Yearly Meeting
Yearly Meeting Gathering (YMG) 2011
We will gather at the University of Kent in Canterbury from 30 July to 6 August 2011. The information which relates to Yearly Meeting in session will be collected on this page whilst the broader Gathering section is at www.quaker.org.uk/ymg. The YMG pages include a description of what the gathering will be like along with expression of interest forms, a sign up for regular updates and booking information in due course.
Dates of future Yearly Meetings (YM)
- Yearly Meeting 2011 is part of YM Gathering from 30 July – 6 August
- Yearly Meeting 2012 will be held from 25-28 May 2012
YM 2010
YM 2010 was held at Friends House 24 - 31 May. Please read the 2010 Yearly Meeting epistle.
Minutes
- Yearly Meeting 2010 complete minutes [PDF: 169KB - new window]
- Yearly Meeting 2010 selected minutes (PDF: 132KB - new window)
Audio: Salter Lecture 2010
The annual lecture of the Quaker Socialist Society was ‘In praise of Equality’ given by Roy Hattersley. Use the player below to listen to the lecture.
The sound file of the lecture is also available for download:
For more information about the Quaker Socialist Society contact Ian Flintoff on 01865 71 58 70.
Documents
- Documents in Advance [PDF: 1.28MB - new window]
- Agenda Supplement 1 to Docs in Advance [Word: 101KB - new window] (Draft of chapters 14 & 15 of Quaker faith & practice)
- Epistles & Testimonies [PDF: 725KB - new window]
- Summary of Business for Yearly Meeting 2010 [PDF: 720KB - new window] to help local and area meetings prepare for Yearly Meeting
- Trustees' Annual Review and Financial Statements is on the Trustees' page.
- Tabular Statement [PDF: 814kb - new window]
- Friday 28 May Daily Bulletin (PDF: 50kb - new window)
- Saturday 29 May Daily Bulletin (PDF: 50kb - new window)
- Sunday 30 May Daily Bulletin (PDF: 60kb - new window)
- Monday 31 May Daily Bulletin (PDF: 50kb - new window)
- Britain Yearly Meeting Epistle 2010 (PDF: 45kb - new window)
- Same Sex Marriage briefing 31 May 2010 (PDF: 40kb - new window)
Topics
- Learning Materials for Yearly Meeting 2010 [PDF: 597kb - new window] - Politics, participation and prophetic witness: seeking truth with power
- A way foward - David Shutt article in The Friend [PDF: 55kb - new window]
- Jo Vallentine and Peter Jones 1990 James Backhouse Lecture Quakers in politics: pragmatism or principle? [PDF: 263kb - new window]
History and constitution
Chapter 6 of Quaker faith & practice explains the history and constitution of Yearly Meeting. This annual meeting for worship of church affairs is open to all members. Those not in membership wanting to attend need the support of Elders to whom they are well known and then apply in good time to the Yearly Meeting Clerk c/o Recording Clerks Office, at Friends House, address below (Qfp paragraph 6.12).
Further details
If the details you require are not available here please enquire of the Recording Clerks Office by writing to Friends House, 173 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BJ or by faxing your request to 020 7663 1001. Alternatively you can contact Michael Hutchinson by phone on 020 7663 1124, or email him at michaelh@quaker.org.uk.
