Category: Member Activities
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Adult Religious Education update
Our Adult Religious Education program continues to meet on 2nd and 4th Sundays between first and second Meeting in the Fellowship Room. We are listening and responding to stories of the spiritual lives of folks from our Meeting. Upcoming meetings will include the following presenters: November 9th Heidi Watts November 23rd Noah Baker Merrill […]
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PFM Supports Sensible Gun Laws
At a recent meeting for business, Putney Friends Meeting agreed to support a petition that endorses the position of Gun Sense Vermont and adds our voice to the call for Governor Shumlin to act on this issue. The petition reads: Governor Shumlin: Support Sensible Gun Laws in Vermont We can’t afford to wait for the […]
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Nonviolent Direct Action Training Opportunity on December 1
Dear Members, Attenders, and Supporters of Putney Friends Meeting, I’m thrilled to invite you all to a very low-cost nonviolent direct action training workshop this Saturday, on December 1, from 9 am to 5 pm in the main Community Room at Antioch University New England, 40 Avon Street, Keene, NH. If you are interested, please […]
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Putney Friends Focus on the 2012 World Conference of Friends — June 10
On Sunday, June 10, two members of Putney Friends Meeting will report on their experience this April attending the 2012 World Conference of Friends in Kenya. Noah Baker-Merrill and Rosemary Zimmerman will share photos and stories from the conference, which was the largest worldwide conference of Friends since 1967. The Conference included Quakers from many […]
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Video of PFM Member Speaking To Massachusetts Bible Society
Crisis, Faith, and Action: Transitioning to a Beloved Community in the Era of Peak Oil, Climate Change, and a Dysfunctional Global Economy At this February luncheon of the Massachusetts Bible Society, Quaker Transition activist Steve Chase addressed some key questions: What is faithful, abundant living in the midst of the triple threat of peak oil, […]
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NEYM Mid-Year Gathering on Saturday, March 31
The realities of climate change, deepening social and economic injustice and a spiritually bereft culture challenge New England Friends to find new relevance, listening to the Living Spirit in worship, action and witness. Join us for a Mid-Year Gathering on Saturday, March 31, to explore what we may be called to do. We will be […]
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A Great Social Activity Coordinated by Fellowship Committee
“Friendly 8’s” are a chance to get to know people from Meeting better through small group dinners of approximately 8 individuals each–hence the name! You can meet at a host’s home, someone else’s home, the meetinghouse, or even a restaurant. Here’s how it works: Step 1: Folks who are interested sign up on the Meetinghouse […]
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PFM Members Contribute To Young Adult Friends Anthology
At the 2010 Friends General Conference Gathering in Bowling Green, Ohio, PFM’s Noah Baker-Merrill read a piece that was recently published in the young adult Quaker anthology called Spirit Rising. Here is a video of Noah reading his piece, which is entitled “Dispatches From The Lamb’s War.” PFM member Sadie Forsythe also has a piece […]