International Young Adult Friends Online Worship Opportunity on Aug 17th

5 August 2025

Categories: Events and Opportunities, News, Young Adult Friends

On Sunday 17 August at 3pm Eastern, join with Young Adult Friends aged 18-35 in an international meeting for worship, combining elements of worship from across the different traditions. This event is a chance to join a global community. As well as worship, there will be a short report from the new World Executive Committee of Young Adult Friends (WECYAF), and a chance to get to talk to YAFs from across the world. The event will also feature the launch a new Discord channel for WECYAF, a free online community for Young Adult Friends everywhere.

Click here to register your interest and you will be sent an online meeting link the day before the event. Learn more about WECYAF here.

Fall Spiritual Formation Retreat is Sept 12-14 at Weber Center

18 July 2025

Categories: Events and Opportunities, News

The spiritual formation committee is delighted that we will be returning September 12-14, 2025 to the Weber Center in Adrian, Michigan for our fall spiritual formation retreat. We welcome all Friends throughout Lake Erie Yearly Meeting to join us. The theme is “Where Next on My (Spiritual) Journey?” and this year’s facilitator will be Michael Wajda, a Friend many of you might know. Please check out the 2025-26 retreat brochure for more information on Michael and on the content and structure of the retreat.

Registration and additional information is available here. Please try to get registered by Aug 20th if you plan to attend.

Worship in Quaker Park

3 July 2025

Categories: Events and Opportunities, Monthly Mtgs, News

On Sunday, August 3, Friends in Michigan will gather for Meeting for Worship in Quaker Park at Battle Creek at 11:00 am. There will be a potluck lunch afterward. Kalamazoo Friends will provide water and tableware, and there will also be a portajohn onsite. Please bring a lawn chair to sit on.

Address: Quaker Park, 63 Groveland St, Battle Creek, MI 49017

World Quaker Day 2025 is Oct 5th

24 June 2025

Categories: Events and Opportunities, News

October 5th is World Quaker Day, with the theme Love Your Neighbour. Friends World Committee for Consultation, host of the event, has provided a range of materials and ideas to help Friends celebrate the day in style. If your meeting is holding a celebration of some sort, you can register it with FWCC.

Links to Other Quaker Resources

24 June 2025

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Books and Pamphlets and More

Friends Houses

Information on Quakers

Other Social Action Organizations

Quaker Associations

Quaker Audio and Video Programs

Quaker Blogs

Quaker Camps

Quaker Retreat and Study Centers

Quaker Schools and Educational Organizations

Quaker Social Action Organizations

Resources for Quakers

Umbrella Organizations

Resource Links of Possible Interest

New: For a quick look at recent news posts from other sites, see our “Quaker News Beyond LEYM” page.

Books and Pamphlets and More

Link	Description
BeFriending Creation	Quaker Earthcare Witness Newsletter
Digital Quaker Collection	Earlham School of Religion's digital library of Quaker works from the 17th & 18th centuries
Friends Journal	Independent Quaker magazine published in Philadelphia
Friends Quarterly	This magazine carries substantial articles, occupying the space between a weekly magazine and very formal academic journals. Based in the UK.
Friends United Press	Bookstore run by Friends United Meeting
Inward Light	Online library of Quaker Writings
Pendle Hill Pamphlets	Printed Quaker pamphlets and more from Pendle Hill Retreat Center
Quaker Heritage Press	Reprints and on-line versions of historical Quaker writings
Quaker Life	Magazine of Friends United Meeting
Quaker Pamphlets Collection	On-line pamphlets
Quaker Religious Thought	Journal sponsored by the Quaker Theological Discussion Group
Quaker Universalist Voice	On-line journal seeking to foster understanding among people from diverse spiritual cultures
QuakerBooks of Friends General Conference	Bookstore run by Friends General Conference
The Canadian Friend	The magazine of Canadian Yearly Meeting
The Friend	A weekly independent magazine published in London
The Washington Newsletter (FCNL)	Friends Committee on National Legislation's bimonthly newsletter
Thee Quaker Project	Thee Quaker Project is a Quaker media startup founded in 2022. They seek ways to be faithful Friends in the internet age. Much as the Early Quaker movement, their goal is to explore how they can be “publishers of truth” in a time of dramatically changing communications technology.
Tract Association of Friends	Printed and on-line pamphlets plus an annual calendar with Quaker quotes
Types and Shadows	Quarterly journal of the Fellowship of Quakers in the Arts
Western Friend	Magazine of Pacific, North Pacific & Intermountain Yearly Meetings
What Canst Thou Say?	Quarterly magazine for Quakers with an interest in mystical experience & contemplative practice

