Ideally, a quaker confirmation class would include the following. Children and young people are a valued and vital part of the quaker community. Guidance for quaker meetings in relation to the covid19 alternate contact info for quaker house dublin statement from clerk, ireland yearly meeting regarding iym2020. Thinking about war and participation in war quaker. Quip united with the proposal for a quaker youth book project, which will feature short nonfiction prose, poetry and art by international young quakers ages 1530 from all branches of the religious society of friends, including programmed, unprogrammed, conservative and evangelical. Quip invites quaker authors and aspiring authors to a conference focusing on the ministry of the written word and how it prospers among us today. The last runaway by tracy chevalier, the invention of wings by sue monk kidd, a quaker book of wisdom.
The books selected are particularly useful to meeting book discu. The teacher may use a story, discussion, or art project to explore together our basic quaker principles. Project muse women and quakerism in the 17th century. Every summer a subcommittee of the ulster home mission committee arranges a senior camp for teenagers and a junior camp, each for a week, at moyallon, and these are. In the past year we have hosted a consultation with young adult friends and are in the process of discerning how best to put many things we learned into an action plan. Whats wrong with a woman who has everythinga mansion on a lake. In two stories of george foxs youth, as authentic records are scanty, i have even ventured to look through the eyes of imaginary spectators at. Our meetings offer a welcoming opportunity for spiritual exploration. Preparing for peace is a project run by westmorland quakers. Quakerspeak a quaker video project by friends journal. Friends in my hometown did not understand what quakers were or why anyone our age.
Workshops on writing and art that encourage reflection, creativity, and written and visual ministry by young friends, ages 1535. Dec 20, 2010 book project finding christ in the quaker church. Adult allies to youth quaker youth workers pacific yearly. American libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library. An informational site for young friends listing events and gatherings. The product of the twoyear quakers uniting in publishing quip quaker youth book project, it includes over 200 contributors from 17 countries who reflect on their faith and lives as friends, on worship and practice, on quaker testimonies, community, conversion and convincement, and on service to and in the world. Ensuring that britain yearly meeting, at the national level, is open and welcoming to young adults. Resources for work with children and childrens meeting a range of ideas, activities and resources to help support childrens meeting and engagement with quaker children in other settings. Wilson this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. If you have ideas for a good volume, please let bill know via bill.
Quaker youth theatre quaker youth theatre qyt is the longest running project of the leaveners, and began in 1978 with a street theatre performance at britain yearly meeting. A book of seeds an e book of queries for personal growth by dana kestermccabe. The product of the twoyear quakers uniting in publishing quip quaker youth book project, it includes over 200 contributors from 17 countries who reflect on. Pacific yearly meeting youth programs home facebook. Sometimes you have to go a little bit crazy to discover the life you were meant to live. Find meetings in great britain quaker email lists a guide to the quaker blogosphere resources for quaker youth quaker books and writings. Sparkling still updated web links friends general conference. Napkin with notes, letter about the quaker youth book project, master list of submissions with author contact information and titles. We try to live in truth, peace, simplicity, and equality, finding god in ourselves and those around us. Forged from a partnership between a university press and a library, project muse is a trusted part of the academic and scholarly community it serves. Fgc welcomes holly baldwin as new welcoming friend project. Stories of friends street corner society home page. This book presents the result of that study, and the author acknowledges his indebtedness to professor giddings for the working analysis necessary to the knowledge of his problem.
Quakerspeak is a project of friends journal in collaboration with friends general conference and quaker voluntary service, with funding provided by the thomas h. The notsopeculiar stories of young friends this is a call for essays to contribute to a collective memoir for young adults age 40 and under whose pursuit of christ has led them to the quaker friends church. You can search for books by title or subject matter, put them in your cart, and pay for them online using a credit card. It was written with help from young people and is a partnership project. Top american libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library. Quaker project offers inmates alternatives to violent.
Jan 24, 2012 in 2002, i flew to baltimore, maryland to join my fellow pilgrims for the quaker youth pilgrimage qyp. Quaker acronymns and abbreviations quaker council for european affairs qcea quakers in the world. If you find project gutenberg useful, please consider a small donation, to help project gutenberg digitize more books, maintain our online presence, and improve project gutenberg programs and offerings. The religious organizing against the death penalty project. The religious society of friends also known as the quakers is a unique faith community that encourages individual seekers to join in fellowship to share their spiritual journeys. Nyyms children and youth field secretary works with meetings, yearly meeting committees, and other nyym youth oriented programs to strengthen and enrich youth programming in nyym and help our meetings become more.
