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Representative Meeting – June 28-30

Mark your calendars!  Representative Meeting will take place in Toronto at Friends House from June 28-30.  Correspondence has already been sent to all Committee Clerks and Monthly Meeting Clerks with respect to submitting Committee Reports, State of Society Reports, MM statistics and agenda items.  All reports must be submitted by April 30 to .  If you would like a copy of the correspondence, please let us know.  The Draft Agenda and Reports will be available on the Business side of this site once they are received under Documents/RM Docs.

Hot Off the Press: The Canadian Friend Winter 2017 Edition

We are happy to announce the Winter 2017 edition of The Canadian Friend.

In this latest magazine you’ll find reflections on vocal ministry, and news, creative writing and reflections from Quakers across Canada.

Click here to read the online version of The Canadian Friend (pdf).

Printed copies are currently being mailed and will be arriving soon.

Welcoming our New Editor: Reykia Fick

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Reykia Fick, new editor for The Canadian Friend and quaker.ca

Publications and Communications Committee is delighted to announce that Reykia Fick has accepted the contract to edit Quaker.ca and The Canadian Friend.  Reykia brings extensive experience writing and editing for digital and print media, including in her current role with Greenpeace Canada and for Fairtrade International.  She has also served Quaker communities in a variety of roles, including with Canadian Friends Service Committee.  She lives in Ottawa and is a member of Ottawa Monthly Meeting.

We look forward to working with Reykia to develop our electronic and print publications in their continuing evolution.

Look out for upcoming announcements as we finalize a schedule for The Canadian Friend and updated guidelines for the website. In the meantime, if you have comments or questions about the website or The Canadian Friend, please contact .

Chris Hitchcock, Clerk, Publications and Communications Committee

Posted March 10, 2017.
Contact information updated June 11, 2017.

Education and Outreach Committee: Newsletter

CYM’s Education and Outreach Committee has launched a new quarterly newsletter.  You can find the first issue at https://quaker.ca/news-and-events/newsletter/

Job Posting: CYM Secretary

At Yearly Meeting 2016 in Camrose, Canadian Yearly Meeting approved a new CYM Secretary position to foster the growth and deepening of Quakerism within CYM through supporting and enhancing the work of the CYM Clerks and Committees.

Interested candidates should review the job description and posting for the CYM Secretary. We ask interested candidates to respond by March 17th through Charity Village (https://charityvillage.com/jobs/find-jobs.aspx) with a resume and cover letter. For interested candidates outside Ottawa we ask, in addition, that the application reflect on the ways in which the candidate would provide effective collaboration with the CYM Office Administrator and the CYM Bookkeeper, both of whom are based in CYM’s Ottawa office.  Should candidates have any questions these may be sent to Elaine Bishop, Mentoring Clerk, who is clerking the Hiring Committee, at .

We look forward to the exciting opportunity that this process is creating. We hope that the process will be completed in time for the newly appointed CYM Secretary can attend the June Representative Meeting.