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Ohio Valley Yearly Meeting |
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The Religious Society of Friends |
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Ohio Valley Yearly Meeting c/o Community Friends 3960 Winding Way Cincinnati, Ohio 45229 |
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Page Updated: 05/23/2012 |
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Copyright © 2012, Ohio Valley Yearly Meeting |
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MEETINGS: |
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Englewood Friends has an OVYM Meeting Page. A Meeting Page has been added to the OVYM Website for Englewood Friends. The following information from John Lawson-Myers (Friend in Residence) introduces Englewood Friends to the larger OVYM Community.
Englewood Friends Meeting (founded in 1973) is a small, open and diverse gathering of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). We come together every Sunday for Semi-Programmed Meeting for Worship at 10:45 a.m. Children’s First-Day School and nursery available. The Meetinghouse is wheelchair accessible. Everyone welcome. You can also follow us on Facebook! “Englewood Friends Meeting affirms the Quaker testimonies of Integrity, Simplicity, Equality and Peace. We recognize that a relationship with God is personal and ever evolving. We provide a safe place for all people to love and be loved.” Results of the OVYM Survey There are two documents containing the results of the survey. The first file contains the bar graph results and allows the viewer to get the quick view results to the survey questions. The second file contains the written responses to any question and enables the viewer to get a more complex layered view to the responses. Advancement and Nurture will be approaching the Quarterly Meetings in early 2012 for discussions about the survey. These discussions may lead the yearly meeting forward to visioning and/or to change some of our current practices. We encourage monthly meetings and yearly meeting committees to study the results and hold their own discussions. There are individual monthly meeting responses that have been separated out, and these individual meeting files are available upon request. Any requests, questions or concerns can be given to Ben Griffith or any A&N member. (Contact Ben at benovym@me.com)
FGC Gathering of Friends 2012 With a theme of “All God’s Creatures Got a Place in the Choir,” the 2012 FGC Gathering is July 1-7, 2012 is in Kingston, RI. Browsing the FGC Gathering website, you will taste the vibrancy and the variety that is available by immersing yourself in this community of Friends for a week. It’s taking place at the University of Rhode Island, Kingston. The website also has a place where you can sign up for email updates about the Gathering.
Paid Quaker Positions are Available Quaker United Nations Office in Geneva and the Quaker Peace and Social Witness in Britain are advertising paid positions abroad for interested Quakers. View the documents for the Quaker Peace and Social Witness in the UK and the UN Human Rights and Refugees Programme Assistant positions for more information. Additionally, there is an open position at Pendle Hill for a Dean of Studies. There is a position description on the Pendle Hill Website for this position.
Creating Loving, Safe Communities - by Liz Perch of FGC. Our obligation is to create a safe community for our children and a safe community for those who work with our children. As Friends General Conference (FGC) developed our new policy on child-abuse prevention, we began to understand that just working on the policy was part of creating trust and safety. Read the whole FGC article with a link to the FGC Child Abuse Prevention Policy.
OVYM Teen Group 2012 Summer Service Trip WHO: Teens, Ages 14-18 (rising ninth-graders through new high school graduates) Destination: Washington DC. We will be working with the William Penn House’s workcamp program and staying at National City Christian Church on Thomas Circle. When: Friday, June 23 through Sunday, July 1. Cost: $200 with a $50 discount for each additional family member (scholarships available). Registration Due: May 1 with Payment Due June 15. Preliminary Itinerary: Friday June 23: Gather in the evening at Dayton/Yellow Springs, OH Saturday June 24: Load Vans and Leave in the morning for Washington Sunday June 25: Morning worship followed by sightseeing Monday June 26-Friday June 29: Daily work with William Penn House workcamp program Saturday June 30: Day at Smithsonian’s National Folklife Festival, Evening at Langley Hill Friends Meeting Sunday July 1: Worship with Langley Hill Friends and Depart for home and/or FGC Gathering. Questions: Carol Simmons (OVYM Youth Secretary) at (937) 232-4250 or through her email.
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