Photo: Images shown during 'How are we going to put our faith into action at Yearly Meeting and beyond?' - see part five.

How does Yearly Meeting work? - Preparation: Holding of Continuing Yearly Meeting sessions - Alternative forms of all-age community - Northern Friends Peace Board - Quaker Congo Partnership

Preparing for Yearly Meeting 2025: Part one

How does Yearly Meeting work? - Preparation: Holding of Continuing Yearly Meeting sessions - Alternative forms of all-age community - Northern Friends Peace Board - Quaker Congo Partnership

by Rebecca Hardy, Joseph Jones, and Elinor Smallman 9th May 2025

There is no such thing as a silly question at the orientation sessions for Yearly Meeting (YM) 2025, not even How does Yearly Meeting work?, which was one of many preparative and special interest group gatherings held online over 27 April and 3 May. No one could attend all of these – Friends had to choose between a range of overlapping sessions – but at the Friend we gave it our best shot.