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Woolman at Sierra Friends Center damaged by wildfire

The morning of August 17, the Jones fire swept across the campus of Woolman at Sierra Friends Center, driven by… FJ News Editor

Ruth Estelle Taber Gates

Gates—Ruth Estelle Taber Gates, 91, on July 23, 2019, peacefully, in East Providence, R.I., a few weeks after joyously celebrating…
Features

Pastoring without a Pastor

A New England meeting adapts to worship and care without a pastor. Kathleen Costello Malin
Reflection

Days of Uncertainty

In the midst of these days of uncertainty, I have turned to things that remain constant. Nancy Bieber
News

AFSC joins call to defund the police

“This isn’t a political question. This isn’t a budgetary question. This is a moral question,” said Joyce Ajlouny, general secretary… FJ News Editor
Resources

A Quaker Antiracist Reading List for Young People

After sharing an antiracist reading list of books we’ve read and discussed in recent years, we heard from people who… Staff
Among Friends

Who’s the Proper Quaker Now?

Our introduction to the June/July 2020 issue. Martin Kelley
Features

An Awkward Pause

A Friend is led to visit the meetinghouse grounds during isolation. Debbie B. Ramsey
Features

Spiritual Practices for the Pandemic

An offering of ways to stay grounded during anxious times. Mathilda Navias
Features

Growing Roots from a Distance

A story of finding connection while living far away from one’s community. Nikki Holland
Features

Drawing Circles, Not Lines

Protecting the limits of an inclusive community. Sarah Katreen Hoggatt
Features

Lapsed, Released, Let Go, Discontinued

The spiritual practice of laying down memberships. Carolyn Hilles-Pilant
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