This page contains reports, minutes, and announcements from the 2016 Annual Session. Reports are organized alphabetically by committee/officer.
For general information about PYM Annual Session, please see the Annual Session Information page.
Table of Contents
Epistle
Minutes
- Opening Plenary
- Meeting for Business I
- Keynote Plenary
- Meeting for Business I.5
- Meeting for Memorials
- Meeting for Business II
- Plenary for Listening
- Plenary for Discernment
- Meeting for Business III
- Closing Plenary
Daily Miracle
The “Daily Miracle” is the daily bulletin published at Annual Session and distributed each morning.
- Daily Miracle Day 2: Saturday, June 18
- Daily Miracle Day 3: Sunday, June 19, Preliminary Announcements
- Daily Miracle Day 3: Sunday, June 19
- Daily Miracle Day 4: Monday, June 20
- Daily Miracle Day 5: Tuesday, June 21
- Daily Miracle Day 6: Wednesday, June 22
Reports
Ad hoc – Joint Recommendation from Finance, Nominating and Ministry & Oversight
Arrangements Committee
- No report
Children’s Program Committee
Discipline (Faith & Practice Revision) Committee
- 2016 Annual Session – PYM Discipline Committee
- Discipline Committee Proposed Minute; NOT APPROVED
- Discipline committee proposed name change
- Discipline Committee note on Faith and Practice revision
Finance Committee & Treasurer
Holding Corporation
Junior Yearly Meeting (JYM) Committee
- No report
Latin American Concerns Committee
Ministry & Oversight Committee
- PYM M&O Annual Report for Annual Session 2016
- State of the Society Report 2016
- PYM Abuse Prevention Policy 2015 Draft to AS (1)
- This policy has been updated and is posted on the M&O page.
Nominating Committee
Note: See Nominating Committee page for updates to slates.
- Nominating Committee Report AS 2016
- Nominating Committee Report and Updated Proposed Slate of Officers, Committees and Delegates
- Nominating Committee Updates to Proposed Slate of Officers, Committees and Delegates
- Nominating Committee – 2016 REPORT AND UPDATED PROPOSED SLATE OF OFFICERS, COMMITTEES AND DELEGATES
Peace and Social Order Committee
- Peace-and-Social-Order-Report-to-AS-2016
- Lifting the Veil on the Peace Testimony Among PYM Friends (web page, same content as report)
Registrar
Secretariat Committee
- No report
Statistical Clerk
Treasurer
- See “Finance Committee & Treasurer” above
Unity with Nature Committee
- Unity with Nature report to Annual Session 2016
- Quaker Earthcare Witness Representatives Report to Annual Session 2016
Visiting Friend
- See Ministry & Oversight
Young Adult Friends
- No report
Youth Programs Coordinating Committee & YP Coordinator
- YPCC Action Item 2016 PYM-AS: Proposed Minute of Travel for Thistle West
- For reference: YPCC Report to RepCom 2016
Reports from Outside Organizations & PYM Representatives to Outside Organizations
- American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) Corporation Meeting report to Annual Session 2016
- Friends Committee on Legislation of California (FCLCA) Report to Yearly Meeting 2016
- Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) Representatives’ Report to PYM in 2016
- Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) Annual Report 2016
- Friends World Committee on Consultation (FWCC) Report- Annual Session 2016
Epistles from other Yearly Meetings
- German Yearly Meeting Epistle, 2015
- New England Yearly Meeting 2015 Annual Session Epistle
- Illinois Yearly Meeting – 2015 Epistle