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<title>LEYM News Page</title><link>http://leym.quaker.org/index.html</link><description>News from Lake Erie Yearly Meeting</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:creator>LEYM_Webweaver</dc:creator><dc:rights>Copyright LEYM</dc:rights><dc:date>2011-08-04T13:28:08-04:00</dc:date><admin:generatorAgent rdf:resource="http://www.realmacsoftware.com/" />
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<lastBuildDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2009 23:36:10 -0400</lastBuildDate><item><title>We&#x27;re Moving - New Website Address for LEYM</title><dc:creator>LEYM_Webweaver</dc:creator><category>Events and Opportunities</category><category>GPQM</category><category>Monthly Mtgs</category><dc:date>2011-08-04T13:28:08-04:00</dc:date><link>http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/newaddress.html#unique-entry-id-127</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/newaddress.html#unique-entry-id-127</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The Lake Erie Yearly Meeting is moving its website to a new home.   From now on, new updates and news will be found at http://leym.org - Please update your bookmarks and news feeds as needed so we don&rsquo;t lose touch with you.


Sincerely,


Bill Warters


LEYM Outgoing Webmaster]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>GPQM Summer Gathering - Aug 7th</title><dc:creator>LEYM_Webweaver</dc:creator><category>GPQM</category><dc:date>2011-07-17T21:02:35-04:00</dc:date><link>http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/gpqmsummer2011.html#unique-entry-id-126</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/gpqmsummer2011.html#unique-entry-id-126</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Dear Friends,


Green Pastures Quarterly Meeting invites you to a gathering of Friends


for worship followed by a pot luck on Sunday August 7 at 11:00 a.m. at


Quaker Park in Battle Creek.


This annual gathering is for worship focusing on prayers for peace in


memory of Hiroshima Day.


Attenders are asked to bring a chair as well as dish to pass and a


place setting.


Quaker Park is located between Fremont Street and Groveland Street in


Battle Creek.


Here is a flyer with details.   Hope to see you there!


Blessings and peace,


Dianne]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>LEYM Advices and Queries Document for Review</title><dc:creator>LEYM_Webweaver</dc:creator><category>Committees</category><dc:date>2011-07-17T20:32:23-04:00</dc:date><link>http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/aqdraft.html#unique-entry-id-125</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/aqdraft.html#unique-entry-id-125</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Thomas Taylor, clerk of the Ad Hoc Committee on LEYM Advices and Queries has asked us to share the attached document to be considered for approval at our yearly meeting sessions on 28-31 July in Bluffton.   One important point to note is that the YM will be asked to decide whether the material in the "afterward," which deals with the LEYM experience with advices and queries and the process used in developing this booklet (pp 20-24), should be included in the final printed edition.


 


In addition to the attached word document which can be downloaded, Thomas will have draft copies available at the YM sessions for Friends to consult. 


LEYM Advices and Queries (Word document for review prior to YM.)]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Lake Erie Yearly Meeting 2011 Summer Teen Retreat</title><dc:creator>LEYM_Webweaver</dc:creator><category>Events and Opportunities</category><dc:date>2011-06-25T18:06:47-04:00</dc:date><link>http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/2011summer.html#unique-entry-id-124</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/2011summer.html#unique-entry-id-124</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[High school teens are cordially invited to the


Lake Erie Yearly Meeting 2011 Summer Teen Retreat


...Friends of the Light Meeting House, Traverse City, MI


...Issues facing fresh water, global concerns about water, water conversation, water management in Costa Rica, and the controversy over bottled water will be explored.   Presenters will include Philip Clampitt (Birmingham MM), Co-Clerk of the LEYM Earthcare Committee and Consttanza Hazelwood, Ph....  , Education and Outreach Coordinator for the Northwestern Michigan College Water Studies Institute.   We will also be attending the Inland Seas Education Association  Summer Festival and watching water-themed movies, including &ldquo;Tapped,&rdquo; &ldquo;Flow,&rdquo; and &ldquo;Thurst.&rdquo;


...Service Project: Painting the outside of buildings for the Civic Center


...Cost: $25/person Includes weekend program and all meals. ...  Make checks payable to Lake Erie Yearly Meeting.   We do not want costs to be a barrier preventing teens from attending.   Monthly Meetings are encouraged to help teens attend.   LEYM also has a limited amount of financial assistance available.   Ask your meeting for their help and contact Cari if you still need help.


...For paper registration, please fill out the attached registration form and contact Cari Burke, LEYM High School Teen Retreat Program Coordinator (cell: 231-383-1296, e-mail: cariupnorth@gmail.com).   Please also contact Cari for help with carpooling.   For online registration, fill out the form at the following link: Online Registration Form (don't forget to send or fax Cari a signed medical release form if you register online).


...- Clothing for wink (i.e. t-shirt & sweats - yoga or gym-type clothing)


...We are looking for FAPs (Friendly Adult Presences) and carpooling drivers for the weekend.   If you are interested in this call to service, please contact Cari.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Spiritual Formation Program 2011-2012 information</title><dc:creator>LEYM_Webweaver</dc:creator><category>Events and Opportunities</category><category>Committees</category><dc:date>2011-06-16T11:48:21-04:00</dc:date><link>http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/fad630d6165081b027a2e28b9f641d0a-123.html#unique-entry-id-123</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/fad630d6165081b027a2e28b9f641d0a-123.html#unique-entry-id-123</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[LEYM Spiritual Formation Program 2011-2012


Retreat Leader: Richard Lee 


Retreat Theme: TBA 


Fall Retreat September 9-11, 2011: Weber Retreat Center, Adrian, MI 


Spring Retreat May 5, 2012: If you think your meeting might be interested in hosting this one-day retreat, please contact Mathilda Navias at galaxy@woh.rr.com ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Spring Bulletin and LEYM Registration Materials posted</title><dc:creator>LEYM_Webweaver</dc:creator><category>Events and Opportunities</category><dc:date>2011-05-17T10:32:47-04:00</dc:date><link>http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/LEYM2011reg.html#unique-entry-id-122</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/LEYM2011reg.html#unique-entry-id-122</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The Spring 2011 LEYM Bulletin is now available online.   Editor Leslie Walden has done a great job on the latest edition.   In it you&rsquo;ll find all the details regarding our yearly gathering to be held July 28-30 at Bluffton University.    A separate download of just the LEYM Registration Pack is also available as a pdf. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>GPQM spring gathering - May 21 at Michigan Friends Center</title><dc:creator>LEYM_Webweaver</dc:creator><category>GPQM</category><category>Events and Opportunities</category><dc:date>2011-05-02T10:41:03-04:00</dc:date><link>http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/gpqmspring2011.html#unique-entry-id-121</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/gpqmspring2011.html#unique-entry-id-121</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The GPQM spring gathering will take place on Saturday, May 21, from 9


am to 4 pm at the Michigan Friends Center in Chelsea.   &nbsp;The focus of


the meeting will be on the business of the Quarter.   &nbsp;Ed Harris, the


new Head of School at Friends School in Detroit, will present on the


state of the school.   &nbsp;Natalie Holbrook from the AFSC Criminal Justice


Office in Ann Arbor and Max Heirich from the Inclusive Justice Program


will give updates.   &nbsp;And we are happy to have both Michigan Friends


Center and the Friends Lake Cooperative represented at this meeting by


Steve Daut and Richard Tucker respectively not only to report but also


to reflect on how to better collaborate with Quarterly. 

...also be other committee reports and business as part of the agenda.


Lunch is provided ($5 donation is accepted) and childcare is organized


by Pine River Monthly Meeting.


We look forward to seeing many Friends and friends at this meeting!


For more information please contact: Dianne Guenin-Lelle,


dgueninlelle@albion.edu .
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Lifting Up the Voice of All-Embracing Love - May 14&#x2c; 2011 in Lansing</title><dc:creator>LEYM_Webweaver</dc:creator><category>Events and Opportunities</category><dc:date>2011-05-02T10:38:22-04:00</dc:date><link>http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/0131bfd5c2f3c8e96a832ab4a83a073a-120.html#unique-entry-id-120</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/0131bfd5c2f3c8e96a832ab4a83a073a-120.html#unique-entry-id-120</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Have you heard about the Together in Faith conference  May 14, 2011, in Lansing?  -- an interfaith venture that needs and deserves strong Quaker presence.   Can people from your Meeting be part of this gathering?    Do you think several people might drive together?    This one-day conference developed through activities of the Inclusive Justice program (formerly AFSC's Inclusive Justice program) which our Quarterly Meeting supports financially.    Now there is an opportunity to become more directly involved.  


I hope several members of your Friends Meeting can attend, and that your Meeting will want to be an active part of efforts this coalition develops.   Our Quaker testimony of equality leads us to witness, and to plan together with persons of other faiths to frame and proclaim the spiritual issues that are


..."Lifting Up the Voice of All-Embracing Love"


...8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.


