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Recent New and Updated Articles:
Snapshots, June 2009
Newsletter of the School of the Spirit.
 
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:
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Portland activist Bonnie Tinker dies in bike accident in Virginia
Longtime Quaker activist Bonnie Tinker was killed when a truck ran over her bicycle while she was attending the Gathering of Friends General Conference.
The Portland Oregonian, July 2, 2009
Activist says it's time that Christianity got a makeover
Christian social activist Shane Claiborne speaks to the Gathering of Friends General Conference.
The Roanoke (Virginia) Times, June 30, 2009
Celebrating local Quaker tradition
Cropwell Friends Meeting celebrates 200 years in their meetinghouse.
Burlington County (New Jersey) Times, June 28, 2009
New Garden Friends School to Collaborate with International Nonprofit for Conflict Resolution
New Garden Friends School chosen as first academic hub for Axis of Hope.
New Garden Friends School, June 22, 2009
Historical modernity
Camden (Delaware) Friends deal with rotting old meetinghouse by building a green meetinghouse.
Wilmington News-Journal, June 22, 2009
Local author, minister, professor Tom Mullen dies at 74
Well known Quaker author and educator Tom Mullen died on June 19 after suffering a stroke.
Richmond (Indiana) Palladium-Item, June 21, 2009
Quakers join calls for Unarmed Forces Day
British Quakers join call for Unarmed Forces Day.
Ekklesia, June 21, 2009
Cuffe remembered, honored at 250th anniversary celebration
Westport Friends celebrate 250th anniversary of Paul Cuffe, noted Quaker.
South Coast Today, June 14, 2009
IMYM 2009 Gathering, Friday
Report on Intermountain Yearly Meeting annual sessions includes the major decision to affiliate with Friends General Conference.
Western Friend, June 13, 2009
Virginia Beach Quaker school weighs relocation
Virginia Beach Friends School plans to relocate and expand.
The Virginian-Pilot, June 1, 2009
East Vassalboro's Quakers
Reflections on 230 years of Quakers in East Vassalboro, Maine.
Kennebec Journal Morning Sentinel, May 24, 2009
Richard Willis, bank economist
Lifelong Quaker Richard Willis, who helped found the first Quaker retirement community, dies at 98.
Philadelphia Inquirer, May 22, 2009
Quaker group to celebrate 275th anniversary of meetings in the valley
Historic Shenandoah Valley Quaker group celebrates 275 years of meeting for worship.
The Northern Virginia Daily, May 14, 2009
Quaker society outraged at plans for casino near cemetery
Irish Friends oppose building of casino next to historic Quaker graveyard.
Irish Independent, May 5, 2009
Credo: Uncertainty speaks volumes in the sound of silence
Ben Pink Dandelion explains contemporary British Friends.
The Times of London, May 1, 2009
'Only one Kingdon W. Swayne'
Quaker educator and political activist Kingdon Swayne dies at 90.
The Intelligence (Philadelphia), April 24, 2009
Church Experiment #16: Quaker Community
Visit to a Quaker meeting as part of a program of visiting 52 churches in 52 weeks.
Steve Fuller's Blog, April 20, 2009
Swift-Purscell Boys Home, Jamaica
The Swift-Purscell Boys' Home in Jamaica has been temporarily closed.
Friends United Meeting, April 1, 2009
Ellen L. White, 91, secretary at Quaker service committee
Quaker Ellen White, who worked at the American Friends Service Committee for many years, dies at 91.
Philadelphia Inquirer, March 29, 2009
A kinship with the Quakers
The writer describes how he has been moved by the life of John Woolman and his experience at a Quaker fundraiser.
Deseret News, March 27, 2009
Quakers seek formal recognition
Savannah, Georgia, Quakers seek to become a Monthly Meeting.
Savannah Morning News, March 7, 2009
Naga groups willing to talk to each other
British Quakers work to reconcile different groups in the Nagaland state of India.
The Morung Expess, March 2, 2009
Quakers continue to have a presence in Berks County
Reading, Pennsylvania, Quakers, whose meeting dates from the early 1700's, continue to worship.
Reading Eagle, February 21, 2009
What I have learned from the Quakers
Bill Peterson describes what he has learned about Quakers as transitional pastor at First Friends Church in Whittier, California.
Whittier Daily News, February 12, 2009
New Quaker meeting house gets permission
Salisbury (England) Quakers gain permission to remodel a building into a meetinghouse.
Salisbury Journal, February 10, 2009
Quaker mythbusters
New book, Fit for Freedom, Not for Friendship: Quakers, African Americans, and the Myth of Racial Justice, issued by Quaker Press.
Philadelphia Inquirer, February 5, 2009
University expands Quaker link
Lancaster University starts Web site project on George Fox and the early Quaker movement.
The Westmoreland Gazette, February 4, 2009
Marie Waldron Inslee, 88, longtime teacher
Quaker activist and teacher dies.
Philadelphia Inquirer, February 3, 2009
Let it not happen again
Friends Church Peace Team statement after the Kenyan Friends Church Peace Conference.
Daily Nation (ad), January 29, 2009
Lillian Willoughby, Quaker activist, dies at 93
Quaker peace activist Lillian Willoughby dies.
Philadelphia Inquirer, January 20, 2009
Farmington flock loves Quaker pastor of 18 years
Ruth Kinsey serves Farmington (New York) Friends Meeting.
Democrat and Chronicle, January 20, 2009
Quaker principles set Friends schools apart from others
How Virginia Beach Friends School embodies Quaker values.
Norfolk Virginian-Pilot, January 20, 2009
Movers and Quakers
A review of Irish Quakers, with sketches of a few contemporary Quakers.
The Irish Times, January 17, 2009
Festival to raise funds for Quaker group's trip to Cuba
Eight Friends from Amesbury (Massachusetts) Friends Meeting are raising funds to go to Cuba to help their sister meeting there.
The Daily News, January 8, 2009
'Teacher Ed' to lead Friends School in Virginia Beach
Edward Hollinger chosen as new Head of School at Virginia Beach Friends School.
The Virginian-Pilot, January 5, 2009

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