QVS Spiritual Nurturers
A distinctive feature of the Quaker Voluntary Service (QVS) program is the Spiritual Nurturer who is partnered with each QVS Fellow. A member of one of the supporting meetings in
Message from Ministry and Counsel
Dear Friends, We are all frayed and fatigued by the losses and uncertainties of the pandemic and the increased isolation it has engendered. We may be less resilient as individuals
Death of Jane Alexander
Death of Jane Alexander FMC attender Jane Alexander died recently and suddenly on July 26, 2022. Read her obituary here. Her Funeral service will be held on Saturday, August 27, 2022,
Gratitude to Amy Greene
Gratitude to Amy Greene Amy will be leaving her role as the First Day School / Youth Programs Coordinator to begin Nursing School this fall. We will miss her dedicated
Welcome to Our “New” First Day School / Youth Programs Coordinator
Welcome to Our “New” First Day School / Youth Programs Coordinator The Interim Coordinating Team is very excited to announce that Patricia Wild will be the First Day School /
Statement of Presiding Clerks on FROG/ROWG/Finding Unity
Friends, The Presiding Clerks Table at FMC deeply thanks the Facilities Reopening Group (FROG) and Reopening Working Group (ROWG) for their hard work during the COVID pandemic to preserve the
Great Blue Heron Stalks by Skip Schiel
Great Blue Heron Stalks One in a series of casual brief clips, a Great Blue Heron I observed in Alewife Brook Reservation in Cambridge MA. I seek to observe it
Wayfare Singers video by Skip Schiel
Sunday, June 5, 2022, the Wayfare Singers performed Finlandia by Jean Sibelius in the garden at Friends Meeting at Cambridge. Watch the video by Skip Schiel here.
To My Children at Christmas by Jim Hannon
Just published: Jim Hannon’s second poetry collection To My Children at Christmas. These 36 poems are personal, political, and spiritual. They consider how we attend to ourselves and our histories,
A Midsummer Afternoon Meditation by Cornelia Parkes
A Midsummer Afternoon Meditation June 21, 2022 I came to the front porch to see if it was time to put out the trash barrels. I sat down because the
The Relationship Between Inspiration and Expiration by Amy Greene
June 5, 2022 Dear Friends, Welcome to June! As a former teacher, I can remember how exhausted I felt in June, and how sometimes I wasn't sure if I (or
Photos and Video from Earthday Actions by Extinction Rebellion
Extinction Rebellion Boston: "No New Fossil Fuel Infrastructure!" Extinction Rebellion (XR) Boston is pursuing a campaign demanding that Massachusetts ban all new fossil fuel infrastructure! Time is running out to