by katrina on May 7, 2013

YS Note: Dear YAFs and YFs: If you are interested in serving our Yearly Meeting and getting more involved, steeped in Quaker ways and learning our process and practices, serving on a CYM committee is a great way to do so. Feel free to contact one of the members of Nominations Committee to find out more about what each committee does to see where your passions connect.


May 6, 2013

Dear Friends,

CYM Nominating Committee is still looking to fill several vacant positions. Each year, our task is to seek out not only the person most fitted for each position, but the best position for each person who comes forward. This process of discernment is both demanding and rewarding. We weigh interest, qualifications, and often geographical considerations as well. Friends do not need to be nominated…if you think you are perfect for a position, ring your own bell! The only proviso is that each nominee must provide a Minute of support from their Monthly Meeting.

We need your talents, faith and enthusiasm. You may contact anyone on the Nominations Committee for information:

Peter Stevenson

Patty Lembke

Svetlana MacDonald

Barbara Horvath

 

Vacant Positions:

  • CYM 2014 Recording Clerk 1
  • Contributions Committee 1 Central / 1 East
  • Finance Committee 1
  • Camp NeeKauNis Committee 7
  • Canadian Friends Service Committee 1
  • Nominating Committee 1 East 
  • Programme Committee 1 East / 1 Central / 1 West
  • CYM Youth Program Coordinator 1
  • Publications and Communications 1
  • Records Committee 2
  • Canadian Council of Churches 
    • Governing Board 1
    • Commission on Faith and Witness 1
  • KAIROS
    • Movement Building 1
    • Global Partnerships 1
    • Dignity and Rights 1
  • Church Council on Justice and Corrections 1

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Baltimore Yearly Meeting Invitation

by katrina on May 7, 2013

Friends,

In early February, the ad hoc Committee on Intervisitation sent letters inviting Friends to join us at Annual Session 2013 this summer. We have heard that some Yearly Meetings may not have received these letters. So, we are sending them again, in electronic form, attached to this note.

In addition, subsequent to the letter, we have published the Spring 2013 edition of our newsletter, the Interchange. It includes all of the information about Annual Session, including registration, the Theme of Annual Session, and workshops being offered. You can see a copy of the Interchange on our website at http://www.bym-rsf.org/publications/interchange/2013inch/spring2013inch/.

If there is a Friend interested in joining us this summer, they should contact the Committee prior to registering, so that they are aware of the interest and can work with the Friend on possible financial support.

Thank you all, and we hope to see Friends with us in Frostburg this summer! 

Wayne W. Finegar II

Administration Manager

Baltimore Yearly Meeting

17100 Quaker Lane

Sandy Spring, MD 20860

301-774-7663

admin@bym-rsf.org

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CFSC Job Posting

April 29, 2013

CFSC has a staff position available (location: national office, Toronto). The Quakers Fostering Justice (QFJ) Program Coordinator is a half-time position (17.5 work hours/week). S/he supports the work of the QFJ program committee which sets directions for the program, and is involved in program delivery. Work includes:  Research, education and writing on justice-related issues Policy [...]

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Call for Submissions – Youth Edition of the Canadian Friend

April 22, 2013

Dear Friends, The editor of the Canadian Friend is looking for you to submit articles, pictures, poems, letters, rants, art, or anything else that could be published in black and white 2-D form. Please consider contributing something. If you’re an older Friend and want to write something reflective about your experience of being a young [...]

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Carry On Discovering Camp (55+) looking for kitchen help

April 22, 2013

Hello Friends,   COD Camp (September 4-11th, 2013) is looking for an assistant Cook to help their Head Cook: Elizabeth MacInnis prepare yummy meals in the Camp NeeKauNis Kitchen. For more information contact Bert Ross, Co-Director, COD Camp. 905-478-4786

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An invitation to Rowanwood…

April 4, 2013

Hi Friends – In February, David and I escaped from the damp and dark of Victoria to spend 2 beautiful snowy weeks at Ed and Viv Abbott’s home at Rowanwood, a rural co-operative on 92 acres of land near Orillia, Ontario (only half an hour from Camp NeeKauNis). We were warmly welcomed by members of the [...]

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A Multifaith Peace, Justice and Earthcare Program for Young Adults

March 22, 2013

 “Farm the Land, Grow the Spirit”:  June 3 – July 7, 2013 Our Purpose The Stony Point Summer Institute is seeking Jewish, Christian and Muslim young adults, ages 19-29, who are grounded in their tradition and who have a passion for multi-faith social activism and civic engagement. We are offering a rich opportunity to live in [...]

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Regarding Membership

March 11, 2013

Dear YF and YAF – please consider the following information and share your thoughts with Heidi and the Discipline Review Committee so that they can hear your voice. Thanks!   March 2013 Message from Discipline Review Committee To: Clerks of Monthly Meetings, Allowed Meetings and to all Worship Groups       Dear Friends, During CYM in [...]

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OPENING FOR RESIDENT FRIEND AT OTTAWA MONTHLY MEETING

March 10, 2013

Ottawa Monthly Meeting is seeking a Friend or attender to serve as Resident Friend for a one year renewable term beginning September 1, 2013. A free apartment is offered in exchange for about 12 hours of duties a week. The Resident Friend helps the Monthly Meeting fulfill the elements of its life as a community: [...]

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Continuing Rev_l_tion: Be Brought Low, and Back to the Root — A Young Adult Friends Conference on Simplicity

March 7, 2013

Dear Friends, Pendle Hill is delighted to announce an exciting opportunity from June 14-19, 2013 for all young adult Quakers in North America.  Continuing Rev_l_tion: Be Brought Low, and Back to the Root — A Young Adult Friends Conference on Simplicity will be a powerful, action-oriented six-day gathering offered at Pendle Hill in Wallingford, PA. This is [...]

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