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Through various expressions of our Christian faith, we strive to inspire ministry and the release of gifts of leadership.
Allen Jay
A Centennial Symposium
Join Joshua Brown, editor of the new edition of Jay's autobiography; Tom Hamm, Earlham Archivist; and Max Carter, who has done extensive research on Jay's work as they share insights into one of the best-known Quakers of the 19th century.
Saturday, September 11, 2010 - 1-4 p.m. at the Stout Meetinghouse, Earlham College. There will be a continued segment on Sunday, September 12 at Farmers Institute at 11:00 am.
Women's Retreat at Quaker Haven
Western Yearly Meeting women are invited to attend this year's Quaker Haven Retreat. The theme is "All Kinds of Tea in My Cup," with Pat Shrock as speaker. Cost is $55.00, which includes 3 meals and overnight lodging. Registration begins on Monday at 1 pm.
Send your deposit of $25.00 to Susan PIckrell, 340 S. Main Street, West Milton, OH 45383. For more information contact her at ppickrell@woh.rr.com.
USFW Fall Conference
Westfield Friends Church will sponsor the fall USFW Conference on Saturday, September 25. Registration begins at 9:30am with the meeting beginning at 10:00am. The speaker will be Pam Ferguson, USFWI Peace & Christian Social Concerns Secretary. Offeing will be received for the Kenyan Friends Mission. Cost of lunch is $8.00 and is cohosted by Hortonville and Sheridan USFW.
To register call Sharon Sewll by September 17: 317.896.4462
Young Friends Fall Impact Retreat
October 22-23
WYM Young Friends, grades 7-12, are invited to Quaker Haven Camp for Fall Impact: "Be Holy, Because I am Holy." Pat Byers, from Wabash Friends, will be speaking. Part of the time will be spent helping with varous work projects to "give back" to Quaker Haven Camp, so bring work gloves and work clothes. Other activities include a hayride, the climbing wall/zip line and campfire time.
Registration and consent forms, along with $25, must be received at the WYM Office by October 15
Sign-in is Friday, October 22 at 7:00 pm at Quaker Haven.
Faith & Practice Study Guide Now Available
A Study Guide for the 2005 edition of the Western Yearly Meeting Faith and Practice has been prepared by the Board on Christian Ministries and Evangelism. It is available here for download.
Richmond Declaration of Faith Study Guide
A study Guide for the Declaration of Faith issued by the Richmond Conference in 1887 is now available for free online.
"Declaring Our Faith" was originally issued by Friends United Meeting in 1992
New WYM Growth Grant application
Growth grants are available to meetings from the Board on Meeting Development & Nurture. Board meetings are the third Saturdays of January, May, and September. Grant applications are due at the Yearly Meeting office one month prior to those meetings.
Downloadable Application Forms:
Acrobat Reader (.pdf) file, or
Microsoft Word (.doc) file