CYM Visitation

Canadian Yearly Meeting wishes to support and encourage the practice of Visiting among Monthly Meetings and Regions in Canada, under the care of the Quaker Education Program.

Friends, writing about travelling in the ministry and inter-visitation, have said:

“Throughout our history Friends travelling in the ministry have helped deepen the spiritual life of individuals and Meetings.

Seasoned Friends carried concerns of their meetings, as well as news of family and F/friends across this continent and to meetings all over the world.  Local meetings nurtured the spiritual gifts of their members, helped discern clearness, and provided oversight for Friends when they felt called to travel in this way.  Friends grew in the Spirit and stayed connected with each other across the miles.”

We hope that Friends in CYM might experience some of these blessings of visitation.

We are mindful, also, that we will be giving life to the recommendation from the Consultation and Renewal Working Group: -

 “…that CYM establish a Visitation Program where experienced and knowledgeable Friends will visit Monthly Meeting’ and Worship Groups. The objective of these visits will be to increase Friends understanding of Quaker faith and practice, including our practice of corporate discernment, approaches to conflict in meetings, and the organization and activities of CYM.”

As the Visitation Program develops, so will the information provided on these pages.  We are currently asking Monthly Meetings to begin a process of discernment to name those within their community who might have gifts of ministry to offer through Visitation. 

For information on ‘how it will work’, click here.  For documents supporting visitation, click here.

We also encourage Monthly Meetings who are interested in hosting a Visitor to contact Sue Starr,  Quaker Education Program Coordinator for more information.

		Visiting in Duncan – Fall 2012
Sue Starr 32776 Hood Ave, Mission, BC V2V 7R9 E-mail – qepc@quaker.ca Phone –  1-604-557-3611 Fax – Toll Free 1-888-843-8401	Visiting in Duncan – Fall 2011