As part of Hanover Friends Meeting's outreach, we have developed a relationship with Quakers in Cuba.
We invite you to learn about our work with an urban church in the capital city of Havana.
A sketch by Julian Grant of the street scene in front of the church gives you a flavor of the neighborhood.
We invite you to learn about our work with an urban church in the capital city of Havana.
A sketch by Julian Grant of the street scene in front of the church gives you a flavor of the neighborhood.
We invite you to join us on a journey to learn about our work.
How we achieve our purpose...
Since 2012, we've arranged for visitors to travel back and forth so we can learn about the differing ways we worship, live, support one another, and put our faith into action.
The October 2024 delegation from Hanover Friends Meeting with the members of La Habana’s Friends Meeting.
La Habana Quakers come from all walks of life and live in different parts of the city.
We craft hand made gifts for one another.
La Habana Quakers come from all walks of life and live in different parts of the city.
We craft hand made gifts for one another.
The banner above that we decorated in 2026 and sent to our Sister Meeting in La Habana reads:
'We are instruments of peace in the hands of God'. In past years we have sent hand-decorated quilts that cheerfully hang on the walls of Iglesia Margaret Fell in the Marianao district of the capital city.
'We are instruments of peace in the hands of God'. In past years we have sent hand-decorated quilts that cheerfully hang on the walls of Iglesia Margaret Fell in the Marianao district of the capital city.
In 2024, a delegation also painted two wall murals while visiting.
Hanover's 2024 delegation.
We have several beautiful hand crafts made by the members of our Sister Meeting that remind us of the bonds of friendship.
The pastor of our sister meeting is a Biblical scholar with a magnetic personality.
Kirenia Criado Perez giving the “Bible Lectures “ at New England Yearly Meeting in July 2025 with Benigno Sanchez-Eppler interpreting.
Activities of our Sister Meeting Committee
Click live links below to view short videos (a few seconds each) of our 2026 "Noche Cubana" or "Cuban Evening" fundraiser.
Gathering to sing
Rock My Soul
Somos El Barco
The Band
bidding
More bidding
adios
Activities with our Sister Meeting
To build bridges between our faith communities, we host activities to explore how the Divine Presence is moving among us.
Click here to watch a 20 minute video of one such workshop held in July 2025.
Outreach in Cuba called Puente de Amigos.
New England Yearly Meeting has had a warm relationship with Cuba Yearly Meeting ever since Heredio Santos was invited to give the Keynote Address in 1991 and proposed a Puente de Amigos, a bridge of friendship.
Members of the committee:
Len Cadwallader, Clerk
Cathy Miles Grant
Julian Grant
Craig Putnam
Sheilagh Smith
Mary Ann Cadwallader
Tim O'Hara
Greg Gundlach
Len Cadwallader, Clerk
Cathy Miles Grant
Julian Grant
Craig Putnam
Sheilagh Smith
Mary Ann Cadwallader
Tim O'Hara
Greg Gundlach
Coming soon...
The Back Story
Annual report (link to document in the Resources page?)
How we fundraise
How we fundraise