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August 2026 Yearly Meeting
August 2026 Yearly Meeting
Quakers Australia Yearly Meeting in August 2026
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Our latest online Yearly Meeting was held on Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 August 2026 with additional sessions in advance. One of the joys of gathering is building and strengthening connections. There were opportunities for worship, learning, community activities and business.
The program included:
- Preparatory and information sessions in advance
- Acknowledgement of Country & Opening Worship
- Reports and Formal Sessions
- All-ages worship and gatherings in community
- A guest speaker, Share & Tell sessions and space for fellowship.
Drawing is by Marian James (QRM)
Hosted by Queensland Regional Meeting
This online gathering was hosted by Queensland Regional Meeting (QRM) who are working with the Yearly Meeting Organising Committee.
Read on to hear from the QRM working group about the theme for this gathering:
QRM accepted the invitation to host our August 2026 online Yearly Meeting. It is a daunting exercise to embark upon, but we have already experienced the exciting dynamics of working creatively together in bringing our chosen theme for August YM 2026: “Connection in a fragmented landscape”.
There is no doubt that the entire world is in a state of conflict, suffering, disruption, and chaos. Are we on a path to transformation or despair? Friends are deeply affected. How can we sustain hope and walk cheerfully over the world in these times? How do we respond to the call to live out our Testimonies in a spirit of inner joy and integrity regardless of outward circumstances? In the lead up to this Yearly Meeting, we invite Friends to reflect on the following four ‘Landscapes’. We invite you to bring your queries, insights, struggles, wisdom and yearnings to the YM table to create a banquet of wholeness and healing:
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Environmental Landscape: facing degradation and destruction
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Global Landscape: wars and conflicts, continued colonisation of First Nations peoples
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Quaker Landscape: fragmentation in our Meetings, sustainability challenges
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Inner Landscape: personal and familial challenges