Canadian Quaker Content:
Canadian Yearly Meeting, the national organization of the Canadian Quakers (of which Kitchener Area Monthly Meeting is a part)
Audio from past Canadian Yearly Meeting events
The Canadian Friend - the magazine of Canadian Yearly Meeting, available online.
Canadian Young Friends Yearly Meeting, focused on Young Friends (13-18) and Young Adult Friends (18-35).
Camp NeeKauNis: Camp NeeKauNis is a Quaker, volunteer-run, intergenerational summer camp on the shores of Sturgeon Bay, Ontario. Founded in 1932, it’s a place where children, families, and individuals of all ages come together to live simply, connect with nature, and grow in community and spirit. Through shared work, play, worship, and creativity, campers experience Quaker values of peace, integrity, equality, simplicity, and unity with creation in a caring, inclusive environment.
Canadian Friends Service Committee: Quakers in Canada actively working on peace, indigenous issues, and a more healing criminal justice system
Friends General Conference (FGC), founded in 1900, is a volunteer-led association of Quaker groups in the U.S. and Canada that nurtures spiritual growth, welcomes newcomers, and supports Friends and meetings in deepening faith, community, and witness. Canadian Yearly Meeting is a member of this group.
Friends United Meeting (FUM), founded in 1902 and now uniting Quakers across North America, Africa, the Caribbean, and beyond, is a Christ-centered global association that embraces diverse forms of Quaker worship and belief while nurturing spiritual growth, unity, and service among more than 170,000 Friends worldwide. Canadian Yearly Meeting is also a member of this organization.
Learn More about Quakers:
Quaker.org a project of Friends Publishing Corporation—the nonprofit behind Friends Journal and QuakerSpeak—offers reliable information about the Religious Society of Friends and resources to support spiritual exploration and community.
Quaker Speak – A video series explaining many facets of the Quaker world today
TheeQuaker - A well-produced podcast that covers all kinds of Quaker topics, themes with international guests.
Pendle Hill Pamphlets - they cover just about any Quaker topic under the sun from the Bible, to Activism, to Parenting.
Quaker Quicks - longer than a Pendle Hill Pamphlet, Quaker Quicks are currently being published and covered a lot of ground (a couple are mentioned below).
The Daily Quaker - a daily quote to your email from various Quakers throughout time.
The Quaker Religious Education Collaborative (QREC) is an international, cross-branch, grassroots network of Friends sharing a stewardship for lifelong Quaker faith formation through religious education.
Pink Dandelion, “Quakers: A very short introduction.” – Mainly focused on history, with some basic theology, but covers a lot of ground in a short period of time. More academic but still accessible.
Download the discussion guide here.
Michael Birkel, “Silence and Witness: The Quaker Tradition” – More biographies, theology and practice.
Letters to a fellow seeker by Steve Chase,
An overview of Quaker history can be found on BBC-Religions.
Quakerfinder.org - this is a resource site for locating a Quaker Meeting in your area. (US/Canada only).
Other Quaker groups on Facebook are worth a look; some are more informative whereas others are strictly silly.
Quaker United Nations Office, working in New York City and Geneva on peacebuilding, climate change, refugees, and a just economy.
Quaker Faith and Podcast by Mackenzie and Micah.It tackles the question of what Quakers believe, noting that most Quakers today weren’t raised in the faith and that smaller meetings often struggle to offer full religious education. Their goal is to make learning about Quaker beliefs easier.
Woodbrooke hosts key annual lectures, including the Swarthmore and George Richardson Lectures, which explore and interpret Quaker faith, mission, and scholarship to inform and inspire Friends worldwide.
Investigate all the branches of the Quaker Faith and determine where God is leading you.
Some Quaker Terms: Glossary of Quaker terms