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Recent New and Updated Material:
Snapshots, Summer 2009
Newsletter of the School of the Spirit.
 
I am the Way the Truth, and the Life (mp3 audio)
A 9-minute extract from a Bible half-hour talk by Patty Levering at the 2009 summer gathering of Friends General Conference.
 
Listen to the Earth, by Nan Bowles (PDF)
An essay in poetry and prose in 13 sections by a Spiritual Nurture Program participant. In addition to the PDF version, it is available in Word and six sections are available in audio - see Gifts of the Spirit for listings.
 
Mixed Metaphors, by Jan Blodgett
A wall hanging and reflections on it, by a participant in the Spiritual Nurture Program of the School of the Spirit.
 
Friends' Practice of Group Spiritual Discernment, by Lee Junker (PDF)
A Spiritual Nurture Program participant writes about the Quaker discernment process.
 
'Centering and Settling into the Silence' with Quaker Children (Ages 7-12), by John Carle and accompanying pictures drawn by children (PDF)
A guide for Quakers by a Spiritual Nurturer Program participant.
 
Quaker News:
NOTE: Many on-line news sources only keep a story at its original Web address for a very short time. They then move it to a different Web address in their archives or remove it. Sometimes the Web address is then used for a newer article. So some links here may no longer work. Please use the Feedback form when you find a bad link. Thank you.
Jacksonville Quaker's life is a peaceful journey
Quaker Wendy Geiger has devoted her life to peace.
Jacksonville (Florida) Times-Union, November 16, 2009
Hidden Quaker Arboretum opened to public
Brisbane Quaker Arboretum opens to the public.
Quakers Australia, November 9, 2009
Yarmouth Quakers celebrate 200 years on Cape Cod
Yarmouth Quakers celebrate the 200th anniversary of their meetinghouse and 350 years that Quakers have been on Cape Cod.
The Register, November 6, 2009
Cotteridge Quaker Meeting group given £15,000 to help their zero carbon building quest
Cotteridge Friends receive grant to aid in their quest to make their meetinghouse carbon neutral.
Birmingham (UK) Mail, October 28, 2009
Quaker House celebrates anniversary
Quaker House in Fayetteville, North Carolina celebrates 40 years of service.
The Fayetteville Observer, October 18, 2009
Quakers to host Afghani exile at Peace Center
Amesbury Quakers to host Afghani woman at their new Peace Center.
The Daily News (Newburyport, Massachusetts, October 17, 2009
Historic burial ground is brought back from the dead
Philadelphia Quakers restore Fair Hill Burial Ground.
Philadelphia Inquirer, October 12, 2009
New house for Quakers in sight
Salisbury (U.K.) Quakers sign contract to refurbish meeting house.
Salisbury Journal, October 11, 2009
Doing Business The Quaker Way
A business magazine suggests businesses might learn from the Quaker way of decision making.
Forbes, October 9, 2009
Quakers get new place to worship
Dudley (U.K.) Quakers get new place to meet to accommodate increasing numbers.
Dudley News, October 7, 2009
Wooing Quakers back to George Fox
George Fox University seeks to strengthen its Quaker identity and attract more Quaker students.
The Newberg (Oregon) Graphic, October 6, 2009
Exeter Quakers honor a union, their heritage
Exeter Friends Meetinghouse celebrates 250th anniversary, and a couple renews their marriage vows.
Reading Eagle, October 5, 2009
Flooding in Philippines Impacts Friends
Special edition of FWCC Newsletter with 2 stories - Typhoon in Philippines floods out many in yearly meeting, and FWCC mourns the loss of Gordon Browne.
Friends World Committee for Consultation Section of the Americas, September 28, 2009
African Studies Professor Later Worked at Red Cross
Longtime Quaker Barbara Nnoka dies at 87.
The Washington Post, September 27, 2009
Statue honors Wilmington heritage
Wilmington College dedicates statue memorializing an important Quaker visit to President Lincoln.
Wilmington (Ohio) News Journal, September 22, 2009
Quaker School Brings New Life to Old Levi’s Building
San Francisco Friends School is remodeling the oldest Levi Strauss denim factory into a school building that reflects its principles.
MissionLoc@l.org, September 18, 2009
Michigan Friends Center offers fresh air and peace of mind
Michigan Friends Center offers a variety of activities.
The Jackson Citizen-Patriot, September 8, 2009
NI celebrates Quaker Service Northern Ireland’s 40th Anniversary
Northern Ireland clebrates 40 years of Quakers bringing their testimonies to bear on the situation there.
the Gov Monitor, September 8, 2009
Quakers call for new priorities and action on climate change
British Quakers call for radical action on climate change.
Ekklesia, August 27, 2009
Henry C. Beerits, lawyer, civic leader
Quaker activist Henry Beerits dies at 97.
The Philadelphia Inquirer, August 14, 2009
Faith's gentle warrior
Jane Haldeman, long active among Quakers and in peace and social justice causes, dies at 74.
The Indianapolis Star, August 2, 2009
Moment of calm in city's square
Exeter (UK) Quakers occasionally move their meeting for worship into a public square.
Express & Echo, August 1, 2009
Quakers move to treat same-sex partnerships like marriages
Britain Yearly Meeting approves treating same sex celebrations the same as opposite sex marriages.
The Daily Telegraph (London), August 1, 2009

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