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MIDWEEK Nov. 11: Annie Storr | Exercises for the Quiet Eye

MIDWEEK Nov. 18: Jen Higgins-Newman | Divine Unsaying

Looking deeply at Thanksgiving

GATHER: An intentional Zoom dinner to cultivate community and share in gratefulness

MIDWEEK Dec. 2: Emma Turcotte | Rewriting the Script: An Exercise in Translating the Divine 

MIDWEEK Dec. 9: James Rider | Anyone Can Lobby for Immigration Reform

MIDWEEK Dec. 16: Rachel Shields Ebersole | Spiritual Journey Mapping

Tending to the Inner Fire: A Guided Meditation and Reflection on Winter Solstice

Exploring the Sacredness of Winter

MIDWEEK Jan. 13: Andrew Kimble | Jazz Spirituali-tea

MIDWEEK Jan. 20: Greg Woods | Connecting With God Through Fiber Arts

MIDWEEK Jan. 27: Lillian Campbell | Holding your center by centering your core

MIDWEEK Feb. 3: Ryan & Jen Higgins-Newman | Listening for the Light in each other​

MIDWEEK Feb. 10: Briana Halliwell | Learning to Follow Your True Heart's Call​

MIDWEEK Feb. 17: Rachel Shields Ebersole | Collage Journaling

MIDWEEK Feb. 24: Abby Matchette | How to feel God's love under the weight of perfectionism

MIDWEEK March 3: Wess Daniels | Reading the Bible with Empathy

MIDWEEK March 10: Busshō Lahn | Two Zen Practices to Ground You

Art Journaling as a Spiritual Practice

MIDWEEK March 17: Mason Mennenga | Blackout Bible

From Root to Blossom: Two Guided Meditations for the Spring Equinox

What does water mean to us? Quakers Engaging with World Water Day

MIDWEEK March 24: Lynette Davis | First we dance, then we write

MIDWEEK March 31: Anthony Christopher-Smith | A Faith Full of Questions

MIDWEEK April 7: Emily Ling | Moral Bricolage 

GATHER: An intentional Zoom dinner to cultivate community and share in life abundant 

MIDWEEK April 14: Lilia Fick | Gratitude as Prayer

MIDWEEK April 21: Rev. Megan McDermott | Filling the Gaps: Poetry as Exploration of Scriptural Silence 

MIDWEEK April 28: David Coletta | Deepening your experience of worship online 

MIDWEEK May 5: Daniel Ayers | Sad Songs to Make You Smile

MIDWEEK May 12: Rachel Shields Ebersole | The Magic of Seasons

MIDWEEK May 19: Jennifer Higgins-Newman | Meditations on hazelnuts and a Mobius strip

MIDWEEK May 26: Hazel Monae | Sound of the Genuine: Howard Thurman as a Spiritual Teacher

MIDWEEK June 2: David Coletta and Jen Higgins-Newman | Exploring Hybridity

MIDWEEK June 9: Karen Tibbals | How can we see that of God in those we dislike?

The Gatherings: A conversation with the authors hosted by Beacon Hill Friends House

Weaving our Collective Stories of Race: Art Journaling as a Tool for Decolonizing Ourselves

MIDWEEK June 16: Sarah Freeman-Woolpert | Finding our place in movements for social change

MIDWEEK June 23: Phoebe HR | Bringing Work Home with Us

MIDWEEK June 30: Christopher A. Greene | Preliminaries to Meditation

The Divine Invitation: A Free Introductory Webinar on the Exploring Spiritual Practices Course (Morning)(Online)

The Divine Invitation: A Free Introductory Webinar on the Exploring Spiritual Practices Course (Evening)(Online)

Exploring Spiritual Practices:  
Meditation, Prayer, and Presence (Morning Section) (Online)

Exploring Spiritual Practices:  
Meditation, Prayer, and Presence (Evening Section)(Online)

MIDWEEK September 15: LJ Boswell | HeART-filled Racial Justice: Creating a Personal Mandala

MIDWEEK September 22: Egan Millard & Jeff Edenberg | The Poetic Spirit of Mary Oliver

MIDWEEK September 29: Susannah Larry | Listening to Trauma Survivors in Scripture

MIDWEEK October 6: Keira Wilson | Foundations In Community - Living Authentically Together in a Challenging World​

Telling the unvarnished history of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (Online)

MIDWEEK October 13: Shulamith (Barbara) Clearbridge | Developing a “Regeneration of Joy! Plan”

BHFH Ernest and Esther Weed Memorial Lecture 2021 - Knitted Together: Mystical Experience and Community Discernment (Hybrid)

MIDWEEK October 20: Ryan Higgins-Newman | The Masks We Wear

Discovering spirit within ourselves: Session 1: Awakening (Hybrid)

MIDWEEK October 27: David Cramer | A Field Guide to Christian Nonviolence

MIDWEEK November 3: Jen Higgins-Newman | Re-writing the Lyrics of Praise

MIDWEEK November 10: Blaine Saito | Reflections on Creation

MIDWEEK November 17: Derek Lamson | Praying the Occupation Without and the Monsters Within

Morning meditation community: Monday through Friday at 8 AM (Online)

Discovering spirit within ourselves: Session 2: Unknowing God (Hybrid)

Vocational Discernment Retreat (Monday & Tuesday)

MIDWEEK December 1: Cat Green | Florlilegia and the Last Unicorn

Discovering spirit within ourselves: Session 3: Seeking (Hybrid)

Vocational Discernment Retreat (Sunday)

MIDWEEK December 8: Elizabeth Sutterlin | Finding Poetic Spirit

MIDWEEK January 12: Doe Hoyer | Soup Singing

MIDWEEK January 19: Taylor Lena McTootle | Rainbow Meditation

Reflecting on Our Collective Well-Being: Earth and Racial Justice Interconnectivity

MIDWEEK January 26: Sofia Post | Mapping Out a Happiness Plan

The Spiritual Tools of Quaker Action

Weekly Wellness 

MIDWEEK February 2: Sara Garrard | Illumination

Exploring the Green Book: A lifeline for African Americans traveling in the Northeast 

MIDWEEK February 9: Nikki Mosgrove | Discerning Divine Purpose

MIDWEEK February 16: Marcelle Martin and Hilary Burgin | Receptive to the Gathered Meeting

MIDWEEK February 23: Dr. Angela Parker | "Breathing In" in the Midst of Stifled Breath

Caminando con la Biblia

Punishment is not Accountability: Quakers exploring police, prison abolition, and futures of justice (Online Series)

Information Session about the Nurturing Faithfulness Program

Beacon Hill Friends House