Friends Houses

Link	Description
Beacon Hill Friends House	Boston, Mass. Center for Quaker learning and action, the home of Beacon Hill Friends Meeting, and a residential intentional community grounded in Quaker principles.
Casa de los Amigos	Mexico City-based Quaker Center for Peace and International Understanding
Friends House Moscow	Moscow, Russia. Supporting Quaker work in Russia.
Friends Place on Capital Hill	Washington, DC. Quaker learning center and guesthouse that offers hospitality centered in peace, civic education, and justice-based advocacy for learners and leaders of all ages.
Quaker House at Chautauqua	In 1900, a gathering of Quakers at Chautauqua Institution led to the formation of Friends General Conference. Now, 120 years later, Quaker House offers a home on the Chautauqua, NY grounds for Friends and friends of Friends where all are welcome.
Quaker House Residential Community	Ann Arbor, Michigan, in the Meetinghouse.

Information on Quakers

Link	Description
Baltimore Yearly Meeting QTube	Short videos about what being Quaker means to the featured Friend
Daily Quaker Message	Daily Quaker sends out emails that have three parts: a short Quaker message to meditate on (often a quote, but sometimes a song, a poem, a piece of art, or a video), an exercise to try in your own life, and a query.
Inward Light	Online library of Quaker Writings
Quaker Information Center	A gateway to Quakerism developed at the Earlham School of Religion. Geared toward non-Friends.
Quaker Speak Videos	Short, engaging video interviews on topics
Quaker.org	A comprehensive collection of information about Quakers developed by the Friends Publishing Corporation.
Quakerfinder.org	Find a Quaker Meeting
QuakerInfo.com	Multitudes of information on Quakerism gathered by Bill Samuel
QuakerMaps.com	Searchable maps of Quaker Meetings
Thee Quaker Project	Thee Quaker Project is a Quaker media startup founded in 2022. They seek ways to be faithful Friends in the internet age. Much as the Early Quaker movement, their goal is to explore how they can be “publishers of truth” in a time of dramatically changing communications technology.

Other Social Action Organizations

Link	Description
Alternatives to Violence Project International	Training programs enabling participants to deal with potentially violent situations in new and creative ways
Alternatives to Violence Project USA (AVP)	Conflict transformation program via experiential workshops to develop participants' abilities to resolve conflicts without resorting to manipulation, coercion, or violence; started by Quakers
Christian Peacemaker Teams	Places teams at the invitation of local communities that are confronting situations of lethal conflict. Teams seek to follow God's Spirit as they risk injury & death by waging nonviolent direct action to confront systems of violence & oppression. Started by U.S. peace churches, including Quakers.
Fellowship of Reconciliation	Programs and educational projects concerned with domestic and international peace & justice, nonviolent alternatives to conflict, and the rights of conscience; many Quakers are involved
International Peace Bureau	Dedicated to the vision of a world without war; focuses on disarmament for sustainable development and the reallocation of military expenditure.
Nonviolent Peace Force	Mission is to protect civilians in violent conflicts through unarmed strategies, build peace side-by-side with local communities, and advocate for the wider adoption of these approaches to safeguard human lives and dignity.

