IYM Communications Specialist:
Indiana Yearly Meeting is seeking to hire a part-time Communications Specialist for an average of five hours a week to work on the bi-weekly Communicator newsletter, keep the IYM website up to date, and prepare and post to IYM Social Media. Interested candidates can send a resume and cover letter to Communications and Publications Clerk, Michelle McNees (mcns1221@gmail.com) by June 1. Click HERE for a job description.
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IYM Prayer Meetings:
We, in IYM, always have so much to be praying for and about. We are organizing some lunch-time Zoom prayer meetings leading into Annual Sessions this year. They will be held at noon on days we send out the bi-monthly Communicator Newsletters. These prayer times will last a maximum of 45 minutes. We will pray for our churches, for IYM Sessions, for our young people, for future disciples and leaders, for our Advancement and Multiplication efforts, Missions and more. The first of these will be on June 8, starting at noon. You may want to copy the following link to your phone or computer so you have it ready. June 8.
The other dates will be: June 22 & July 20. Click on each date for the Zoom links.
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Quaker Haven Summer Camps: The Summer Camping season kicks off with Young Adult Camp from June 3-5. Visit qhcyouthprogramming.com for dates and pricing for all the camps.
Other Camp News: Gospel Sing, June 24-26. They are looking to hire summer staff who are at least 18 years of age with opportunities in food service, lifeguarding, and camp nurse - go to contact@quakerhaven.com
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Barclay College FMT
Barclay College designed the Friends Ministry Training (FMT) Certificate Program to provide a quality educational experience for men and women in the Friends Church who are serving (or who feel called to serve) as pastors, missionaries, church planters, or other church leaders, but do not yet have ministerial education. Preparing church leaders is a natural extension of the mission of Barclay College – to prepare students in a Bible-centered environment for effective Christian life, service, and leadership.
These are the classes we use to equip our Recording Candidates. Contact Damon Seacott if you have any questions.
Click on HERE for more information.
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Pastor’s Short Course:
Pastors, don’t forget the ‘Outreach in 31 Flavors’ initiative for Short Course. We want to hear about and celebrate the stories we all have of how God is using our churches to reach out. Click HERE for more information.
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Josiah White's is Hiring: Are you searching for new possibilities within your career? Josiah White's is seeking qualified applicants to serve as Foster Care Advocates in Wabash, Fort Wayne, Greenwood, and South Bend! They are also hiring Family Teachers and Youth Care Specialists to serve youth on their residential campus in Wabash!
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Bear Creek Friends dedicated its new “Children’s Ministries” addition on Sunday, May 15, with a special Sunday morning service, including a ribbon cutting, and a wonderful carry in meal.
Wabash Friends is moving into the fund-raising stage for a sanctuary renovation. They also took several 5th-8th grade students to Quaker Haven for a Bridge retreat this past weekend. The Bridge is a program that focuses on bridging the gap between children's ministries and youth ministries.
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State of Society Reports Needed:
Thank you to the 15 churches who have sent in their State of Society reports. These reports help Yearly Meeting leadership to make necessary decisions regarding the future of our Body. If you have not already, please return your report to Betty Ison, in the IYM office, (email: iyminfo@iym.org) as soon as possible.
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From the Advancement Committee:
We are hearing wonderful reports of worship and sharing during the IYM Sunday services. What amazing stories we have to tell about what is happening in and through Indiana Yearly Meeting. The fellowship and sharing of ministries continued at our Thank You event at Liberty Friends on May 15. We had a rich and significant time of fellowship, great food, learning and growing together. As our world struggles, we are figuring out how to share the love of Jesus Christ in dynamic ways -- our IYM faith community is keeping at it!
With about two months remaining, here is where we are for fundraising toward our $120,000 goal for the 2023 IYM budget:
$61,414.68 Cash Received
$5,500.00 Pledged
$66,914.68 Total
THANK YOU IYM!!
From the Christian Service Committee:
Remember to lift up our communities in prayer. Pray for IYM to be light in our communities. Pray for the broken in spirit and body. Pray for our efforts to bring the healing love of Jesus Christ to those around us. Thank you for serving!
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IYM Annual Sessions will be held at Quaker Haven Camp from July 28-30. The theme will be “A people not yet created” from Psalm 102:18. Dr. Derek Brown, from Barclay College, will be the keynote speaker. IYM Committees are working on putting together informative and inspiring workshops as well! Mark your calendar now! A brochure with all the details will be available soon.
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Friends Summit 2023:
This is an event for Young Adults…and it is for those who care for young adults and want to see the Friends Church flourish into the future. This may be YOU! Save the dates of December 28, 2023 to January 1, 2024 for what proves to be a life-changing experience. Click HERE for more information.
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Upcoming Events:
May 31, Trustees @ IYM Office; 6:30pm
June 2, Nominating Committee on Zoom; 7pm
June 3, Summer Camping Program begins at Quaker Haven
June 6, Executive Committee @ IYM Office; 6:30pm
July 28-30, IYM sessions at Quaker Haven
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Good Morning,
"May he be like rain falling on a mown field, like showers watering the earth."
Psalm 72:6
As I write this, I am sitting on my front porch as yet another soft, steady, soaking rain falls.
It seems this spring, there have been a lot of days like this. I am guessing there are some farmers out there who would like to see it end so they can get their planting done. I am guessing there are others, like me, who are itching to enjoy being outdoors without getting wet.
Sometimes, we may lose sight of the fact that with the rain comes nourishment. We get our plans in our heads, and we have trouble seeing the good that God is trying to do around us. We allow the discomfort of the moment to keep us from seeing the life that is to come as the rain subsides.
Thank You, Lord, for the rain. Thank You for the nourishment we do not always know we need. And Lord…thank You for the life that comes after the rain.
-Pat Byers
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