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This is a weekly update from the New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends.
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Today is June 10, 2022. This upcoming week:
- TOMORROW: March for our Lives rallies across the country
- Quakers and Racial Justice virtual conference, Earlham College
- Entwined Voices art event, Penington House, NYC
- Interfaith community conversation: After the Buffalo Shooting
- Water of Life: Spiritual Renewal retreat at Powell House
Next weekend: Memorial Meeting for John Perry; Moral March on Washington; Quaker Days at Farmington Meetinghouse
For the list of NYYM local meetings holding worship online, click here.
For a list of other online Quaker worship opportunities, click here.
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Updates from Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL)
Congress Weighing Gun Violence Response
In the wake of recent mass shootings in Uvalde, TX, Buffalo, NY, and other communities across the United States, a small bipartisan group of senators has begun negotiations on gun violence prevention measures. Extreme risk protection orders, which can help stop gun violence before it happens, could be a key focus. Contact your lawmakers and consider attending a March for Our Lives rally near you on June 11.
Yemen War Powers Resolution
The Yemen War Powers Resolution was introduced in the House. H.J.Res.87 is a bipartisan resolution to end U.S. participation in the Saudi-led coalition’s war in Yemen—and FCNL advocates have been pressing for its introduction for months. It could play an important part in ending the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, which has killed nearly 400,000 Yemenis and created famine and acute food insecurity among 19 million people. Write your members of Congress and urge them to support H.J.Res.87 and let us know if you’re ready to start or join an Advocacy Team.
100 Days of Ukraine War
This week marks 100 days since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. More than 4,000 civilians have been killed, and more than 12 million people have been displaced. As the conflict rages on, FCNL continues to call for de-escalation, diplomacy, and accountability for suspected war crimes. Read more about nonviolent ways for Congress to help Ukraine.
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Meetings for Worship for Ukraine
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First Day Meeting for Worship with Quakers of Kyiv, Ukraine
Read updates from Friends in Kyiv on their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/QuakersKyivUkraine
Join Zoom Meeting New York EDT, UTC-4 - 13:00 (1:00 p.m.)
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85283967313
Meeting ID: 852 8396 7313; Passcode: 2022
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Daily Online Meeting for Worship for Ukraine
A global, virtual Meeting for Worship to hold in the Light the situation in Ukraine, the decision makers, the soldiers, the citizens, has been been organized by Friends House Moscow supporters in the USA. It is running every day for one hour at 12:00 pm Eastern US (EDT), 4:00 pm UK, 6:00 pm Kyiv, and 7:00 pm Moscow.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4165005614?pwd=NUtieEtqbDBYbjBrcGdMMzBKQ3drQT09
Meeting ID: 416 500 5614; Passcode: 182805
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For Previously Announced News, please scroll down past Upcoming Events.
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 NYYM Summer Sessions 2022
July 24-30, online and in person at Silver Bay, NY
Registration for Summer Sessions, the yearly, week-long gathering of the New York Yearly Meeting Quaker community, is open to all. Housing updates: The rooms in most buildings on campus are now full. However there are still some rooms available in the Inn with Private Bath, and a couple of suites in Bayview — great for families! — are still available. If you prefer to stay in another building you can register with that preference and be placed on a wait list.
Staying Off Campus: Friends who are staying off campus still have to register in advance and pay a daily fee that includes the use of Silver Bay's campus. Dining hall meals are only available for purchase in advance through the NYYM registration form and must be purchased by July 5. View the off campus fees and meal rates. New this year: meals in the dining hall will NOT be available for purchase during Sessions.
Attending Online: Registration for online participation will remain open. Online events include opening and closing worship, worship sharing groups, meetings for business, and the plenaries, and may include additional events.
For more details, visit nyym.org/summer-sessions-2022.
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 American Friends Service Committee (AFSC):
No Way to Treat a Child campaign webinar
June 14, 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT
Please join our monthly webinar from AFSC and Defense for Children International-Palestine on advocacy for Palestinian rights. Get updates on violations to Palestinian children’s human rights and learn how you can help sustain long-term advocacy to protect Palestinian children.
