The CYM Visitation Program Maintains a Roster of Seasoned Friends Who Are Available To

Canadian Yearly Meeting Visitation Program

June 2014

Dear Friends,

The CYM Visitation Program maintains a roster of seasoned Friends who are available to travel in the Ministry, bringing educational and nurturing experiences to Monthly Meetings and Worship Groups on a request basis.

While some topics are offered in every region, others are more limited due to fewer Friends with that expertise, and a limited ability to travel. Where a region is indicated, it means that the Visitor(s) offering that topic are located in that region, but may be willing to travel to other parts of the country if needed. Where you see the word “only”, it means that the Friend(s) offering this topic are not able or willing to travel.

Current offerings through the Visitation Program include:

Canadian Yearly Meeting

CYM Nominating Committee(Atlantic, BC)

CYM: Role of CYM Trustees(NBMM only)

Quaker Process: How CYM Works

Treasurer for Meetings

Visitation(BC)

Children

Children in Meeting (Ontario)

Dealing with Conflict

Conflict in Meetings(Ontario, Atlantic)

Conflict Resolution

Creative Approaches to Conflict Management(Atlantic)

Learning from Conflict(Ontario)

Peace Work(Ontario)

Ecumenism

Ecumenical Work(Atlantic)

Education

Bible Study

Bible Study: Healing the wounds caused by the traditional church(BC)

Designing and facilitating Workshops(Atlantic, BC)

Quaker Quest(Ontario)

Environment

Art & Nature Retreats(Atlantic)

Conservancy(Atlantic)

Ecological Footprints(Atlantic)

Ecology

Ecology & Testimonies(Atlantic)

Health

Dealing with Dementia(Vancouver Island & lower mainland only)

End-of-Life Matters(Ontario; Vancouver Island & lower mainland only)

Grief Support Groups(Atlantic)

Justice

Alternatives to Violence Project(Ontario)

Civil Disobedience(Ontario)

Faith-Based Social Justice(Atlantic)

First Nations Issues(Prairie)

Poverty (Ontario)

Quaker Service(BC)

Racism(Ontario)

M & C Matters

Accessible Meetings(BC)

Becoming a Healing Presence – Promoting compassionate self acceptance and non-judgmental awareness of both self and others. (BC)

Clearness Committees

Committees of Care

Counselling(Prairie)

Meeting for Worship(Ontario)

Men’s Issues(Atlantic)

Pastoral Care

Psychology & Process of Change - personal, organizational (BC)

Responding to Childhood Sexual Abuse(Atlantic)

Secondary Trauma(Prairie)

Spiritual Guidance and Care

Other skills

Listening Circles(Ontario, Atlantic)

Research & Report Writing(Atlantic)

Servant Leadership(BC)

Transitional Communities(Prairie)

Personal Development

Communication, deep listening and inquiry (BC)

Couples Enrichment(Ontario)

Creative Listening(BC)

Quaker History

History of Young Friends in the ‘70s and ‘80s(Atlantic)

Quaker History

Quaker Organizations

Quakers around the World(Prairie)

Wider Quaker Community(BC, Ontario)

Quaker Process

Clerking

Discernment

Meeting for Worship(Ontario)

Quaker Beliefs, Practices, Language & Terms(BC)

Quaker Business: Why we do what we do

Quaker Process

Quaker Process, including implications for the future of electronic communication and decision-making (Atlantic)

Quakerism(NBMM only)

Quakers & Finance(NBMM only)

Recording Clerk Skills

Tailoring Actions to Leadings(Atlantic)

Unity/Unanimity(Ontario)

Spiritual Practices

Art and Spirituality(Ontario)

Chanting(Ontario)

Journal Writing as a Change Agent(BC)

Music as a Spiritual Aid(BC)

Mysticism: Developing a personal devotional life(BC)

Photography as a Spiritual Practice(Atlantic)

Poetry Writing(BC)

Spiritual Practices(Ontario)

Testimonies

Archeology & Peace Testimony(NBMM only)

Economics & Testimonies(Atlantic only)

Ethics & Testimonies(Atlantic only)

Faith & Practice(Ontario)

Faith & Service(Ontario)

Living Simply(Atlantic)

Peace Testimony(Prairie)

Simplicity(Prairie)

Theology

Community Building Across Theological Fault Lines(BC)

Non-Christian Quakerism(Vancouver Island & lower mainland only)

Non-Theism(Ontario)

Spirituality(NBMM only)

Young Friends

History of Young Friends in the ‘70s and ‘80s(Atlantic)

Young Friends and Young Adult Friends(Prairie)

If there is a topic your Meeting is interested in which is not listed here, please ask!

Please visit for more information about the Visitation Program. Contact the Visitation Program Coordinator if you’d like to have a Visitor come to your Meeting.

Stephanie Deakin

250.217.9706