Of Note

Welcome to Of Note, the blog of Stony Run Friends Meeting. In this space, you will find news and expanded information about the topics and events that are important to us as Quakers. We celebrate our spirit of community and the Quaker values of simplicity, peace, integrity, community, equality, and stewardship. Read more here.

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Walking Together Still: Reflecting on Selma’s 60th Anniversary

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Walking Together Still: Reflecting on Selma’s 60th Anniversary Sixty years ago, the streets of Selma, Alabama, echoed with the determined footsteps of those marching for voting rights. Among them were […]

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We Put Our Faith into Action: People’s March 2025

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What does it mean to put our faith into action? A recent example of Letting Our Lives Speak was our bus trip to the People’s March in Washington, D.C., sponsored […]

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Biden Pardoned Leonard Peltier, Native American Activist

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Biden Pardoned Leonard Peltier, Native American Activist   In one of his last official acts, President Biden commuted the life sentence of Leonard Peltier, the Native American activist who was […]

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Election 2024

Friends Are Called: Nonpartisan Poll Volunteer

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Friends are Called: Serving as a Nonpartisan Poll Watcher By: Friend Ellen Lerner   Friends are Called to let their lives speak – the way we live is our Sacrament […]

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Embracing Kingian Nonviolence: A Quaker Perspective

Kingian nonviolence, inspired by the teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., is a philosophy grounded in the belief that love, courage, and compassion can triumph over hatred and injustice. […]

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