...Go to:  www.inclusive-justice-together-in-faith.org


"Lifting Up the Voice of All-Embracing Love"


This unique statewide conference was planned by a coalition of organizations, called together by the Inclusive Justice program, which until 2010 was a program of the American Friends Service Committee.   This statewide conference continues the Together In Faith conferences which Inclusive Justice formerly sponsored on its own.     This provides a great opportunity to network with people of different faiths who share our passion for Standing on the Side of Love.


...- Panel: Stories of Courage - Becoming "Welcoming and Inclusive"


- Panel: Call for Action - Advocacy for Equal Rights; Anti-bullying; Local Ordinances


...- Successful Models for Organizing Within Faith Traditions (MUUSJN is one model)


- Resouces for Creating more Welcoming Communities and Traditions


...Contact Joan Burleigh (joburleigh@aol.com, 734-369-4992) or Max Heirich (of the Ann Arbor Friends Meeting)  mheirich@umich.edu>. 734-668-1008   for more info. 
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>FGC Couple Enrichment Retreat - Reg deadline is May 22</title><dc:creator>LEYM_Webweaver</dc:creator><category>Events and Opportunities</category><dc:date>2011-04-17T22:54:19-04:00</dc:date><link>http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/couplesenriched.html#unique-entry-id-119</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/couplesenriched.html#unique-entry-id-119</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Any couple in a committed relationship is invited to participate in an FGC Couple Enrichment Retreat being held in the Red Cedar Friends Meeting House, Lansing, Michigan,&nbsp;during the weekend of June 3-5, 2011.   This weekend retreat will be led by Merry Stanford and Peter Wood, is sponsored by Red Cedar Friends Meeting, and is a program of Friends General Conference (FGC).   The retreat will help couples celebrate the joys and strengths of their relationships and develop skills to enrich facets that could be improved, in the company of other Friends.   Couple Enrichment is based on Quaker testimonies and practices.


&nbsp;


The program is 15 hours long over the course of the weekend, beginning Friday evening, continuing Saturday morning through evening, and ending Sunday afternoon.   Cost for Friends in Lake Erie Yearly Meeting is just $85 per couple, since the space is being provided by the Meeting, and the leaders are donating their time.   All proceeds will go to the FGC Couple Enrichment Program and Red Cedar Friends Meeting.   For more information, please email Merry Stanford at merry.stanford@gmail.com.   For more information generally about Couple Enrichment, see www.fgcquaker.org, and click on Couple Enrichment under Programs and Services.


&nbsp;


A flyer and registration form is attached.


&nbsp;


We hope you will consider joining us!   Many blessings!
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Godly Play/Faith &#x26; Play Training in Michigan - Deadline is May 1</title><dc:creator>LEYM_Webweaver</dc:creator><category>Events and Opportunities</category><category>Monthly Mtgs</category><dc:date>2011-03-26T16:24:13-04:00</dc:date><link>http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/godlyplay.html#unique-entry-id-118</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/godlyplay.html#unique-entry-id-118</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Playing in the Light: A Training Workshop on using the 


Godly Play&reg; ~ Faith and Play Curricula


A Program of Friends General Conference


...Who: This training is appropriate for religious education teachers,


parents, Quaker studies teachers at Friends schools, and religious


...What: Godly Play&reg; is a Montessori-inspired approach to spiritual


...for Friends who have been trained in the Godly Play&reg; method, and is a


Quaker supplement to the Bible stories in the Godly Play&reg; curriculum.


While Friends do not typically use all of the Godly Play&reg; stories


(some liturgical ones are inappropriate for Quakers), both offer a


rich classroom culture of welcome and support that nurtures wonder and


...Program Times: The program is 15 hours long over the


...Friday, 6 pm to 9:30 pm Registration and simple meal at 6 pm.


...Saturday, 9 am to 9 pm Lunch and dinner provided.


...Faith & Play lessons with children of Meeting


...Our limited spaces are reserved for Friends who can attend the entire program.


...Register by May 1, 2011 by providing the following information:


...&middot; Friends from other Meetings are asked to write a check for $95


per person to Red Cedar Friends Meeting to help cover costs of program


...&middot; Red Cedar Friends are asked for a donation of $10 to help
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Friends School in Detroit 18th Annual WADE H. MCCREE JR. DINNER</title><dc:creator>LEYM_Webweaver</dc:creator><category>GPQM</category><category>Events and Opportunities</category><dc:date>2011-03-19T22:21:19-04:00</dc:date><link>http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/wmdinner2011.html#unique-entry-id-117</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/wmdinner2011.html#unique-entry-id-117</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The 18th Annual Wade McCree, Jr.   Scholarship Fund Dinner benefiting students of Friends School in Detroit, will be held Saturday, April 16, at the Ford Field, Hall of Legends at 6:00 p.m.    This year, both Denise Ilitch of Counsel, Clark Hill, P.L.C. and John Barfield, founder and chairman emeritus of The Bartech Group, Inc. will receive the &ldquo;Friends for Children Award&rdquo; for their outstanding and on-going support of children throughout our metro-communities.


 &ldquo;Made in Michigan&rdquo; is the theme for this year&rsquo;s event.   We are celebrating friends in our own backyard who use their talents and skills to make our state, our community, a better place.   The dinner, which also features a silent auction and dancing, is a great evening out in support of some truly amazing students&mdash;students who will undoubtedly help our state to continue to move forward!


Full details are available here and via the Friends School in Detroit website.


<img src="http://leym.quaker.org/library_assets/images/wmevent-poster_reduced.jpg" width="367" height="475" vspace="5" hspace="5" alt="Wade McCree Jr.   Dinner event details">


This year's dinner will include a Very Special Memorial Tribute to Dores McCrary McCree, who was instrumental in the founding of Friends School in Detroit, along with her husband Judge Wade H.   McCree, Jr.    Mrs.   McCree supported the school consistently and immeasurably up until her recent death, December 9, 2010.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>LEYM Policies and Procedures Updates for Review</title><dc:creator>LEYM_Webweaver</dc:creator><category>Committees</category><dc:date>2011-02-21T20:03:09-05:00</dc:date><link>http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/PP_review.html#unique-entry-id-116</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/PP_review.html#unique-entry-id-116</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Jeff Cooper, clerk of the Lake Erie Yearly Meeting ad hoc committee on revising Policies and Procedures, sends the following:


Dear Friends,


 


Below are links to two pdf files, one a draft of a new edition of LEYM Policies and Procedures, the other a summary of the changes in this edition.   We expect to consider the draft at Representative Meeting (on April 2 at Ann Arbor Meeting) with the goal of understanding what further revision is needed, so that we can approve this edition at Annual Sessions in July.   Friends are invited to look at the draft, consider how it might be improved, and send suggestions, comments, corrections, and questions to me, preferably well before Representative Meeting.   A short explanation of the sorts of changes made is included in the &ldquo;Introduction to Draft Policies and Procedures,&rdquo; immediately preceding the Table of Contents in the draft.


 


Looking forward to hearing from you,


Jeff Cooper, for the ad hoc committee on revising Policies and Procedures


Policy and Procedures Draft 2-20-11


Policy and Procedures Changes]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Winter 2011 Bulletin now available</title><dc:creator>LEYM_Webweaver</dc:creator><category>Committees</category><dc:date>2011-02-09T21:04:09-05:00</dc:date><link>http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/w2011b.html#unique-entry-id-115</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/w2011b.html#unique-entry-id-115</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The Winter 2011 LEYM Bulletin is now available - you can get it here or by visiting the leym.quaker.org website.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title> Lake Erie Yearly Meeting 2011 Spring Teen Retreat</title><dc:creator>LEYM_Webweaver</dc:creator><category>Events and Opportunities</category><dc:date>2011-02-06T15:35:24-05:00</dc:date><link>http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/2011springretreat.html#unique-entry-id-114</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/2011springretreat.html#unique-entry-id-114</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[High school teens are cordially invited to the<br /> Lake Erie Yearly Meeting 2011 Spring Teen Retreat


<strong>Friday, March 25 &ndash; Monday, March 28</strong><br /> Olney Friends School, Barnesville, OH


<strong>Theme: Creating a Culture of Peace</strong>


...We do not want costs to be a barrier preventing teens from attending. ...  Ask your meeting for their help and contact Cari if you still need help.


...We will be doing a modified version of the Creating a Culture of Peace (CCP) curriculum. ...  Creating a Culture of Peace was developed by Janet Chisholm, a nationally recognized leader in faith based peacemaking and nonviolence, inspired by Pace e Bene&rsquo;s book, From Violence to Wholeness.   She wanted to develop an interactive, experience-based program without a lot of reading &ndash; one that would build community and promote action and project planning over the course of a long weekend.<br />


Using a popular education approach CCP explores the nature of violence and its misuses; increase awareness of how active nonviolence can be used; understand social change movements as engines for change; consider the values of community and identify steps and tools for planning nonviolent actions. <br />


...<strong>Workshop Leader:</strong> Scilla Wahrhaftig, Program Director American Friends Service Committee PA 


<strong>RSVP:</strong> Please read and fill out the attached registration form and contact Cari Burke, LEYM High School Teen Retreat Program Coordinator (cell: 231-383-1296, e-mail: cariupnorth@gmail.com).   If you are vegan, vegetarian, or have specific dietary needs, please indicate so on the registration form and contact Cari beforehand so that we may plan accordingly.   Please also contact Cari for help with carpooling.