Ohio valley yearly meeting of friends ovym is a faith community of quaker congregations meetings in indiana, kentucky, and southwestern ohio committed to becoming a more inclusive religious society through the power of love embodied in the quaker testimonies of. Turning apathy into action, is it time to change the name of our magazine. Offering a range of ideas to use with young people in a quaker context. Charles eugene fager born 1942, known as chuck fager, is an american activist, an author, an editor, a publisher and an outspoken and prominent member of the religious society of friends or quakers. New quaker meetings project friends general conference other books of quaker faith and practice. The project gutenberg ebook of quaker hill, by warren h. Quaker parenting and family resources friends meeting of. I will use this space to post their letters, one each day, for you to get a sense of how a portion of the youth in the northwest yearly meeting of friends are looking towards the future with hope and also concern. We have been blessed with a number of his books that are out of print. Quakers uniting in publications is thrilled to announce the launch of its second quaker youth book project, which will culminate in an anthology of short nonfiction prose, poetry and visual art by young quakers ages 1530 from all branches of the religious society of friends and all over the world. Hamm women and quakerism in the 17th century, by christine trevett. I had to say that quakers were not dead, because i was a quaker and went to quaker meeting with other quakers each sunday.
The books for children are in one of the nearby small meeting. Project muse promotes the creation and dissemination of essential humanities and social science resources through collaboration with libraries, publishers, and scholars worldwide. Our library is mostly on shelves on the east wall of the fellowship room in the meetinghouse. The san antonio quake was a high energy, inspirational, and christcentered weekend for our youth group.
Children and young people engage with a variety of issues in a variety of ways. The most trusted resources for your quaker journey. Your contribution will help make possible the vital fgc projects, services, and. The books selected are particularly useful to meeting book discussion groups. The project was developed out of a sixmonth research project. Funds for this project came in part from palo alto friends meeting, baltimore. Either download the resources or ask us for paper copies. Forged from a partnership between a university press and a library, project muse is a trusted part of the academic and scholarly community it. Unpublished kenyan essays on culture and technology and the future of quaker churches.
Carrie newcomer, annie patterson, peter blood, david wilcox. Nov 01, 2015 with this in mind, i would like to introduce a quaker meme project. This site is dedicated to children everywhere who are learning about quakerism. Explore friends journal, the magazine dedicated to communicating quaker experience in. Living our beliefs is a small book exploring the faith and practice of quakers. Mail, with a check to quakerbooks of fcg enclosedsend your mail order to quakerbooks, co pssc, 46 development rd, fitchburg, ma 01420. May 01, 2017 quaker students reading list for president trump by staff on may 1, 2017 many of the students who participated in this years project responded to the following prompt idea in their letters.
Children get similar messages from youth programs such as camp fire. Having a class on what it means to be a member of a quaker meeting and encouraging them to become members of atlanta friends meeting is a way to provide support and accountability for these young friends during this time of transition. Recommend a book that you think the president should read and explain why. Quaker meetings powertools friends general conference. Quaker life children and young peoples work staff team have developed a range of ideas, activities and resources to help engagement with quaker young people at meetings and in other settings. Quaker principles that were identified by the editorial committee as pertaining to each story are also shown below. The alternatives to violence project is an outgrowth of the quaker project on community conflict, which was started in the 1960s to train civil rights demonstrators in. They have commissioned and performed multiple pieces, and developed the quaker festival chorus. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Workshops on writing and art that encourage reflection, creativity, and written and visual ministry by young friends, ages 15 35. Other ways to help include digitizing, proofreading and formatting, recording audio books, or reporting errors.
A quaker meme project keith helmuth friends journal. At the end of his 1976 book, the selfish gene, richard dawkins introduced the concept of the meme as a way to understand the uniqueness of human culture within the planetary array of life. Students form a learning community that explores questions about quaker testimonies, the history of quakers, the bible, world religions, and current events, among others. We are based in the west, working with bristol, bath and all areas between weston and devizes. His written works include religious and political essays, humor, adult fiction, and juvenile fiction, and he. The leaveners are a performing arts organisation consisting of members of the religious society of friends quakers. This is the first phase of a major project to digitise all surviving quaker records for ireland. Quaker students reading list for president trump staff. Christ in the quaker church the notsopeculiar story of a. This handbook is for those involved in quaker work with young people aged 12 to 18, or seeking to start new work for young quakers.
A novel of elizabeth fletcher by barbara schell luetke, phd. H aving grown up as the only quaker in my public school, i felt like an oddity at times, especially during social studies class, when teachers would inform us that quakers were dead. Pilgrim verses contains a collection of beautiful and simple poems about travels, religion, family and life by padraic murray, who is one of the avp directors and who attends monkstown meeting the poems are accompanied by calligraphies by vincent daniau. Quakerspeak is a project of friends journal and is filmed and edited by rebecca hamiltonlevi. As such we seek to engage them in meeting as well as at regional and national events and groups. They run a number of projects, most specifically for young people, some. Guidance for quaker meetings in relation to the covid19.
