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Meeting commits to safety for LGBTQ+
‘Quakerism should have consequences’ Nearly 100 Friends from 14 monthly meetings found unity Saturday in their commitment “to being a safe place for the LGBTQ+ community.” The Quaker gathering of...
View ArticleQuaker camp announces summer start
Inclusive youth gathering now taking sign-ups Quakers in the Pacific Northwest could have a new youth camp this summer. A small group of youth workers from Lynwood, Newberg, North Valley and West Hills...
View ArticleCalifornia meetings reach out to NW Quakers
Convening clerk seeks dialogue about value of wider association A small group of Friends meetings in California is interested in joining with Quakers in the Northwest. The convening clerk for the...
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Newberg seeks way forward in restructure
Survey report second of five discernment meetings Newberg Friends released survey results this last week as part of its ongoing discernment about whether to stay a part of Northwest Yearly Meeting....
View ArticleEugene gathering approves two working groups
Churches leaving YM take step toward incorporation [This article was updated on April 23, to include the final, approved minute] Just over 90 people from 17 meetings gathered at Eugene this afternoon...
View ArticleNorth Valley releases survey results
Congregational meeting scheduled for sharing, listening In an email last week the North Valley transition task force and elders called a congregational meeting for sharing and listening. The meeting,...
View ArticleClerk issues clarification letter
AC decision intended ‘to lessen the tension’ In a letter sent to pastors today, yearly meeting presiding clerk Brad Holton issued four clarifications “regarding NWYM churches and the current...
View ArticleNVFC approves minute for distribution
Congregation still determining whether ‘we will remain in NWYM’ North Valley Friends Church met on the evening of July 12, 2017, for the purpose of reviewing and approving the following minute: We, the...
View ArticleTransition Team issues report of weekend meeting
Group discusses details, documents In a brief notice dated July 10 and released July 14, the Transition Team announced it had met on Saturday, July 8, to discuss details and documents “needed for...
View ArticleFebruary meeting included more churches than first reported
A February meeting at North Valley Friends brought together at least 76 people from 14 different churches in Northwest Yearly Meeting (NWYM) to hear more about what it might mean to start a new yearly...
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