From the 28th March 2026, over 50 young friends from across Europe gathered together for a week, in person and online, at this year’s European and Middle Eastern Young Friends (EMEYF) Spring Gathering. We arrived in Janowice Wielkie, south-western Poland hailing from Germany, Czechia, Austria, Switzerland, the Netherlands, France, the UK, the US, Ireland, Poland … More Epistle EMEYF Spring Gathering 2026
Unser Blog “Willy and Penn” hat einen neuen Redakteur! Die Amtszeit von Anna endete nach drei Jahren mit dem Spring Gathering 2026, und Fridtjof wurde neu ernannt. Für diesen Artikel haben die beiden gemeinsam auf den Knopf “Veröffentlichen” gedrückt! Our blog ‘Willy and Penn’ has a new editor! Anna’s term came to an end after … More Der Augenblick der Übergabe / The Moment of Handover
Marcie’s cat Misty is curious about the epilogue candle (It is battery operated so no risk of burned whiskers!) Misty: Meow meeeeeow meooow meowwwww, purrrrr purrrr.(Translation from cat-language: I am very happy and purry this week because my hooman is finally sitting still on the sofa in the evenings. She isn’t doing as much typing … More Cat Content
Auf dem Spring Gathering kommen viele Leute zusammen – und daraus entstehen viele Wünsche, Erwartungen, Bedürfnisse. Wir haben uns Gedanken gemacht darüber, was „Normalität“ bedeutet, wie man für eigene Bedürfnisse einstehen kann und wie man damit umgehen kann, und wenn aus unterschiedlichen Perspektiven auch Konflikte entstehen. Es ist wichtig, diese Diskussionen und Gespräche zu führen, … More Was ist “normal”? / What ist “normal”?
Spring Gathering is already on its 5th day! Some of us went for a long walk on Wednesday afternoon. We enjoyed the sunshine, hiked up and down forest trails, and gathered wood for the campfire. Along the way, we had lots of deep conversations about helping refugees, finding one’s way in a complicated world, and … More Greetings from Spring Gathering
Gedanken von Paula Christophersen (EMEYF Spring Gathering 2026) Am Dienstagnachmittag kamen wir für ein Gespräch aus der Stille zusammen, in dem es darum ging, wie wir eine Gemeinschaft sein könne, in der alle willkommen sind. Auch vorher schon hatte es in unserer Signal-Gruppe, in Online-Treffen und beim Annual Meeting Austausch darüber gegeben, wie wir uns … More Eine Gemeinschaft, in der alle willkommen sind / Building a Welcoming Community
Young people from many different countries are making their way to the south of Poland. That’s where the EMEYF Spring Gathering is taking place from Saturday March 27th to Saturday April 4th. Our topic is Witnessing Borders: Faith, Identity and Conscience. We’re delighted that we’ll be able to meet there and online and spend a … More En route to the Spring Gathering 2026!
In the last weekend of February, most of EMEYF’s Communications Committee met in Leeds. We called in our beloved treasurer Juno, so they could tell us smart things about numbers and policies from a screen, and upheld our gatherings coördinator Daniël as he was off campaigning. Are we allowed to use the light to influence … More Behind the scenes: CC meeting
Our title for Spring Gathering 2026 is Witnessing Borders: Faith, Identity and Conscience. This title emerged through reflection on the conversations opened by last year’s focus on conflict, integrity, and faith. We were drawn to borders as a theme as one that could be understood in many contexts: physical and political boundaries, but also social, … More Witnessing Borders: Faith, Identity and Conscience
This weekend, the All-Age Gathering planning committee met in Cologne, Germany. We visited the venue for our big event for 8th to 15th of August: the impressive Haus Altenberg. And we came up with lots of ideas to make this an unforgettable experience for everyone who attends! This is your chance – have you registered … More Greetings from Cologne