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Bayard Rustin Inside Ashland
A new play streaming online, June 13-27, 2022
Chief organizer of the 1963 March on Washington and openly gay Civil Rights activist, Bayard Rustin was nearly written out of the history books. This world premiere play soars with African-American spirituals and offers a glimpse into a transformative moment for young Rustin—his 1944 prison sentence in Ashland, Kentucky. While incarcerated and targeted for his sexuality, Rustin puts his faith in nonviolent resistance to the test, illuminating what it means to be branded a "troublemaker" within a system stacked against you. A filmed version of Bayard Rustin Inside Ashland will be available to stream June 13-27. To find out more, CLICK HERE.
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 Friends Association for Higher Education Virtual Conference 2022: Quakers and Racial Justice
June 14-15, 2022
Explore the theme of Quakers and Racial Justice with speaker Dr. Amanda Kemp, music by The Jamanis Project and many exciting workshops! For more information, including a tentative schedule, click here.
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 Entwined Voices
An art event at the Penington Project Space Open House
June 15, 2022, 7:00-9:30 p.m.
Todd Drake, Co-Director of Operations - Outreach at Penington Friends House, has worked with the New York Quarterly Meeting and 15th Street Facilities Committee to repurpose three office spaces in the Rutherford Place building into work spaces for Penington artists, including the Bayard Rustin Resident. We are calling this the Penington Project Space. We are holding an interactive open house called Entwined Voices where people are invited to interact with 3 artists projects; one making music, another creating a tapestry, and one "rebuilding" the Temple of Free Discussion. The in person only event is open to 25 people. It is free. Registration and proof of Covid vaccination required. Click here for visuals and a link to the registration page.
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 Water of Life: A Refreshing Dip Into Practices for Spiritual Renewal
June 17-19, 2022, in Person at Powell House
Facilitated by Barbara Shulamith Clearbridge
This in‐person retreat includes Quaker and other time‐tested ways to deepen our spiritual lives. There will be times of prayer, of learning, of healing, and of silence. The daily rhythm also includes times of solitude for individual reflection, work (if each participant welcomes it), and rest. In creating a retreat environment, Shulamith builds an atmosphere of stillness, spaciousness, acceptance, prayer, healing, and love. Register here.
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New York State Council of Churches
AFTER THE BUFFALO SHOOTING
An Open Community Conversation About Short and Long Term Responses
Friday, June 17, 10:00 to 11:30 a.m.
BEGINNING TOPICS:
- Reflections on Interpersonal and Structural Racism
- Eliminating Food Deserts in East Buffalo
- Caring for Traumatized People including Children
- Strengthening the Safety Net: Longer term private, local, State & Federal investment strategies
- Status of Gun Control Legislation
We understand that there are many people working on these issues and more in Buffalo and at the state and the Federal level. We want to create this space to listen carefully to your perspectives and ideas as we build together a diverse coalition to develop and carry out a coordinated long-term response in the wake of the mass shooting.
OPENING SPONSORS FOR THIS INTRODUCTORY COMMUNITY CONVERSATION
CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH: The Reverend Corey Gibson, Pastor
MACEDONIA BAPTIST CHURCH: The Reverend Julian Cook, Pastor
VOICE BUFFALO: The Reverend Denise Walden-Glenn, Servant Leader and Executive Director and The Reverend Jack Sullivan, Board Chair
KING URBAN LIFE CENTER: Sirgourney Cook, Executive Director
NEW YORK STATE COUNCIL OF CHURCHES: The Reverend Peter Cook, Executive Director
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF CHURCHES: Bishop Vashti McKenzie Freeman, Interim President and General Secretary
REGISTER FOR THE CONVERSATION HERE
ALL ARE WELCOME from Buffalo metro area, New York State and across the country.
Please contact The Reverend Peter Cook, Executive Director of the New York State Council of Churches with questions and comments at Pcook@Nyscoc.org or 508-380-8289. Feel free also to contact other speakers listed.
