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21-30 May 2022

Yearly Meeting 2022

Dear Friends,

Thank you registering for Yearly Meeting. We are looking forward to you joining us at Yearly Meeting 2022 from 21 to 30 May.

What happens next

We are busy getting the Yearly Meeting Planner set up and hope to do so by 19 April. Once we have this set up you will receive an email inviting you to login to Sched which is the service we are using to host the YM Planner.

The timetable of events

• There will be online events and preparation from 21 to 26 May.

• Yearly Meeting sessions will take place between 27 and 30 May.

• All sessions will be bookable via the Yearly Meeting Planner from 19 April.

While full details of the programme are not yet available, we have provided an outline of the programme over the Yearly Meeting weekend so that you can plan your time and travel. See the end of this email.

For those attending in person at Friends House, you may arrive any time from 15:00 onwards on Friday 27 May. If you need to drop off luggage earlier, you may do this from 12:00.

Could you volunteer?

Yearly Meeting relies on the support of a lot of volunteers to make it run seamlessly. Please consider getting involved in creating a warm, supportive and inspiring event for all participants.

Volunteers take on a variety of roles such as doorkeepers, microphone stewards, members of the Pastoral Care Team and serving on Yearly Meeting Nominating Group. Guidance/training will be given for all roles.

To find out about volunteering opportunities visit https://quaker.org.uk/ym/get-involved

Could your meeting join All-together worship?

On Sunday 29 May (10.30 to 11.30) we are holding a huge meeting for worship, taking place across Britain. We will come together as a single, loving, inclusive and all-age community across the length and breadth of Britain Yearly Meeting. Could your meeting join us?

A shared reading will be circulated in May to support this, together with materials for those supporting children’s worship.

We hope to share a list of participating meetings, for those who would like to attend in person locally. The deadline to be included in that list is 6 May. The list will be made available on the Yearly Meeting website.

For further information please visit https://www.quaker.org.uk/ym/get-involved

Youth, Children and Families programmes

There is still time to book children and young people onto these programmes so do share this information with those you know. Sessions run from Friday 27 to Monday 30 May. For those aged 0-15, places will be first-come-first-served. Some online activities will also be run alongside in person programmes. Places need to be booked in advance, by 6 May 2022.

Further information

If you would like some support with using the YM Planner or Zoom, we will be running a couple of training sessions on 19 and 20 April. To register for these please complete this short form https://forms.quaker.org.uk/ym2022-techelp/

For more information about Yearly Meeting, visit www.quaker.org.uk/ym. There you will find:

• Yearly Meeting documents (some available now and remainder will be available in May)

• Information about the Youth, Children & Families programmes (book by 6 May)

• FAQs and technical support

• Further details about ways to get involved

Outline timetable of the Yearly Meeting weekend

All events listed here will be blended (i.e. available in person at Friends House, and online).

Friday 27 May

15:00 onwards — Welcome desk opens

16:30 to 17:30 — How does Yearly Meeting work?

19:00 to 20:30 — Yearly Meeting Session 1 – Opening session

21:00 to 21:30 — Opportunity to worship

Saturday 28 May

08:30 to 09:00 — Worship with Friends from around the world

09:30 to 12:00 — Yearly Meeting Session 2 – Faith: Learning, waiting, changing

14:00 to 17:00 — Yearly Meeting Session 3 – Our Quaker communities: grounded in faith and challenging us to act

19:00 to 20:15 — Swarthmore Lecture

21:00 to 21:30 — Worship with Friends from around the world

Sunday 29 May

08:30 to 09:00 — Worship with Friends from around the world

10:30 to 11:30 — All-together worship

12:00 to 13:00 — Yearly Meeting Session 4 – Report of BYM Trustees

15:00 to 17:30 — Yearly Meeting Session 5 – Action: Learning uncomfortable lessons and taking forward our witness

19:00 to 20:00 — Meet the Swarthmore Lecturer

21:00 to 21:30 — Worship with Friends from around the world

Monday 30 May

08:30 to 09:00 — Early morning worship

09:30 to 12:00 — Yearly Meeting Session 6 – Required business, as led

14:00 to 16:00 — Yearly Meeting Session 7 – Our all-age community, Closing session

If you have any queries, please contact us.
ym@quaker.org.uk
Tel: 020 7663 1040