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 […]
Tag: peace
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 […]
To be able to give thanks to God is to be able to have love of the world.
Thanking would lose meaning if we thanked for everything.Thanking another person involves a value judgement: there mustbe something worthy of thanks…. When the believer thanksGod for his creation, it seems to be a thanksgiving for his life asa whole, for everything, including the good and evil withinhis life, since despite such evil, thanking God is […]
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 […]
“Friends of Lenape Everywhere” – A Presentation by RuthAnn Purchase James
The South Jersey Quakers would like to help promote and get F/freinds to join us at the Greate Egg Harbour Township Historical Society October 21st. We are excited to announce a special cultural event that delves into the rich history and legacy of the Lenape Native Americans. Join us for: Friends of Lenape EverywherePresented by […]
On Norman Morrison’s B’earthday
Fire of the Heart: Norman Morrison’s Legacy in Viet Nam and at Home By Anne Morrison Welsh “Fire of the Heart: Norman Morrison’s Legacy in Vietnam and at Home” is available as a Pendle Hill Pamphlet #381 (2005) Resources: On the next 1st Day. On Any Day. On the Sabbath. On Norman Morrison, or Aaron […]
“Silly” Perspective: Restorative Justice in Contradictions
In the context of current political landscapes, where a Trump-Vance presidential ticket may confront a multi-racial alliance of Democrats led by the daughter of Jamaican and Indian immigrants, it is crucial to maintain a focus on principles.
What will you do to Celebrate World Quaker Day on October 6? Join FWCC global worship
We are inviting Friends to read and share the epistle and the tapestry from the World Plenary with your local Friends community. You may also visit a Quaker meeting or church that is different from yours and read and discuss the epistle, and/or the tapestry document with that community. If you need help finding a […]
Hisham Awartani is Palestinian American: Grew up in Ramallah; came to the USA after Friends’ School
May 28, 2024 Hisham Awartani joins Brown University students presenting divestment proposal to board members The mood at the hill was celebratory after the students presented their divestment proposal, but Awartani was already focused on the next step in the process: the full university board vote on the students’ divestment measure in the fall. (Olivia […]
Reparations: As Shared by Friends of Color
The problem is not the question about reparations itself rather it’s the limits of my imagination.