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Quaker Days with the 1816 Farmington Quaker Meetinghouse Museum
June 18-19, 2022
You are all invited to Quaker Days, June 18-19, sponsored by the 1816 Farmington Quaker Meetinghouse Museum and the Macedon Historical Society. This is coordinated with NYS’s Pathway through History weekend. It also commemorates Juneteenth; the 182nd anniversary of an historic meeting in the 1816 Farmington Quaker Meetinghouse between Seneca leaders and Quaker allies, as they organized against the fraudulent 1838 Treaty of Buffalo Creek; and the 149th anniversary of the trial in the Canandaigua Courthouse of Susan B. Anthony for voting as a woman.
Presentations that might be of special interest include:
Saturday, June 18:
10:00 a.m.—Canandaigua, Ontario County Courthouse, dedication of marker for Susan B. Anthony
1:00 p.m.—Macedon Academy, talk on General Gordon Granger, from Sodus, NY, who announced Emancipation Day in Texas
2:30 p.m.—Panel discussion: Contemporary Quaker Witness to Peace and Justice, including our very own Rebecca Conklin.
Sunday, June 19, Farmington Friends Meeting (187 County Road 8) and across the road at the 1816 Farmington Quaker Meetinghouse (230 Sheldon Road):
12:30-2:00 p.m.—children’s activities, used book sale, light lunch
1:00 p.m.—Dedication of nature trail behind 1816 Meetinghouse
2:00 p.m.—Judith Wellman, “The Promotion of Truth and Practical Goodness: Seneca Falls, Quakers, and Race,” Farmington Friends Meetinghouse
4:00 p.m.—Vigil for peace in our world—1816 Meetinghouse
Come and bring to friends to any or all of these programs!
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Join American Friends Service Committee at the
Moral March on Washington
June 18, 2022
This month AFSC is again partnering with the Poor People’s Campaign to mobilize thousands to our nation’s capital. On June 18, join us for the Poor People’s and Low-Wage Workers’ Assembly and Moral March on Washington and to the Polls in Washington, D.C. Buses are filling up so reserve your spot today. This will be a generationally-transformative declaration of the power of poor and low-wealth people and our moral allies to say that this system is killing ALL of us and we can’t…we won’t…
WE REFUSE TO BE SILENT ANYMORE
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Memorial Meeting for John Perry
Sunday, June 19, at Powell House and online
A Memorial Meeting to celebrate the life of John Perry will be held on Sunday, June 19th, at 3 p.m. in Pitt Hall at Powell House. This will be followed by planting a memorial tree in the back. Friends can also join the meeting online via Zoom. Please RSVP whether attending in person or online (you must RSVP to receive the Zoom connection information).
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FCNL June Quaker Changemaker Event
H.R. 40 and the Quaker Push for Reparations
June 22, 2022, 6:30–7:30 p.m. EDT, ONLINE
$4 billion. That’s the estimated economic value of the four million enslaved people held in 1860. Despite their enormous impact on the United States economy, African American people were never paid for their contributions. For this nation to truly heal, we must rectify our original sin of slavery. At the congressional level, lawmakers are finally taking steps to address this injustice with the introduction of H.R. 40—a bill to establish a commission to study and develop reparation proposals for African-Americans. If enacted, the commission would examine the detrimental impacts slavery continues to have on African American people today. In local communities, some Friends are also beginning to address this original sin. In the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Green Street Monthly Meeting has committed to giving $500,000 as reparations to Black neighbors over the next decade.
FCNL’s Domestic Policy Associate Abibat Rahman-Davies will discuss FCNL’s advocacy for reparations on Capitol Hill, and Lucy Duncan will share about Green Street Monthly Meeting’s reparations work. FCNL’s Quaker Outreach Coordinator Bobby Trice will moderate the conversation.
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Quaker Religious Education Collaborative
Experiments in Meeting for Worship: Plain, Virtual and Blended
June 21 & 23, 2022 Conversation Circles
From its inception, Quakerism has been an experimental faith, and the disruption of these times has opened a profound experiment in Meeting for Worship. Some find online worship inclusive, allowing Friends otherwise separated by distance, disability, or disease to gather in the Spirit. Some find a technologically supported connection to be intrusive and uninspiring, preferring ‘plain’ worship, whether outdoors, in a well-ventilated indoor space, or in solitude. As Friends increasingly gather face to face indoors, we find ourselves in a new phase of experimentation: how to marry virtual with in-person worship in a manner that is inclusive, yet not intrusive, and support meetings to discern their leadings for plain vs. blended worship.
