This page is for short updates from across our Yearly Meeting membership—individuals, committees, or other groups. We will also share news from other Quaker organizations from time to time.
Be sure to check out our quarterly newsletter, the Quaker Quill, for more news. Events hosted by Ohio Valley Yearly Meeting can be found on the Events page. You can also follow us on Facebook.
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Welcome Announcement
Hello Friends!
As noted in the introduction above, this new space on the website is meant for sharing updates that may be of interest to OVYM Friends. If you have something you’d like to share, you can email our Administrative Assistant, Susan Lee Barton, or use the form on this page.
For less time-sensitive news, consider sending a submission to Cecilia Shore for inclusion in the next edition of the Quaker Quill.
– Daniel Day,
OVYM Website Administrator
Daylight Saving Time Ends in OVYM Region
Remember to set your clocks back an hour on Sunday the 3rd, or else take advantage of an extra hour to meet for worship.
JOB POSTING: OVYM Social Action Coordinator
See details on the OVYM website.
PURPOSE: The Social Action Coordinator’s (hereafter SAC) primary responsibility is to empower, support, cross-fertilize, and encourage social action work being done by Ohio Valley Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (hereafter OVYM) monthly meetings and individuals. The coordinator will facilitate communication and connections between monthly meetings and social activists.
Please submit application materials using this form (requires Google log-in) or email your cover letter, resume, and references to Rachel Ernst Stahlhut. Applications will be accepted until position is filled.
Towards A Just Democracy: Spiritual Grounding and Principled Action
November 4 (Monday) 7:30-9:00 PM EST, online and on the Pendle Hill campus
Towards A Just Democracy: Spiritual Grounding and Principled Action: A First Monday lecture with Alicia McBride and Jose Santos Moreno of FCNL. Free but registration is required.
Quaker Earthcare Witness Fellowship Hour
Join us on Friday, 8 November, 7pm EDT/4pm PDT, online
Most Monthly Meetings have a fellowship hour for dialogue and discussions – the QEW Fellowship hour is designed as a space to mimic this informal environment! Come as you are to discuss earthcare, spirituality, Quakerism, and catch up with other dear persons in our community. E-mail Miche for the Zoom link.
School of the Spirit Gathering
November 9 (Saturday) 1:00-4:30 PM EST, on Zoom: Say ‘Yes’ to More
Richard Foster and Mimi Dixon speak
November 12 (Tuesday) 7:00-8:30 PM EST, online.
Author Talk with Richard Foster and Mimi Dixon about the impact of Celebration of Discipline, sponsored by the Quaker Leadership Center. Free.
Pendle Hill Reading Group
November 13 (Wednesday) 7:00-8:30 PM EST, online
Forging Beloved Community with Friends: Pendle Hill’s November Reading Group. Free.
Memorial Service for Jack Davis
Saturday, November 16th, 2:00 p.m. EST
Fall Creek Meeting will host a memorial meeting for Jack Davis on Saturday, Nov 16th at 2:00 p.m. EST.
November 16 (Saturday) 4:00-6:00 PM EST: Toward Right Relationship with Native Peoples. Friends Peace Teams. Interactive Zoom workshop. Donation.
November 21 (Third Thursdays) 7:00-9:00 PM EST. Public Ministry Workshop Series. “Eldering a Public Minister“ the third of three skills workshops Co-Sponsored by Quaker Leadership Center and Powell House. By Zoom. Free.
December 14 2:00-3:30 PM EST. Embracing Spiritual Gifts. A participatory seminar through Woodbrooke Study Centre on Adria Gulizia’s First Monday Lecture, Embracing Spiritual Gifts, facilitated by Rhiannon Grant. Virtual. Pay as led.
December 31. School of the Spirit Ministry. Join a cohort of two dozen people for two years, meeting in person four times each year. Begins May 2025, application deadline is December 31. Fee.
Quaker Leadership Center: New Trustees Training Series
Begins January 16, 2025 8:00-9:30 PM EST, five sessions on the third Thursday of each month. Details will be out very soon!
Woodbrooke Quaker Learning Centre: Did you know that Woodbrooke (in England) offers an ongoing wide selection of courses on Quaker topics? In-person and online. Varying fees.
French Quaker Centre seeking Resident Friends
The Centre Quaker de Congenies in the South of France is seeking Resident Friends for a flexible start date in late 2025. Applicants need to demonstrate both French and English language skills. Enjoy the region, the gardens, and international guests. For details please go to https://maison-quaker-congenies.org/en/resident-friends.
World Quaker Day!
What did your meeting do on World Quaker Day 2024? Friends World Committee for Consultation would appreciate notes and pictures to let them know. Also, if you haven’t already, please read and consider the epistle from the World Plenary Meeting in August. Epistle of the World Plenary Meeting 2024 – FWCC
Prayers for Ramallah Friends School
Looking for information about the Ramallah Friends School position? OVYM received this note: “We are not looking anymore, the situation is too dangerous to send any foreigner to that region of the world.” Please pray for Ramallah Friends and all of the students and faculty at the school.
Want to see when committees are meeting? Check out our OVYM calendar. Want to add something to the calendar? Contact the OVYM office.