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Western Friend (formerly Friends Bulletin), a magazine by and about Western Friends, supporting the spiritual lives of Friends everywhere. Subscription: $30, 8 issues. 5 month intro subscription just $10. Email for free sample copy. <editor@westernfriend.org>. Western Friend, 833 SE Main St. Mailbox #138, Portland, OR 97214. Visit <westernfriend.org> for news, books, and more. Pendle Hill Pamphlets, insightful essays on Quaker life, thought, and spirituality, about 9,000 words each. Subscribe: five pamphlets/year/$25 (U.S.). Also available: every pamphlet published by Pendle Hill. (800) 742-3150 ext. 2, <bookstore@pendlehill.org>, <www.pendlehill.org>.

of the Religious society of friends? Support growing meetings and a spiritually vital Quakerism for all ages with a deferred gift to Friends General Conference (bequest, charitable gift annuity, trust). For information, please contact Larry Jalowiec at FGC, 1216 Arch Street, 2-B, Philadelphia, PA 19107; (215) 561-1700; <larryj@fgcquaker.org>. <www.fgcquaker.org/development>. fRiend in ResidenCe. 6 week to 6 month terms. Ben lOMOnd QUaKeR CenTeR, santa Cruz California redwoods. Members of Friends meetings come live, worship and share hospitality/ on-call duties with our small staff community. Participate in Quaker Center programs. Call Kathy or Bob Runyan, Directors, (831) 336-8333. <www.quakercenter.org>.

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Opportunities
Come to Pendle Hill May 1317: John Woolman: Responding to the inner Teacher, with Michael Birkel May 1820: The Goodness Workshop, with John Calvi June 13: Black fire: african american Quakers on spirituality and Human Rights, with Hal Weaver and Stephen Angell June 1014: Writing the Childrens Book You Hold in Your Heart, with Becky Birtha June 2224: inquirers Weekend: an introduction to Quakerism, with Emma Churchman and Paul Ricketts

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accommodations
Traveling the west coast? Visit Ben Lomond Quaker Center in the redwood forest, near Santa Cruz, California. Personal retreats and an annual schedule of Quaker programs. (831) 336-8333. <www.quakercenter.org>. Rustic country home in the woods has a room available for travelers and a large room for meetings. Less than an hour from Washington, D.C., close to BWI Airport. Exchange and length of stay are negotiable. Contact us: <EdenValley@verizon.net>, or call (410) 531-5610. Coming to london? Friendly B&B. A block from British Museum, 10 minutes walk to Friends House. Centrally located. Convenient for most tourist attractions. Direct subway from Heathrow. Easy access to most other transport links. Quiet, safe, secure. Ideal for persons travelling alone. Full English Breakfast included. Complimentary wireless connection. +44 (20) 76364718. <office@pennclub.co.uk>, <www.pennclub.co.uk>. santa feCharming, affordable adobe guest apartment with kitchenette at our historic Canyon Road meetinghouse. Convenient to galleries and downtown. Pictures at <santa-fe.quaker.org>. Reservations: <friendsguestapartment@gmail.com> or (505) 983-7241. Quaker House Managua, nicaraguasimple hospitality, dorms, kitchen, laundry, WiFi, library, meeting space for individual travelers, volunteers, groups. <Managua@pronica.org>, +011 (505) 2266-3216. <www. .org>
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Connect with like-minded Friends. Forums, Photos, Private Messaging, and more Its Friendly, Its Free, Its Fabulous Contact: <info@quakersingles.com>, (336) 303-0514.