In this conversation, we hope to evolve our understanding through shared experience. Join this ‘spiritual potluck’ by bringing one piece of wisdom: whether an experience, a story, question, or challenge. We will focus on the spiritual experiment, the experience of technologically assisted and plain worship, discerning how Meeting for Worship may change as a result. Next month, we will host conversations on technology and methods for harnessing electronics to facilitate gathered, covered worship.
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Register here for Tuesday, June 21, 1:00 p.m. Eastern (US/Can)
Register here for Thursday, June 23, 8:00 p.m. Eastern (US/Can)
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Memorial Meeting for Robert Martin
June 25, 2:00 p.m., Oakwood Friends School Main Building and Online
A Memorial Meeting for Worship to celebrate the life of Robert Martin will be held under the care of Bulls Head-Oswego Monthly Meeting at 2:00 p.m. on June 25 at Oakwood Friends School, 22 Spackenkill Rd, Poughkeepsie NY. The meeting will be held in person and on Zoom. There is limited seating in the meeting room, so please RSVP if you plan to attend in person. Refreshments will be served following the meeting for worship for Friends who are present.
All Friends who will be attending in person are requested to wear masks indoors and, if not vaccinated, outdoors as well. We encourage those who are attending in person to maintain distance from one another when seated, either individually or in ‘pods’ or families.
If you're planning to attend in person, please RSVP via email to RMartin-Memorial@nyym.org. Questions can be directed to that email as well.
For those wishing to join on Zoom via a computer, tablet, or smartphone, click on this link at the meeting's start time:
https://zoom.us/j/99119876371
To join on Zoom via phone (audio only): Dial 929 205 6099
Meeting ID: 991 1987 6371
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Friends will once again be part of the
 NYC Pride MARCH!
Please join us Sunday, June 26th.
Our check in time is 11:30 a.m. at 29th Street between 6th Ave and 5th Ave. (Which needs to be approached from the west not the east.)
The MARCH will be down 5th Avenue.
Bring signs, banners, flowers, and other messages of support and love for our LGBTQ+ community!
   
For any questions or updates reach out to
NYQMClerk@NYCQuakers.org
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Alternatives to Violence Project
Basic (Level 1) Workshop in Rochester, NY
June 24, 25 and 26, 2022
IN PERSON at the M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence
929 S Plymouth Ave, Rochester, NY 14608
Youth 14 and up are welcome!
- IDENTIFY AND MANAGE STRONG FEELINGS
- DEAL MORE EFFECTIVELY WITH RISK AND DANGER
- BUILD TRUST AND EMPATHY WITH SELF AND OTHERS
- COMMUNICATE WELL IN DIFFICULT SITUATIONS
- UNDERSTAND WHY CONFLICT HAPPENS AND PRACTICE RESPONDING NONVIOLENTLY
Three sessions (must attend all three sessions):
Fri. June 24, 6:00pm – 9:30pm; Sat. June 25, 9:00am – 5:00pm; Sun. June 26, 10:00am – 4:00pm. Meals will be provided.
TO REGISTER, PLEASE CLICK HERE.
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QUAKER SPRING 2022
Saturday, June 25 to Tuesday, June 28, 2022
At Oakwood Friends School, New York, and Online
If you yearn for a more vibrant spiritual community, if you hunger for more time for worship, reflection, and deepening the connections among Friends, come to Quaker Spring!
We invite all Friends hungry for spiritual community, of all ages, to spend time in worship, reflection, conversation, and play. We bring together Friends from all branches of Quakerism, to share what Spirit-led Quakerism is about at its core—and to experience it together. Quaker Spring summer gathering will be a “hybrid” gathering held from Saturday, June 25 through Tuesday, June 28, 2022. Those taking part in person are invited to arrive for supper Friday, June 24. Friends joining online are welcome to participate for whatever portion of the week they are able and feel led to attend. There will be other activities for those coming in person. Read more here and register here.
