If you would like to learn more about the Religious Society of Friends and Quaker organizations, or you would like to connect with other Quakers online or in person, here are some helpful resources:
Local Fellowship and Silent Worship
- Reno Friends Meeting (that’s us) gathers Sundays at 10:00 a.m. See our current newsletter for details.
- The independent Carson City Worship Group meets at the Carson City Library for unprogrammed Silent Worship on Sundays at various times, based on availability of the room. If anyone would like to be connected to the Carson group, just email clerk(at)renofriends.org.
OnLINE Fellowship and Silent Worship
- Quaker Worship, Bible study, and fellowship online; multiple times and days — a very comprehensive list: https://westernfriend.org/quaker-worship-and-fellowship-online
- Online worship group under the care of our affiliate, Pacific Yearly Meeting: https://www.pacificyearlymeeting.org/online-worship-group/
Podcasts and Video Blogs
- Thee Quaker Podcast – sharing Quaker stories that explore themes of faith, conviction, and doubt.
- QuakerSpeak – a Quaker video project by Friends Journal
- The Seed – Pendle Hill’s podcast series: “Conversations for radical hope.”
- Quakers Today Podcast by Friends Journal; monthly
EducATIONAL mATERIALS
- Quakerism 101, a curriculum developed by the Chapel Hill Friends of North Carolina. Reno Friends Meeting has used this curriculum for a “Quakerism 101” discussion series.
Online Quaker Discussion Groups
- r/Quakers on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/Quakers/
- Young Adult Friends at Pacific Yearly Meeting
Conscientious Objector Resources
- Conscientious Objection Resources at Quaker House. The staff and volunteers of Quaker House are available for in-person or online sessions discussing these issues.
- RFM has this book available in our lending library: https://quakerbooks.org/products/conscientious-objection-is-this-for-you-discerning-a-claim-and-documenting-it-with-selective-service
Publishers, Journals, ANd Magazines
- Western Friend – web site for the magazine of the same name, the official publication of the regional Pacific, North Pacific and Intermountain Yearly Meetings. Published eight times a year, Western Friend magazine was formerly known as Friends Bulletin.
- Friends Journal – an independent magazine serving the Religious Society of Friends.
- QuakerBooks of Friends General Conference – publishes and sells books, pamphlets, ebooks, curricula, etc. that serve Quaker values.
- Pendle Hill Books – publisher of Quaker-themed books; associated with a Quaker retreat center of the same name.
- Tract Association of Friends – Society of Friends’ literature; mostly short works
Retreat/ConFerence Centers
- Ben Lomond Quaker Center – a self-service conference and retreat center with simple, comfortable and modestly-priced accommodations, located outside Santa Cruz, CA.
- Pendle Hill – A Quaker retreat and conference center in Pennsylvania.
Our Quaker Affiliates
- College Park Quarterly Meeting – a quarterly gathering (in person and virtual) of unprogrammed Monthly Meetings of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in the Northern California and Northern Nevada region, including Reno Friends Meeting.
- Pacific Yearly Meeting – a regional organization that hosts an annual gathering (in person and virtual) of Friends from the Pacific region including California, Nevada, Hawaii, Mexico and Guatemala. PYM provides guidance and oversight to the Reno Friends Meeting.
- Faith and Practice – Online version of the handbook that provides guidance as to what it means to be a Quaker in the Pacific Yearly Meeting.
National ANd INTERNATIONAL Quaker Organizations
- Quaker.org – a very comprehensive list of Quaker-related links from the Religious Society of Friends and a good place to begin any search for or about the Quakers.
- Friends General Conference (FGC) is an association of regional Quaker organizations mostly in the U.S. and Canada, that provides resources for those interested in the Quaker way.
- Friends World Committee for Consultation – an umbrella organization for the 400,000+ Friends around the world.
- Quaker Earthcare Witness – a network of North American Friends (Quakers) and other like-minded people who are taking spirit-led action to address the ecological and social crises of the world, emphasizing Quaker process and testimonies.
- A Quaker Call to Action – a group of Quakers concerned about threats to democracy in the U.S.
- American Friends Service Committee – a Nobel Peace Prize-winning Quaker organization that promotes social justice, peace, and humanitarian service worldwide. AFSC hosts regular webinars; register at the website.
- Friends Committee on National Legislation – a Washington, DC-based Quaker lobby for peace and justice. Holds regular virtual events; register at the website.
- Friends Association for Higher Education – seeks to strengthen the Quaker mission in higher education, in part by supporting the Friends’ ideal of integrating spiritual commitment, social responsibility and academic excellence. Its site includes this list of its member colleges and universities.