...We are looking for FAPs (Friendly Adult Presences) and carpooling drivers for the weekend.   If you are interested in this call to service, please contact Cari.<br />


For driving directions to Olney Friends School, visit: <br /> http://www.olneyfriends.org/admissions/directions.htm


Use this link to visit the <a href="https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?

...<a href="http://leym.quaker.org/library_assets/files/LEYM_Spring_2011_Teen_Retreat.pdf">Retreat Flyer</a>


<a href="http://leym.quaker.org/library_assets/files/LEYM_Spring_2011_Teen Retreat_-_Paper_Registration_Form_and_Medical_Release.pdf">Paper Registration Form and Medical Release</a>


<a href="http://leym.quaker.org/library_assets/files/Medical_Release_Form_for_Online_Registrants.pdf">Medical Release form for Online Registrants</a>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>News from Green Pastures QM</title><dc:creator>LEYM_Webweaver</dc:creator><category>GPQM</category><dc:date>2010-12-27T11:32:13-05:00</dc:date><link>http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/gpqmdecnews.html#unique-entry-id-113</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/gpqmdecnews.html#unique-entry-id-113</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Some news from Green Pastures Quarterly Meeting


1.    There was a mistake on the date for the Spring GPQM announcement.   The corrected date is May 21 (not the 14th as previously listed).


2.    There is a Winter Quarterly Gathering at Red Cedar Friends on Saturday, January 29 from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM.    Located in Lansing's Old Town, the address for the new Meetinghouse is 1400 Turner Street, Lansing, MI.    Brian Edmiston, a long-time Friend and educator from Ohio will be leading us in exploration of intergenerational worship and ways to better integrate adults and children in the life our of Meetings.    The day will include opportunities for young Friends to participate and contribute, so children are not only welcome, but needed!    (Childcare will be provided as well, as we expect the children will also want some free play time with each other.)    Joann Neuroth is our primary contact with Brian.   (Further details will follow.)


3.    A new Head of School has been named for Friends School in Detroit.   Please welcome Ed Harris into his new role.   See the attached official News Release for details. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Job Opportunity - FGC Youth Ministries Coordinator</title><dc:creator>LEYM_Webweaver</dc:creator><category>Events and Opportunities</category><dc:date>2010-12-25T13:58:09-05:00</dc:date><link>http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/youthmin.html#unique-entry-id-112</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/youthmin.html#unique-entry-id-112</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Youth Ministries Coordinator - a Contract Position with FGC


 


FGC is seeking a Friend experienced in working with young adult Friends and building intergenerational communities to work on a contract basis (24 hours/week @ $25/hour) from 2/1/2011 to 10/1/2011.    Work with meetings and volunteers using new FGC resource: Build It: Tools for Nurturing Intergenerational Spiritual Community, plus other duties.    Good communications skills (written, oral and Internet/electronic) essential.    Need not be based in Philadelphia.   Applications are due by 1/15/2011.  


Please send resumes to Deborah Fisch, Associate Secretary for Ministries, Friends General Conference at deborahf@fgcquaker.org.


 


Read the full job description at http://www.fgcquaker.org/about-us/employment-internships.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Green Pastures Quarterly Meeting November News</title><dc:creator>LEYM_Webweaver</dc:creator><category>GPQM</category><dc:date>2010-11-07T20:31:03-05:00</dc:date><link>http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/gpqm_nov_news.html#unique-entry-id-111</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/gpqm_nov_news.html#unique-entry-id-111</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The Green Pastures Quarterly Meeting web page has been updated and now includes a link to new page with many useful files about GPQM, such as position descriptions, history and meeting minutes.  


With regard to meetings, Clerk Dianne Guenin-Lelle reports that Mid-Winter Gathering is scheduled, to be hosted by Red Cedar Meeting.    More information will be forthcoming.  


The Spring Meeting is scheduled for May 14, May 21 starting at 9:00 at the Michigan Friends Center.    Childcare is provided by Pine River Monthly Meeting.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>FGC Seeks Communications Intern</title><dc:creator>LEYM_Webweaver</dc:creator><category>Events and Opportunities</category><dc:date>2010-10-20T20:44:56-04:00</dc:date><link>http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/fgcintern.html#unique-entry-id-110</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/fgcintern.html#unique-entry-id-110</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[FGC is in the process of a major re-conceptualization and reorganization of FGC&rsquo;s communications program.    We are working to transform all external communications to become much more participatory and oriented around our constituencies.   The focus of our new vision for this program is a newly built website, supported by SalesForce, our robust constituent management database. 


FGC seeks a creative, well organized individual familiar with writing for the web to assist us in this new work.    This position will focus on developing new content for the re-built website, conducting a content inventory of the current site, as well as assisting with audience research.   The person in this position will work closely with the Associate Secretary of Communications and the Web and Online Giving Manager as one member of the Communications team focused on this exciting work.   This position offers an opportunity to participate in building a new, visionary program to support the Quaker meetings and Friends we serve.   To see the full job description, go to www.fgcquaker.org/about-us/employment-internships .


FGC is an equal opportunity employer.   One of our seven major goals is to &ldquo;transform our awareness so that our corporate and individual attitudes and actions fully value and encompass the blessed diversity of our human family.&rdquo;


To apply, send a letter via e-mail describing your interest in the job, a current resume and three references to Lucy Duncan, Associate Secretary for Programs and Communications at lucyd@fgcquaker.org by October 25, 2010.    As we are a faith based organization, letters which describe your motivation or leading to apply for this position will be considered more seriously.   Please no phone calls.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Fall 2010 Bulletin now available</title><dc:creator>LEYM_Webweaver</dc:creator><category>Committees</category><dc:date>2010-10-20T20:35:16-04:00</dc:date><link>http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/f2010b.html#unique-entry-id-109</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/f2010b.html#unique-entry-id-109</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The Fall 2010 Bulletin for Lake Erie Yearly Meeting is now available for download (1.2 mb pdf). 


Congratulations to new Bulletin Editor Lisa Sinnett and to her Friendly coaches and helpers Jeff Cooper and Leslie Walden for making it happen. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>LEYM Fall High School Teen Retreat Registration Info</title><dc:creator>LEYM_Webweaver</dc:creator><category>Events and Opportunities</category><dc:date>2010-09-26T20:25:20-04:00</dc:date><link>http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/fall_teen_retreat_2010.html#unique-entry-id-108</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/fall_teen_retreat_2010.html#unique-entry-id-108</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[High school teens are cordially invited to the


Lake Erie Yearly Meeting 2010 Fall Teen Retreat


...Make checks payable to Lake Erie Yearly Meeting.   We do not want costs to be a barrier preventing you from attending.   Monthly Meetings are encouraged to help youth attend.   LEYM also has a limited amount of financial assistance available.   Ask your meeting for their help and contact Cari if you still need help.


...Please fill out the attached registration form and contact Cari Burke, LEYM High School Youth Program Coordinator (cell: 231-383-1296, e-mail: cariupnorth@gmail.com).   If you are vegan, vegetarian, or have specific dietary needs, please indicate so on the registration form and contact Cari beforehand so that we may plan accordingly.   Please also contact Cari for help with carpooling.


...We learn some of the basics of the theory of service learning.   We will then join the Pittsburgh Friends Meeting&rsquo;s Workday and help with various service projects for the meetinghouse.   We will reflect on this experience and the idea of service learning in a worship sharing.


... - Clothing for service projects (i.e. sturdy shoes, clothes that can get dirty, etc.)


... - Clothing for wink (i.e. t-shirt & sweats - yoga or gym-type clothing)


We are also looking for FAPs (Friendly Adult Presences) and carpooling drivers for the weekend.   If you are interested in this call to service, please contact Cari.


