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Calls to the Annual Sessions 2022

• Authored by:
• Gale Toko-Ross,
• Valerie Ireland,
• Jana Ostrom

[The following texts were abridged from the originals, which are available at: https://westernfriend.org/calls-annual-sessions-2022 ]

On Alternatives (March 2022)

That Clear and Certain Sound (review)

• Authored by:
• Mary Ann Petersen

What rings true? Something with “that clear and certain sound.”

On Alternatives (March 2022)

A Spiritual Home

• Authored by:
• Susan Calhoun

I have noticed that more young adults have been coming to our meetings for worship since we reopened our meetinghouse after COVID. Perhaps the pandemic gave them time to reflect. Young adulthood is naturally a time of choosing the values one will live by. I think the young people who visit our meeting are looking for ways to practice their values with other people.

On Place (May 2022)

Forging a Relationship with Self

• Authored by:
• Kristina Kenegos

When I was a child, I craved quiet places where I could be alone with my feelings. Sometimes I would go along the side of the house where camellia and pomegranate grew or down the stone steps to a small orchard under a tangerine tree in full fruit. Later in life, when I was old enough to be trusted, I would venture to a meadow and lie down in the tall grasses or climb high in a tree. Each of these places offered an essential opportunity to experience my inner being. [pullquote]Children have access to this “still small voice” in nature, preferably alone, where they can connect with their dreams and harness themselves for disappointment, which will surely come in life.[/pullquote]

On Place (May 2022)

2022 Calls to the Annual Sessions

• Authored by:
• Gale Toko-Ross,
• Jana Ostrom,
• Laura Magnani,
• Valerie Ireland

[The following texts were abridged from the originals, which are available at: https://westernfriend.org/calls-annual-sessions-2022 ]

On Place (May 2022)

Growing into the Light

• Authored by:
• Daniel Clarke Flynn

Is youth “wasted on the young,” as some have said? No, it is not. I have learned through my experience and that of others that we carry our youthful amazement within us all our life. It simply gets buried under our adult concerns.

On Normality (July 2022)

Webs

• Authored by:
• Ann Fuller

 

On Normality (July 2022)

The Dwindling Younger Generation

• Authored by:
• Young Adult Friends of North Pacific Yearly Meeting

During this Annual Session of North Pacific Yearly Meeting, we have reflected on the many aspects of Quakerism which have led us to this intentional community. Young Adult Friends are led here out of gratitude for the many intangible gifts Friends offer. We are drawn to this non-authoritative community because we value equality in action. We feel grateful for intergenerational community . . . Out of care for this community and its future, we feel led to express our concerns about the way the Society of Friends is operating.

On Cooperation (September 2022)

Toward a Science of Nonviolent Action

• Authored by:
• George Lakey

[The original version of this article, with footnotes and more detail, is published online at: westernfriend.org/media/toward-science-nonviolent-action-unabridged]

On Science (November 2022)

O, Day!

• Authored by:
• Tyger Wright

 

On Science (November 2022)