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Agnes Miyo Moriuchi and Steven Elkinton

By Staff on August 1, 2018

Married on September 3, 2017, under the care of Chestnut Hill Meeting in Philadelphia, Pa.

Posted in: Going Viral with Quakerism, Milestones
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Being Vegetarian is a Climate Issue

By Lynn Fitz-Hugh on January 1, 2018

A Friend’s bumpy path toward a lifestyle that’s lighter on the Earth.

Lynn Fitz-Hugh is a climate activist, parent, psychotherapist, and vegetarian. She belongs to Eastside Meeting in Bellevue, Wash.

Posted in: Quaker Lifestyles
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Challenging Conflicts in Our Meeting

By Four longtime members of a Midwestern Friends meeting on December 1, 2017

A meeting looks for guidance on handling a disruptive member.

This article was written by four longtime members of a Midwestern monthly meeting. The authors have chosen not to identify themselves or their meeting in order to maintain confidentiality.

Editors’ Note: Friends Journal publishes anonymous articles only in rare cases. We have confirmed the basic outlines of this case.

Posted in: Conflict and Controversy, Features
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The Transformation of a Small Quaker Library

By Ruth McNeill on November 1, 2017

Bringing a new sense of purpose to an underused meeting library.

Ruth McNeill is a member of Corvallis (Ore.) Meeting. She is a retired preschool and elementary school teacher, an amateur weaver, and an amateur writer.

Posted in: Features, Quaker Libraries
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Quaker Bestsellers 2017

By Staff on September 1, 2017

The top ten best‐selling books from the 2017 FGC Gathering.

Source: QuakerBooks & More of FGC

Posted in: Features, September 2017, September 2017 Books
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Mary Katherine McKinney Miller

By Staff on August 1, 2017

Miller—Mary Katherine McKinney Miller, 69, on April 17, 2016, of pancreatic cancer, under hospice care at home in Philadelphia, Pa. [
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Posted in: Milestones, The Art of Dying
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Our Drop in the Wave of Liberation

By Lauren Brownlee on March 1, 2017

A visit to the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Lauren Brownlee is a member of Bethesda (Md.) Meeting and serves on the Peace and Social Concerns Committee and Growing Diverse Leadership Committee of Baltimore Yearly Meeting. She is a member of Sandy Spring Friends School’s board of trustees, the DC Peace Team, and the Quaker Palestine–Israel Network.

Posted in: Features, Race and Anti-Racism
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Quaker Bestsellers 2016

By Quakerbooks of FGC on September 1, 2016

The top ten best‐selling books from the 2016 FGC Gathering.

Posted in: September 2016
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Forum: June/July 2016

By Staff on June 1, 2016

A resource for Quakers to connect Your feature “Quaker Works” (FJ Apr.) serves a very current need. In their reorganizations, [
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Posted in: Departments, Forum, June/July 2016: Almost Quaker
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News June/July 2016

By Staff on June 1, 2016

Demonstrations, conferences, appointments, and Quakers on U.S. money.

Posted in: June/July 2016: Almost Quaker, News
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