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 Friends General Conference Gathering 2022 will be held ONLINE
July 3-9, 2022
The Friends General Conference (FGC) 2022 Gathering, "...and follow me" begins in a month and a half! The 2022 Gathering will be held online July 3rd through 9th. Registration for the virtual Gathering will open in early June.
YAY!, an in-person Young Adult and Youth event for children, teens, and young adults (ages 0–35), will be held July 6-10.
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YAY!
An in-person FGC gathering for Young Adults & Youth
July 6-10, 2022, Radford, VA
YAY! registration is now open! This in-person event for Young Adults & Youth will take place Wednesday, July 6 through Sunday, July 10 at Radford University in Radford, Virginia. Registration closes on June 19.
YAY will have separate sessions for each of these communities:
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Online Powell House Workshop
Mediating Trauma Through Creative Expression
July 16, 2022, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., online
Facilitated by: Jennifer Elam and Gloria Bruner
We will create a plan for intervening in our own trauma and preventing further trauma.
Part 1: "Basic Concepts Related to Trauma," 10:00 a.m.-Noon
Part 2: "Our Stories," 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Click here for more info and to register.
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 SAVE THE DATE
Quaker Religious Education Collaborative (QREC) 2022 Annual Conference
Finding Our Footing on the Path Ahead
August 12-14, 2022
Online and In-person at Catholic Conference Center, Hickory, NC
Topics covered will explore the shapes of ministry and the new kinds of programming and resources for home and meeting/church that connect with Friends of all ages and open faith and faithful living to them. Registration details will become available soon.
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Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP)
Basic (Level 1) Workshop
August 12-14, 2022
In-Person!! at the City Island Community Center, 190 Fordham St., City Island (Bronx), NY 10464
Youth 14 and up are welcome!
Stand-alone workshop or take the first step toward becoming an AVP Facilitator!
Friday, August 12: 6:30pm – 9:00pm (snack provided)
Saturday, August 13: 9:00am – 6:30pm (lunch provided)
Sunday, August 14: 12:30pm – 6:00pm (snack provided)
Note: Participants must attend all sessions: the exercises build on each other.
Registration Fee: $10 - $75. Pay as you are able. To register, please email: mleagleson@aol.com
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Upcoming NYYM Sessions & Gatherings
At Fall, Spring, and Summer Sessions, NYYM Friends gather to worship, conduct business, and form a community together. We will meet via Zoom until it is safe to gather in person again.
- Summer Sessions: July 24-30, 2022, hybrid online and at Silver Bay YMCA. Click here for more info.
- Fall Sessions: December 2-4, 2022, online
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Events & News for Young Adults
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Vocal Ministry Workshop
Saturday, June 18, 2:30-4 p.m.
Through the NYYM Mentoring Program, Adria Gulizia and Gabi Savory-Bailey are reprising their 90-minute workshop on Vocal Ministry. They invite Friends to consider: What is vocal ministry - and how is it different from simply “talking in meeting”? How do we know when we are being “led to speak”? Join us as we explore expectant waiting, vocal ministry, and the gift of God’s voice among us. This workshop will take place on Zoom, Saturday, June 18, 2:30-4 p.m. and is free of charge. Registration is here: https://forms.gle/tfZdsafRAeAkFuRK8
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YAY!
An in-person FGC gathering for Young Adult Friends (ages 18-37) & Youth
July 6-10, 2022, Radford, VA
Read full item in Upcoming Events, above.
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Upcoming Powell House Conference
Gonna Make This Garden Grow
Young Adult Event
July 8-10, 2022
Inch by inch, row by row. A garden is a beautiful thing. At this conference we'll get our hands dirty planting and weeding in the Powell House garden. We will also think about the ways our community is like a garden. How do we want this garden to grow? Expect joy, connection, and maybe some food projects at this nourishing weekend.
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Events & News for Youth and Families
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YAY!