For driving directions to the Pittsburgh Friends Meeting, map to:


...** Join our Facebook group: "LEYM Youth Retreat Program" **


Please see the attached registration documents and tentative schedule]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Invitation to LEYM Fall Youth Retreat - Oct 1-3</title><dc:creator>LEYM_Webweaver</dc:creator><category>Events and Opportunities</category><dc:date>2010-09-09T01:27:42-04:00</dc:date><link>http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/fall2010youthretreat.html#unique-entry-id-107</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/fall2010youthretreat.html#unique-entry-id-107</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Calling All LEYM Youth 5 &ndash; 14 Years, Parents and Other Adults


For the Annual Fall Youth Retreat


Friday October 1st Thru Sunday October 3rd


Templed Hills 5734 Durbin Rd, Belville, OH 44813


Save the date.   We will play and pray together in our usual cabin, a comfortable meeting facility equipped with kitchen and meeting areas, on the grounds of the UCC camp Templed Hills.   The building has several rooms for four (for adults, smaller children, and those who prefer more privacy,) and the group room of bunk beds for the older youth.   (There are also individual showers in the group bathrooms.)   We will utilize the camp staff to lead outdoor activities, possibly go canoeing, enjoy a night hike, sing, do crafts, play kick the can, silkscreen T shirts, have a campfire and generally have a wonderful time seeing old friends and making new ones.   After worship, lunch and clean up on Sunday, we will all head home,


refreshed in spirit and friendship.


Details and registration information available here (now updated with a camp map).


More information is available from Conleth Crotser at conlethcrotser@hotmail.com


RSVP BY MONDAY SEPTEMBER 27 to reserve your spot. 
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>FWCC and the Sixth World Conference - Invitation</title><dc:creator>LEYM_Webweaver</dc:creator><category>Events and Opportunities</category><dc:date>2010-08-12T10:24:11-04:00</dc:date><link>http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/6wcf.html#unique-entry-id-106</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/6wcf.html#unique-entry-id-106</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Attenders at the annual meeting this year got to hear about some of the exciting things happening within the Friends World Committee on Consultation, including the upcoming Sixth World Conference of Friends scheduled for August 21-28 2012 in Kenya.   [Update: Due to the possibility that the Kenyan elections would be happening during the conference new dates have been set - April 17-25, 2012]


Thomas Taylor, Clerk of the LEYM Nominating Committee has posted a letter inviting LEYM Friends to consider getting more involved.   It is attached here for your review.   If you are interested in being a representative for LEYM to the Sixth World Conference you&rsquo;ll want to read the invitation letter and reply using the attached Expression of Interest Form before the October 15 29, 2010 deadline. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>LEYM 2010 Summer Teen Retreat - Aug 6-9</title><dc:creator>LEYM_Webweaver</dc:creator><category>Events and Opportunities</category><dc:date>2010-07-15T09:51:42-04:00</dc:date><link>http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/teenretreat10.html#unique-entry-id-105</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/teenretreat10.html#unique-entry-id-105</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Lake Erie Yearly Meeting 2010 Summer Teen Retreat


High school teens are cordially invited to the Lake Erie Yearly Meeting 2010 Summer Teen Retreat.


Friday, August 6 &ndash; Monday, August 9


Michigan Friends Center, Chelsea, MI


If you would like information about attending as a teen or serving as a FAP (Friendly Adult Presence), please contact Cari Burke (231-383-1296 or cariupnorth@gmail.com).


**Join our Facebook group: "LEYM Youth Retreat Program" **]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>New Friends Lake Cooperative Community Website</title><dc:creator>LEYM_Webweaver</dc:creator><category>Events and Opportunities</category><dc:date>2010-06-19T10:30:28-04:00</dc:date><link>http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/ff7bc61d5ae98c84401186f61706946c-104.html#unique-entry-id-104</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/ff7bc61d5ae98c84401186f61706946c-104.html#unique-entry-id-104</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Dear Friends,


 


Pam Hoffer of Friends Lake Cooperative Community in Chelsea invites us to


CHECK OUT:  http://www.friendslake.org


 


Finally Friends Lake Cooperative Community has its own web site, due to the wonderful technical gifts of our member , Janice Weber (aptly named). 


 


We really want you to take a look at this site, with info and slide shows, so you know what a wonderful haven this is...for camping and swimming and fun.    Begun in 1961 with the help of the founding families, including the Bouldings, the Bloods, the Hamms....it still goes on..and is eager for newcomers.


 


by the way....  Eldon Hamm turns 95 this July and this will be the site of a family reunion that he hopes many Friends will attend...over the July 4th weekend.


 


Please share this site with Friends in your circles...we so look forward to new members enjoying this special place.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>FGC Job Openings</title><dc:creator>LEYM_Webweaver</dc:creator><category>Events and Opportunities</category><dc:date>2010-06-13T18:50:38-04:00</dc:date><link>http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/fgcjobs.html#unique-entry-id-103</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/fgcjobs.html#unique-entry-id-103</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[FGC is searching for candidates for the following four positions.   All applications received by July 16 will be given full consideration.   Later applications may be considered, depending upon progress in each search.


...This is a 60% time position dedicated to helping Friends and meetings build intergenerational communities based in mutual respect and caring.    Much of the work is with young adult Friends.    Strong organizational and communication skills are necessary.    Must know the Religious Society of Friends very well; membership a plus.  


Read the job description www.fgcquaker.org/about-us/youth-ministries.  


...The full-time Conference and Admin Associate is part of a team of three staff who manage the annual FGC Gathering of Friends and other FGC conference and also provides some administrative support for the whole FGC office.    Candidates should be detail-oriented with strong communications, computer and web skills.


Read the job description www.fgcquaker.org/about-us/conference-coordinator.  


Quaker Quest Associate:


This full-time position is one of four supporting FGC&rsquo;s Quaker Quest program in the USA and Canada.    Candidates should have strong organizational and communication skills, experience leading workshops and working with volunteers, and a deep commitment to the Religious Society of Friends.  


Read the job description www.fgcquaker.org/about-us/quaker-quest-associate.  


Communications/Quaker Quest Intern:


This one-year full-time intern works with other staff to develop, implement and monitor strong web-based and electronic communications about Quakers and the Quaker Quest program.   Strong online communications and writing skills and a good knowledge of the Religious Society of Friends are essential.  


Read the job description www.fgcquaker.org/about-us/quaker-quest-intern.  


To apply for any of these positions, send cover letter, resume and list of at least four references via email to nicoler@fgcquaker.org.  
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Invitation to the US Social Forum&#x2c; June 22-26 in Detroit</title><dc:creator>LEYM_Webweaver</dc:creator><category>Events and Opportunities</category><dc:date>2010-06-13T17:41:23-04:00</dc:date><link>http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/socialforum2010.html#unique-entry-id-102</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/socialforum2010.html#unique-entry-id-102</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The U.S.   Social Forum will be held in Detroit June 22-26, 2010.   Information about the overall forum and its large number of workshops and cultural events and how to register can be found at <a href=&rdquo;http://www.ussf2010.org&rdquo;>http://www.ussf2010.org</a>.   For more information on events of potentially great interest to Friends, see the <a href=&rdquo;http://leym.quaker.org/earthcare/index.html&rdquo;>Earthcare Section</a> of the LEYM website.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>New Resource - Quakermaps.com</title><dc:creator>LEYM_Webweaver</dc:creator><category>Events and Opportunities</category><dc:date>2010-04-30T21:25:38-04:00</dc:date><link>http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/new_quakermaps.html#unique-entry-id-101</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/new_quakermaps.html#unique-entry-id-101</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[LEYM Friends may be interested in a new website that provides maps to Quaker Meetings around North America and beyond.   The well-organized QuakerMaps.com is the results of a collaboration between Micah Bales and Jon Watts. 


As they explain:


&ldquo;The goal of this website is to help all of us become more familiar with the dimensions of Quakerdom; to make visible the geography of the Quaker world.   Friends talk about Philadelphia Yearly Meeting &ndash; but what area does PYM in fact comprise?   We may have heard of Mid-America Yearly Meeting &ndash; but where exactly is it?   Whether your goal is to find a Friends Meeting near you or to better understand the lay of the land, QuakerMaps is designed to orient you.&rdquo;
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>2010-2011 Spiritual Formation Program Registration Materials</title><dc:creator>LEYM_Webweaver</dc:creator><dc:subject>News &#x26; Archives</dc:subject><dc:date>2010-04-30T19:16:05-04:00</dc:date><link>http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/2010_2011_SF_Reg.html#unique-entry-id-100</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/2010_2011_SF_Reg.html#unique-entry-id-100</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The flyer and registration form for the 2010-2011 Spiritual Formation Program is now available.


You can get it here, or by visiting the Ministry & Nurture page of the LEYM website.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Correction to Spring Bulletin</title><dc:creator>LEYM_Webweaver</dc:creator><dc:subject>News &#x26; Archives</dc:subject><dc:date>2010-04-30T19:07:22-04:00</dc:date><link>http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/2261039655c5216b63d4ac1aa82cd6d8-99.html#unique-entry-id-99</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/2261039655c5216b63d4ac1aa82cd6d8-99.html#unique-entry-id-99</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[We have a few corrections to the recently published Spring 2010 LEYM Bulletin.


On p.   17: The addresses of both institutions to which memorial contributions for Bill Bliss are invited include errors. 


The correct address for Friends Lake Cooperative Community is PO Box 3596, Ann Arbor, MI 48106-3596. 