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Pendle Hill 338 Plush Mill Road Wallingford, PA 19086-6023 (800) 742-3150, extension 3 <www.pendlehill.org>
lost stories of faith. An exciting peace exhibit for your congregation, school or organization. Available in banner or panel forms for a modest loan fee. For info contact: <loststories.envision@gmail.com>. <www.envisionpeacemuseum.org>. The Tract association of friends (founded: 1816) Offers Friends Calendar, pamphlets, and books on Quaker faith and practice. 1501 Cherry Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102-1403. <www.tractassociation.org>; phone (215) 579-2752; email <taf1816@verizon.net>. Costa Rica study Tours: Visit the Quaker community in Monteverde. For information and a brochure contact Sarah Stuckey: +011 (506) 2645-7090; write: Apdo. 46-5655, Monteverde, Costa Rica; email: <crstudytours@gmail.com>; <www.crstudytours.com>; or call in the USA (937) 728-9887. The school of the spirit Ministry has under its care a program of Silent Retreats in the manner of Friends. In order to expand our offerings we are seeking a Friend or pair of Friends who are called to the ministry of Silent Retreat facilitation. This Friend(s) will be mentored by our current facilitators, Linda Chidsey and Carolyn Moon, as they prepare for a silent retreat in Cincinnati, Sept. 27-30, 2012. Attendance at this retreat is expected. For more information, including qualifications, expectations, and application (by May 25), visit <schoolofthespirit.org/programs/silent-retreats/>. Upcoming in 2012 May 25: Application deadline for On Being a Spiritual Nurturer. Late applications reviewed at our discretion. June 911: A Contemplative Retreat, at Powell House, Old Chatham, NY Sept. 2730: A Silent Retreat in the manner of Friends, Transfiguration Spirituality Center, Cincinnati, OH More information at <schoolofthespirit.org>, or call Mike Green at (919) 929-2339. eden Valley llC is looking for a part-time organic, small plot intensive farmer and groundskeeper. Housing available as an exchange. Country home in the woods less than an hour from Washington, D.C., near Sandy Spring Monthly Meeting. Contact us: <EdenValley@verizon.net> or call (410) 531-5610. Access to theological programs just got easier! esR Access: Blend of 2- week residential courses and online semester-long courses. Contact: <esr@earlham.edu>, or call (800) 432-1377.

links socially conscious singles who care about peace, social justice, race/gender equity, environment. Nationwide/ international. All ages. Since 1984. Free sample: Box 444-FJ, Lenox Dale, MA 01242. (413) 243-4350; <www.concernedsingles.com>.

Positions Vacant
new Castle first friends Meeting, New Castle, Indiana. A small, diverse, programmed, Christ-centered Quaker meeting is searching for a full-time pastor who understands Quaker practice and tradition. Send resume and references to: Search Committee Clerk, New Castle First Friends Meeting, 503 S. Main Street, New Castle, IN 47362; or email to: <nicify@hotmail.com>. friend in ResidenceBurtt House friends Center, ithaca nY. Available August 2012. Person or couple to oversee and nourish the spirit of cooperation within intentional living community of residents, sojourners. Shared kitchen/dining. Short walk to Cornell. 227 N. Willard Way, Ithaca, NY 14850. Contact <creativeconsonance@gmail.com>. Redwood forest friends Meeting seeks Resident Friend(s) starting 1 July 2012, or earlier. Private living quarters provided. Located 60 miles north of San Francisco and 25 miles from Pacific Ocean. Write to: Resident Friend Liaison, Post Office Box 1831, Santa Rosa, CA 95402; or, email: <avboone@sonic.net>. friend in Residence search Atlanta Friends Meeting is conducting a search for a Friend in Residence for our Meetinghouse. For more information, including an updated status of the search process, see our website <atlanta.quaker.org>, or email the Meeting at <afmquakers@hotmail.com>. new england Yearly Meeting is seeking a Yearly Meeting Secretary. The highest level administrator in NEYM, responsibilities include administration, pastoral care, budget preparation, and staff oversight. This is a full-time position with benefits. Selection to be made early summer. Start date in late 2012. Info at <www.neym.org>.

