Michener Lecture 2025
Michener Lecture 2025
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 leadin...
Latest News
WIBM & Michener Lecture Highlights
About 100 people gathered in person and online for Winter Interim Business Meeting on Saturday, January 20th and the Michener Lecture on Sunday, January 21st. Orlando Friends, as they do every year, hosted these events, providing delicious breakfasts and lunches.
Half Yearly Meeting Photo Gallery
About 60 Friends and friends enjoyed nature, good food, fellowship and fun at this year’s Half Yearly Meeting, held over the long Thanksgiving weekend at Wekiwa Springs, Florida. There were many new faces of all ages: new attenders, friends of Friends, and folks who...
How to do a Banned Book Give Away
At Half Yearly Meeting, Beeg Camarota gave a workshop on how Deland Quakers organized successful banned book giveaway events; and with Martin Luther King Jr. celebrations coming up in January, they want to encourage other Meetings and Worship Groups to do the same.In...
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 – 12th Month (December) 2024
1st week:
What helps me prepare during the week to bring a quiet spirit to Meeting for Worship? Am I willing to do the work to find the deep stillness to share, rather than rushing, or being restless and unsettled?
2nd week:
How might my work, interactions, connections be affected if “love is the first motion”? How do I understand my responsibility as a Friend to bring the message of love to others through my words and deeds?
3rd week:
To what extent do I live Friends’ Testimonies so that my every act is intentional? How do I nourish this practice within myself?
4th week:
Where do I see Spirit at work in the world around me? How can I bring attention to this divine presence to others?
5th week:
Is my meeting a place of spiritual ground? How do Friends seek together a way to speak truth to power, stand firm against oppression, raise awareness of those in the margins?
