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Spring & Summer 2026 Key Events at Cornwall Friends
July:
Sunday, July 12th, 2026 – Spiritual Reading Group Meeting. 9:15am-10:15am- THIS MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. The reading will be moved to the August Group Meeting.
- Sunday, July 19th, 2026 – Meeting for Worship with a Concern for Business. Begining at 9AM
August:
- Sunday, August 9th, 2026 – Spiritual Reading Group Meeting. 9:15am-10:15am
- Reading Topic: Selections from Braiding Sweetgrass by: Robin Wall Kimmerer
- Suggestions for future readings are welcome, please reach out to a group member if you have a selection in mind.
- This group will meeting will break for 15 min before Meeting for Worship.
- All are welcome to attend.
- Sunday, August 16th, 2026 – Meeting for Worship with a Concern for Business. Begining at 9AM
- Saturday, August 29th, 2026 – 🍂🍂 ANNUAL SMITHCLOVE MEETING HOUSE CLEANUP 🏠🍂🍂
- Location: 43 Quaker Rd, Highland Mills, NY 10930
- Friends may park on the grass lawn in front of the meeting house.
- Please read the following details pertaining to this location & event:
- There are no bathroom facilities or running water available at this site.
- Friends interested in volunteering with this event at this historical site are invited to bring any of the following supplies: Window washing (spray/towels), cleaning cloths, a vacuum cleaner, an extension cord, broom or dust pan, a gallon of water.
- Please note that the time & date for this event can be subject to change.
- Sunday, August 30th, 2026 Annual Meeting for Worship at Smith Clove Meeting House
- Time for Meeting for Worship: 11:00am-12pm
- Location: 43 Quaker Rd, Highland Mills, NY 10930
- Friends may park on the grass lawn in front of the meeting house.
- Please read the following details pertaining to this location & event:
- Meeting for worship begins at 11am
- There will be No Virtual Meeting available at this time.
- There are no bathroom facilities or running water available at this site.
- Please let us know in advance if children will be attending Meeting.
- There is no wheelchair accessible ramp available at this location. If friends with physical limitations are in need of assistance, please contact Cornwall Meeting in advance info@CornwallQuakers.org.
September:
- Sunday, September 13th, 2026 – Spiritual Reading Group Meeting. 9:15am-10:15am
- Reading Topic: Selections from “How to Listen” by: Thich Nhat Hanh
- Suggestions for future readings are welcome, please reach out to a group member if you have a selection in mind.
- This group will meeting will break for 15 min before Meeting for Worship.
- All are welcome to attend.
- Sunday, September 20th, 2026 – Meeting for Worship with a Concern for Business. Begining at 9AM
Spring & Summer 2026 Key Events Outside of Cornwall Friends
July:
- Friday, July 10th – Sunday, July 12th – Youth Program Alumni Reunion —of all ages – At Powell House
- For further details Click Here
- 524 Pitt Hall Road
Old Chatham, New York 12136
(518) 794-8811
www.powellhouse.org - Cornwall Monthly Meeting and Nine Partners Quarterly Meeting have scholarship funds available; contact Tom H., treasurer.
- Sunday, July 12, 2026 –Â Saturday, July 18, 2026 – NYYM Summer Sessions at Silver Bay and Online
- General Information and rates for the NYYM Summer Sessions is available HERE.
- Summer Sessions Registration Update:
- Join the community of New York Yearly Meeting Friends at our yearly week-long gathering, Summer Sessions. In the first few days of registration being open we received roughly 150 registrations for roughly 325 spots. Some housing options at Silver Bay already have more requests than capacity. If you know you would like to attend Summer Sessions in-person, please register ASAP.
- You can Register by clicking HERE
- Registration for Summer Sessions will be online only. If you are unable to register online, please ask someone you know to assist you, or call the NYYM office at 212-673-5750 and provide your name, phone number, and a good time to contact you. We will have volunteers ready, willing, and able to provide online registration assistance.
- New York Yearly Meeting needs to know it will be able to meet its financial obligation to Silver Bay by the end of January 2026. Therefore, payment in full in January, if you are able, is best. Alternatively, a down payment with a payment plan that completes payments by the end of May 2026 would also be acceptable. The pledge payment section of the registration form will ask for a commitment on how much and by when the remainder of the cost will be paid.
- Saturday, July 25th (Times TBD – Rain Date Saturday, August 1st) – Mid-Hudson Quakers Walkway Over the Hudson
- A task group of Nine Partners Quarter—plans to carry its banner on Saturday, July 25, when Friends will hand out leaflets and stroll on the Walkway Over the Hudson, more steps in MHQ’s mission to share a clear and hearty Quaker message with our wider community.
- (Rain date will be Saturday, August 1.) Watch emails for time and more details.
