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News, May 2017

News of Friends: Philadelphia Young Adults reenvision lecture series; FLGBTQC heads into year of jubilee; QuEST appoints new director. Staff
Features

An interview with Joyce Ajlouny

Meet AFSC's incoming general secretary. Martin Kelley
Online Features

The Art of Gratitude

On the FJ Blog: "A boy’s watercolor depicts a heartwarming scene created amid the misery and starvation of post-World War… Daniel Lee
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Weathering the Windfall Winner Announced!

Congratulations to Friends at Barnegat (N.J.) Meeting for their winning submission in our Weathering the Windfall contest. FJ Staff

Helen Lewis Stanfield

Stanfield—Helen Lewis Stanfield, 91, on September 10, 2016, at Friends Homes in Greensboro, N.C. Helen was born on September 28,… Staff

Patricia Boughton Palmer

Palmer—Patricia Boughton Palmer, 82, on December 24, 2015, in St. Augustine, Fla., surrounded by her family. Patricia was born on… Staff
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Retirement Community

FJ Poetry: "The bridge over waning years is crease with toil" Sunshine F. Branner
Quaker Works Archives

Quaker Works October 2016

A semiannual feature highlighting the recent works of Quaker organizations. Staff
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Author Lola Georg reads “The Dwelling Place Within”

FJ Podcast: I had the most remarkable experience the first time I stepped over the threshold of a meetinghouse. The room… Lola Georg
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Author Chris Mohr reads “A Quaker Space for Our Time”

FJ Podcast: On October 6, 2015, I got an email from Tony Heriza, the media production director at American Friends… Chris Mohr

Steven Sears Spencer

Spencer—Steven Sears Spencer, 85, on July 11, 2015, in Santa Fe, N.M. Steve was born on August 27, 1929, in… Staff
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Fall Down Seven Times

A story about failure, dead ends, and misunderstandings. Amy Ward Brimmer
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