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Sabbath

By Jessie Brown on September 16, 2019

FJ Poetry: “Spent the day preparing the way…”

Jessie Brown lives in Arlington, Mass.

Posted in: Poetry, September 2019

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Authentic Friends

By Martin Kelley on September 1, 2019

Our introduction to the September Issue.

Posted in: Among Friends, September 2019

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Ancestry

By Anna Murphey on September 1, 2019

FJ Poetry: “Three sisters sitting outside…”

Anna Murphey lives in Philadelphia, Pa.

Posted in: Poetry, September 2019

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Forum, September 2019

By Staff on September 1, 2019

Letters from our readers.

Posted in: Forum, September 2019

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Community Dinner at Brooklyn’s Quaker Diner

By Carl Blumenthal on September 1, 2019

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

Carl Blumenthal is a member of Brooklyn (N.Y.) Meeting’s Community Dinner Committee. If your meeting would like information on how to set up a community dinner, contact Carl at [email protected].

Posted in: Life in the Meeting, September 2019

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The Mighty Salem Oak

By Jessica Waddington, edited by Mary Julia Street on September 1, 2019

Remembering a tree that has seen much Lenape and Quaker history over its 600‐year lifespan.

Jessica Waddington is a member of Salem (N.J.) Meeting. She grew up across the street from the historic Salem Oak and Friends Burial Ground, where many of her relatives are buried. She now lives in Cherry Hill, N.J., with her husband, Adam Ross, and their dog, Luna. Mary Julia Street is milestones editor for Friends Journal.

Posted in: Remembrance, September 2019

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