The Earth faces unprecedented environmental threats, but organizations like Quaker Earthcare Witness (QEW) and Extinction Rebellion (#XR) are leading the charge in the fight for a livable future. By embracing Quaker principles of simplicity, peace, integrity, and stewardship, QEW empowers individuals and communities to engage in sustainable action. Together with #XR, their combined efforts amplify collective power for urgent change. Learn why QEW’s work is vital and how you can be part of the movement on April 16th for the QEW Action Hour.
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How can we know and feel the ‘Call?’ How to Speak from Silence.
In Quaker worship, we encourage each other to “Speak out of the Silence.”
Mt. Holly Meeting Installs Geothermal System
Mt. Holly Meeting is installing geothermal heating and cooling into our 1775 meetinghouse.
Living a Full Faith Journey: Seasons of Hope and Renewal
“In a world of uncertainty, we seek healing and renewal through faith, community, and spiritual practices. This reflection explores the teachings of diverse traditions like Quakerism, Buddhism, and Daoism to guide us through life’s seasons of struggle, growth, and grace.”
What are the Testimonies that are rising in thee? Quaker testimonies and restorative justice call us into constantly reemerging fountains of interresponsibility Friends How are we finding our measure of Truth?
Looking for stories of Quaker perspectives on justice. Which of these phrases, queries, and ideas speak to thee and how thee interbe? On Peace: How can we know Peace? How to know responsibility to those adversely impacted by war, racism, and capitalism in America? Addressing structural racism: How do I carry race?How can we better […]
SJQ on your Winter Appeal
On SJQ Winter Appeal Letters and Holy Days of Grace Dear Friends, Quakers practice, nestle into contemplation, and experience grace in all seasons. Every day is a Gift that brings Favor. As winter descends and a world quiets under its embrace, we are called to reflect in gratitude and action. This season of giving offers […]
Carlisle Indian Industrial: A School with Quaker Roots
Quakers have long held significant and complex roles in the history of U.S. relation to First Peoples on Turtle Island. Indigenous peoples, from colonial treaty negotiations to 20th-century federal policies have sought to mediate conflicts and promote what they viewed as peaceful resolutions in company or association with F/friends. This was not always peaceful. While […]
Echoes of Simplicity: Feminism and Equality
Echoes of Simplicity: Feminism and Equality: Margaret Fell to Modernity In the beginning, simplicity was a blade, cutting through the falsehoods of a world drenched in stenches of power. It was a time of George Fox, the prophet of the Inner Light, who roamed by sea and land, calling out to the souls of people. […]
Native American Heritage Month and Rancocas Friends
Presentation for the Community of a Lenni-Lenape Speaker visiting from Oklahoma Delaware Lenape Peoples
Lenape Speaker John Thomas talking at Rancocas Friends Meeting 5pm on November 20th
Rancocas Friends Meeting will be having a guest Speaker, John Thomas, who is a native Lenape on November 20th at Rancocas Friends Meeting, 210 Main Street, Rancocas, NJ, 08073. Mr. Thomas is a native Lenape, and his topic is the Lenape Way of Life. It starts at 5:00 and ends at around 7:00. Most Lenape […]
