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AFSC Action Hour for a Ceasefire Now

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Join the American Friends Service Committee to take action and write to Congress during this heightened period of crisis in Gaza, the West Bank and Israel. AFSC will share an update from our staff on the ground, then help you engage with us in making calls to the White House and your member of Congress, calling for an immediate ceasefire. We will also show a tutorial on effective letter writing and spend time writing letters together. We will share resources and other action items that can increase our collective voices at this critical time.

Thank you for offering prayers and support as we witness the horrific scenes of violence and destruction in Palestine and Israel.

AFSC Action Hour for a Ceasefire Now

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Join the American Friends Service Committee to take action and write to Congress during this heightened period of crisis in Gaza, the West Bank and Israel. AFSC will share an update from our staff on the ground, then help you engage with us in making calls to the White House and your member of Congress, calling for an immediate ceasefire. We will also show a tutorial on effective letter writing and spend time writing letters together. We will share resources and other action items that can increase our collective voices at this critical time.

Thank you for offering prayers and support as we witness the horrific scenes of violence and destruction in Palestine and Israel.

AFSC Action Hour for a Ceasefire Now

Written on:

Join the American Friends Service Committee to take action and write to Congress during this heightened period of crisis in Gaza, the West Bank and Israel. AFSC will share an update from our staff on the ground, then help you engage with us in making calls to the White House and your member of Congress, calling for an immediate ceasefire. We will also show a tutorial on effective letter writing and spend time writing letters together. We will share resources and other action items that can increase our collective voices at this critical time.

Thank you for offering prayers and support as we witness the horrific scenes of violence and destruction in Palestine and Israel.

AFSC Action Hour for a Ceasefire Now

Written on:

Join the American Friends Service Committee to take action and write to Congress during this heightened period of crisis in Gaza, the West Bank and Israel. AFSC will share an update from our staff on the ground, then help you engage with us in making calls to the White House and your member of Congress, calling for an immediate ceasefire. We will also show a tutorial on effective letter writing and spend time writing letters together. We will share resources and other action items that can increase our collective voices at this critical time.

Thank you for offering prayers and support as we witness the horrific scenes of violence and destruction in Palestine and Israel.

Margaret Fell: “Mother of Quakerism”

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A question that we might ask today, “How can we make our meeting a community in which each person is accepted and nurtured and strangers are welcome?,” is one that would also have resonated with Margaret Fell Fox. Known as “The Mother of Quakerism,” Margaret Askew was born in 1614 in the Lake District of northern England. She married and became Margaret Fell at the age of 17 and was the mother of eight surviving children with Judge Thomas Fell. When she died in 1702 at the age of 88, Margaret Fell Fox had outlived her second husband, George Fox, by eleven years. The Quaker movement in 17th century England survived early persecution and grew as a religious movement in part because of Margaret’s social privilege, organizing skills, care for community, and deep faith. [Read more…] about Margaret Fell: “Mother of Quakerism”

Illuminate Summer Speaker Series

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An online lecture series collaboration between Barclay Press and Pendle Hill with authors of Illuminate: Minor Prophets

  • Jun 12, 26, Jul 10, 24, 31, and Aug 14, 2023
  • 7:30pm-9:00pm Eastern Time (US & Canada) via ZoomPricing:
  • Subsidized Fee: $100
  • Basic Fee: $125
  • Fee Plus: $140 If the subsidized price is financially inaccessible, please wait to register and first apply for financial assistance.
  • Faithfulness Groups: $0 for PYM meetings ($200 for other groups)
    If groups are interested in participating in and discussing the Illuminate series as a community, up to 6 people in the same PYM local meeting can register at a single price using the “PYM Faithfulness Group” option at registration on the Pendle Hill website. This opportunity is made possible by the PYM Care Package for Bible Study.

Join us for a series of evening discussions with authors of authors of Illuminate: Minor Prophets, the most recent curriculum in the Barclay Press Illuminate Friends Bible Study Series. Speakers will share insights from their studies as they prepared the lessons and “Friendly Perspectives” in this series.

The Minor Prophets, also known as the Book of the Twelve, include a dozen voices across four centuries, reminding God’s people to fully embody their covenant with God. As empires rose and fell, as the descendants of Israel experienced traumatic loss and distraction from God, prophets continued to hear God calling them back to just treatment of others and the land. These “minor” prophets are only minor in terms of length. Each prophet offers courageous critique and powerful hope. In our own time, these prophets offer an example of seeing and speaking clearly about painful realities and the terrifying results of our actions. They also show us a way forward in casting a Spirit-led, hope-filled vision for the community to move toward. This combination of critique and hope can help Friends and others listen and live courageously into much-needed prophetic action in our own time.