Quaker Associations

Link	Description
Fellowship of Friends of African Descent	Publishes and responds to the concerns of Friends of African descent and provides for the nurture of Friends of African descent, their families and friends
Fellowship of Quakers in the Arts	Nurtures and showcases the literary, visual, musical, & performing arts within the Religious Society of Friends
Friends for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Concerns (FLGBTQ)	A North American Quaker faith community that affirms that of God in all people; gathers twice yearly for worship and play
Friends General Conference (FGC)	An association for Quaker meetings, based in Philadelphia.
Friends Historical Association	Dedicated to the study, preservation, & publication of material relating to Quaker history
Quaker Universalist Fellowship	A fellowship of Quakers and others concerned with universalist themes in the Quaker tradition
Quakers Uniting in Publications (QUIP)	Quakers uniting in the ministry of the written word

Quaker Audio and Video Programs

Link	Description
Honestly Aging Podcast	Podcast incorporates a mix of topics from the emotionally burdensome to the lighthearted, produced by Friends Life Care Partners, a Quaker-founded aging-in-place company
Northern Spirit Radio	Quaker radio broadcasts and podcasts
Ohio Yearly Meeting Podcast	A podcast of Ohio Yearly Meeting explore a range of issues of interest to Friends.
Quakers Today Podcast	Podcast produced by Friends Publishing Corporation (also the publisher of Friends Journal and QuakerSpeak).
QuakerSpeak	A bi-weekly Quaker video project produced by Friends Journal.
The Seed: Conversations for Radical Hope	Podcast produced by Pendle Hill Retreat Center
Thee Quaker Podcast	A weekly Quaker podcast for spiritual seekers, lifelong Quakers and everyone in between.

Quaker Blogs

Link	Description
Daily Quaker Message	Daily Quaker sends out emails that have three parts: a short Quaker message to meditate on (often a quote, but sometimes a song, a poem, a piece of art, or a video), an exercise to try in your own life, and a query.
Gathering in Light	Gathering in Light is an independent publication launched in April 2004 by C. Wess Daniels. Wess is the William R. Rogers Director of Friends Center and Quaker Studies at Guilford College.
Jolly Quaker	Written by Mark Russ, Jolly Quaker began in 2013 as a place to share thoughts on Quaker theology.
QuakerQuaker	An aggregator of Quaker blogs and forum discussions. In the process of migration to new site.
The Friendly Seeker	A birthright Friend in the unprogrammed tradition, Lynn Fitz-Hugh, talks about Quakerism today
The Quaker Ranter	Martin Kelley is an American Quaker, writer, workshop leader, and editor of Friends Journal. Much of his focus is on outreach and the Christian roots of Quakerism.
Through the Flaming Sword	A blog by Steven Davison providing a venue for conversation about the history and future of the Religious Society of Friends.
Turning, Turning	From Emily Provance, a young Quaker traveling minister to energize and connect interested Friends – anyone who is aiming to follow Spirit adventurously and build culturally inclusive communities of faith.

Quaker Camps

Link	Description
Friends Music Camp	Music camp for Quaker youth ages 10 to 18 for a month in the summer at Earlham College
Quaker Youth Programs and Camps Listing	Friends Journal, via Quaker.org, maintains this list of Quaker camps and youth programs.

