Educational Program

The mission of the house is to provide information and education about the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). In addition to supporting the residential community as they learn to live together, Beacon Hill Friends House offers the following programs:

Quaker Studies Program

In partnership with Salem Quarterly Meeting, the House sponsors the Quaker Studies Program. Each year a varied set of programs are offered, usually in the form of a one day program or short series of evening seminars. The courses are open to anyone desiring to learn more about the Religious Society of Friends and Quakerism. They are for new or casual attenders as well as regular attenders and experienced Friends. For a listing of the currently scheduled programs and registration information please visit the Quaker Studies Program web site.


Listen!
Compelling Voices among New England Friends
Autumn 2007

In celebration of our 50th anniversary, Beacon Hill Friends House in Boston offers this opportunity to hear compelling voices from our own Yealy Meeting. Let us Listen and hear what truth rises among us. The theme of the series is Call to Ministry: Reflected in Quaker Lives. Learn more!


Ernest and Esther Weed
Memorial Lecture.

Ernest and Esther Weed were long time co-directors of the House during its formative years. In their memory Beacon Hill Friends House presents an annual lecture delivered by a distinguished Friend on an aspect of Quakerism of interest to the wider Quaker community. This lecture is presented in earlyspring of each year.

Hal Weaver will deliver the 2008 Weed Lecture
"Facing Unbearable Truths"
Sunday, April 13, 2008 at 1:00 PM


NewsLetters

Twice a year Beacon Hill Friends House publishes a newsletter for its alumni and friends. They contain news of from those who have lived here, happenings at the House, and some other articles of interest. The most recent are here in PDF format and can be downloaded. If you need the program to display the newsletters please see the free readers available at adobe.com. If you would like to be added to our mailing list please drop a line to the directors.



Publications:

Beacon Hill Friends House publishes two series of pamphlets. The first series is comprised of the annual Weed Lectures. The second series explores issues of interest to the wider Quaker community.

to order:  print and mail in the publications Order Form   - or -

e-mail:  pubs at bhfh.org     - or -        phone: (617) 227 - 9118

Pamphlets

New Titles
BHFH-1007

Available 9/7/07 - order now

   Unity, Disunity, Diversity ~ or ~
   Some mysteries of the holy Spirit's LIFE
   at work in its body's members hinted at.
   A letter to New England Friends

Brian Drayton
BHFH-1006

Available Now

   A Challenge to All Friends:
   Listen to the Light of Christ, and then Act

Cherice Bock
BHFH-1005

Available Now

   Called Into Being

Kody Hersh

Weed Lecture Series
BHFH-07

'You Must Lead a Dying Life'
Reflections on Mortality and Spirituality

Thomas Gates
BHFH-06

Being Faithful as Friends:
Individually and Corporately

Deborah Fisch
BHFH-05

Speaking Truth in Public Policy:
A Quaker Perspective

Joe Volk
BHFH-04

International Partnerships: A Shift from Traditional Missions

Retha McCutchen
BHFH-03

Peace Through Transformation

Vanessa Julye
BHFH-02

Quaker Treasure

Martha Paxton Grundy
BHFH-01 

Opening the Quaker Time Capsule

Thomas D. Hamm
BHFH-93 

Limits to Leadings of the Light

Hugh Barbour




Quaker Issues Series
BHFH-1002

Report from the Middle: Reflections on Divisions Among Friends Today

Doug Gwyn
BHFH-1001

Fellowships, Conferences, and Associations: The Limits of the Liberal Quaker Reinvention of Meeting Polity

Elizabeth Cazden