From Everett Stackpole, History of Durham, Maine (Published by Vote of the Town, 1899), pp. 62-63.
Former Pastor Doug Gwyn tells the story of his faith journey and work as a Friends pastor and writer in a new book edited by…
Sophia’s House is a new residence in Lewiston scheduled to open in December 2019 for women coming out of addiction, prison or jail, and/or sex…
By Linda Muller, for PSC At this September 29 afternoon gathering, our Meeting provided a platform for three local youth activists to share their concerns and ideas…
By Renee Cote and Brown Lethem Durham Monthly Meeting of Friends, along with over a dozen Maine organizations including Maine Veterans for Peace, has…
In early August, with the many recent asylum seekers staying at the Portland Expo needing homes, a call went out for people to host families…
At the June Monthly Meeting for Business, Durham Friends approved a $2,000 donation to the Make Shift Coffee House, founded and run by Durham Friends…
Nayler sent this letter to Charles II, who had recently been restored to the throne of England in 1660. (His father, Charles I, had been…
On the morning of April 27th at 8:30 a coalition of peace groups including the Durham Meeting of Friends gathered at the Bath Iron Works…
Currently there are 3 of us who take turns playing the piano during meeting for worship: Dot Hinshaw, Sue Wood, and Nancy Marstaller. …
My mom (Clarabel) and I are still collecting stamps. In January we sent off a large envelope full of your donations, and plan to…
Portion of a 1782 map showing Quaker Meetings in New England. Among the Meetin gs shown is Royaltown or Durham. It is on a road…
By Sarah Sprogell For those who are not familiar with Summer Sessions, it is a time of year that Friends from across New England gather…
Please share the news and joy from NEYM Sessions 2018 with Friends at home. Consider posting these talking points and making a report to your…
By Nancy Marstaller For the last couple years, I’ve been reading to understand how racism has affected the attitudes and actions of myself and others.…
By Linda Muller I am glad to recognize the continuing debt we owe to the original people of our area; Casco Bay and beyond. I…
By Dorothy Hinshaw The latest addition to the meeting library is a very interesting book: “Memories of Milton Hadley” who was a Quaker pastor at…
From the May 2018 issue of Friends Journal, The Student Voice Project 2018 on “What Are Quaker Values Anyway?” Finding Simplicity in My Life by Robert…
April 17, 2018 “As the stillness of Quaker Meeting unfolds, it opens up a space in which we can listen and wait — both comfortable…
This is one of the stories I’ve been preparing for the New England Yearly Meeting sessions this month, about early Friends answering the call to…
I’ve enjoyed hosting a family of phoebes, a species of flycatchers, on the parsonage porch. I noticed them one day in May trying to build…
John Woolman said in his journal on one of the days he spent travelling in earnest pursuit of God’s will for him, that “Love was…
I’ve been reading a biography of Elizabeth Fry (1780 – 1843) that I bought from the USFW used book table in the meetinghouse. The biography…
March 2016 In 2014, Durham Friends Meeting held a series of Visioning sessions to better understand who we are and where we would like to…
By Mimi Marstaller One of the phrases from June’s Friends United Meeting Triennial that sticks with me is “As Quakers, service is our sacrament.” The…
By Nat Shed, Director of Friends Camp This three-day camp session will give teens an opportunity to explore relationship ethics and to define the elements…
These Queries were read by Sarah during the presentation: From remarks at Chestnut Hill Meeting, Philadelphia, PA By Thomas Jeavons January 6, 2002 Do…
By Leslie Manning Pete Sirois, a Pax Christi member from Madison, and I lobbied our elected representatives after attending Ecumenical Advocacy Days in Washington, D.C.…
“The Meeting for Worship is, however, not all silence. The silence is preparation. One listens before one speaks. There is a quickening power in the…