Quaker Retreat and Study Centers

Link	Description
Ben Lomond Quaker Center	Ben Lomond, California; offers simple, modestly priced, comfortable accommodations located on 80 acres of redwood forest.
Friends Center	Philadelphia, PA; independent. Rents rooms for meetings & events
Friends Center of Ohio Yearly Meeting	Barnesville, Ohio; Ohio Yearly Meeting (Conservative)
Friends House (UK)	London, England; Britain Yearly Meeting's conference center.
Friends Wilderness Center	Harpers Ferry, WV; independent. 1400-acre wilderness preserve on the western side of the Blue Ridge Mountains
Michigan Friends Center	Chelsea, Michigan; under the oversight of Green Pastures Quarterly Meeting, LEYM
Pendle Hill	Wallingford, Penn.; independent. A Quaker study, retreat, and conference center welcoming all for Spirit-led learning and community.
Powell House	Old Chatham, New York (near Albany); New York Yearly Meeting's conference center
Quaker Hill Conference Center	Richmond, Ind.; Friends United Meeting
Quaker House at Chautauqua	In 1900, a gathering of Quakers at Chautauqua Institution led to the formation of Friends General Conference. Now, 120 years later, Quaker House offers a home on the Chautauqua, NY grounds for Friends and friends of Friends where all are welcome.
Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre	Birmingham, England; independent. An international Quaker learning and research organisation based in Britain.
Woolman Hill Quaker Retreat Center	Deerfield, MA (western Massachusetts); independent

Quaker Schools and Educational Organizations

Link	Description
Earlham College	Quaker liberal arts college in Richmond, Indiana
Earlham School of Religion	Quaker seminary in Richmond, Indiana
Friends Association for Higher Education	Supports Quaker values in higher education through annual conferences, a newsletter, and a more scholarly, online publication. Also maintains list of Quaker Colleges.
Friends Council on Education	Provides leadership in drawing Friends schools together in unity of spirit and cooperative endeavors
Guilford College – Quaker Leadership Scholars Program	Historically Quaker college in Greensboro, NC.
Olney Friends School	Independent boarding High School in Barnesville, Ohio
Quaker Religious Education Collaborative (QREC)	Friends from all branches share resources & support for religious education. Resource-rich web site.
The School of the Spirit	Offers Friends programs for study, prayer, and transformation.

Quaker Social Action Organizations

Link	Description
American Friends Service Committee	Promotes lasting peace with justice as a practical expression of faith in action.
Canadian Friends Service Committee	The peace and social justice agency of The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Canada.
Earth Quaker Action Team (EQAT)	Nonviolent direct action for a just and sustainable economy
Friendly Water for the World	Trains and equips communities with sustainable village-scale technologies to safeguard and conserve essential resources.
Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL)	Quaker lobby in Washington, DC
Friends Engage (AFSC)	Quakers and AFSC work together for peace with justice.
Friends Peace Teams	Works around the world to develop relationships with communities in conflict to create programs for peacebuilding, healing & reconciliation
National Campaign for a Peace Tax Fund	Advocates for US federal legislation that would enable conscientious objectors to war to have their federal income taxes directed to a special fund which would be used for non-military purposes
Palestine Israel Action Group (legacy site)	Ann Arbor Quakers promoting peace in Israel Palestine
Quaker Earthcare Witness	A network of Friends (Quakers) in North America working on Earthcare concerns, working to inspire Spirit-led action toward ecological sustainability and environmental justice.
Quaker House of Fayetteville, NC	Provides counseling & support to service members who are questioning their role in the military, and advocates for a more peaceful world
Quaker Initiative to End Torture	A Quaker initiative to end the worst that people do to one another
Quaker Institute for the Future	Advances a future of inclusion, social justice, & ecological integrity through research & discernment
Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO)	Offices in Geneva and New York serve as places where UN diplomats, staff, & nongovernmental partners can work on difficult issues in a quiet, off-the-record atmosphere; also host Quaker workshops & committee meetings
Quaker Voluntary Service	A year-long fellowship program for young adults living in community and doing service.
Quaker Work to End Mass Incarceration	AFSC's work on prisons and policing contributes to the nationwide effort to end mass incarceration
Right Sharing of World Resources (RSWR)	Provides seed money for micro-enterprises in Guatemala, India, Kenya and Sierra Leone, mostly to women.
Youth Service Opportunities Project	Engages youths (middle school thru college) and adults in service working with homeless & hungry people in New York City & Washington, DC

