Friends Meetings

2001 State of the Meeting Reports

In the shadow of September 11 and the ensuing war against terrorism, Friends in their monthly meetings have experienced a…

A Big Event in a Small Meeting with a Small School Under its Care

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting’s Residential Meeting on July 18, 2001, explored the meaning of "under the care of," a phrase familiar…

A Meeting Housed in a Condominium

Faith can move mountains, or in this case, move a monthly meeting from a classroom to its own space, a…

Chaos in Friends Meeting

In a Palm Beach Friends meeting for worship in 1999, I felt moved to speak about chaos, as the word…

Unseen but Essential Victories

I am a retired professor and an avid gardener. I sing a little, write a little, and I am a…

Life in the Meeting: State of the Meeting Reports

Many monthly meetings go through an annual process in the spring of assessing the spiritual condition of their fellowships, their…

Succession to the Clerkship

I am learning to clerk. Meetings give their clerks the power and authority necessary to function. This is something we…

Reading Minutes Aloud

A characteristic practice at meetings for business of Friends General Conference’s Central Committee is reading the minutes out loud to…

Being Silent

Last Sunday was another of those meetings for worship. In the first 20 minutes when the children were present no…

Grieving in the Light: Friend’s Ministry to the Divorced

I was recently divorced from my husband, who is an active member of our meeting, as am I. It was…

The Making of A Western Quaker Reader: An Interview with Anthony Manousos

In 2000, A Western Quaker Reader: Writings by and about Independent Quakers in the Western United States, 1929-1999 was published…

Outreach Is Just Another Word for Sharing

"We are also to be witnesses for God, and to propagate his life in the world, to be instruments in…