Tom Hamm’s recent presentation on Quakers in America focused largely on the tremendous changes that took place in the Religious Society of Friends during the nineteenth century. Those changes began in the late 1820s, when five yearly meetings split into two factions. One group sympathized with the Quaker minister Elias
Hold On Beautiful Dreamer
Hold On Beautiful Dreamer is a complete re-working of the words from the old African-American spiritual Hold On (Keep Your Eyes On The Prize) or Keep Your Hand On The Plow. I was first introduced to this song through the music of Pete Seeger, the folk singer and civil rights/anti-war
Along the Camino
Jeff Arnold and Joan Effertz have spent time the last few years on a spiritual journey walking different sections of the famed El Camino. They have returned home from their 2019 experience, renewed once again by their pilgrimage. In keeping with the ways of so many Quakers and so many
Inclusion Isn’t Optional
With openness, honesty, and a sense of peace, Sue Lucas met with us following meeting for worship on June 5 to share her deeply moving and inspirational story, a story that is still unfolding. From her time of sharing with her family that she could and would no longer keep
Welcome to a New Young Friend
Our Young Friends enjoyed getting to know more about each other during our summer Game Night. We welcomed one of our newest Young Friends, Sara Ann Myers. Sara is now in the fourth grade in Milford. She enjoys reading, riding her bike, music (including a love for classical music that
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