Resources for Quakers

Link	Description
FGC Grow Our Meetings Toolkit	Materials for growing our Meetings via Inreach, Outreach, and Integrating Newcomers
FGC Ministry on Racism	Help your Meeting challenge racism
Friends Fiduciary Corporation	Investing for Quaker organizations
Friends General Conference (FGC)	An association for Quaker meetings, based in Philadelphia.
Friends Meeting House Fund (FGC)	Helps meetings renovate, build & purchase meeting houses through loans & grants
Life and Power – Quaker Discernment on Abuse	A project exploring how Quaker practice can help us effectively grapple with the realities of abuse in our own families and communities.
Quaker Acronyms and Abbreviations	Quaker acronyms spelled out
Quaker Aging Resources	Quaker spirit-centered aging resources
Quaker Meeting Archives Collections	The Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College and Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections are two major depositories for the records of North American yearly meetings of the Society of Friends.
Quaker Parenting Initiative	The Quaker Parenting Initiative is dedicated to helping parents find direction and spiritual meaning in their journey with their children.
Quaker Problems Meme Site	A humor site focusing on the "Quaker Problems" memes submitted by friends.

Umbrella Organizations

Link	Description
Friends General Conference	Organization of yearly meetings in the US and Canada that are primarily unprogrammed, including Lake Erie Yearly Meeting
Friends United Meeting	Woldwide organization of yearly meetings that are primarily programmed, mostly in the US and east Africa
Friends World Committee for Consultation	Organization to bring different branches of Friends together. Holds consultation status at the United Nations.

Join a Peace and Justice Book Discussion!

23 June 2025

Categories: Events and Opportunities, News, Peace and Justice

Starting in late July, Bill Warters will be hosting a 3-part online book discussion exploring The Dandelion Insurrection: Love and Revolution by Rivera Sun. The novel has received rave reviews both for the quality of the writing and for the way it weaves together bits of knowledge about how successful nonviolent movements work. Share this book discussion flyer to invite others.

Kind, Connected & Unafraid: An Online Book Discussion

WHAT:
Online book discussion featuring some lessons about nonviolent theory and practice and mutual support illustrated in the book.

WHEN:

Tues July 29 – 7:30 pm (Chaps 1-11 – pgs 1-134)
Tues Aug 5 – 7:30 pm (Chaps 12-22 – pgs 135-256)
Tues Aug 12 – 7:30 pm (Chaps 23-33 – pgs 257-346)

WHERE: Online via Zoom. Sign up below for reading assignments and Zoom Access.

FROM the REVIEWERS

“Close your eyes and imagine the force of the people and the power of love overcoming the force of greed and the love of power. Then read The Dandelion Insurrection. In a world where despair has deep roots, The Dandelion Insurrection bursts forth with joyful abandon.”— Medea Benjamin, co-founder of CodePink

“I love this book! It beautifully captures the revolution of love that is sweeping the globe, told as an epic novel that will set your heart on fire. A rare gem of a book, a must read, it charts the way forward in this time of turmoil and transformation,…you will love The Dandelion Insurrection!”– Velcrow Ripper, Canadian Academy Award (Genie) winner, director of Occupy Love

“This novel will not only make you want to change the world, it will remind you that you can.”— Gayle Brandeis, author of The Book of Dead Birds, winner of the Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction

LEYM Friends Participate in Peace Vigil at Annual Meeting

19 June 2025

Categories: Action, Annual Sessions, News

Group of Friends march with banner reading Quakers for Peace and Justice and various signs.

At this year’s June 12-15, 2025 Annual Meeting in Ashland, Friends got actively involved in showing their support for peace, equality and opposition to militarism.

Saturday, June 14 was the date of the military parade in Washington, DC, costing taxpayers millions of dollars at the same time as Congress is considering a bill that would eliminate millions of citizens from medical coverage, cut nutrition programs, and in general remove safety net services for vulnerable people. There were protests all over the country that day. Friends joined in.