Recipe for weekendlong retreat for high school aged quaker youth. The alternatives to violence project avp has produced a poetry book, pilgrim verses, with all profits from sales going to the work of avp. The heifer project is told in a simple, colorful story. No theology or nonfiction books here, just quakers represented in historical fiction, scifi, romance, etc. Quip united with the proposal for a quaker youth book project, which will feature short nonfiction prose, poetry and art by international young quakers ages 1530 from all branches of the religious society of friends, including programmed, unprogrammed, conservative and evangelical traditions from around the world. Quakers are a faith group committed to working for equality and peace. Richly imagined, grounded in truth, and inspired by its authors deep awareness. Thoughts from the quaker youth pilgrimage quakers in canada. Two books are currently available, with more in the pipeline. The earth book the feelings book the peace book its okay to be different. However, london quaker youth arts group, the leaveners, was founded in 1978 and have since brought organized music to the quaker community.
Committeesboardsand the spirit of service, right sharing of worlds resources put our quaker faith into practice, how blessed it is for the sisters to meet historical roots of the pacific northwest quaker womens theology conference part 3, woolmaan workout. The quaker oats wholegrain cookbook by quaker oats company. Dear friend, bruce bishop suggested i contact you regarding the quaker youth book project of quakers uniting in publications. With trayce peterson feeling called to place her considerable talent in service to direct action social work thank you for your service, trayce, fgc is excited to announce that holly baldwin has been hired as our parttime welcoming friend project assistant. Quip united with the proposal for a quaker youth book project, which will feature short nonfiction prose, poetry and art by international young quakers ages 1530 from all branches of the religious society of friends, including programmed, unprogrammed, conservative and evangelical traditions from around the. The quaker oats wholegrain cookbook internet archive. The collection consists of both transcripts and scanned colour images of original births, marriages, burials. Join facebook to connect with quaker teenproject and others you may know. These testimonies may be shared under the following headings. Quaker summer women of faith fiction 2007 novel of the.
Fiction with quakers 42 books goodreads share book. If you consider yourself a quaker or a part of the friends church and are between the ages of 15 and 35 then were talking to you. A book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Jul 06, 2012 at the conclusion of the fall semester, my quaker seminar class wrote open letters to the friends church writ large. Mar 23, 2017 ive written about the upcoming quaker youth book project im working with and said we would soon be giving our call for submissions. Meetings for worship take place on the 1st and 3rd sunday of the month, at 11. Quaker youth theatre qyt is the longest running project of the leaveners, and. Our program for junior young friends ages nine to yearsold is studentcentered and incorporates project based learning. From there, all 25 young friends would begin our journey, retracing george foxs 17 thcentury footsteps in the united states. We try to live our lives as testimonies of our faithin our families, our communities, and the world.
Quaker resources for work with young people quakers in britain. Nurturing childrens spiritual wellbeing a pendle hill pamphlet at quaker books opening doors to quaker religious education at quaker books quaker youth education lending library of new england yearly meeting page 82 national association for the education of the young child. Founded in 1929 by independent liberal friends quakers throughout the western united states, western friend previously friends bulletin has published a newsletter or. It might also be possible to create articles on all the pages in the quaker wikia site, a list of which can be found at wikipedia. Although other animals do have forms of culture, the human animal has a. Engaging young adult quakers is a new threeyear project that began in june 2017 with the aim of increasing the visibility and participation of young adults defined roughly as being between the age of 18 and 35 within britain yearly meeting. From these roots, they have grown into running weeklong projects producing a single piece of amateur theatre. The pacific yearly meeting youth programs coordinator ypc and youth programs coordinating committee ypcc continue to be available to consult with groups in pym on developing safe, reliable, wellknown and wellprepared adults to work with youth youthworkers whose interests and abilities match the specific program needs. Here is a short selection of childrens book that celebrate quaker values. Quaker house this is a quaker project, located near fort bragg, nc, that works at a very practical level with military resistors, as well as other aspects of militarism, consicence, and resistance.
And i hope youll help us spread the word ab out this exciting new weekly quaker video project. The project gutenberg ebook of a book of quaker saints, by lucy. Wikiproject religious society of friends quakerswikia articles. Quaker summer women of faith fiction 2007 novel of the year samson, lisa on. Extending access to knowledge related to conflict analysis and resolution via open access books. Quaker resources for work with children and childrens. This might include residential events of a variety of lengths as well as young peoples meetings, afterschool clubs and evening activities. Quaker confirmation a passionate and determined quest for. Supporting peace and conflict studies program development. Work with young friends and adult young friends and work with meetings seeking to better serve youth continues under the care of the committee for nurturing ministries and is in transition. The following are marked in the book s thematic index as stories about friends f.
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