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Dear Friends,
A beautiful hybrid offering from Friends Center in Barnesville, OH, described here:
On November 12-14, 2021, as we have in recent years, we will gather for another weekend with Jesus and teachings, "Where is the Kingdom of Heaven, the Reign of Love?" The description is below. This year we will offer a hybrid format, both at the Morlan House in Barnesville and online. We would welcome having you join us, by whatever means is best for you.
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Friends Everywhere:
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Hello everyone…
Annette and I are now in Scotland, enjoying the culture and landscape, and gearing up for COP26.
You may be familiar already with the “Connecting to COP26.” For those of you who are not, it is a portal to online opportunities for engagement with this year’s UN climate summit.
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Friends House Moscow – the Friends organization in the Russian Federation – would like to add new energy and volunteers to its international governing board and its US fund-raising arm, including the following:
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Friends may want to support this work by our friends on the boarder.
I received this message from Rose Mary Sanchez-Guzman, Pastora, Iglesia Cristo Rey, on 10/12/2021:
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Dear friends and supporters of Progresa,
We invite you to support our program by volunteering in this virtual teaching experience. No previous teaching English experience is required, but you need to have a stable internet connection, a computer and lots of love and patience. We will provide training for the apps and methodology we will use.
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At 90, two years ago, Marybeth Webster published her memoir, Tasting Awe: My One Life. I have just read this book and feel as though I have journeyed with someone through many lives.
Marybeth is an artist, activist, mother, educator, traveler, survivor, lover, student, “peace pilgrim,” seeker, Quaker, art therapist, facilitator of workshops, founder of community projects, “better angel” and more.
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Four-week eRetreat
Includes weekly, community-building calls, with first call being:
"A Quaker Way of Living with Dying," a Friends General Conference eRetreat, invites you to explore and practice the spirituality of death. Growing old, even when that means facing physical or other changes, can help us focus on what is essential. This eRetreat was previously offered with the title Aging, Death, and Dying.
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During our last "Thursdays with Friends" event, Amelia Kegan and Portia Skenandore-Wheelock, lead lobbyist for FCNL's Native American program, had a great discussion about FNCL's priorities as we advocate in solidarity with Native communities. Watch the recording here.
from Diane Randall, Friends Committee on National Legislation (10/4/2021)
