A Friendly Welcome for Families

A Friendly Welcome for Families

Spoken and Unspoken Messages of Our Meeting Spaces A one page tip sheet on how to make the Quaker Meeting House family-friendly. An IntroductionThe Quaker Religious Education Collaborative (QREC) is an international, cross-branch, grassroots network of Friends sharing...
Crossing the Threshold: Preparing to Welcome Families

Crossing the Threshold: Preparing to Welcome Families

“How do meeting communities prepare and engage in active invitation to families and children? When a family walks through the door of a meeting, there are three sets of needs we should be prepared to support: the spiritual formation of their children, the...
Busy Box

Busy Box

A Busy Box can be kept on hand should children arrive at a small meeting with no formal religious education program.  For Meetings with an RE program, the Busy Box is useful to help young Friends quietly join Meeting for Worship before or after the lesson. Friendly...
The Power of Goodness

The Power of Goodness

TThe Power of Goodness: Art and Stories for a Culture of Peace is a short story book with children’s art from Chechnya, Russia and around the world illustrating narratives of nonviolence, healing and reconciliation. Together, the words and images capture the...
World Quaker Day Website

World Quaker Day Website

Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC) has relaunched the World Quaker Day Website to celebrate the 5th annual day of international Quaker celebration. We have updated the look and feel of the site and added more resources to help Friends plan their...