The Quakers at Annual Meeting in Ashland expressed their opposition to the expensive, tax-supported parade and cuts to the social safety net. Approximately 60 Friends participated in the outdoor event, with about half holding a public vigil on the Ashland campus with the other half walking to downtown Ashland to join in a larger No Kings Rally. Two beautiful Quaker-specific banners and many creative signs made during annual meeting, some with help from the youth program, appeared at the vigil and rally. At the same time, Friends gathered inside at a unique “meeting for business with attention to worship” where they held the local vigil and wider protest actions in the light.

The Quaker presence was remarked on in event coverage by the local paper. Some images from the event are provided below in the gallery.

Join Friday Plenary with Pamela Haines

9 June 2025

Categories: Annual Sessions, Events and Opportunities

This Friday June 13 at 7:30pm we will enjoy a plenary presentation by Pamela Haines, exploring the power of becoming whole. Zoom access to the session is available via leym.org/annual (look for the Green Button).

Haines (Central Philadelphia Friends Meeting), a long-time member of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Eco-Justice Collaborative, is active in Quaker Earthcare Witness, and plays an advisory role with Right Sharing of World Resources and Friends Peace Teams. She has also deeply explored Friends relationships to money, as a co-author of Toward a Right Relationship with Finance and author of Money and Soul and as the author of many blog posts at pamelahaines.substack.com.

Green Pastures Quarterly Meeting Saturday, May 17 – All invited

12 May 2025

Categories: Events and Opportunities, GPQM

GREEN PASTURES QUARTERLY MEETING will gather this Saturday, May 17, 2025, for worship, a business meeting, and fellowship. Everyone is welcome to attend either in person at Michigan Friends Center or online! Bring your own sack lunch.

When: 9:30am – Noon
Where: Michigan Friends Center – 7748 Clark Lake Rd Chelsea, MI 48118 ·

Zoom participation: https://umich.zoom.us/my/kevinfmiller

Schedule:
9:30                  Coffee, social time
10:00                 Meeting for Worship
10:30                 Meeting for Business

Sack Lunch and Fellowship to Follow

Important Agenda Item: Should Green Pastures Quarterly Meeting be Laid Down?

Over the past few years, it has been increasingly difficult to find Friends who are willing to take on the administrative tasks for Green Pastures Quarterly Meeting, such as serving as clerk, co-clerk, recording clerk, and on the Nominating Committee. Although Friends continue to come together for winter gatherings online, summer worship in Quaker Park in Battle Creek, and programs such as the interesting tour of a house on the Underground Railroad near Kalamazoo last September, there is abundant evidence that interest in the “business” of GPQM is waning.

This Saturday, we will begin to discern whether it is time to lay down GPQM. It is expected that this process of discernment will take some time, and that no decision will be made this week. All monthly meetings and worship groups in GPQM will be made aware of this ongoing discernment, with input solicited as the process goes along.

In preparation for this ongoing discernment, Kevin Miller, acting clerk of GPQM, suggests consideration of the following queries:

Is there a unique role for the Quarterly Meeting to play now and in the foreseeable future?
If the answer to the first question is yes, is there a way to recruit Friends to participate in this work?
If the answer to either of the first two questions is no, how should we go about laying down the Quarterly Meeting? Are there ramifications we need to be sure to consider?

In Love and Light,

Peggy Daub, Communications Coordinator, GPQM

Helpful Collection of Quaker Writings

15 April 2025

Categories: News

Friend Peter Blood-Patterson has been working for over a decade on creating an online Quakerism library, “Inward Light,” where important Quaker writings are being made available freely and easily to Friends everywhere. The project has received significant grants from two funds of New England Yearly Meeting, which are mainly being used to pay assistants to scan documents and upload the resulting texts onto the website.

The project relies on a team of Quakerism writers, teachers, and workshop leaders who are helping to identify helpful writings and to organize them and present them in a way that feels rightly ordered.

Check out the Inward Light collection here.

This online collection makes it possible for Friends to use a wide variety of articles, talks, pamphlets, and books in book groups, courses, and workshops.