The correct address for Quaker Earthcare Witness is 173-B N.   Prospect St.  , Burlington, VT 05401-1607.   The editor regrets the errors.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Spring Bulletin and Annual Meeting Registration Info posted</title><dc:creator>LEYM_Webweaver</dc:creator><category>Events and Opportunities</category><dc:date>2010-04-20T17:24:39-04:00</dc:date><link>http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/fa237152fe8d8cfeaaf8a290bc7dc33b-98.html#unique-entry-id-98</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/fa237152fe8d8cfeaaf8a290bc7dc33b-98.html#unique-entry-id-98</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The Spring 2010 LEYM Bulletin with news of the July 29 - August 1 2010 Annual Meeting has been posted to the site.   At the end of the Bulletin please find the Annual Meeting Registration forms, which are also available separately. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Draft of new LEYM Advices and Queries now available</title><dc:creator>LEYM_Webweaver</dc:creator><category>Committees</category><dc:date>2010-04-09T19:55:29-04:00</dc:date><link>http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/advices_draft_available.html#unique-entry-id-97</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/advices_draft_available.html#unique-entry-id-97</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The Ad Hoc LEYM Query Committee is now ready to have a draft of its work spread more generally to the yearly meeting.    Details on the process of development and consultation on this draft and a final version of the Advices & Queries are included in the first few pages of the document which is available here (updated 4/20).]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>FCNL Program Report and News</title><dc:creator>LEYM_Webweaver</dc:creator><category>Committees</category><dc:date>2010-04-09T19:45:43-04:00</dc:date><link>http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/fcnl2009rpt.html#unique-entry-id-96</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/fcnl2009rpt.html#unique-entry-id-96</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Posted on behalf of Dorsey Green, Clerk, FCNL General Committee


Greetings to Friends Everywhere:


I'm writing on behalf of the General Committee of the Friends Committee on National Legislation.   Attached please find a copy of our program report for the year that has just ended.   We hope you can distribute this to members of your yearly meeting in published reports or by other means that you have available. 


This year, as clerk, I would also make a special request that your yearly meeting hold the FCNL community in the Light as we go through the long-planned process of selecting a new Executive Secretary.   In 66 years, we've had only three executive secretaries.   Joe Volk has announced his plans to retire in 2011, so we're in the midst of a discerning search process to find his successor.   We expect to name a new Executive Secretary at our November 2010 Annual Meeting.   Please hold our community in the Light as we go through this process.


In peace,


G.   Dorsey Green, Clerk


FCNL General Committee]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Memorial Service for Bill Bliss - May 8th at Michigan Friends Center</title><dc:creator>LEYM_Webweaver</dc:creator><category>Events and Opportunities</category><dc:date>2010-04-09T19:19:26-04:00</dc:date><link>http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/blissmemorial.html#unique-entry-id-95</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/blissmemorial.html#unique-entry-id-95</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends,


The Memorial Service for Bill Bliss will be held at the Michigan Friends Center in the Waterloo Recreation Area near Chelsea, Michigan.   &nbsp;The house Bill and Isabel retired to many years ago is adjacent to Friends Lake and the Friends Center property.


The service will start at 4:30 pm on Saturday, May 8th, and will be followed by a carry-in/potluck dinner.   The address for Michigan Friends Center is 7748 Clark Road, Chelsea, MI 48118.   The telephone number is 734-475-1892.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Registration is now open for the 2010 Young Adult Friends Gathering</title><dc:creator>LEYM_Webweaver</dc:creator><category>Events and Opportunities</category><dc:date>2010-03-12T20:36:16-05:00</dc:date><link>http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/yaf2010.html#unique-entry-id-94</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/yaf2010.html#unique-entry-id-94</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Registration is now open for the 2010 Young Adult Friends Gathering to be held May 28-31 in Wichita, Kansas!  


On Friday, May 28 - Monday, May 31, 2010, Young Adult Friends (aged 18-35) from across North America will come together in Wichita, Kansas, for a gathering entitled: "Bearing Witness to the Word Among Us - Witness, Testimony and Transformation."   Our scriptural focus will be 1 John 1:1-3:  "We declare to you what was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and touched with our hands, concerning the word of life - this life was revealed, and we have seen it and testify to it, and declare to you the eternal life that was with the Father and was revealed to us - we declare to you what we have seen and heard so that you may also have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ."


It is our prayer that this gathering will be a time for Young Adult Friends from a wide variety of Yearly Meetings to gather to worship God, share in fellowship, and grow together in our faith as Friends.


Following the weekend gathering, those who are able to stay longer will have an opportunity for a shared service project, Tuesday, June 1 - Thursday, June 3.   Young Adult Friends will work together to let our faith shine, demonstrating our love for the people of Wichita.


Finally, Thursday, June 3 - Sunday, June 6, Great Plains Yearly Meeting invites Friends to join them for their annual sessions, also held in Wichita.   Great Plains Yearly Meeting is a unique Friends body, that spans much of the diversity of the Religious Society of Friends in the United States.    GPYM is affiliated with Friends United Meeting, and is composed of both pastoral and unprogrammed Meetings.   Some of these Meetings are individually affiliated with Evangelical Friends Church or Friends General Conference.   Great Plains Yearly Meeting is at a critical point in its history and is seeking God's guidance for how it might move forward despite great challenges.   Young Adult Friends are heartily welcomed and encouraged to attend GPYM's 2010 sessions, and to participate in the life and business of the Yearly Meeting.


Please consider joining us for any of these dates, whether for the weekend gathering (May 28-31), the service days (June 1-3), Great Plains Yearly Meeting (June 4-6), or some combination of the three.   We hope that you will be with us as we gather to worship God, share in fellowship, and are challenged to serve others as Christ calls us to.   Please save these dates, and let other young adults know about this opportunity to deepen our faith together as we are gathered and led by the Holy Spirit.


For more information, contact yaf2010@gmail.com
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>LEYM High School Teen Retreat March 26-28</title><dc:creator>LEYM_Webweaver</dc:creator><category>Events and Opportunities</category><dc:date>2010-02-28T14:42:36-05:00</dc:date><link>http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/hsteenretreat.html#unique-entry-id-93</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/hsteenretreat.html#unique-entry-id-93</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[High school teens are cordially invited to the Lake Erie Yearly Meeting Spring Teen Retreat


...Through discussions, worship sharing, watching a Quaker history skit and going to the Quaker museum on


Olney&rsquo;s campus, we&rsquo;ll briefly explore some of the significant Quaker milestones in history.


...He is a graduate of Olney Friends School, Wilmington College (BA) and Ohio University (MA) who teaches art and Quakerism at Olney Friends School.


...Cost: $40/person Includes weekend program and all meals. ...  Make checks payable to Lake Erie Yearly Meeting.   We do not want costs to be a barrier preventing you from attending.   Monthly Meetings are encouraged to help youth attend.   LEYM also has a limited amount of financial assistance available.   Ask your meeting for their help and contact Cari if you still need help.


...RSVP: Please contact Cari Burke, LEYM High School Youth Program Coordinator (cell: 231-383-1296, e-mail: cariupnorth@gmail.com), or RSVP on Facebook.   Please RSVP by Monday, 22 March 2010 if you plan on coming, as we need to buy food.   If you are vegan, vegetarian, or have specific dietary needs, please indicate so on the registration form and contact Cari beforehand so that we may plan accordingly.   If you want to carpool from Kalamazoo, MI or from places along the way please contact Cari.   Please be sure to forward a signed version of the attached registration/medical release form to Cari even if you RSVP via email or Facebook.


...- Film of Quaker History Skit


...- Clothing for wink (i.e. t-shirt & sweats - yoga or gym-type clothing)


...If you are interested in serving as a FAP (Friendly Adult Presence) for the weekend, please contact Cari.


...For driving directions to Olney Friends School, visit: http://www.olneyfriends.org/admissions/directions.htm


** Join our Facebook group: &ldquo;LEYM Youth Retreat Program&rdquo; **
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Resources for Responding to Recent Supreme Court Ruling</title><dc:creator>LEYM_Webweaver</dc:creator><category>Committees</category><category>Events and Opportunities</category><dc:date>2010-01-27T17:12:38-05:00</dc:date><link>http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/democracy_and_corps.html#unique-entry-id-92</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/democracy_and_corps.html#unique-entry-id-92</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Following a concern raised by the LEYM Earthcare Committee with regard to the recent Supreme Court ruling removing limits on corporate spending for campaign ads, provided here are some resources related to Democracy and Corporations. 

...The Citizens United vs FEC decision granting business corporations free speech "rights" Is the latest in a 124-year long history of legal absurdities by the US Supreme Court.   The unelected, appointed-for-life robed ones have expanded entrenched Constitutional protections to entities that exist solely through legal charters imposed by the government of We The People. 

...Invite us to speak, hold a workshop, take part in a Town Hall Meeting, or other action in your community.


