Weekly Announcements for May 1, 2026

The BYM Religious Education Committee cannot wait to see BYM families this weekend in Alexandria! We will enjoy good food, connection, intergenerational games, Faith & Play storytelling, interest groups, and discussion! Bring your enthusiasm for connection, a BYO picnic lunch, comfortable clothes for movement, walking shoes, games to share - and your dear self! Interest groups will include RE curriculum options and resources, more about Faith & Play, Q&A about Annual Session, and a historical hike to Woodlawn Plantation. Childcare and dinner will be provided. 

The countdown is on! Annual Session registration will open next Friday, May 8th. The Spring Interchange newsletter is getting its final copy edits, the Program Committee meets this weekend, and we cannot wait to welcome you to Hood College in Frederick at the end of July! In the meantime, you can check out the full list of workshops and find the preliminary schedule on the Annual Session homepage. 

Barbara Thomas, Co-Clerk of BYM Ministry and Pastoral Care, thanks to those who have sent in their Spiritual State of the Meeting report.  Ministry and Pastoral Care is reading the reports as they arrive and preparing to bring the themes together for BYM’s Annual SSoM Report to be shared widely at Annual Session. We want to include ALL Local Meetings and BYM Committees, so we are extending the deadline from April 30 to May 8.  Please send your report (if you haven’t already) to Lucy at admin@bym-rsf.org 

For over 15 years, the Quaker Spring community has held a gathering for several days each June. This year’s event will be held June 28-July 1 at Woolman Hill in Deerfield, MA, USA. Much of the program will also be available on Zoom.  Registration is now open. We welcome all ages, including children and families! Check out our website for more information about this year’s gathering!

Ministry & Pastoral Care Committee invites you to our next coffee hour on 

Tuesday, June 9, 2026, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Query, "What concerns do you have in your meeting that you wish were Baltimore yearly meeting-wide so that we may work on them together?”

The BYM Indigenous Affairs Committee is pleased to share its Spring 2026 newsletter. The newsletter provides updates on what's happening among indigenous people and tribal relations in the United States and opportunities for you and your Meeting to act in solidarity. This month's issue includes an opportunity to join Indigenous people in decorating the graves of young people who died at the Carlisle Indian Boarding School and information about summer pow wows in our region. 

May 5th is the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Relatives. As part of national efforts to bring attention to the crisis of violence facing Indigenous people, Native Performing Arts Network is organizing readings of plays by Native American writers that address the crisis of violence facing Indigenous people in the Americas. In DC, a Marketplace followed by play reading will take place the evening of May 5th, with events throughout the BYM region.

David Hunter, BYM Camps Property Manager, is seeking to hire a responsible crew of paid cleaners (ages 18+) to travel to each of our camps during the first two weeks of June to sweep out cabins, pre-clean kitchens, and do other cleaning tasks to get our 3 camp properties ready for campers! In addition to hourly pay, BYM can provide transportation between camps and a place to stay at camp. Cleaning generally takes 2-3 days per camp. This would be a wonderful short-term gig for a few young Friends recently home from college! Email DavidHunter@bym-rsf.org. 

In LESS THAN 50 DAYS, BYM Camps will kick off the summer season with the arrival of our incredible camp staff. We need your support - and you need the joy of camp! We still have some critical vacancies in our work granters - Friends who volunteer their time as photographers, kitchen staff, maintenance workers, and wellness aids. It's easy-peasy to find the dates and locations that still need work grantors at the link below! 

• BYM to FGC Gathering Carpool Message Board
• Conscientious Objectors Workshop for Teens & Young Adults, May 17
• BYM Camps Alumni Weekend, Memorial Day Weekend
• Faith & Practice from the Office
• Camp Property Wish List

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