Clevelandsimple, short-term accommodations at the Meeting House located in University Circle, Clevelands Project Partners in education, health, cultural, educational and health services hub. Off-street nutrition, economic development parking, access to public transportation. Contact Walter Money, Delegations, Volunteers (216) 633-8283. Quaker House Managua seeking spiritual Community? Beacon Hill friends House, www.ProNica.org donations applications: 14 Boston, accepting gratefully accepted years, Quaker-based multi130 19 Av SE, St Petersburg FL 33705 generational community. All welcome. Guest rooms < 2 weeks also available. Information: <directors@bhfh.org>, (617) 227-9118, <www.bhfh.org>. seaTTle QUaKeRManagua, Nicaragua -friendshospitality, SelfQuaker House HOUse/University simple Meeting. service overnight accomodations. Free parking/Wi-Fi. Microwave/ dorms, kitchem, laundry,WiFi, library, meeting space for individual travelers, volunteers, groups. refrigerator/teapot. Near University Washington/Trader Joes/ Managua@pronica.org, 011.505.2266.3216, downtown buses. Minimum donation: $40/one$50/two. www. .org (206) 632-9839. <quakerhouse.sea@gmail.com>. Penington friends House: New York City. Quaker-based community for long- and short-term sojourners. A unique place where you can find hospitality, shared meals, and simple living. Many ages and many cultures. Shared facilities. Benjamin the Meetinghouse Mouse font is nice, too Wireless. Three blocks from Union Square Subway. <www.penington.org>. E-mail <peningtonfriends@yahoo.com>. Call (212) 673-1730. ashland, Oreg.Friendly place in Southern Oregon for outstanding theater, rafting, fishing, birding, quiet time. Anne Hathaways B&B and Garden Suites. <www.ashlandbandb.com>; (541) 488-1050.

Real estate
Three Groves eco Village is a multigenerational co-housing community walking distance to West Grove, PA Meeting. Net zero energy homes, perma culture landscaping and gardens. Join us! (610) 643-4411, <threegrovesecovillage.org>. Country home and property for sale in Central Pa. Recently remodeled farmhouse with 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, large kitchen, fireplace, screen porch. Attached 1-bedroom apartment with full kitchen, 1 bath, screen porch. Beautiful landscaped grounds with ponds, waterfalls, many perennials and ornamental grasses, campfire pit, in-ground pool. Three acres, very private. Photos and details at <www.LewisburgPa.Homestead.com>.

Books & Publications

www.vintagequakerbooks.com. Rare and out-of-print Quaker journals, history, religion. Vintage Books, 181 Hayden Rowe St, Hopkinton, MA 01748. Email: <books@vintagequakerbooks.com>.

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Burlington (nJ) Meeting House Conference Center (25 minutes from Philadelphia) offers meeting rooms of various sizes for groups of up to 200 for day use and/or modern, overnight accommodations for groups of up to 88 adults or school children at $32pp; large commercial kitchen and adjacent restored 1783 Meeting House; all ADA handicapped accessible; (609) 387-3875, <burlingtonmh@pym.org>. Peaceful ridge-top sanctuary hosting workshops with Quakerrelated themes, group retreats and individual sojourns. See our website for a full program listing. Woolman Hill Quaker Retreat Center, 107 Keets Road, Deerfield, MA 01342; (413) 774-3431; <www.woolmanhill.org>. Blueberry Cottage on organic lavender, blueberry, and dairy goat farm in the mountains of N. Carolina. Pond, mountain views, protected river. Sleeps 8+. Family farm visit or romantic getaway. Near Celo Friends Meeting. By week or day. <www.mountainfarm.net>, or (866) 212-2100. Cape May, n.J. Beach House -weekly rentals; weekend rentals in off-season. Sleeps 12+. Airconditioned bedrooms. Great for family reunions! Block from beach. Close to mall. Ocean views from wraparound porch. Call: (718) 398-3561. Charming, updated 4-BR family cottage. Chautauqua beach community, Ocean Park, Maine. Ice cream parlor, bikes, clay tennis courts, 7 miles of sandy beach. Sleeps 7+. $1000/wk. <tucker@virginia.edu>. arizona sunshine! Friends Southwest Center, a Quaker founded residential community in S.E. Arizona, welcomes friends to share our high desert peace and beauty. Furnished rentals include a 30 Avion trailer, a three bedroom house and a sweet renovated farmhouse. $200-$400+/month. Enjoy birding, hiking and Quaker worship. Contact <friendsswc@gmail.com>. (520) 508-4864. Pocono Manor. Beautiful, rustic mountain house. Suitable for gatherings, retreats, and reunions. Seven bedrooms. Three full baths. Beds for 15. Fully equipped. Deck with mountain view. Hiking trails from back door. Close to parks and attractions. Weekends or by the week, April through October. Contact Melanie Douty-Snipes: (215) 736-0948.