...Since Thursday, the internet, newspapers and people around kitchen tables across the country have been ablaze with outrage over the Supreme Court's action to open the floodgates to corporate money in our elections.   Over 40,000 of you have joined with us in launching a long-term campaign to amend the Constitution, and others have begun to follow your lead.


...Over the weekend we prepared some ideas for things you can do and materials to get you started. 

...Write a letter to the editor to explain what Citizens United ruling does and let others know how they can take action. 

...Let everyone know that the U.S. judiciary has made democracy illegal by granting away our rights to corporations.   Take video to post on YouTube, invite the media, and make sure your political officials are invited to speak in memory of democracy.


...Bring your friends, family, co-workers, fellow students, or neighbors together for a discussion about why this happened, what it means and what needs to be done. 

...Your political party, rotary club, city, township or even state can pass this declaration calling for a Constitutional Amendment to Legalize Democracy and Abolish Corporate Personhood.   We also provide some materials to get you started if you'd like to take action at the municipal level.


...Large corporations have used our legal system for decades to make enOrmous profits at the expense of our health, our communities, the environment and our democracy. 

...By What Authority, published by the Program on Corporations, Law & Democracy [POCLAD]


...http://www.poclad.org/bwa/August09.htm This is What Democracy [in Ohio] Looks Like: Ohio's Democratic/Self-Determination 'Infrastructure'


...By What Authority, published by the Program on Corporations, Law & Democracy [POCLAD]


...By What Authority, published by the Program on Corporations, Law & Democracy [POCLAD]


...By What Authority, published by the Program on Corporations, Law & Democracy (POCLAD)


...from By What Authority, a publication of the Program on Corporations, Law & Democracy [POCLAD], Summer, 2006
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Awakening the Dreamer&#x2c; Changing the Dream Symposium - Athens&#x2c; OH Jan 30&#x2c; 2010</title><dc:creator>LEYM_Webweaver</dc:creator><category>Events and Opportunities</category><dc:date>2010-01-27T17:30:43-05:00</dc:date><link>http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/awakening1.html#unique-entry-id-91</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/awakening1.html#unique-entry-id-91</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friend Dick Hogan from Athens MM sends along the following event announcement for a symposium entitled Awakening the Dreamer, Changing the Dream happening Saturday, January 30, 2010 in Athens, Ohio.


Hi all, 


For those who may not have received this earlier or did not get a personal invite from the team, you are cordially invited to this very special opportunity to be together to co-evolve and co-create a better future for all.   Hope to see you on Saturday.  &nbsp; Awakening the Dreamer (ATD) number two, coming soon to the Athens as soon as early spring.   Do let us know if you are interested for the next symposium.   More notice next time!


Blessings for the Earth Family and Community At Home,


Dick Hogan


greenfirefarm.org


740-664-4028


See all the event details on the attached event flyer.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Green Pastures Quarterly Meeting Mid-Winter Gathering - Feb 27&#xa;</title><dc:creator>LEYM_Webweaver</dc:creator><category>GPQM</category><dc:date>2010-01-22T09:40:55-05:00</dc:date><link>http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/Feb2010GPQM.html#unique-entry-id-90</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/Feb2010GPQM.html#unique-entry-id-90</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Saturday, February 27, in Detroit


Including a Work Day at Friends School Birmingham and Detroit Monthly Meetings will jointly host the mid-winter gathering of Green Pastures Quarterly Meeting on Saturday, February 27.   The day will begin with meeting for worship at Detroit Friends Meetinghouse (6227 West Fort Street, Detroit, MI 48209), probably starting at 9:30.   There will then be a brief tour through Detroit, ending at Friends School in Detroit (1100 St.   Aubin Street, Detroit, MI 48207 &ndash; corner of St.   Aubin and Lafayette) for a day of cleaning and repairs, with &ldquo;a bit of frivolity in the mix.&rdquo;   Watch for a flier announcing this event and providing more details.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Winter Bulletin now available</title><dc:creator>LEYM_Webweaver</dc:creator><category>Events and Opportunities</category><dc:date>2010-01-22T09:31:18-05:00</dc:date><link>http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/winter2010.html#unique-entry-id-89</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/winter2010.html#unique-entry-id-89</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The Winter 2010 LEYM Bulletin is now available for download via the LEYM website.   This issue includes information on the upcoming Representative Meeting.   The advance registration deadline for that event is February 16th. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>LEYM Teen Retreats and The Quake that Rocked the  Midwest (Dec 31 deadline&#x21;)</title><dc:creator>LEYM_Webweaver</dc:creator><category>Events and Opportunities</category><dc:date>2009-12-23T22:08:08-05:00</dc:date><link>http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/2010TeenQuake.html#unique-entry-id-88</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/2010TeenQuake.html#unique-entry-id-88</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[LEYM is in the process of reinvigorating our high school retreat program.   As part of this process, LEYM's new High School Youth Program Coordinator Cari Burke is organizing a group of Lake Erie Yearly Meeting teens to attend the Quake that Rocked the Midwest, which is hosted by Northern Yearly Meeting (NYM) and will be happening at the Evanston Meetinghouse in Evanston, IL the weekend of January 15-18.    By coordinating travel, we will hopefully be able to minimize both the individual cost and the environmental footprint of travel to the retreat.   The retreat will start at about 6pm on Friday evening and go until lunch on Monday (meals will be provided Saturday breakfast through Monday lunch).   The cost is $40 to cover meals for the weekend, however, NYM has made it clear that cost should not be a factor in preventing teens from attending.   Please note the Monday following this weekend is Martin Luther King day and many teens will not have school, which is why the retreat lasts until Monday.   The presenter for the weekend will be Jon Watts, a Quaker rapper and spoken word poet who tours the country with his guitar and bicycle.   The registration deadline is December 31, so if you are interested in attending or know someone who might be please contact Cari right away.   Cari can be contacted at: <cariupnorth@gmail.com> or 231-383-1296.


If you are a teen or a family with teens, please let Cari Burke know your contact information so that you will be included on the list for future communications about teen retreats.   Please also feel free to share any thoughts you have on retreat dates, themes, presenters or locations.   The spring retreat will likely be at Olney Friends School at the end of March, although the date has not yet been finalized.   Teens are cordially invited to participate in the planning of the retreats!   Contact Cari Burke (info above) to get involved.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Pendle Hill Job Opportunity - Kitchen Manager/Chef</title><dc:creator>LEYM_Webweaver</dc:creator><category>Events and Opportunities</category><dc:date>2009-11-11T20:46:14-05:00</dc:date><link>http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/pendlehillkitchen.html#unique-entry-id-87</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/pendlehillkitchen.html#unique-entry-id-87</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The Pendle Hill retreat center is hiring a Kitchen Manager/Chef.   You can find all the details on their website - link to Job Opportunity.   Review of applications will begin on November 10, 2009, and continue until the position is filled.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>African Great Lakes Initiative 2010 Workcamp opportunities</title><dc:creator>LEYM_Webweaver</dc:creator><category>Events and Opportunities</category><dc:date>2009-10-22T17:20:48-04:00</dc:date><link>http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/agli2010.html#unique-entry-id-86</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/agli2010.html#unique-entry-id-86</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends Peace Teams and the African Great Lakes Initiative www.aglionline.org would like to let  you know about the upcoming workcamps scheduled for June 19-July 24 2010. 


Friends Peace Teams (friendspeaceteams.org) is the parent organization of the African Great Lakes Initiative (AGLI).   Workcamps are one part of the efforts of AGLI (pronounced AG&rsquo;-lee), which supports reconciliation, community building and trauma-healing at the grass roots level in Burundi, Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, and, Tanzania through Alternatives to Violence Project workshops, Healing and Rebuilding Our Communities workshops, mediation training, women&rsquo;s support groups, etc.


What happens at a workcamp?    Under the direction of local Africans, workcampers build schools, clinics and community structures such as peace centers.


Who can apply for a workcamp?    Anyone with a leading to do peace work.   Workcampers of all ages are welcome, though most are between 18 and 35.   To date, the youngest workcamper was 8 and the oldest 84.   While many Quakers apply, persons of any spiritual calling are welcome.   Typically, on any given workcamp team, there are both non-African (e.g.  , US, Canadian, British) and African participants.   It is expected that each workcamper will work cooperatively and be respectful of and open to other cultures.   Each workcamp site is under the direction of a local AGLI partner.


