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Experiments in Celebration and Simplicity in Quaker Meetings, Summary

Experiments in Celebration and Simplicity in Quaker Meetings, Summary

Jan 2, 2025

During the Christmas season and other holidays, Friends Meetings may celebrate as a way to experience wonder and light, rejoice in intergenerational community, and engage in cultural traditions. At the same time, we are called by the testimony of simplicity that is essential to Quaker faith and practice. We celebrate, in part, for the sake of children in our meeting and recognize that when the adult Friends who curate these celebrations are centered, the spiritual meaning comes through for children.

Summary: Religious Education (RE) Committees

Summary: Religious Education (RE) Committees

Oct 6, 2024

Serving on the religious education committee is a contribution to the meeting, a spiritual practice, a way to be truly present with Friends, and a calling to nurture spiritual growth among Friends of all ages. Join this conversation to share experiences, challenges and practices for Quaker RE committees.

Conversation Circles: Welcoming Families to Quaker Community

Conversation Circles: Welcoming Families to Quaker Community

Aug 8, 2024

Raising children to lead kind, respectful, creative lives is challenging. In today’s fast paced world, it is easy for parents and caregivers to feel buffeted by hurried schedules, multiple demands and our technology-driven culture. Join these conversations to explore how your Meeting can welcome, engage and nurture families.

Conversation Circles: What if Children Learned to Read by Reading About Peace?

Conversation Circles: What if Children Learned to Read by Reading About Peace?

May 13, 2024

Join these conversation circles to learn about Children’s Peace Libraries, a project of Friends Peace Teams

Listening Circle: Inviting Children’s Participation in Worship

Listening Circle: Inviting Children’s Participation in Worship

Mar 3, 2024

Join these listening circles to explore children’s participation in Quaker Meeting for Worship. These conversations will support a Friend’s seminary research from which will emerge a guide for how to be an intergenerational spiritual community and how to encourage reciprocity across generations.

Faith & Play: Stories of Quaker faith, practice, and witness for Friends

Faith & Play: Stories of Quaker faith, practice, and witness for Friends

Feb 20, 2024

Join this conversation to explore Faith & Play™: Stories of Quaker faith, practice and witness told in the manner of Godly Play® The conversation on Thursday will be simultaneously interpreted into Spanish

Sparkling Still: A Core Quaker Curriculum for Ages 3-8

Sparkling Still: A Core Quaker Curriculum for Ages 3-8

Dec 30, 2023

Join this conversation to learn about Sparkling Still, the core Quaker curriculum for ages 3-8 based on children’s picture books.

Summary: Radical Acceptance of Children & Youth in Quaker Meetings

Summary: Radical Acceptance of Children & Youth in Quaker Meetings

Dec 13, 2023

This conversation explored how to help meetings fully include all children in the Meeting community, especially those whose interest, behavior, energy level, or identity, make adults Friends feel uncomfortable.

Radical Acceptance of Children & Youth in Quaker Meetings

Radical Acceptance of Children & Youth in Quaker Meetings

Nov 12, 2023

Join this conversation to explore how to our meetings fully include all children in the Meeting community, especially those whose interest, behavior, energy level, or identity, make adults Friends feel uncomfortable.

Outreach to Families: Support for Parenting in Community

Outreach to Families: Support for Parenting in Community

Sep 14, 2023

Conversations to help Quaker Meetings organize gatherings to support parents and families. Tuesday, September 19, 1pm ET and Thursday, September 21, 8pm ET

Summary: Is your Friends’ Meeting/Church welcoming to families, children and youth?

Summary: Is your Friends’ Meeting/Church welcoming to families, children and youth?

Jun 19, 2023

Conversations to help Friends Meetings fully include children and families. Tuesday, August 29 and Thursday August 31

Summary: Paid Religious Education (RE) Staff in Quaker Meetings

Summary: Paid Religious Education (RE) Staff in Quaker Meetings

Mar 7, 2023

Conversations to help meetings discern the value of paid religious education staff in ministry for children and families.

RISE: A Curriculum for Quaker Youth — November Conversation Circles

RISE: A Curriculum for Quaker Youth — November Conversation Circles

Sep 15, 2022

Relationships and sexuality are central to the spiritual work of adolescence. In these conversations, learn about RISE, a human relationship and sexuality curriculum for 7th and 8th grade Quakers developed by Durham Friends Meeting. November 15 & 17, 2022

Experiments in Meeting for Worship, Plain, Virtual, Blended — Conversation Summary

Experiments in Meeting for Worship, Plain, Virtual, Blended — Conversation Summary

Jul 8, 2022

Quakerism has been an experimental faith, and the disruption of these times has opened a profound experiment in Meeting for Worship. Conversation summary as we seek to evolve our understanding through shared experience of plain, virtual and blended Meeting for Worship.

Protecting Our Children: Child Safety in Quaker Meetings — Conversation Circle Summary

Protecting Our Children: Child Safety in Quaker Meetings — Conversation Circle Summary

Mar 30, 2022

Join this conversation to learn about the Britain Yearly Meeting Safeguarding Program and to share thoughts and resources on child safety in Meetings.

Conversation Circles, Faith at Home

Conversation Circles, Faith at Home

Feb 8, 2022

Home is the heart of faith formation. Learn about QREC Faith at Home resources to help open us and our children in faithful living. Tuesday, Feb 15 and Thursday, Feb 18

Conversation Circles, Quaker Parenting:

Conversation Circles, Quaker Parenting:

Jan 11, 2022

Quaker Parenting, Support for these times. Support for Quaker parents through meetings, online and resources for family life. Tuesday, Jan 18 and Thursday, Jan 20

Intergenerational RE: Rebuilding the Beloved Community — Conversation Circles

Intergenerational RE: Rebuilding the Beloved Community — Conversation Circles

Nov 4, 2021

Join this conversation to explore rebuilding the beloved community through intergenerational Quaker religious education.

Conversation Circle

Conversation Circle

Sep 17, 2021

This conversation focused on practical experiences, resources and ideas for observing World Quaker Day in religious education programs.

April 20 & 22, 2021 Conversation Circle

April 20 & 22, 2021 Conversation Circle

Apr 8, 2021

Conversation with Quaker Youth Workers. Tuesday, April 20, 1pm Eastern (USA) and Thursday, April 22, 8pm Eastern (USA)

February 18, 2021 Conversation Circle

February 18, 2021 Conversation Circle

Feb 18, 2021

Beyond Quakerism 101: How can Friends prepare to be a light in the world? Thursday, February 18, 8pm Eastern (USA).

Conversation Circle (October 2020) — Welcoming Diverse Youth and Young Adults

Conversation Circle (October 2020) — Welcoming Diverse Youth and Young Adults

Oct 20, 2020

Topic: The current disruption in society is shaking the foundations of culture and faith. In the turmoil, youth and young adults from diverse backgrounds may seek spiritual community in Friends Meetings. Children of color who connect with Friends at Quaker camp may...

Conversation Circle (Sep 2020) — Child Safety

Conversation Circle (Sep 2020) — Child Safety

Sep 8, 2020

How are we caring for children in our Meetings? We have been given a sacred trust, as Quaker religious educators who work with children and youth, to nurture the spiritual growth of young Friends in a loving and safe community. This conversation will explore child...

Conversation Circle (July 2020) — Program Planning in Uncertain Times

Conversation Circle (July 2020) — Program Planning in Uncertain Times

Jul 30, 2020

Topic: In April and May we held conversations on how Friends were managing Religious Education and supporting families during the COVID-19 pandemic. As we look forward, the virus is still with us - and will be for some time to come. Join the conversation on how we can...

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