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Fall 2025 Key Events at Cornwall Friends

October:

November:

  • Saturday, November 8th – 🍂🍂Fall Cleanup at Cornwall Meeting House🏠🍂🍂
    • Generally our cleanup is selected for a Saturday after the leaves have fallen off the trees.
    • This year’s Fall Cleanup is selected for Saturday, November 8th. (*Rain Date set for: Saturday, November 22nd*)
    • Time: 9:00am – 11:30am.
    • Please Refer back for Further details.
    • Typical suggested supplies for fall cleanup include: Working Clothes, Tarps, Rakes, Work Gloves, Cleaning Cloths 
  • Sunday, November 9th – Spiritual Reading Group 9:15AM-10:15AM
  • Sunday, November 23rd – Meeting for Worship with a Concern for Business. Begining at 12PM
    • *PLEASE NOTE* – This meeting has been moved to the 4th Sunday of November to accommodate the Quarterly Meeting Retreat at Powell House.

December:

  • Sunday, December 7th – Cornwall Monthly Meeting will Worship along with NYYM virtually.
    • During this Meeting for Worship Cornwall Meeting will not host its typical virtual-zoom Meeting as we will be joining the zoom meeting hosted by NYYM.
    • A link to log into this event is forthcoming and will be made available here and within our calendar above.
    • Please look back for more information.
  • No Spiritual Reading group this month.
    • We will meet again in January 2026
  • Sunday, December 14th – Meeting for Worship with a Concern for Business. Begining at 12PM
    • *PLEASE NOTE* – This meeting has been moved to the 2nd Sunday of November to accommodate the Annual Holiday Potluck on Sunday December 21st.
  • Sunday, December 21st, – Annual Holiday Potluck. Begining at 12PM
    • Join us for our annual holiday potluck and song singing in the Meeting house following Meeting for Worship. 

Fall 2025 Key Events Outside of Cornwall Friends

October:

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November:

  • Sunday, November 2nd – Quarterly Meeting hosted by New Paltz 
    • 8 N Manheim Blvd, New Paltz, NY 12561
    • Meeting for Worship: 10:30am-11:30am
    • Program: TBD
    • For More information Click Here
  • Sunday, November 2nd – Dutches County Quaker Meetinghouse Tours 12:00noon – 4:00pm
    • This is the final event of this season!
    • The Dutchess County Quaker Meeting House Tour invites visitors to explore four historic Quaker meeting houses.
    • Each location offers free docent‑led tours, educational exhibits, and a glimpse into Quaker heritage and their contributions to social justice.
    • Tours are held from 12 PM to 4 PM, on the first Sunday of each month from June through November 2025 (September 7, October 5, November 2).
    • meetinghousetour.com or check out their Pamphlet 
    • Parking details are available via local historical society sites or brochure/QR materials (for example, free parking behind the Poughkeepsie library for Oblong Meeting House) poklib.org
    • Restrooms are not available on-site at these historic buildings—visitors should plan accordingly.
      • Addresses for the meeting houses
        • Crum Elbow: 490 N Quaker Ln, Hyde Park, NY 12538
        • Creek: 2433 Salt Point Turnpike, Clinton Corners, NY 12514
        • Nine Partners: Church St, Millbrook, NY 12545
        • Oblong: 3 Meeting House Rd, Pawling, NY 12564
  • Friday, November 14th through Sunday November 16th – 9 Partners Retreat at Powell House
    • Retreat Title: ‘What Canst Thou Say’ “
    • Address:
    • Cost of the retreat is:
      • $280 for the full weekend
      • $140 for one day, commuters, or anyone aged 13-22.
    • This opportunity is pay as led and all are welcome. If anyone wishes to pay extra to support sponsoring others it is appreciated.
    • Registration is needed by November 1st
    • Partial first day Itinerary:
      • Arrive Friday November 14th at 6pm
      • Dinner at 7pm.
      • Evening focus on gathering and sharing. 
      • Worship to take place the following mornings.
      • Possible additional activities include a movie, poetry, art and activiism. 
    • An additional youth retreat for 7th-9th Gradeers is available at the same time at Powell House.
  • Tuesday, November 25th, – Ecumenical Thanksgiving Service at Bethlehem Presbyterian Church. Begins at: 7:30pm.
    • Address: 1520 NY-94, New Windsor, NY 12553
    • Please Note: Restrooms are only available in the adjacent building.
    • Refreshments will be provided following the service.
    • Proceeds from the collections will support the Rural and Migrant Ministries
    • An Ecumenical Thanksgiving service is a Thanksgiving celebration that brings together different Christian denominations or faith traditions for a shared worship experience. It emphasizes unity and gratitude, often focusing on themes of thankfulness for blessings, creation, and the bonds of community, while also highlighting the importance of interfaith relations. These services may include prayers, readings, music, and shared rituals from various traditions.

December:

  • Friday December 5th – Sunday, December 7th, – NYYM Fall Sessions
    • NYYM Fall Sessions will take place online.
    • Please save the date for New York Yearly Meeting’s Fall gathering for business and worship.
    • You can find out more information here.

Look for more events  and announcements within the Local Community and Larger Quaker Community

New York Yearly Meeting (NYYM):

Alternatives to Violence Project

  • https://www.avpny.org/

American Friends Service Committee

Earlham School of Religion

Fellowship of Reconciliation

Friends Committee on National Legislation

Friends General Conference

Friends Peace Teams

Friends Witness for Pro-Life Peace Testimony

Friends United Meeting

Friends World Committee on Consultation

Oakwood Friends:

Pendle Hill:

Powell House:

Quaker Earthcare Witness

Quaker Speek

Quaker United Nations Office

Right Relationship with Native Americans: Decolonization

Right Sharing of World Resources

Rural and Migrant Ministry:

 

From the Annual Meeting for Worship at the Smithclove Meetinghouse – August 2025