  • June 12: Cherice Bock and Sara Beth Terrell, The Book of the Twelve as a Collection
  • June 26: Jennifer Newman and Rhiannon Grant, Jonah
  • July 10: Ed Schneider and Lynette Davis, Amos and Micah
  • July 24: Scott Wagoner, Hosea and Joel
  • July 31: Leigh Tolton and Brent Bill, Micah and Nahum
  • August 14: Daniel Smith-Christopher and Cherice Bock, Zechariah and Malachi

Illuminate Summer Speaker Series

Written on:

An online lecture series collaboration between Barclay Press and Pendle Hill with authors of Illuminate: Minor Prophets

  • Jun 12, 26, Jul 10, 24, 31, and Aug 14, 2023
  • 7:30pm-9:00pm Eastern Time (US & Canada) via ZoomPricing:
  • Subsidized Fee: $100
  • Basic Fee: $125
  • Fee Plus: $140 If the subsidized price is financially inaccessible, please wait to register and first apply for financial assistance.
  • Faithfulness Groups: $0 for PYM meetings ($200 for other groups)
    If groups are interested in participating in and discussing the Illuminate series as a community, up to 6 people in the same PYM local meeting can register at a single price using the “PYM Faithfulness Group” option at registration on the Pendle Hill website. This opportunity is made possible by the PYM Care Package for Bible Study.

Join us for a series of evening discussions with authors of authors of Illuminate: Minor Prophets, the most recent curriculum in the Barclay Press Illuminate Friends Bible Study Series. Speakers will share insights from their studies as they prepared the lessons and “Friendly Perspectives” in this series.

The Minor Prophets, also known as the Book of the Twelve, include a dozen voices across four centuries, reminding God’s people to fully embody their covenant with God. As empires rose and fell, as the descendants of Israel experienced traumatic loss and distraction from God, prophets continued to hear God calling them back to just treatment of others and the land. These “minor” prophets are only minor in terms of length. Each prophet offers courageous critique and powerful hope. In our own time, these prophets offer an example of seeing and speaking clearly about painful realities and the terrifying results of our actions. They also show us a way forward in casting a Spirit-led, hope-filled vision for the community to move toward. This combination of critique and hope can help Friends and others listen and live courageously into much-needed prophetic action in our own time.

  • June 12: Cherice Bock and Sara Beth Terrell, The Book of the Twelve as a Collection
  • June 26: Jennifer Newman and Rhiannon Grant, Jonah
  • July 10: Ed Schneider and Lynette Davis, Amos and Micah
  • July 24: Scott Wagoner, Hosea and Joel
  • July 31: Leigh Tolton and Brent Bill, Micah and Nahum
  • August 14: Daniel Smith-Christopher and Cherice Bock, Zechariah and Malachi

Illuminate Summer Speaker Series

Written on:

An online lecture series collaboration between Barclay Press and Pendle Hill with authors of Illuminate: Minor Prophets

  • Jun 12, 26, Jul 10, 24, 31, and Aug 14, 2023
  • 7:30pm-9:00pm Eastern Time (US & Canada) via ZoomPricing:
  • Subsidized Fee: $100
  • Basic Fee: $125
  • Fee Plus: $140 If the subsidized price is financially inaccessible, please wait to register and first apply for financial assistance.
  • Faithfulness Groups: $0 for PYM meetings ($200 for other groups)
    If groups are interested in participating in and discussing the Illuminate series as a community, up to 6 people in the same PYM local meeting can register at a single price using the “PYM Faithfulness Group” option at registration on the Pendle Hill website. This opportunity is made possible by the PYM Care Package for Bible Study.

Join us for a series of evening discussions with authors of authors of Illuminate: Minor Prophets, the most recent curriculum in the Barclay Press Illuminate Friends Bible Study Series. Speakers will share insights from their studies as they prepared the lessons and “Friendly Perspectives” in this series.

The Minor Prophets, also known as the Book of the Twelve, include a dozen voices across four centuries, reminding God’s people to fully embody their covenant with God. As empires rose and fell, as the descendants of Israel experienced traumatic loss and distraction from God, prophets continued to hear God calling them back to just treatment of others and the land. These “minor” prophets are only minor in terms of length. Each prophet offers courageous critique and powerful hope. In our own time, these prophets offer an example of seeing and speaking clearly about painful realities and the terrifying results of our actions. They also show us a way forward in casting a Spirit-led, hope-filled vision for the community to move toward. This combination of critique and hope can help Friends and others listen and live courageously into much-needed prophetic action in our own time.

