Weekly Announcements for July 22, 2022

The Annual Session Online "Hub" is Here! Training & Troubleshooting Webinar on Monday at 7pm.

The Annual Session "Hub" - your one-stop, "click to join" platform for all the Annual Session events offered via Zoom - is here! Tomorrow, Saturday, ALL registered participants and speakers will receive login instructions. On Monday at 7pm, we'll host a recorded Zoom webinar to help Friends learn to access the platform. This session will be recorded and posted to the BYM website. In-person registration is now closed, but registration for online attendees is still open. Online attendees will have automatic access to all business sessions, worship, and plenaries - and your choice of workshops. Register today!

• July 23: Registered Participants Receive Info for Annual Session Online Hub
• July 25: Annual Session Hub Live Training & Troubleshooting
• July 26, 28, 31: Pre-Session Online Workshops
• Aug 1-7: Annual Session!

Annual Session Online Workshops Start Tuesday

Annual Session online workshops will take place next Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, July 26, 28, and 30th. From bible study to Caste, pronoun practice and the history of resistance to enslavement in BYM households - there's something for Friends of all ages and persuasions! 

An Urgent Call to Friends Zoom Conversation, July 31

Friends from across the country will gather online on July 25th and July 31st to discuss threats to American democracy. You can read the Urgent Call to Friends here.

Upcoming Intervisitation at Yearly Meeting Annual Sessions

It's Annual Sessions season for Quakers across the country. Interested in Intervisitation? Check out upcoming Annual Sessions, many of which have online options:

• July 24-30: New York Yearly Meeting (FGC)
• July 26-31: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (FGC)
• July 28-30: Indiana Yearly Meeting (FUM)
• Aug 6-11: New England Yearly Meeting (FGC)

BYM Camps 100th Anniversary Celebration, Aug 26-28

Gather 'round the Catoctin fire circle for a joyful camping weekend in celebration of BYM Camps 100th Anniversary. An event for families and friends of all ages, check out the full schedule of events at the link below.

New from QuakerSpeak! Quaker Deathways: Practices Around Death and Dying

QuakerSpeak has a new video featuring Carl Magruder, Quaker hospice chaplain, and last year's Annual Session plenary speaker. Watch the video here.

World Quaker Day (Oct 2nd) Posters Now Available

Friends World Committee for Consultation invites Friends to begin advertising World Quaker Day (Oct 2nd) using their new posters, provided in 10 languages! Get the World Quaker Day posters here.

More News & Notes

• Summer Thinking About Race: Under the Skin
• Friends of African Descent Gathering, Aug 12-14
• Spring 2022 Interchange: The Annual Session Edition

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