Weekly Announcements for September 5, 2025
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BYM Kicks Off 2025-2026 Program Year
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The new BYM Program Year is kicks off at the conclusion of Annual Session. Staff are back at their desks after a short rest, and Committees are gearing up for the work to support our Monthly Meetings and Yearly Meeting Ministries in the year ahead. From spiritual formation retreats and youth conferences to business meetings and interchange deadlines, the BYM Calendar of Key Dates and Online Events Calendar are your guide to the year ahead. Later today, all BYM Committee members will also receive our Committee Handbook for the new year.
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Early Registration for 2026 Women's Retreat Ends Sept 9
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BYM will sign the final contract for the 2026 Women's Retreat with the Pearlstone Retreat Center next week, locking in the estimated group size and our financial commitment. If you're planning to register for the Women's Retreat, taking place January 23-25, 2026, please consider doing so before Monday!
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The summer camp season may be over, but our camp properties are gearing up to host fall renters and turning their attention to property needs for next summer. Our Caretakers have started a property wish list of items that would be especially helpful. Have a router gathering dust in your shed? Preparing to replace some household appliances? Skilled in routing wooden signs? In-kind tax receipts are available.
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Join Frederick Friends for International Day of Peace, Sept 21
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Frederick Friends invite you to join them to commemorate the International Day of Peace on Sept 21 from 1:30pm - 8:00pm. This is the Meeting's third year of commemorating this special day, and we are growing our outreach each year! Please share this invitation with your Meetings. This year’s theme is “Act Now for a Peaceful World.” It emphasizes the role that each of us can play in creating a culture of peace.
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| Family Camp Registration Closes Sept 20
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Family Camp is an opportunity to introduce camp life to those not yet camp age and for all families who want to join with Friends for a peaceful and joyful weekend immersed in nature, community, and Quaker values. This year, our Family Camp will be held at Opequon Quaker Camp at Rolling Ridge Conversancy! Enjoy hiking, art-making, fire circle and songs, work projects and family fun activities; all in a spirit of simplicity, equality, and togetherness. Whether you're reconnecting with camp or discovering it for the first time, this is a chance to slow down, be present, and grow closer with loved ones and new friends.
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Join Annapolis Friends at Kunta Kinte Festival, Sept 13
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Annapolis Friends invite you to join them in celebrating the 35th annual Annapolis Kunta Kinte Heritage Festival, Sat, Sept 13th from 10am - 7pm. The festival celebrates the heritage of African Americans in Annapolis as well as in our country. Annapolis Friends will be bringing information, free ice-water and smiles to our booth - come visit!
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The Friends Committee on National Legislation is hiring for two positions. The Friends Place Hospitality Manager is the staff member primarily responsible for ensuring that the Friends Place facilities are well-maintained for guests and for facilitating the guest experience. The Friends Place manager works on site and is the point person for Friends Place and Quaker Welcome Center rentals. The Program Assistant for Justice Reform & Election Integrity assists the Justice Reform team with research, drafting policy pieces, attending external meetings and representing FCNL.
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Peace & Social Concerns Building Collective Faithful Action Chats
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The BYM Peace and Social Concerns Committee wants to learn how we can better connect with and support Meetings and Friends across BYM in these especially challenging times for Quaker testimonies for peace, equality, integrity and truth.
We will be calling every Meeting in September to speak with every clerk of a monthly meeting Peace (and Justice and/or Social Concerns, etc) Committee, or every Monthly Meeting Clerk to ask who we should contact if new clerks (please let us know), to ask:
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Who should/could be best contact(s) for regular updates from BYM-PSCC?
- What are the top 2-3 things your Meeting has done for peace and justice in the last 6 months?
- What type(s) of support would you like from BYM PSCC and the YM?
- Would you enjoy something like irregular collective zoom conversations about our PSCC hopes and needs?
We then hope to review your feedback what we’ve heard and invite all concerned to a BYM Building Collective Action Chat in early October to build connection, share knowledge, and support more effective action. We see this part of our Listening work while in the spring each year we host a Networking Day focused on sharing information on important issues.
If you are a new or experienced Peace (etc) Clerk, please let us know how to reach you. Contact: Dougevaughn@aol.com
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