An in-person FGC gathering for Young Adults & Youth!
Will include groups for Junior Gathering (birth-rising 9th grade) and High School (rising 10th-graduating seniors) and their parents.
July 6-10, 2022, Radford, VA
Read full item in Upcoming Events, above.
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EARTHSONG (rescheduled!) for 7th-12th Grade
July 15-17, 2022
Rescheduled from May 27-29. It's time to celebrate the wonderful year we've had together, and wish our seniors well as they go out to do their good work in the world! This will be an exciting, fun, and relaxing weekend complete with a dress up dinner, an extra special cabaret, and a graduation ceremony where we'll sing and cry and give a little extra love to each of our seniors. Space is limited at this popular weekend, and priority will be given to graduating seniors, so sign up soon to reserve your spot!
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 Sign up for Illuminations — a newsletter for children and families
Illuminations is the Children & Families newsletter curated by Joy Meikle and supported by NYYM. You can subscribe here.
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Previously Announced News
Invitation: Hybrid Sessions Task Group
Steve Mohlke, NYYM General Secretary, is looking for people to help plan the hybrid portions of Summer Sessions which take place July 24-30. We need to plan out what technology we will use to join online and in-person participants, who will operate that technology, how to support the programmatic goals of each hybrid event, and plan some practice sessions. Please send expressions of interest or comments to hybrid-sessions@nyym.org.
Propose an Interest Group for Summer Sessions
Interest Groups will be held on site at Silver Bay during the week of Summer Sessions, July 24-30, on Monday 4:15-5:15 p.m. and Wednesday 7:45-9:00 p.m. Would you like to introduce Friends to a subject or deepen Friends (and your own) understanding and experiences? Teach a skill to beginners? Build appreciation and understanding of a subject? Fill out this form to propose an interest group. If you have questions please contact interest-group-coordinators@nyym.org
If you'd rather facilitate a Meal with Meaning instead, please contact Helen Garay Toppins and Martha Gurvich with your idea.
Spark: The May issue of Spark, the NYYM newsletter that's printed five times a year, is now available online.
Resource List: Supporting children and families after mass shootings and other disasters
This list is intended to be a starting point for Friends looking for suggestions on how to talk to their children and support families in the wake of the white supremacist mass shooting at a supermarket in Buffalo, NY and the school shooting in Uvalde, TX.
Messages About the Mass Shooting in Buffalo
From Nadine Hoover: For those seeking ways to help victims of terrorist attack at Tops in Buffalo, the community assembled a list of organizations supporting victims families and the residents of the Cold Spring neighborhood of Buffalo’s East Side. If you are interested see this link.
A very good article about food justice in East Side Buffalo, including ways we may be able to help going forward via support for their food coop and other local food-related organizations: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/05/how-to-help-feed-buffalo-east-side-tops-shooting.html
Peter Murchison, Gun Violence Prevention Coordinator of the NYYM Witness Coordinating Committee, wrote this statement on recent gun violence. He welcomes responses and possible collaboration; please email him.
Minutes from Spring Sessions 2022 Available
The minutes, including links to supporting documents, from NYYM's Spring Sessions 2022 are now available online: NYYM Spring Sessions 2022 Minutes. There's also a PDF version of the Spring Sessions 2022 minutes, which includes the supporting documents at the end and is easily printed on a home printer or viewed using a free downloadable PDF reader.
Would You Like Quaker Earthcare Witness to "Visit" Your Meeting?
Eleven QEW Steering Committee members, staff and Friends offer workshops for your meeting or church on a range of Earthcare-related subjects under the name "Quaker Earthcare Witness Presents," a virtual speaker's bureau.
- Read the workshop titles and descriptions and discern which workshop and speaker your community would like to hear from. You can also download a PDF to share.
- Discuss with your meeting. When would you like to host us? How would you get out the word in your community?
- Send an email to HAYLEY@QUAKEREARTHCARE.ORG sharing which presentation you’d like to host and what dates could work for you. Hayley will link you up with the presenter and you can be in touch about logistical details.