friends Homes, inc., founded by North Carolina Yearly Meeting of the Society of Friends, has been providing retirement options since 1968. Both Friends Homes at Guilford and Friends Homes West are fee-for-service, continuing care retirement communities offering independent living, assisted living, and skilled nursing care. Located in Greensboro, North Carolina, both communities are close to Guilford College and several Friends meetings. Enjoy the beauty of four seasons, as well as outstanding cultural, intellectual, and spiritual opportunities in an area where Quaker roots run deep. For information please call: (336) 292-9952, or write: Friends Homes West, 6100 W. Friendly Avenue, Greensboro, NC 27410. Friends Homes, Inc. owns and operates communities dedicated to the letter and spirit of Equal Housing Opportunity. <www.friendshomes.org>.

all Things Calligraphic Carol Gray, Calligrapher (Quaker). Specializing in wedding certificates. Reasonable rates, timely turnarounds. <www.carolgraycalligraphy.com>. experienced Carpenter. Quaker background, close attention to detail; quality work. Additions, structural repairs, faithful historic restorations, new kitchens and bathrooms, sunrooms, basement upgrades, interior/exterior painting, new siding/decks. Office remodels, store renovations, historic store fronts, commercial maintenance work. Bucks, Hunterton, Montgomery Counties/Philadelphia area, Scott Saunders. (215) 766-4819. Purchase Quarterly Meeting (NYYM) maintains a peace tax escrow fund. Those interested in tax witness may wish to contact us through NYYM, 15 Rutherford Place, New York, NY 10003. Insight and Clarity for nonprofit boards. Consulting and coaching on mission, focus, structure, vision. Help with board retreats, mission statements, governance, internal conflicts, outreach, social media. <ArthurFink.com>, (207) 615-5722.

Retirement living
friends House A Quaker-Inspired Elder Community Friends House is a nonprofit Continuing Care Retirement Community located in Santa Rosa, in the Wine Country of Northern California. Assisted Living, Skilled Nursing, garden apartments for Independent Living, a Library of 5,500 volumes, and a Fitness Center are situated on a seven-acre campus. Residents participate in governance, educational programs, entertainment, and hospitality activities. For more information, call us at (707) 538-0152 and/or visit our website at: <www.friendshouse.org>.
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Kendal communities and services reflect sound management, adherence to Quaker values, and respect for each individual. Continuing care retirement communities: CollingtonMetro Washington, D.C. Kendal at Longwood; CrosslandsKennett Square, Pa. Kendal at HanoverHanover, N.H. Kendal at OberlinOberlin, Ohio Kendal at IthacaIthaca, N.Y. Kendal at LexingtonLexington, Va. Kendal on HudsonSleepy Hollow, N.Y. Kendal at GranvilleGranville, Ohio The Admiral at the LakeUnder development on Chicagos Lakefront independent living with residential services: Coniston and CartmelKennett Square, Pa. The Lathrop CommunitiesNorthampton and Easthampton, Mass. nursing care, residential and personal care: Barclay FriendsWest Chester, Pa. advocacy/education programs: Untie the ElderlyPa. Restraint Reduction Initiative Kendal Outreach, LLC Collage, Assessment Tool for Well Elderly for information, contact: Doris Lambert, The Kendal Corporation, 1107 E. Baltimore Pike, Kennett Square, PA 19348. (610) 335-1200. Email <info@kcorp.kendal.org>.

