Life in the Meeting

Community Dinner at Brooklyn’s Quaker Diner

Three decades of monthly dinners have done more than just feed the hungry. Carl Blumenthal
News

News, September 2019

News of Friends. Staff

Paula Ann Misley Laughlin

Laughlin—Paula Ann Misley Laughlin, 63, on January 8, 2018, in Quakertown, Pa. Paula was born on March 24, 1954, in… Staff

Nan Schwab Pendergrast

Pendergrast—Nan Schwab Pendergrast, 98, on December 17, 2018, at her home in Atlanta, Ga. Nan was born on June 17,… Staff

Barbara Cooper Rosen

Rosen—Barbara Cooper Rosen, 89, on December 19, 2018, peacefully, at home in Ashland, Ore. Barbara was born on April 10,… Staff

Kathleen Brookhouse Schmitz-Hertzberg

Schmitz-Hertzberg—Kathleen Brookhouse Schmitz-Hertzberg, 102, on January 29, 2019, peacefully, in her sleep, in Stouffville, Ontario, Canada. Kathleen was born on… Staff

JoAnn Johnson Woodman

Woodman—JoAnn Johnson Woodman, 93, on December 3, 2018, peacefully, at Pennswood Village in Newtown, Pa. JoAnn was born on August… Staff

Lewis S. Woodman

Woodman—Lewis S. Woodman, 96, on March 14, 2019, peacefully, at Pennswood Village in Newtown, Pa. Lew was born at home… Staff
Poetry

At That Time

FJ Poetry: "We had a swing on the porch / that would catch the breeze..." James Littwin
Among Friends

Stimulating the Core of Quakerism

Our introduction to the August Issue on "QuakerSpeak at Five" Gabriel Ehri
Features

Stripping Down Quakerism for the Internet

An origin story for QuakerSpeak. Max L. Carter
Features

Meeting for Viewing: How QuakerSpeak Deepens Our Spirituality

How QuakerSpeak deepens our spirituality. Krista Barnard
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The Quaker Faith: Friends of Love and Truth

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Is Peace Possible?

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