Organizations helping Ukrainian civilians and refugees:
UNICEF
Doctors without Borders
UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR)
Mennonite Central Committee
NYYM Grants for Earthcare and Climate Justice Projects
NYYM Friends and meetings are invited to apply for grants of $50 to $500 from NYYM’s Earthcare Fund to support their projects related to Earthcare and Climate Justice. Click on this INVITATION TO APPLY FOR AN EARTHCARE GRANT or go to NYYM.org and search for “Earthcare Fund” for more info.
Has Your Meeting for Worship Recently Changed?
If your meeting has recently started meeting in person, outdoors, or in any other new configuration, please let us know via email at communications@nyym.org so the list of meetings for worship can be kept up to date.
Faith and Practice Available
Includes information about at-large membership in NYYM. $10.00 per copy suggested. To order, contact office@nyym.org or write to New York Yearly Meeting, 15 Rutherford Place, New York, NY 10003.
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Opportunities (Jobs & Grants)
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The Stevens Fund Supports Friends in Need
The Stevens Fund is a small fund held by NYYM Trustees in order to assist Friends, who through age or disability, may be in need. These Friends may be pastors, ministers, or other Friends who have been of service to our yearly meeting. Application information is here. Please apply online. Alternatively, open the application document, download as a Word document, fill it out and send by email to stevens-fund@nyym.org. The DEADLINE for applications has been EXTENDED to June 10, 2022 (TODAY), as some funds are still available.
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Youth Engagement Coordinator
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting
Community Education Team · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The Youth Engagement Coordinator plays a leadership role in framing, articulating and championing a vision for youth, children, and families in our yearly meeting community that inspires, connects and strengthens. The Youth Engagement Coordinator supervises and leads a team of Youth Program Facilitators and Assistants whose work enhances the spiritual development of youth in our community. The Coordinator serves as a primary point of contact to connect Friends in local and quarterly meetings with yearly meeting programs for families, children, and youth.
Read the full job description. Please provide a cover letter and resume to Oskar Castro, Director of HR & Inclusion by June 30, 2022. Only candidates who share a cover letter and a resume will be considered.
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Previously Announced Opportunities
NYYM Grants for Earthcare and Climate Justice Projects
Grants for $50 to $500 are available to support climate justice-related projects connected with NYYM friends. Click on this INVITATION TO APPLY FOR AN EARTHCARE MINI-GRANT for more info.
Associate General Secretary (AGS) for Policy and Advocacy at FCNL
Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL), based in DC, is currently seeking an Associate General Secretary (AGS) for Policy and Advocacy! Visit Work with FCNL | Friends Committee On National Legislation to learn more and apply.
Job Openings at American Friends Service Committee
American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), based in Philadelphia, PA, has several job openings right now. Take a look!
Job Openings at Pendle Hill
Work at Pendle Hill, the Quaker retreat center in PA. They're seeking an Annual Fund Officer, Director of Finance, Guest Services Associate, both full-time and part-time Housekeeping Associates, and a full-time Cook. Pendle Hill is also hiring for two fundraising positions—an Advancement Associate, focused on their donor database, and a Grants Writer.
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 Editor's Note
The Unisphere, a large public sculpture created for the 1964 World's Fair, remains standing in Queens as a symbol of optimism about the future. I took this photo of the Unisphere yesterday after dropping off my older child at her senior high school prom. Despite everything else, perhaps, I am feeling optimistic about the future and the clever and compassionate children who are growing up and joining us on this journey. I hope spring is treating you well, wherever you may be.
Share your Quaker-related news in the weekly email or the Spark newsletter. Articles (400-600 words) and Letters to the Editor (100-200 words) are also welcome. To join the NYYM mailing list, please click this link and fill out the form. Recent weekly update emails are available here.
— Sarah
Sarah Way, NYYM Communications Director
PS - To donate to NYYM, please donate online to the general fund here, or send a check written to New York Yearly Meeting to NYYM, 15 Rutherford Place, New York, NY 10003.
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For the list of NYYM local meetings holding worship online or returning to in-person worship, click here.
For a list of other online Quaker worship opportunities, click here.
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