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The Calendar Page has our scheduled events (many with a linked map) and the Events Page provides a general description of our recurring events. You can get to the Events Calendar Page by clicking on the calendar image on the left.
MAY 2020
01: Friday: Submissions for the June Quaker Quill are due to the .
15: Friday. State of the Meeting Reports are due to and the .
15: Friday: OYYM Reports in Advance due to and the . Please read the Request for Reports for all of the information.
15: Friday: OYYM Directory Corrections due to the . Please read the Directory Update Request for all of the information.
17: Sunday: Miami Quarterly Meeting will be ONLINE. Please see the Miami Quarterly Meeting Page for more information.
June 2020
17-21: Wed-Sun: OVYM Annual Sessions at Earlham College will be ONLINE so look for additional information on joining the sessions.
The theme for the 200th Session is Embracing Our Call to Faith, Imagining Our Shared Future.
OVYM Executive Committee empowered the Planning Committee to plan Annual Sessions 2020 in an online format that achieves as many of the aims of face-to-face Annual
Sessions as possible, while keeping Friends safe.
July 2019
12: Sunday: 10am. Annual Fort Ancient Worship and Picnic, hosted by Miami. Members and friends of OVYM are invited to attend. We'll gather at 10am for worship and the picnic will follow in the pavilion - rain will not cancel the event. Please enter via the driveway to the caretaker's house and follow the signs to the paviliion. Those wishing to tour the grounds of this historic Native American site are welcome to do so following the picnic.
AUGUST 2020
15: Saturday: Submissions for the October Quaker Quill are due to the .
29: Saturday: 12-4pm. OVYM Executive Committee will meet at Community Friends Meeting, 3960 Winding Way, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229.
SEPTEMBER 2020
OCTOBER 2020
04: Sunday: World Quaker Day. FWCC invites people to join Quakers around the world for the 5th annual World Quaker Day. Celebrating all expressions of Quaker Worship. For more information, see the World Quaker Day Website.
17-18:Sat-Sun: Joint Quarterly at Happy Hollow Camp in Brown County, IN.
NOVEMBER 2020
07: Saturday: 12-4pm. OVYM Executive Committee will meet at Earlham College. In the event that you need it, you may download to download the full Map of the Earlham Campus.
07/08: Time Change Weekend: Fall Back so you get an extra hour of sleep.
DECEMBER 2020
JANUARY 2021
Statistical Reports are Due this month to the .
15: Friday: Submissions for the February Quaker Quill are due to the .
FEBRUARY 2021
06: Saturday. 10am. Executive Committee Meeting will be by teleconference. Teleconference information will be emailed to members and other appropriate parties prior to the meeting.
13: Miami Quarterly Meeting at Miami. Miami/Oxford joint hosts with Eastern Hills providing the adult program.
Do you have news about an event or achievement by your meeting that you want to share? Just send an Email to the . You can get to the Latest News Page by clicking on the newspaper image on the left.
PLEASE NOTE: To go to the full news article or other associated page, simply click on the news HEADLINE TITLE.
LAFAYETTE MINUTE: UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY'S NUCLEAR WEAPON BAN TREATY
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Lafayette Monthly Meeting approved a minute on the United Nations General Assembly's Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty. Read the Full Story....
WENDY WATERS-CONNELL HAS RESIGNED FROM QUAKER HEIGHTS
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Wendy Waters-Connell has resigned her position as Executive Director of Quaker Heights.
INDIANA FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATION RECEIVES INGLEHARD AWARD
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The Indiana Friends Committee on Legislation recently received an award from the Indiana High School Press Association (IHSPA) for their lobbying efforts on a First Amendment bill for student journalists.
OVYM PROGRAM ON INTERVISITATION
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A new document on the OVYM Intervisitation Program has been added to the Publications and Minutes Page.
It contains information on the program and several requested actions for individual Friends, Monthly Meetings, Quarterly Meetings, and Committees. Click the link above to read the full document.
INDIANA FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATION (IFCL) NEWS UPDATE
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IFCL has provided a report to Friends on the legislative accomplishments of their bi-partisan Quakerly lobbying. You may read the full article on the News Page or
visit the IFCL Website.
WORLD RELIGIONS THROUGH THEIR SCRIPTURES
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Learn about the history and social impact of world religions through their scriptures with experts representing several of the world’s religious traditions through a free online series on
World Religions open to everyone. Read the detailed World Religions Article for more information and a link to the class site.
A PUBLIC STATEMENT BY RELIGIOUS LEADERS ON REFUGEES AND IMMIGRATION
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In recent days, Friends across New England have joined demonstrations and reached out with our neighbors to oppose President Trump's Executive Order on refugees and immigration.
We continue to hold all affected in the Light. May a deep well of prayer continue to ground our work and our witness in these times.
To offer a common religious witness opposing the Executive Order, the Massachusetts Council of Churches has issued a letter opposing the ban.
Demonstrating New England Friends' partnership with our wider family of faith, and recognizing that it is especially important for Christian voices to speak clearly and
strongly now, NEYM Presiding Clerk Fritz Weiss and I have signed the letter on behalf of Quakers in New England.
We encourage Friends and Friends Meetings in states other than Massachusetts to continue our shared witness on this issue, to share news about what actions you are led to take, and to let us know
if there are ways your wider spiritual community can be supportive. In faith and service, Noah Merrill, Secretary, New England Yearly Meeting of Friends.
FRIENDS JOURNAL ANNUAL STUDENT VOICES PROJECT
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Friends Journal Annual Student Voices Project is underway. This year the project asks students to write a letter to the next president of the United States. It's open to all middle school and high school
students (Quaker and non-Quaker). The Theme is Dear Mr. President. Write a letter to President-elect Trump suggesting what you think he should focus on during his first year. The deadline is February 15.
Visit the Friends Journal Student Voices Project Website for complete details including suggested questions to consider when you write.
2016 YEARLY MEETING REPORT FROM FCNL
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The 2016 Yearly Meeting Report from Friends Committee on National Legislation has been received. Please read the FCNL Report.
2016 YEARLY
SESSIONS WILL BE AT EARLHAM COLLEGE
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The 2016 Annual Sessions will again be at Earlham College, July 27- 31. See the Annual Sessions
Page for the latest information as it becomes available.
OHIO
VALLEY YEARLY MEETING COMMITS TO DIVESTMENT
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Ohio Valley Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) commits to divesting our yearly meeting's financial
resources from all fossil fuel extraction companies. OVYM will publicize this act of divestment from all corporations involved with
extracting coal, petroleum, and natural gas as one way to raise awareness of the critical global challenge of climate change. We
will make these financial changes to reflect right relationship with Earth, as well as other Quaker values, including equality and
integrity. We will do so as soon as reasonably possible. We encourage our members and other Quaker bodies to take similar
action. (Minuted August, 2015)
DO YOU HAVE AN EVENT, NEWS ARTICLE, PAGE UPDATE, OR OTHER DOCUMENT FOR THE WEBSITE?
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Your OVYM Website needs your input. If you have anything you want to submit for any of the pages of the website, please let us know.
The February 2020 Quaker Quill is available!
The February Quaker Quill has been published and is available for download from the Quaker Quill Page, which you can go to by clicking on THIS LINK.
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