Category Archives: Uncategorized

Calendar

Uncategorized

Check out Events on our Google Calendar

Click This Link to view this Calendar in a larger format

For additional details of events listed below, click on the indivdual events listed in the Google Calendar Above. When clicking on the respective event, Click “more details>>” to retrieve any attachments.

Spring 2026 Key Events at Cornwall Friends

May:

(That’s All for May at Cornwall Monthly Meeting! Look Below for events happening outside of Cornwall Monthly Meeting in May.)

June:

  • Sunday, June 7th, 2026 – Gathering for Discernment – 12pm to 1:00 pm
    • Friends are invited to gather in the worship room to consider a proposed Quaker statement on refraining from war in Iran.
    • The statement, approved by the NYYM Witness Coordinating Committee, has gone to Monthly Meetings for further discernment and responses before being considered by the full New York Yearly Meeting at Summer Sessions.
    • All are welcome to attend.
  • Sunday, June 14th, 2026 – Spiritual Reading Group Meeting. 9:15am-10:15am
  • Sunday, June 21st, 2026 – Meeting for Worship with a Concern for Business. Begining at 9AM
    • (Please note that this is Father’s Day.)
  • Sunday, June 28th, 2026 – Claremont Dialogues. Beginning at 12noon
    • Topic: TBD
    • Friends are welcome to join this Worship Sharing opportunity and continue this discussion in further detail. Details about Claremont Dialogue Style below:
    • Claremont Dialogue–Style Worship Sharing
      • A Claremont Dialogue is a confidential conversation with a modest structure that is designed to include all voices and to give opportunities for reflection. This form of worship sharing follows the familiar Quaker rhythm of listening deeply and speaking from the heart, while also encouraging gentle, structured dialogue. Friends share in turn, with time for silence between voices, and everyone has the opportunity to speak once—or to pass—before a second round begins. The format creates space for both reflective worship sharing and thoughtful conversation, allowing the group to move at a centered, respectful pace.

July:

  • Sunday, July 12th, 2026 – Spiritual Reading Group Meeting. 9:15am-10:15am
  • Sunday, July 19th, 2026 – Meeting for Worship with a Concern for Business. Begining at 9AM

Spring 2026 Key Events Outside of Cornwall Friends

May:

  • Thursday, May 28th, 2026 – Freedom Walk at Oakwood Friends School. 6:00pm-8:00pm
    • As part of #FreedomWalk2026, a modern-day pilgrimage retracing the Underground Railroad to Canada, a special Bonfire Gathering will take place with historian Anthony Michael Cohen at Oakwood Friends School!
    • Location: Oakwood Friends School 22 Spackenkill Road, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603
    • Experience moments of silence, song, and storytelling as we reflect on the past, connect it to the present, and consider its meaning today.
    • Additional Details:
      • Rain location: Spencer Family Theater
      • All are welcome.
    • Learn more: PoughkeepsieQuakers.org/calendar

June:

  • Friday, June 5th – Sunday June 7th, 2026 –  “Resistance and Resilience,” a program hosted at Powell House.
    • Powell House: resilience, sharing, unwinding
    • Friends of all ages are invited to “Resistance and Resilience”.
    • The weekend will be led by the Friends Peace Teams Committee and the Committee on Conscientious Objection to Paying for War.
    • Young adults can share their talents, passions . . . and food at “Community Potluck” on June 19-21.
    • For students from 9th through 12th grades, the school year ends with “Unwinding,” June 26-29. For details, click here: Powell House events.
    • Please ask for money if that would help you attend Powell House, Yearly Meeting sessions, or other Quaker gatherings. Cornwall Monthly Meeting and Nine Partners Quarterly Meeting have scholarship funds just waiting to be used! To get started, contact Tom Houghton, treasurer.

NYYM Summer Sessions Information:

  • Sunday, July 12, 2026 –  Saturday, July 18, 2026 – 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.

You can view more events and announcements within the Local Community and Larger Quaker Community on their respective websites by visiting our

Useful Links Tab

 

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