2010 Workcamp Locations: Burundi, Kenya Rwanda and Uganda 

Dates: Saturday, June 19 to Saturday, July 24, 2010


Get more information here:

Workcamp Descriptions


Workcamp Application


Frequently Asked Questions]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>2009 Queries Posted for Consideration</title><dc:creator>LEYM_Webweaver</dc:creator><category>Committees</category><dc:date>2009-09-05T23:25:16-04:00</dc:date><link>http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/2009Queries.html#unique-entry-id-85</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/2009Queries.html#unique-entry-id-85</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Each year the LEYM Ministry and Nurture Committee prepares a set of queries and advices for the consideration of the monthly meetings.  &nbsp; We invite each meeting to consider the queries in a worship sharing format during the Fall, and to develop a minute that describes the insights arrived at during its consideration.   The queries for 2009 focus on spirituality and encouraging spiritual journeys.  &nbsp; These are posted on the website (in two different file formats, so hopefully you can open at least one).  &nbsp;Response to Ministry and Nurture Committee Clerk Ellen Barnes is requested by January 15, 2010.


Here are direct links to the files:


<a href="http://leym.quaker.org/library_assets/files/2009_LEYM_Query.doc">Annual Queries 2009 - MS Word version</a>


<a href="http://leym.quaker.org/library_assets/files/2009_LEYM_Query.pdf">Annual Queries 2009 - PDF version</a>
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>2009 LEYM FALL Youth Retreat</title><dc:creator>LEYM_Webweaver</dc:creator><category>Events and Opportunities</category><dc:date>2009-08-27T19:58:23-04:00</dc:date><link>http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/fallyouth09.html#unique-entry-id-84</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/fallyouth09.html#unique-entry-id-84</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Join us on Friday October 2, 2009 (after dinner) at Templed Hills,

5734 Durbin Road, Bellville, Ohio 44813!


We plan to fellowship and lodge together.  &nbsp; On Saturday, we plan to eat together, participate in a cooperative camp activity together, play fun games together, go on a night hike together and part company Sunday after meeting, photo, lunch and clean-up!

Parents need to provide a note giving permission for medical care if parents are not attending.   Please RSVP, by September 27th, to Jessica Fox (740-447-2299, 13830 Dutch Creek, Athens, Ohio 45701, highlandmeadowfarm45701@yahoo.com) if you plan to attend.  &nbsp; Please spread the word and bring someone new!  &nbsp;


Typically, the $45.00 cost is per person.   &nbsp;If financial aid is needed, please make your needs known to your meeting or Jessica.  &nbsp; The cost of food is included in the cost of admission.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Green Pastures Quarterly Meeting - Saturday&#x2c; September 19&#x2c; 2009</title><dc:creator>LEYM_Webweaver</dc:creator><category>GPQM</category><category>Events and Opportunities</category><dc:date>2009-08-04T09:53:02-04:00</dc:date><link>http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/fall2009gpqm.html#unique-entry-id-83</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/fall2009gpqm.html#unique-entry-id-83</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The 2009 FALL Green Pastures Quarterly Meeting (GPQM) will be held Saturday Sept. 19 at Friends School in Detroit, &nbsp;1100 St.   Aubin St. near Lafayette.   &nbsp;Registration 9:30, Worship 10 am, business from 10:30 - 4 pm.   &nbsp;Lunch provided, $5 donation.   Children's Program available. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Friends School Detroit Library shelf-reading and help days - Aug 6 and Aug 19</title><dc:creator>LEYM_Webweaver</dc:creator><category>Events and Opportunities</category><category>GPQM</category><dc:date>2009-08-04T09:37:56-04:00</dc:date><link>http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/fsdlibrary.html#unique-entry-id-82</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/fsdlibrary.html#unique-entry-id-82</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Green Pastures Quarterly Meeting is sponsoring two opportunities to be of service to <a href="http://www.friendsschool.org">Friends School in Detroit</a> 1100 St.   Aubin St.  , Detroit, MI 48207-2896.   Friends will visit the school August 6th and again on August 19th from 9:00-3:00 to help get the school Library in shape for the coming year.   More information is available from Margaret Walden 313-341-9404 or Linda Mills 269-375-4414.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Living Lightly: Touching Nature&#x2c; Feeding Spirit AND Food Preservation workshop (Michigan Friends Center event)</title><dc:creator>LEYM_Webweaver</dc:creator><category>Events and Opportunities</category><dc:date>2009-07-17T12:32:41-04:00</dc:date><link>http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/michfriendslivelightly.html#unique-entry-id-81</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/michfriendslivelightly.html#unique-entry-id-81</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Dear Friends, Here&rsquo;s an early heads up for two events to sustain your green spirits and a camping opportunity.  &nbsp; These are being offered at the beautiful Michigan Friends Center near Chelsea, Michigan.   More info about the Center and a map and directions is on line at&nbsp;&nbsp;http://michiganfriendscenter.org/ (look under &ldquo;about us&rdquo; ). 

...Saturday August 22 / 8:30am-5:30pm&nbsp; Living Lightly: Touching Nature, Feeding Spirit, deepening our connections to the natural world with fun and exploration....  If registered by August 7th: $35 per person or $85 per family, or as able, high school students free.   After August 7th: $50 per person or $100 per family, high school students free

...Naturalist Faye Stoner, Ecotherapist Jeanne Mackey, Artist Marijo Grogan, and Young Naturalists Teddy, Harold, and Artemis Newman Eyster will lead this day of fun and discovery in the out-of-doors.   Whether you are a long time20nature lover or more at home on a sidewalk than a path, this day will offer a chance to deepen your relationship with nature through awareness walks, personal exploration time, the medicine wheel, stories, games, ceremony, and images.   Join with others who are enhancing their connections to the natural world's ecosystems, trees, birds, animals, plants, rocks, water, flowers, clouds . . .

...Open to families and people of any age capable of interest, attention, and mobility (recommended ages 7 - 97).   Children will spend some time with their families and some time in groups of their own.   Dress for the weather, whatever it may be that day, and come ready for adventure. 

...As an adjunct to this program, people will be able to camp at Friends Lake Cooperative Community (on whose grounds Michigan Friends Center is located) the night before and/or the night after this program. ...  You must provide your own camping equipment for rustic camping, and meals, and you need to reserve your campsite with the FLCC coordinator (734-475-7976).   We will show a video about Water on Friday night.   On Sunday morning there will be worship in the manner of Friends with special accommodation for children.   Otherwise the time spent camping will be unstructured, and a chance for families and individuals to enjoy each other and nature in whatever ways they like consistent with the FLCC guidelines....  &nbsp;&nbsp; We are grateful to the James A. and Faith Knight Foundation for their generous contribution to this program.

...$20 or as able; pre-registration by August 22 required. ...  A hands-on canning workshop, with discussion of other methods of food preservation and which methods are best for which produce.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>LEYM Spiritual Formation Program 2009-2010</title><dc:creator>LEYM_Webweaver</dc:creator><category>Events and Opportunities</category><category>Committees</category><dc:date>2009-06-27T18:01:27-04:00</dc:date><link>http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/spiritualformation2010.html#unique-entry-id-80</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/spiritualformation2010.html#unique-entry-id-80</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends -

Lake Erie Yearly Meeting has an annual spiritual formation program, helping people grow in their spiritual lives by providing retreats to learn and share spiritual journies.    This year the retreat leader will be Michael Birkel of Earlham.    Attached is a flier and registration form designed to be printed back to back.   Can you please pass this information on to members and attenders of  your meetings?


September 25th-27th&nbsp;2009

Weber Retreat Center

Adrian, MI

May 1st&nbsp;2010: Location TBD


Get flier and registration form here.


Thank you, 

Ellen Barnes]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>LEYM Executive Committee and Representative Meetings Info</title><dc:creator>LEYM_Webweaver</dc:creator><category>Committees</category><dc:date>2009-06-25T09:02:17-04:00</dc:date><link>http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/upcoming_executive_meetings.html#unique-entry-id-79</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/upcoming_executive_meetings.html#unique-entry-id-79</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Our next Executive Committee Meeting is&nbsp;scheduled for Saturday, October 10, 2009.   I expect that we will meet in Perrysburg, outside of Toledo.   Please hold that date, from 10 am to 5 pm, and arrange car pooling with each other as possible.   I will send out more details regarding place and hospitality as they are confirmed.   Also, I have made a request to the clerk of Athens Meeting to host Representative Meeting.   That will be confirmed at a later date.   Please plan on the possibility of two overnights in Athens: Friday March 5 and Saturday, March 6.   We will meet in Executive Committee beginning at 7 pm on Friday, meet in worship and committees on Saturday morning, and meet for business on Saturday afternoon and into the evening.   Those who can stay are encouraged to join the sponsoring meeting for worship on Sunday.

&nbsp;

We expect to have three Executive Meetings per year:&nbsp;a full day meeting in October, a meeting on Friday evening prior to Representative Meeting, and a meeting on Thursday afternoon prior to Yearly Meeting.   Our meetings prior to Reps and YM have been a matter of two to three hours.

