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Vigil for Las Vegas
VIGIL FOR LAS VEGAS Local faith communities are calling for a vigil to remember and mourn the lives lost and affected by the Las Vegas tragedy. Tens of lives were lost, hundreds were injured and thousands of lives were affected forever by the loss of loved ones. The nation mourns this tragedy and again questions…
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Love is Sanctuary
Join the webinar “Love is sanctuary, a safehaven and place to rest.” – Theodore Volgoff What does “sanctuary” mean to you? When do you feel as though your heart can rest, as though you are in the place where the tensions and furor of the world is released, the place where you feel you can…
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AFSC Against DACA Termination
Quaker org speaks out against DACA termination PUBLISHED: SEPTEMBER 5, 2017 Photo: AFSC WASHINGTON, DC (September 5, 2017) Today, the Trump administration announced that they would rescind Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), a program that has provided temporary deportation relief to almost 800,000 people who came to the U.S. as children. The American Friends Service Committee…
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FCNL’s Visiting Friends Program
Dear Friends, We have a guest, Nancy Corindia, attending Meeting for worship tomorrow. She will stay and share our First Day potluck and speak of her experiences. Greetings Friends, My name is Nancy Corindia and I am a member of Sarasota Monthly Meeting in Florida. (Formerly, a member of Hanover Monthly Meeting.) I have been…
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How to Offer Sanctuary
Learn how to offer sanctuary Dear Friends, I get at least one call per week from Quaker congregations asking about congregational sanctuary. Since the rate of arrests leading to deportation has risen 38 percent and immigrants are afraid to attend immigration check ins because many are being detained and deported, the need for congregations willing to stand…
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June Offerings
Hello Friends! I’m reaching out because Pendle Hill still has full scholarships available for our two upcoming Quakerism workshops with Ben Pink Dandelion and Deborah Shaw, please share these opportunities as you are able and encourage those who are interested to reach out to John Meyer (jmeyer@pendlehill.org, 610-566-4507 ext 129) regarding scholarships. Thank you! Best,Lina…
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Our Common Life
Our Common Life One of the most enlivening aspects of my work is visiting local meetings across New England, connecting with Friends and encouraging the Life of the Spirit in the Quaker Movement. In my travels in recent years—in meetings small and large, pastoral and unprogrammed, urban and rural, with meetinghouses and without—I’ve noticed similarities that seem…
Putney Friends Meeting 