- Quaker Affirmation Curriculum for Adults (new Nov. 2023) from Indianapolis First Friends
- Walking in the World as a Friend: Essential Quaker Practices by Nadine Hoover — follow how essential Quaker practices weave together the individual, Quaker community and Spirit, creating a unique, vital and transformative dynamic. The 15 short videos are great discussion starters. You can purchase the book here or at the FGC Bookstore.
- Quakerism 101: A Very Basic Introduction with Suggested Readings – an excellent collection of resources for adults and older youth to explore. curated by C. Wess Daniels
- Spiritual Deepening Library – from Friends General Conference
- Quaker Basics: An Introductory Course in Quaker Faith & Practice
- Deepening Meeting Life
- Revolutionary Roots of Quakerism: a 6-session journey with early Friends
Ministry & Care
Friendly Spaces for Families
Do people passing by know that Quakers worship here and all are welcome? Do new attenders and visitors get the information and connections that make them feel comfortable to come again? What is the first impression of visitors to your meeting place? Will they feel at home and be able to picture themselves there?
http://www.pym.org/resources/wp-content/uploads/sites/106/2021/06/Friendly-Spaces-for-Families.pdf
Retreat Centers
Friends Center (Philadelphia, PA)
Website: friendscentercorp.org
Pendle Hill (Wallingford, PA)
Website: pendlehill.org
Silver Wattle Quaker Centre (Australia)
Website: silverwattle.org.au
Ben Lomond Quaker Center (Ben Lomond, CA)
Website: quakercenter.org
Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre (Birmingham, UK)
Website: woodbrooke.org.uk
Woolman Hill (Deerfield MA)
Website: woolmanhill.org
Camps
Camp Dark Waters
Camp Dark Waters provides a fun outdoor camping experience based on the Quaker values of Simplicity, Peace, Integrity, Community, Equality, and Stewardship. They nurture the spiritual, social, physical, and emotional growth of children and young adults as they encounter themselves and each other in cooperative efforts.
Camp Onas
Camp Onas is owned and operated by Friends Camp Association of Pennsylvania, Inc., a nonprofit corporation. It is a camp, outdoor education facility, and retreat center. Friends Camp Association strives to be a faithful steward of its heritage, people, land and other resources based on the Quaker belief of that of God in everyone. Camp Onas is a caring community where individuals are nurtured and encouraged spiritually and group unity is fostered through recreation and education in a peaceful and simple environment.
The Peace Camp at Gwynedd Friends
The Peace Camp at Gwynedd Friends is an annual Day Camp, two weeks in August, for children entering first grade through entering seventh grade. The offer of scholarship assistance and the joyful inclusion of children from diverse backgrounds, including Quakers, create opportunities for children to have fun in a supportive environment while finding peace within themselves so they are able to contribute to peaceful environments at home, at school, and with friends. Campers learn to express their emotions constructively, understand other points of view, use words to solve problems, celebrate differences and practice peacemaking. There are indoor and outdoor cooperative games, arts and crafts, music, creative problem-solving and service projects to choose from.
