Save the Date for Annual Sessions 2026
On the final day of 2025 Annual Sessions. Presiding Clerk Phillip Veatch concluded our gathering with the words:
“Let us go forth and build new roads, purposing to meet again in the summer of 2026. Go forth, knowing that you are held in the lap of God.”
We left our time together not knowing where we would gather for 2026 yet having faith we would. I am happy to announce that our planning has reached a stage where we can announce dates and an intended location.
We are purposing to meet at Mt. Holyoke College in South Hadley Massachusetts from July 31–August 4, 2026. We are still working through final details with Mt. Holyoke and look forward to signing a contract in early 2026, but we know this news is critical to many Friends summer planning and we wanted to share it as soon as were were able.
On behalf of Phillip Veatch, Presiding Clerk; Kristin Wilson, Sessions Clerk; Noah Merrill, Yearly Meeting Secretary; NiaDwynwen Thomas, Program Director; and myself, we look forward to sharing fuller details and update in the new year!
Wishing you and yours all the best this holiday season.
In the Light,
Elizabeth Hacala
Operations Director
What are the "Annual Sessions" of New England Yearly Meeting?
Each year, hundreds of Quakers from across New England and beyond join together for worship, fellowship, and seeking how God will guide us in meeting for business. Having first gathered in 1661, New England Yearly Meeting of Friends continue to gather annually.
Annual Sessions provides many opportunities to connect with Friends old and new: vibrant youth programs, adult small groups for interpersonal connection, encouragement, and spiritual exploration, discernment of how Quakers in New England are led by the Spirit to act and serve, and guest speakers offering explorations of the Bible and sharing ministry responding to our condition and the challenges of our times.
Our 365th Annual Sessions of New England Yearly Meeting of Friends have concluded.
Information about the 2026 Annual Sessions will be posted as soon as it is available. We look forward to once again gathering with Friends.
