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Lucy Duncan presentsthe 2012 Weed Memorial LectureThe Breaking Light:
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Ring the bells that still can ring, forget your perfect offering. There is a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in. - Anthem by Leonard Cohen |
Lucy Duncan will explore the crisis of unprecedented magnitude in which we, as Quakers, as humans, as living beings find ourselves. Our institutions, our assumptions, our economic system, the ground on which we stand are all being foundationally shaken, breaking apart, crumbling. In this process the precarious and destructive nature of our current systems is being revealed. What is our role as Quakers, as people of faith in response to the disintegration of these systems? Do we hold fast to the past, to what we were? Or do we understand that there is a breaking light, a new day, unfolding and inviting us into a more radical faith, a faith in which we are willing to struggle as fumbling midwives of a more balanced world.
Lucy Duncan is AFSC's Friends Liaison. She has been a professional storyteller for almost 20 years. In the past five years she's begun working with Quaker meetings, leading retreats helping Friends to tell stories of spiritual experience. Lucy is a member of Goshen Friends Meeting of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting and worked for FGC for twelve years. She lives at Friends Southwestern Burial Ground in the caretaker's house with her husband, the caretaker, and their 10-year-old son, Simon. You can read some of her writings at the blog she writes for AFSC, Acting in Faith, at www.afsc.org/friends.
The Weed Memorial lecture is held in memory of Ernest and Esther Weed, longtime Directors of The Beacon Hill Friends House and advocates of Quaker educational programs.
Beacon Hill Friends House is :
- a center for Quaker educational activities
- the home of Beacon Hill Friends Meeting
- a cooperative residence for those interested in community living.
Beacon Hill Friends House is located on historic Beacon Hill in Boston, Masachussetts, a few blocks from the State House. The building was originally built in the early 1800's as a mirror image duplex with a shared porch. Since being given to Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in 1957 the House has became a center for the growing Quaker community in Boston.
Our Mission
"We seek to embody the Quaker principles of faith, simplicity, integrity, community and social responsibility in order to nurture and call forth the Light in all of us."
We fulfill our mission by:
- Providing a center where Friends and others can meet, worship and study
- Advancing and fostering the principles of the Religious Society of Friends
- Offering opportunities for the development of leadership
- Maintaining a diverse, ecumenical residential community guided by Friends' principles
Guest Rooms
Beacon Hill Friends House has 2 guest rooms available for those who would like to share in our community during their stay in Boston. Guests are welcome to avail themselves of our kitchen and supplies for a "self-service" breakfast.
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Rates* (per night - for up
to 7 days): |
1 person |
2 people |
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| Double Room (double bed) |
$100.00 |
$110.00 |
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| Twin Room ( 2 twin beds) |
$85.00 |
$95.00 |
*PLEASE NOTE: Any reservations booked for dates after March 31, 2012 will reflect the above rate increase. Thank you, and we look forward to having you with us!
You may find answers to your questions in "Beacon Hill Friends House Guest Rooms - Frequently Asked Questions" (click on the name to download a pdf file.) For questions the FAQ doesn't answer, or to make reservations, contact the director ...
To Contact Us
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| Beacon Hill Friends House 6 Chestnut St. Boston, MA 02108 |
directors at bhfh dot org |
(617) 227-9118 |