Author: Roger Vincent Jasaitis

• Answering the Call to Radical Faithfulness

  Here is an opportunity at Pendle Hill that Steve Chase has shared; Answering the Call to Radical Faithfulness Apr 1 – Aug 31, 2015 Equipping Ourselves for Community Action to Heal and Repair the WorldAn Intensive Online/On-Campus Certificate Program (includes four residencies at Pendle Hill) Pendle Hill’s new certificate training program, Answering the Call to Radical…

  01/30/2015

  Member Activities, Social Justice, Steve Chase

  Answering the Call to Radical Faithfulness, Pendle Hill, Quaker, Revelation and Revolution, Social Justice, Steve Chase

• Governor Shumlin Does Not Hear You

  Dear Friends, If you didn’t see the Governor’s comments on the news last night, this clip is worth watching. From WCAX: He says voters sent him a message to act on property taxes and education costs, not gun laws or picking the state dog and vegetable. ‘I just don’t know very many Vermonters who come up to me…

  01/28/2015

  Member Activities, Social Justice

  Ann Braden, criminal background checks, Governor Shumlin, Gun Sense Vermont, Gun Violence, Putney Friends Meeting, Social Justice, Vermont, Vermonters

• Gun Sense VT Act Now!

  Dear Friends, I’m thrilled to announce that S. 31 has been officially introduced in the Senate. That means that it’s crucial that right now we all send a quick, personal e-mail to our lawmakers letting them know that we support it. (Senators’ and representatives’ e-mails are here.) This bill has three key parts, like three…

  01/22/2015

  Social Justice

  Ann Braden, background checks, Gun Sense Vermont, Gun Violence, National Instant Background Check System, Putney, Putney Friends, Putney Friends Meeting, Social Justice, Universal Background Checks, Vermont

• Gun Sense VT Video

  Putney Friends Meeting Minute 2014.03.01; Minute on the Prevention of Gun Violence. Live in “the virtue of that life and power that takes away the occasion for all wars.” George Fox (1624- 1691) This applies to all violence including gun violence. Violence is a reflection of the ills of society. We challenge ourselves and others…

  01/19/2015

  Commentary, PFM Events

  Ann Braden, George Fox, Gun Laws, Gun Sense Vermont, Gun Violence, Putney Friends Meeting, Putney Friends Meeting Minute, Quaker, Social Justice, Universal Background Checks, Vermont, video

• Gun Sense Vermont

  Putney Friends Meeting has endorsed the work of GunSense.  Ann Braden will be with us on Sunday January 18th at 9:45am at Putney Friends Meetinghouse to speak with us about how we can help support legislation regarding gun ownership here in Vermont. Gun Sense VT is an independent, grassroots, Vermont-run organization fueled by volunteers from…

  01/12/2015

  Community Events, PFM Events

  Ann Braden, Gun Sense Vermont, Putney, Putney Friends, Putney Friends Meeting, Quaker, Social Justice

• Peace on Earth 2015

  01/10/2015

  The Wider Quaker World, Uncategorized

  FRIENDS, Nancy Jane Lang, Peace on Earth, Putney, Putney Friends, Putney Friends Meeting, Quaker, Social Justice

• It Started with $5

    Dear Friends, I can still remember the first time I chose to make a financial contribution to the ministry of our yearly meeting. As a young adult traveling in the ministry, living with student loans and an uncertain future, my resources were limited. Like many of us, I grew up with a sense of…

  12/31/2014

  NEYM, Noah Baker Merrill, The Wider Quaker World

  Donate, Financial support, NEYM, Putney Friends Meeting

• Yuletide Greetings

  Originally posted on RVJart.com: Homemade cards in production Yuletide Greetings, Do you have a Christmas tree in your home? If so, then you are celebrating an ancient ritual called Yule or Jul, dating back to prehistoric Germanic and Celtic pagans. You are honoring  the Spirit in the trees. Isn’t it fascinating how Christianity absorbs and incorporates…

  12/24/2014

  Uncategorized

• Read The New England Friend online.

  DEAR FRIENDS, I’m pleased to share with you the latest online edition of The New England Friend. Read The New England Friend online One of the great joys of my work is getting to see new Life rising up in so many corners of our Quaker community. In a season when our society and our world seem besieged by…

  12/12/2014

  NEYM, Noah Baker Merrill

  FRIENDS, New England, New England Friend, New England Yearly Meeting, Noah Baker Merrill, Quaker community, The New England Friend online

• Understanding the Torture Report- NEYM

  New England Yearly Meeting, In the wake of the release of the Senate report on U.S. torture, we hope Friends will join Friends Committee on National Legislation in mourning our government’s involvement in torture, calling for justice, and working to grow toward a world without torture. With gratitude for the faithful work and witness of New England…

  12/10/2014

  Commentary, NEYM

  John Calvi, New England Yearly Meeting, Torture Report