Drawing Out Each Other’s Faithfulness

Supporting gifts and leadings in our meeting community.

Pamela Haines

Thank You for the Wrens

The power of another person’s voice coming through Zoom.

Lotus

A teen navigates the uncharted territory of her first family death.

Mixed Flock

FJ Poetry: "Beneath the feeder …"

How to Attend a Quaker Meeting for the First Time

FJ Poetry: "In the old meetinghouse …"

Forum, June/July 2020

Letters from our readers.

Quaker organizations seek to adapt, continue work at a distance

The pandemic is leading Friends organizations and their supporters to reflect on their missions and discern a way forward.

Yearly meetings go virtual

In response to the COVID‐19 pandemic, many yearly meetings annual sessions will be held virtually.

Opening Doors

There is space for all.

QuakerSpeak, June/July 2020

As someone who travels in the ministry, Emily Provance is already used to connecting with her home meeting remotely. In this virtual interview, Emily explains how Quakers can use online tools to worship together—and not just in emergency circumstances.

Transcending Geography

Reinventing Pendle Hill’s morning worship.

A Gathered People

Our introduction to the May 2020 issue.

A Quaker Retirement Community Faces the Pandemic

Creativity and service flowers under quarantine.

Worshiping Online with Friends

Lessons from digitally connected Friends.

Communing Together Virtually

An opportunity to make Quaker communion more accessible.

Cat Rescuer

Before I was in kindergarten, I started rescuing cats with my mom and my babysitter. We found a group of cats near some stores and a busy road, and we left notes to see if anyone else was feeding them…

The Dangerous Turn

Most school days, when one of my parents picks me up, we have to make a turn out of the school parking lot and onto a busy street, New Garden Road. Every time, there is a wait as cars in front of us turn onto the road …

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