New York Yearly Meeting

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New York Yearly Meeting is a regional body of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in the northeastern United States, known for its liberal, socially engaged, and inclusive approach to Quaker faith and practice.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Quaker organization
Yearly Meeting
religious organization
affiliation Friends General Conference
characteristic inclusive
socially engaged
unprogrammed worship
country United States of America
surface form: United States
decisionMakingProcess Quaker meeting for worship for business
surface form: Quaker business method

sense of the meeting
denomination Religious Society of Friends
surface form: Quaker
emphasis LGBTQ inclusion
anti-racism
environmental stewardship
equality
inclusivity
peace
social justice
focus public witness
religious education
spiritual nurture of meetings
support for Quaker ministries
governingBodyOf monthly meetings
quarterly meetings
hasCommittee Ministry and Oversight Committee
surface form: Ministry and Counsel committee

Nurture committee
Peace and Social Concerns Committee
surface form: Peace and Social Action committee

Witness committee
hasProgram earthcare and environmental witness programs
peace and justice programs
prison ministry programs
religious education programs
youth programs
holdsEvent annual sessions
fall sessions
spring sessions
language English
partOf Religious Society of Friends
regionServed Connecticut
New Jersey, United States
surface form: New Jersey

New York
surface form: New York State

Northeastern United States
surface form: northeastern United States
religiousTradition Religious Society of Friends
shortName NYYM
theologicalOrientation liberal Quakerism
website https://www.nyym.org/
worshipStyle unprogrammed meeting for worship

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Liberal Friends associatedOrganization New York Yearly Meeting