  • June 12: Cherice Bock and Sara Beth Terrell, The Book of the Twelve as a Collection
  • June 26: Jennifer Newman and Rhiannon Grant, Jonah
  • July 10: Ed Schneider and Lynette Davis, Amos and Micah
  • July 24: Scott Wagoner, Hosea and Joel
  • July 31: Leigh Tolton and Brent Bill, Micah and Nahum
  • August 14: Daniel Smith-Christopher and Cherice Bock, Zechariah and Malachi

Illuminate Summer Speaker Series

Written on:

An online lecture series collaboration between Barclay Press and Pendle Hill with authors of Illuminate: Minor Prophets

  • Jun 12, 26, Jul 10, 24, 31, and Aug 14, 2023
  • 7:30pm-9:00pm Eastern Time (US & Canada) via ZoomPricing:
  • Subsidized Fee: $100
  • Basic Fee: $125
  • Fee Plus: $140 If the subsidized price is financially inaccessible, please wait to register and first apply for financial assistance.
  • Faithfulness Groups: $0 for PYM meetings ($200 for other groups)
    If groups are interested in participating in and discussing the Illuminate series as a community, up to 6 people in the same PYM local meeting can register at a single price using the “PYM Faithfulness Group” option at registration on the Pendle Hill website. This opportunity is made possible by the PYM Care Package for Bible Study.

Join us for a series of evening discussions with authors of authors of Illuminate: Minor Prophets, the most recent curriculum in the Barclay Press Illuminate Friends Bible Study Series. Speakers will share insights from their studies as they prepared the lessons and “Friendly Perspectives” in this series.

The Minor Prophets, also known as the Book of the Twelve, include a dozen voices across four centuries, reminding God’s people to fully embody their covenant with God. As empires rose and fell, as the descendants of Israel experienced traumatic loss and distraction from God, prophets continued to hear God calling them back to just treatment of others and the land. These “minor” prophets are only minor in terms of length. Each prophet offers courageous critique and powerful hope. In our own time, these prophets offer an example of seeing and speaking clearly about painful realities and the terrifying results of our actions. They also show us a way forward in casting a Spirit-led, hope-filled vision for the community to move toward. This combination of critique and hope can help Friends and others listen and live courageously into much-needed prophetic action in our own time.

  • June 12: Cherice Bock and Sara Beth Terrell, The Book of the Twelve as a Collection
  • June 26: Jennifer Newman and Rhiannon Grant, Jonah
  • July 10: Ed Schneider and Lynette Davis, Amos and Micah
  • July 24: Scott Wagoner, Hosea and Joel
  • July 31: Leigh Tolton and Brent Bill, Micah and Nahum
  • August 14: Daniel Smith-Christopher and Cherice Bock, Zechariah and Malachi

Illuminate Summer Speaker Series

Written on:

An online lecture series collaboration between Barclay Press and Pendle Hill with authors of Illuminate: Minor Prophets

  • Jun 12, 26, Jul 10, 24, 31, and Aug 14, 2023
  • 7:30pm-9:00pm Eastern Time (US & Canada) via ZoomPricing:
  • Subsidized Fee: $100
  • Basic Fee: $125
  • Fee Plus: $140 If the subsidized price is financially inaccessible, please wait to register and first apply for financial assistance.
  • Faithfulness Groups: $0 for PYM meetings ($200 for other groups)
    If groups are interested in participating in and discussing the Illuminate series as a community, up to 6 people in the same PYM local meeting can register at a single price using the “PYM Faithfulness Group” option at registration on the Pendle Hill website. This opportunity is made possible by the PYM Care Package for Bible Study.

Join us for a series of evening discussions with authors of authors of Illuminate: Minor Prophets, the most recent curriculum in the Barclay Press Illuminate Friends Bible Study Series. Speakers will share insights from their studies as they prepared the lessons and “Friendly Perspectives” in this series.

The Minor Prophets, also known as the Book of the Twelve, include a dozen voices across four centuries, reminding God’s people to fully embody their covenant with God. As empires rose and fell, as the descendants of Israel experienced traumatic loss and distraction from God, prophets continued to hear God calling them back to just treatment of others and the land. These “minor” prophets are only minor in terms of length. Each prophet offers courageous critique and powerful hope. In our own time, these prophets offer an example of seeing and speaking clearly about painful realities and the terrifying results of our actions. They also show us a way forward in casting a Spirit-led, hope-filled vision for the community to move toward. This combination of critique and hope can help Friends and others listen and live courageously into much-needed prophetic action in our own time.

  • June 12: Cherice Bock and Sara Beth Terrell, The Book of the Twelve as a Collection
  • June 26: Jennifer Newman and Rhiannon Grant, Jonah
  • July 10: Ed Schneider and Lynette Davis, Amos and Micah
  • July 24: Scott Wagoner, Hosea and Joel
  • July 31: Leigh Tolton and Brent Bill, Micah and Nahum
  • August 14: Daniel Smith-Christopher and Cherice Bock, Zechariah and Malachi

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