Conducting business? Friend with over 30 years experience in organizations and businesses, for- and non-profit. Bringing servant leadership to fruition. Services include incorporation, setup, reorganization, accounting/finance, marketing/advertising, crisis management, ongoing support. On-site or distance. Deneen Consulting, <www.deneenconsult.com>, (407) 563-1370. fRee The essiac Handbook. Learn about the famous Ojibwa herbal healing remedy discovered in Canada in 1922. Call toll free (888) 568-3036 or write Box 1182, Crestone, CO 81131.

summer Camps
Journeys end farm Camp Quaker farm family shares simple farm living, nature, fun, and friendship with 34 boys and girls, ages 712 years. Campers milk cows, gather eggs, grow and eat organic vegetables, hug alpacas. Sessions of two and three weeks, one-week family camp. Kristin Curtis, P.O. Box 23, Sterling, PA 18463. (570) 689-3911. <www.journeysendfarm.org>. Apply early for financial aid. fRiends MUsiC CaMP at Olney, 4 week summer program, ages 1018. Musical growth in a caring, Quaker community. Parent comment: A profound, life-changing experience. Camper comment: Awesome! For information, including camp video: <www.friendsmusiccamp.org>, or P.O. Box 59311, Chicago, IL 60659-0311. (773) 573-9181. <musicfmc@yahoo.com> CaMP CelO. A small family farm camp in the mountains of North Carolina. Under Quaker leadership for over 50 years. Coed Ages 710 & 11 & 12. 3:1 camper/staff ratio. <www.campcelo.com>. (828) 675-4323. Camp WoodbrookeQuaker led summer camp in southern WI with emphasis on simple living and connecting with nature. 162 acres, pond, woods, swimming, hiking, nature crafts, woodworking, garden, chickens, goats. Labor Day Weekend Family Camp. Coed, ages 715. ACA accredited. (608) 647-8703, <www.campwoodbrooke.org>.

schools
frankford friends school: The joy of lifelong learning takes root in childhood. Coed; Pre-K to grade 8; serving center city, Northeast, and most areas of Philadelphia. We provide children with an affordable yet challenging academic program in a small, nurturing environment. Frankford Friends School, 1500 Orthodox Street, Philadelphia, PA 19124. (215) 533-5368. <www.frankfordfriendsschool.org>. lansdowne friends schoola small Friends school for boys and girls three years of age through sixth grade, rooted in Quaker values. We provide children with a quality academic and a developmentally appropriate program in a nurturing environment. Whole language, thematic education, conflict resolution, Spanish, after-school care, summer program. 110 N. Lansdowne Avenue, Lansdowne, PA 19050. (610) 623-2548. <www.LandsdowneFriendsSchool.org>.

Visit us and learn all about our: Two beautiful campuses in Medford and Lumberton, NJ Over 200 + acres of arboretum settings Wide choice of garden-style home & apartment designs Dynamic, resident-driven community life Ideal locations for culture & recreation Superior health & wellness services For details on our community and our many programs open to the publiccall us at (800) 331-4302 or visit our website <www.medfordleas.org>. Home of the Barton Arboretum & Nature Preserve Member, American Public Gardens Association, Greater Philadelphia Gardens Member, and Garden State Gardens

services Offered
labor arbitration and mediation services. Thomas J. Nowel. Member, Cleveland Friends Meeting. Roster memberships include FMCS, AAA, AMS, Ohio SERB. 40 years of collective bargaining, labor relations and human resources experience. (513) 850-4235. <tjnarb@yahoo.com>. See <www.nowelarbitration.com> for more information. Custom Marriage Certificates and other traditional or decorated documents. Various calligraphic styles and watercolor designs available. Over twenty years experience. Pam Bennett, P.O. Box 136, Uwchlan, PA 19480. <prbcallig@verizon.net>, <www.prbcallig.com>.

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