At Annual Sessions, there is something for everyone. On the schedule below, you will see opportunities for spiritual reflection, community connection, commitment to learning and action, and care for the Business of the Yearly Meeting. We welcome you to come as often or as little as fits in your schedule. Most events this year are virtual, which means we welcome you on your lunch break at work, or after the kids have gone to bed. Your presence matters, and we can’t wait to see you.
Tuesday, July 26th
- 2:00 pm – 8:30 pm — Spiritual Formation Retreat
Wednesday, July 27th
- 9:00 am – 10:50am — Spiritual Formation Retreat
- 7:00 pm – 7:15 pm — Join presiding Co-Clerks, Jean-Marie Prestwidge-Barch and Frank Barch as we open the 342nd Annual Sessions.
- 7:15 pm – 8:30 pm — Keynote: Preparing Broken Foundations for Repair — Join performance artist Eppchez Yes for a dynamic opening of Annual Sessions! This virtual ritual will include music, invitation to movement, and an opportunity for a collective release of energetic “stuckness” around repair.
Thursday, July 28th
- 9:00 am – 9:30 am — Intergenerational Bible Study
- 9:45 am – 10:15 am — Morning Worship
- 10:30 am – 12:00 pm — Meeting for Business
- 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm — Fellowship
- 6:45 pm – 7:15 pm — Evening Worship
- 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm — Meeting for Business
- 9:00 pm – 9:30 pm — Evening Fellowship
Friday, July 29th
- 9:00 am – 9:30 am — Intergenerational Bible Study
- 9:45 pm – 10:15 pm — Morning Worship
- 10:30 am – 12:00 pm — Meeting for Business
- 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm — Fellowship
- 2:15 pm – 2:45 pm — Afternoon Worship
- 3:00pm – 4:30 pm — Meeting for Business
- 6:45 pm – 7:15 pm — Evening Worship
- 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm — Meeting for Business
- 9:00 pm – 9:30 pm — Evening Fellowship for Parents
Saturday, July 30th
- 9:00 am – 9:30 am — Intergenerational Bible Study
- 9:45 am – 10:15 am — Morning Worship
- 10:30 am – 12:00 pm — Meeting for Business
- 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm — Fellowship
- 2:00pm – 2:45 pm — Memorial Meeting for Worship
- 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm — Meeting for Business
- 4:45 pm – 5:30 pm — Worship Sharing
- 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm — Keynote: Building a More Inclusive Community: Accessibility and Tech in the Yearly Meeting — Presented by Kelsey Borrowman and Dr. Jonathan Lazar. By using principles of accessibility and accommodation that we normally reserve for disabled folks, we can create a more accessible and compassionate education for everyone.
Sunday, July 31st
- 9:45 am – 10:30 am — All Together Worship — Our PYM community of all ages will gather for worship across our meetinghouses and homes, in person or online, in a Giant Meeting for Worship! Coming together across ages, miles, and internet connections, we hope to be a community gathered in the spirit. Watch for materials send to your meeting in the coming weeks, anchoring our Sessions theme in this time of worship together.
- 10:45 pm – 12:30 pm — Meeting for Business
We close Annual Sessions with the reading of our Yearly Meeting Epistle and invitation to come together again at Fall Continuing Sessions, Saturday, November 5th, 2022.