Many blessings and much love!   - Merry Stanford, LEYM Clerk]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>FWCC Regional Gathering October 2009 in Ann Arbor</title><dc:creator>LEYM_Webweaver</dc:creator><category>Events and Opportunities</category><dc:date>2009-06-25T11:50:35-04:00</dc:date><link>http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/FWCCregional2009.html#unique-entry-id-78</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/FWCCregional2009.html#unique-entry-id-78</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[This year the Lower Great Lakes and the Midwest regions of the Friends World Committee for Consultation will be meeting jointly in Ann Arbor, MI, on Friday, Oct. 30, and Saturday, Oct.   31 2009.   Patricia Thomas, a lifelong Friend who grew up in Ann Arbor, attended the Earlham School of Religion, and now serves as pastor of a Friends Church in Wilmington Yearly Meeting, will speak on "Living Our Quaker Faith Today."   Patricia also served for a time as Associate Secretary of FWCC, working in the World Office in London.

There will be a panel discussion following Patricia's talk and other opportunities to get to know people from different Yearly Meetings and different branches of the Religious Society of Friends.   The Lower Great Lakes Region includes Central Canadian, Lake Erie, Ohio (Conservative), and Wilmington Yearly Meetings, along with the Evangelical Friends Church Eastern Region, while the Midwest Region includes Indiana, Illinois, Ohio Valley, and Western Yearly Meetings, along with Central YM.

Child care will be provided, and details will follow.   For the time being, please mark your calendars and plan to attend.   It's an opportunity for fellowship not to be missed!

From Mike Hinshaw, Clerk of Lower Great Lakes Region, and Vaughn Peebles, Clerk of Midwest Region]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Called Meeting of GPQM Friends re Friends School in Detroit - June 7&#x2c; 2:00 PM</title><dc:creator>LEYM_Webweaver</dc:creator><category>GPQM</category><category>Events and Opportunities</category><dc:date>2009-06-02T11:48:45-04:00</dc:date><link>http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/calledmeetingFSD.html#unique-entry-id-77</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/calledmeetingFSD.html#unique-entry-id-77</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[<b>A Called Meeting of GPQM Friends</b>

June 7, 2:00 p.m. at the Ann Arbor Friends Meeting House


To explore the possible plans for the present and future of the Friends School in Detroit.   Dwight Wilson, Geoff Brieger, and other board members will present.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Friends invited to West Virginia Friends Gathering on &#x27;Life of the Meeting&#x27; on Sept 12-13</title><dc:creator>LEYM_Webweaver</dc:creator><category>Events and Opportunities</category><dc:date>2009-06-02T11:27:11-04:00</dc:date><link>http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/lifeofthemeeting.html#unique-entry-id-76</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/lifeofthemeeting.html#unique-entry-id-76</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends are invited to a West Virginia Friends Gathering on 'Life of the Meeting' on September 12-13


Location: Camp Happy Valley, 15 miles west of Charleston

Date: September 12-13, 2009 

Cost: $30/person - includes one night's lodging in a cabin with bunk beds and two meals.


See <a href="http://leym.quaker.org/library_assets/files/2009_WV_Quaker_Gathering.pdf">attached flyer</a> for details and registration.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Green Pastures Quarterly Meeting Agenda for May 16&#x2c; 2009 at Michigan Friends Center</title><dc:creator>LEYM_Webweaver</dc:creator><category>GPQM</category><category>Events and Opportunities</category><dc:date>2009-04-19T21:44:40-04:00</dc:date><link>http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/GPQM_May_09.html#unique-entry-id-75</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/GPQM_May_09.html#unique-entry-id-75</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[GPQM &nbsp;Clerk's Message to Monthly Meetings;


On Saturday May 16, 2009 &nbsp;our Spring Green Pastures Quarterly Meeting will meet at Michigan Friends Center neat Chelsea, MI


...9:00 AM &nbsp;&nbsp;Registration


...10:00 &nbsp;&nbsp;Program with Michael Birkel


Michael Birkel will be the morning speaker at the Spring Quarterly Meeting.   He is Professor of Religion at Earlham College and well known among Friends as a gifted &nbsp;speaker and author.   &nbsp;His books and pamphlets include: Silence and Witness ( an introduction to Quaker practice and spiritual life), A Near Sympathy ( on John Woolman), Engaging Scripture (a study of early Quaker writings), The Messenger That Goes Before (Margaret Fell on personal spiritual journeys), and Mysticism and Activism (an address to Southeastern Yearly Meeting on insights from John Woolman)


"TOWARD A DEEPER DIALOGUE ACROSS RELIGIOUS DIFFERENCES" will be the subject of Michael's talk at 10 AM.   &nbsp;He intends to explore with Michigan Friends some aspects of the inner dimension of dialogue and ten to offer some comments on the practice of dialogue across boundaries of religious difference.   &nbsp;&nbsp;The &nbsp;2008-9 Lake Erie Yearly Meeting Query raised this subject for our consideration this current year.   &nbsp;We look forward to Michael's message to taking us to another level.


...1:00 &nbsp;PM &nbsp;&nbsp;thru &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4:00 PM &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;BUSINESS


This proposed agenda I have prepared from the requests arising from our fall session:


...Michigan Friends Center/relationship with GPQM


Institute for Global Education purpose and work


Other business and announcements


4:00 PM &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Closing Worship


Hopefully there will a program for children especially enjoying the Friends Lake lands.


PLEASE ENCOURAGE FRIENDS FROM YOUR MEETING TO JOIN US IN THIS TIME FOR THOUGHTFUL SHARING, FELLOWSHIP, &nbsp;AND PRAYERFUL CONSIDERATION OF THE QUARTER'S BUSINESS.


...Shirley Bechill , &nbsp;GPQM Clerk
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Representative Meeting Committee Reports posted</title><dc:creator>LEYM_Webweaver</dc:creator><category>Committees</category><dc:date>2009-04-11T15:29:47-04:00</dc:date><link>http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/repmeetingrpts.html#unique-entry-id-74</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/repmeetingrpts.html#unique-entry-id-74</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The Committee Reports from the March 2009 Representative Meeting are now available on the LEYM website.

<a href="http://leym.quaker.org/library_assets/files/2009_Rep_Mtg_Cmte_Rpts_All.pdf">LEYM March 2009 Representative Meeting Committee Reports (combined)</a><br />

<a href="http://leym.quaker.org/library_assets/files/A_and_O_March_2009_Report.pdf">A&O Representative Mtg Report (March 2009)</a><br />

<a href="http://leym.quaker.org/library_assets/files/Earthcare_March_2009_Report.pdf">Earthcare Committee Representative Mtg Report (March 2009)</a><br />

<a href="http://leym.quaker.org/library_assets/files/Finance_March_2009_Report.pdf">Finance Committee Representative Mtg Report (March 2009)</a><br />

<a href="http://leym.quaker.org/library_assets/files/High_School_Youth_Prm_March_2009_Report.pdf">High School Youth Program Committee Representative Mtg Report (March 2009)</a><br />

<a href="http://leym.quaker.org/library_assets/files/Peace_March_2009_Report.pdf">Peace Committee Representative Mtg Report (March 2009)</a><br />

<a href="http://leym.quaker.org/library_assets/files/Program_March_2009_Report.pdf">Program Committee Representative Mtg Report (March 2009)</a><br />

<a href="http://leym.quaker.org/library_assets/files/Publication_and_Archives_March_2009_Report.pdf">Publications and Archives Representative Mtg Report (March 2009)</a>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Spring 2009 Bulletin and Annual Meeting Registration Forms now available</title><dc:creator>LEYM_Webweaver</dc:creator><category>Events and Opportunities</category><category>Committees</category><dc:date>2009-04-04T14:54:44-04:00</dc:date><link>http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/spring_2009_bulletin.html#unique-entry-id-73</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/spring_2009_bulletin.html#unique-entry-id-73</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The Spring 2009 Bulletin, lovingly prepared by Jeff Cooper, is now available online (see the LEYM Bulletins section of the website, under LEYM News).   Also available at the same location is the registration form for the 2009 Annual Meeting to be held June 11-14 in Bluffton, OH. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Gathering of Monthly Meeting Clerks in Lake Erie Yearly Meeting</title><dc:creator>LEYM_Webweaver</dc:creator><category>Events and Opportunities</category><category>Committees</category><dc:date>2009-02-06T14:26:51-05:00</dc:date><link>http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/mmclerksmtg.html#unique-entry-id-72</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://leym.quaker.org/News/leymnews_files/mmclerksmtg.html#unique-entry-id-72</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[What: LEYM Gathering of Monthly Meeting Clerks

When: Friday evening, November 20, 2009 to Sunday afternoon, November 22, 2009

Where:&nbsp;Adrian, Michigan

Purpose: To provide Monthly Meeting Clerks an opportunity for sharing, support, and spiritual nurture

Cost: $80 covers the cost of a shared room and food for the weekend

Who Should Come: Presiding Clerk of your Monthly Meeting

&nbsp;

This event will be facilitated by Merry Stanford, LEYM Clerk, and Shirley Bechill, Past Clerk.   Please mark your calendars. 


More information will be available in the spring!]]></content:encoded></item></channel>
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