Westport Friends Meeting

New England Yearly Meeting of Friends: Official Web site of NEYM. Features NEYM Staff info, Directory of Meetings and Directions to Meetings, The New England Friend (newsletter), youth retreats info and more. Also lists very useful links to other Quaker sites around NEYM and beyond. http://www.neym.org/

Friends General Conference and FGC Bookstore: From their Home Page: "FGC provides resources and opportunities that educate and invite members and attenders to experience, individually and corporately, God's living presence, and to discern and follow God's leadings. FGC reaches out to seekers and to other religious bodies inside and outside the wider Religious Society of Friends." Features upcoming conferences and programs, Quaker Library, History of Friends and Resources for Meetings. This site is also directly linked to the FGC's Bookstore, which is a terrific source of all things Quaker. http://www.fgcquaker.org/ To go to FGC's Online Bookstore directly, visit http://www.quakerbooks.org

Friends United Meeting: From their Home Page: "Friends United Meeting commits itself to energize and equip Friends through the power of the Holy Spirit to gather people into fellowships where Jesus Christ is known, loved and obeyed as Teacher and Lord." Features information on world Missions, FUM Press, North American Ministries, Quaker Hill Bookstore and Quaker Life, FUM's magazine. http://www.fum.org/index.html

Woolman Hill Quaker Retreat and Conference Center: From their Web Site: "Woolman Hill is a Quaker retreat, conference, and education center, offering a range of programs on topics of spiritual reflection and social renewal." Located in Deerfield MA, this facility is the frequent site of many of our JYM Elementary Retreats. Be sure to check out their other retreat offerings and use their text directions if you're headed to Woolman Hill at: http://www.gis.net/~woolmanh/index.html

Beacon Hill Friends House: Beacon Hill Friends House operates a cooperative residence for students and working people interested in community living In Boston. http://www.bhfh.org/Bhfh-HomePage.html

American Friends Service Committee: From their Home Page: "The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) is a Quaker organization that includes people of various faiths who are committed to social justice, peace, and humanitarian service." http://www.afsc.org/

Friends Committee on National Legislation: From their site: "The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) is a public interest lobby founded in 1943 by members of the Religious Society of Friends. FCNL seeks to bring the concerns, experiences and testimonies of Friends (called Quakers) to bear on policy decisions in the nation's capital." http://www.fcnl.org/

Friends World Committee For Consultation: From their site: "WCC brings together Quakers from all parts of the world, across considerable diversity of culture, race and religious tradition. It challenges Friends to broaden and deepen their relationship with God and one another, and to strengthen our common commitment to God's work in the world: http://www.fwccamericas.org/home.html

Friends for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Concerns: From their site: "FLGBTQC is a North American Quaker faith community that affirms that of God in all people -- lesbian, gay, bisexual, heterosexual, transgendered, and transsexual…" http://flgbtqc.quaker.org/

Friends Camp: From their Home Page: "Friends Camp is a small, residential Quaker summer camp located in South China, Maine...a small town about 75 miles north of Portland. Under the care of New England Yearly Meeting." http://www.friendscamp.org/

Farm and Wilderness Camps: From their Web Site: "Farm & Wilderness consists of six summer camps for children and adolescents, a family camp, and year-round educational programs. While each experience provides unique programs based on age and interests, all are rooted in the Quaker understanding of respect for ourselves, each other and the natural world." This is a popular camp for Quaker young people that is independently owned. http://www.fandw.org/

Quaker.org: This is an exhaustive, no-frills, text only repository of all things Quaker! Contains links to Quaker commentary, writings, sources of Quaker discussion groups, etc. http://quaker.org/

Pendle Hill and Pendle Hill Bookstore: From their Home Page: "Pendle Hill is a Quaker center for study and contemplation in Wallingford, Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia. It was founded in 1930, to be of service to the Religious Society of Friends, to like-minded persons, and to the world." http://www.pendlehill.org/
Visit the Pendle Hill Bookstore at http://www.pendlehill.org/bookstore.html

Organizations Promoting Peace and Social Justice

Fellowship of Reconciliation: "We envision a world of justice, peace, and freedom. It is a revolutionary vision of a beloved community where differences are respected, conflicts are addressed nonviolently, oppressive structures are dismantled, and where people live in harmony with the earth, nurtured by diverse spiritual traditions that foster compassion, solidarity, and reconciliation." http://www.forusa.org/

Heifer Project International: From their Home Page: "Heifer International combats hunger, alleviates poverty, and restores the environment by providing appropriate livestock, training, and related services to small-scale farmers worldwide." http://www.heifer.org/

Tolerance.org: This site brings together many views from various cultures and religious traditions. Has great material for young people too. http://www.tolerance.org/index.jsp

Inter-Church Council of Greater New Bedford: The mission of the Inter-Church Council is to promote Christian unity through a common ministry of loving service, public witness and building community. http://www.inter-churchcouncil.org/

Spirituality and Healing

The Inter-Faith Alliance: A wonderful site that promotes understanding, tolerance, and sharing among people of many religious traditions. http://www.interfaithalliance.org/

BeliefNet: A huge useful site for both sources of spiritual reflection, fellowship and learning. Don't let the ads that float this site bug you. Ads appear on their pages but don't "follow you home." They offer great sections for understanding the rituals and practices of other traditions, such as birth rituals, funerals, weddings, and the like. http://www.beliefnet.com/

International Bible Society: Has a great search engine in whatever version you prefer. They offer a free daily Bible passage via email, which is done simply and without added come-ons, etc. http://www.gospelcom.net/ibs/

Revised Standard Version Search Tool: Though I have used this site several times, I'm not sure of its origin. It has also not been updated since 1997. (But then, what's to update?) Seems to be a grad school project. But has great search options, such as simple, Boolean, citation, proximity and book-browse. http://www.hti.umich.edu/r/rsv/

Bibles.Net: An enjoyable site to visit. The artwork is great. You can also choose any verse and then listen to it being read aloud to you. Has many rare translations, and a good concordance. http://www.bibles.net/